New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-10-24

had found her way to her home, and had mistaken
me lor one Of her enemies in pursuit. Crhe last
sGppositlon i not very complimentary to a man
who especially prides himself on possessing q
highly respectable appearance.)
The noise was at its hight, when a young ranch
ero, who had hitherto concealed his face in the
folds of his serdpe, rose and walked to the door
An old man, whom, by the great likeness existing
between them, ! took for his father, caught his
arm; but quickly disengaging himself, he disap-
peared. turned to the old woman and asked her
who he was. She informed me that his name was
Antonio; that he was her nephew; that Margarita
and he were betrothed, and that it had wanted but
a few weeks of their wedding day when the mid.
night attack took place. Since that fearful
traced the Indians from place to place, at fearful
risk, but all in vain, and he returned an hour ago
in despair; but you have given him hope, and he
has set off for III Salto.'
While she had been speaking, there had been
consultation among the others, of which the rusult
was that about half dozen rose, and leaving the
room, followed the young man. | would gladly
have accompanied them but my time did not per-
nit. Soon after started for Durango, which
reached without further adventure.
| had been some days in the city, when one
morning / encountered a man on the Plaza whom
recognized one of the raneheros of Ell Coyette.
| accosted him and invited him into the nearest
.fonda, where, after having fortified himself with
pulqne, the favorte beverage OF the MeXlcans, he
gave me the following account:
They had walked so quickly that it was still day
llgnt Wnen tney reached I'll SaltO, WUeTe tney III
stanty commenced careful search. 1t was in
van however, that they explored every corner of
the ruins; hours passed, and they were about to
desist from what seemed so truitless, when an
exclamation burst from Antonio. Pointing to some
thing white 1uttering in the breeze in the adjacent
garden, he rushed forward and when the others
reached him he was bending over the figure of a
girl motionless on the ground.
He raised her gently in his arms and in the
deadly pale face that fell on his shoulder they
could scarce recognize the blooming Margaretta.
They resolved to bear her away while she con-
tinued insensible, that when she recovered con-
seriousness she might see nothing to remind her of
the past They accordingly left the ruins and pro-
ceedcd quickly through the wood, the young
| ranchero leading the way with his precious burden.
In the early day-break they reached Ell Coyette
and gave the young girl into the mothery care OF
the kind old hostess. She recovered consciousness
for few moments, and met the anxious eyes of
her betrothed with 4 loving smile, and then fell
into the soft sleep from which she never awoke.
Here the voice of the ranchero faltered AMI he
hastily swallowed an immense draught of his be-
| loved beverage.
| .'And Antonio" asked, "what of him."
| ''1le enrolled himself As of the pdt'iotaS
| (nationa guard) and is at this moment engaged in
| an expedition against the Comanches."
Before babe Il last farewell to the city of Monte
| yuma accounts arrived of the rising fame of q
| young pdtriotd who had been made captain OF the
| band for his deeds of daring bravery: and in the
description of the youthful leader | recognized
Antonio, the Ranchero of FL Coyette.