The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-11-11

toItune Will ever De % proPltlOds' sIs"
,sa "And have you really been robbed on your
journey back and forth !" inquired.
al think I have paid my share TO the Ia.
drOnes for my transit through their country !"
she laughed. 7f v'.
"And you expect to continue repetition
Of the same for the rest Of your life I"
"Who knows I" she replied. "At least ]
hope to be always prepared" a
"And your fellow travellers % said l,
shave you never seen any disposed to resist
these unlawful acts !'' ,f,...... s..... -.
"Once, Senor, an American and an Eng
lishman, who were in the same diligencia
with me fred upon the robbers, killing one
and wounding two" ..
Sand did the robbers fire back 7"
"Yes, but fed Immediately, and fortunate.
ly injured none of our party"
"As | should have expected" returned l.
"You were not robbed on that occasion,
suppose g. H.#....
ave were not, Senior but the two for.
eigners subsequently paid dearly for their
resistance for in journeying back and forth,
both were killed, separate and at different
times, near the same spot. You see these
crosses by the side Of the road, Senor :"
II have observed them frequently, but
here they seem to be much more numerous ."
| replied, looking forth froth the vehicle.
Each stands on the spot where some one
has met violent DEATH" she rejoined "and
as we 60 along, will call your attention to
those which mark the places where the
foreigners met theirs"
:"Do you know" said I, "that am resolv.
ed to emulate their example, let the conse.
quences be what they may %
"HoIy saints defend US /" she exclaimed !;
"you are not in earnest, Senor 7"
seriously so, assure you."
"You would only bring certain death upon
US both"
"Say, rather, should tighten the expen-
ses OF the journey-for your knights of the
road understand retreat as we'll as advance
and you YOURSELF have acknowledged that
finn resistance put them to flight for once.
"But there were numbers opposed to them,
Senor and you are only one."
"But fortunately have couple ofrevolv.
ers which in two good hands, amount to
some ten or dozen shots, and my friends
have repeatedly told me | am not bad
marksman."
"Ah Santo Maria you will think bet.
ter of this, Senor !-the very idea of resist.
ance terrlfies me ~
"But not the idea of robbery 20
"Because | have never met with vic.
! lence."
We continued to converse in q similar
strain for some time longer-my fair com:
panion gradually changed the subject, and
seeming much interested in myselG ! Ieurn-
ed that her family name was Valerde, that
she was unm arried, that her father and broth.
ers were officers in the army, and so forth,
and so on, and in return gave her my own
name, stated something of my history, bust.
ness and prospects, and altogether became
more communicative than l would advise
any friend to be with any stranger OF either
sex in strange country.
AS we continued our journey, the conver-
sation gradually changing from one thing to
another, Senorita Paula suddenly brought it
back to the point where it fret opened.
"We are coming upon dangerous par,
Of the road" said she "are you still resolv-
ed to defend yourself if ussailed !"
"With your permission, Senorita 7"
81 don't think it advisable" she replied,
''but still if such is your intention, I think
it no more than right that you should give
me chance to take part in my defence,
since my risk Of danger will be as great q.
yours ~
"ARd have you really the nerve. after all
to defend yourself" / enquired. '
"If had the means, Senor."
81 have two pistols" said "if you will
accept OF one of them, it is now at your ser.
vice Z" ...s.n.
"You are very.kind, Scnor-but can fire
itw -
"With ease, Senorita," and producing one
Of my revolvers, l explained to her the man.
ner in which it was used.
"And this, you say, will shoot some hal
q dozen times" .... n.-.......
II think it very safe to calculate that five
charges out of the six will explode"
"a very formidable weapon, indeed !" she
replied; "and with such can almost fancy
we are safe. You have another, you say
like this 7" 4,
produced it. ,3H.s.
"What beautiful invention !" she OBJ
served reaching over and taking it from my
hand. Then extending her hanes, one o.
the revolyers in each, che continued; EARN
ed like this, one might almost count himself
safe sgainst a host You say this is free
in this manner 90 she proceeded, cooking
one Of the weapons as she spoke, and point
ing it towards the road.
"Have a care, Senorita, or you will dis
charge it," laM
The words were scarcely uttered, when
her finger pressed the trigger, and one ol
Il L \. .snL q. !.