Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-05-21
$500 PER ANNUM.

made no reply. A gloomy silence ensued
which was at length broken by Don Jayne
who said,-
"Gomez, this affair begins to look serious foi
you. am not your judge, but it is my duty
to see that the matter undergoes strict nves.
tigation. Perez-and you, Francisc0-I give
the accused into your charge. See that he
does not escape, and bring him before the
Alcalde tomorrow morning, when all now
present win attend the examination
The nervous anxiety which had been de-
picted OIL the countenance of the ,overseer
ever since the explosion, now suddenly gave
tion.
"Stand Off he exclaimed, drawing his
knife "back, for your lives am innocent
of Manuals death but will not stay to LAve
my life sworn away by hereto Jews, SPY tsful
women, and drunken villains. Out OF the
way, Perez Follow me at your peril.'
With these words he darted out of the gale
rd, and fled down the mountain at pace
which defed pursuit.
AT this moment Manuel, whose strength
had been nearly exhausted by his labors in
the mine, was painfully ascending the difficult
path He had nearly reached the Rinconada,
and had paused for an instant to take breath,
when man suddenly turned the corner before
him at full speed. 1t was Miguel Gomez.
He held in one hand a drawn knife, and look
ed backward over his shoulder, as if expect
ing to be pursr |. But when, on turning his
head he behelo directly before him the figure
of his victim, standing motionless, with pal
lid face and bloody hands, and eyes steadily
fixed upon him, he recoiled with cry of hor-
ror and alright. Whether it was mere ac-
cident from the dizziness ofthe sudden shock,
op whether it was an access of suicidal frenzy
pn1 ba bltt fha nba,1r
disappeared from the sight of the horror r-strick-
ell beholder, one last scream of dispair ascen-
ding as the criminal shot downward to his
frightful and inevitable doom.
Mauel, overcome by sicIening weakness,
leaned against the steep side of the mountain,
and wiped away the cold perspiration which
gathered on his brow then, summoning all
his strength, he hurried forward and mana
gei to reach the gdlerd. His entrance, as
may be supposed, was the cause of great agi-
tation. Most of those present recoiled and
crossed themselves in terror, though not so
excessive as that of the miserable Gomez.
One person, however, sprang forward with
laugh of hysteric delight and exclaimed,-
"Ah, Manuel, you are alive knew it
was all joke upon your poor little wifei"
And with these words the overioyed Marga-
rita fell upon her husbands neck, and tainted
away in his arms.
need only add to the foregoing narrative,
that Don Manuel Campos, the present resident
manager of the new mine of San Adrian, will
receive with great hospitality, at bis house in
zacatecas, any English traveller who may
pass through that city, and will, if desired,
relate all the particulars of the remarkable
accident to which he was mainly indebted for
his rise in the world. Dona Margarita, his
very lady-like wife, will confirm the account
by her own testimony, and by the additional
token of long-haired, black-eyed urchin,
some five or six years old, bearing the iden-
tical name of Adriano, in commemoration OF
the event which happened shortly before his
birth so that the essential truth of the story
may be considered as established beyond the
possibility of doubt.