Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-12-10

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corresponding grating at the opposite end,
from which | could see only the tops of the
orange-trees in neighboring garden, with
their golden fruit flashing in the sunlight
In three months he was liberated on condition
Of transferring his services to the state Of Alto
| Peru, and immediately magical change took
place In his fortunes. The scene is the town
of Tucuman, which he had reached on his way.
Having now the means, lost no time in pro-
curing uniform becoming my rank, and i'm
| mediately found myself in position which
gave roomfor the enjoyment of social pleasures
the first, indeed, that had known during II
period Of about six years, which had now
| spent in the republics of South America. Our
| evenings were passed at balls and conversation
al parties and entered into the spirit of their
enjoyments with all the eagerness of one who
had been long severed from the cheering inhu-
ences Of civil life. Surrounded with beauty
fashion, and luxury, and with the most distin-
guished and wealthy for my companions, |
went on through the torrent of gayety with a
bewildering sense of happiness, and, for the
first time since had taken arms, looked for
ward with feeling of discomfort to the mo-
ment when should receive orders to renew
our march," This did not last long. The
scene changes. "Soured in temper with my
sickness, hardships, and ll-usages, | felt little
OF the spirit of kindness for any one, and less
desire to associate with any ofmy kind. Ihad
as yet met with nothing but reyerses and toll ;
and in all my suiferngs from year to year, not
the sound OF single sympathetic voice had
fallen upon my spirit to check or soften its
asperities. No compensation had | ever re-
ceiyed and my clothing was little better than
rags. become moody and tacitutn, and often
in my most sombre moods, drew my garro
(cap) over my brow, and wrapped myself
closely in my own miserable thoughts. ! sat
beneath porch of the shanty that furnished
, quarters for my relief, when ! perceived a
Spanish gentleman on the road, moving with
his splendid horse-trappings, servants, and
two heavy trunks carried by mules, towards
: Humaguaca. He had somehow passed my
, outer picket unobseryed, and rode by me with
i a careless glance.
"tAh, my fine fellow thought l. You loot
on me with contempt but you little think
t that you must ride back again II
. "At IL luarter of mile he was hailed by my
! inside picket, and his passport being unsigned
: by me, he was brought back again. Iappear
b ed not to notice him MS he returned, and heart
c him ask the guard--'Who is Your comman
a jantep
.''That is he, senior, upon the porch
"sThatr
= "The don raised his hat and approached mt
d bowing. 'Senor commandante,' said he, will
= you oblige me by giving passport at TIN
same time handing me the paper.
asst down, senior, said |, pointing TO
h bench that stood near, and gancing at til
., passport, which found correct. Now, senior
! said l. if you will tell me what you thought q
e me as you rode past, will sign your passport
II ale hesitated.
k ".Speak out, senior ! think | know you
A. thoughts. Speak truly
70 1'To tell the truth, then, he replied,
d thought you were beggar.'
= 81 endorsed his passport and he went on.
ar Matters get worse and worse. great battl
10 is fought, and lost; and in his flight our nd
a venturer and his comrades fall into the hand
ia of body of Indians, ornamented by a butte
passed through the lower lip. ''We foun
,s here people numbering about two thousan
"a and living almost in the primitive simplicity {
le nature, inoifensive and happy their home
N seeming paradise, and their wants but few an
n easily gratilied. Their women were perfect
4 beautiful, with skins clear and Transparent
IN softened only by the color of their cline; thei
r features oval, and without the high cheek-bo
ir of the North American Indians; their gracefi
,v forms, which had never known the restraint {
h stay or bodice their 1.-THE and active limbs
ID and, above all, an air Of chaste ani modes
10 purity, commanded alike the admiration IN
i. respect OF orr whole company Aquarre oc
is ours with the innocent and happy savage
p men but the refugees find it easy to escap
4 by simply marching off after dusk, the super
ID stiton of the Indians forbidlng them to inter
ID fere at an hour when the dreaded spirit of tn
" night has charge Of the world.
ar They arrive Mt Gran ragged and dirty, an
I'd the officers are invited by the governor to
or ball. "With very awkward grace We follow
he ed his excellenza to an apartment of magnii
C. cence, where glittering forms Of beauty fitte
~, frasf .,.tth
he scenes from which we had just emerged ths
v, was to me even painful. As entered til
Il room, lady, with the form of sylph, left hs
y seat and came hastily to yards me with u swe'
il. smile, saying playfully 'Gayalero, I'll was
a your shirt
nd 81 now perceived It to he the Dona Cacint
We R, who had recognized me, and reptile
40 in the same strain, Sonora, It's but half
ch onepn Matters, however, begin to mend i
s receives commission as colonel, and is
", command of seven hundred men, when he TAX
lid it into his head to visit ncghboring tow
in Here he is fellcd to the ground by hrawr
ire friar for not observing the procession of u
Host in time to get out of its way; and on Il
M same day he is arrested for the crime, and Ii
nd in dungeon for three months. At the end
- that period the friar calls on him, and oiic
~ him his liberty if he will become catholi
u He declines. "Then only sag you are n cath
nov, rOa the word?" HNo.n "ThGn will /" and he
az speedily at liberty He returns to Gran, al
\ finds the governor deposed his regiment di
~ banded, and himself total stranger. Frien
,nt less, penniless, and alone, the adventurer b
i, I takes himself again TO the road in the hope
ocl finding his way once more to BuenOs AyrI
in lie is lodged and fed at town on the road
a,y the charity Of an old woman; and, selling !
IN sword he proceeds on the strength of its pr
IA duce Ia few shillings) till man whose 81
a. had served with him IN the field, and had he
ne. sain-or rather murdered-by the enem
Ia From this place he proceeds to Cordoya, wi
"a only one arrest and imprisonment on his wa
ia, and on arriving there an incident occursw viii
~ changes his whole fortune. "Dnring my pre-
4 4 ent stay in Cordova | became acquainted wit
and married, the DOna Juann--a connection
J., Governor Bustcs-of good family, finished q
tn complishments, and the most perfect gent
= ness and amiability of disposition. By Il
y marriage became instantly transported fro
ny ny a state little removed from absolute poverty
ior one of luxury and Wealth. After this he me,
y with another incarceration, and narrowly
olh capes with his. life; but thenceforward I
~ narrative is almost entirely historical; and
W. ls4l (his wife having previously dicd)
uiu finally returned to the United States, after
~ course of adventure ms singular and various
" perhaps exists on record. His revelations
", the atrocities committed in the course of I
on hroils in which he was engaged impart fro
ny, ~, horror Of war and all its abettors.
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