The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-04-21

and sure means OF carrying out their vengeance
unsupported and aher having taken patience for
40 many years, who will venture 10 accuse them
! Of being accessory to the death Of a son-in-sw
| Fly thin, sidro Cvss not the threshold Of
| house where certain death awaits you abandon
all connection with family Of homcides Fly
and tomorrow ! will appear alone at the altar
Fly repeated her lover. :" hy and leave
you to the mercy Of those Asassips,
They will know nothing OF the par. | have
taken in your flight They believe me at this
momen, souudly sleeping 10 my bed and have
taken such precautions IA Will insure my re
turning home without being seen or heard By
any one In the house They are. besides lar
from suspectny that haze surinised theis ~
cret"
well. then, v,N ay, tat !, shall be with
you, my guardian angel. From this momen,
will lose sight Of YOU no uore.'
mo" replied Carmen, 10 resolnte tone,
canuoi accompany you. love my mother, gull
" a. she is and will not leave hes. Il !, enough
tina, haye betrayed her"
A long silence cususd. during whi,a the Doc
tor vainy endcsyorcd TO distinguish some sound
beyond the siieed sobs Of Carmen, A, las, Isl
dro's voice WAS again heard
- Be Il so, be said :" will By from this
place"
Carmen arose, and bending over her lover
pressed her lips 10 his forehead. Then both OF
them left the room together aud IN few min
u,.s lsidro returned to il alone His friend I'M
mediately joined him.
My dear fellow said the Doctor, b. trust
tina, you are determined to follow the advice OF
tina, noble girl, and that you will avoid entering
into family which she has 30 justly s'isaniized
as q family Of hom'edes."
ooh. doctor exclaimed lsidro quite un
mindful Of this remark and entirely absorbed in
his own tender recollccio would that you
could have seen her How beautiful she look
ed but ot leas, YOU could hear the melting
tones Of her voice.
IL heard her give you the best advice that
wonaus lips ever pronounced, and had she
croaked ike raven ! shou have thought her
voice delightful. Bu, come, my dear ls,dro,
Sc, about your prcpara,iyes for departure With
out loss Of time instead Of remaining yop-
guest here. you shall become mine al Hiorai,ar
we will star, from hence at daybreak, and onee
that have you within the English lines II VIII
90 hard with me il do not console You Tor the
unfortunate termination Of this cruel adven-
,ure'
lsidro made no reply bu, throwing Of his
clothes flung himself on the bed.
Good nigat, Doctor" said he happy
.lumbcrs TO you and scarcely was his head
upon his pillow ere he was last 'sslevp
DR. W remained silently watching him for
some time, absorbed in the physiological phe-
nou,enon thu. urssented TO his observs'ion-a
man in love msnaccd with the loes Of bis MS
tres and his life yet sleeping as calmly as an IN.
Gp, nm H. mother. breast. Then a. he himself
was bappilv m iiher in love nor ia Danger Of hs.
inc poisoned. and as be was moreover exceeding
lv tired bv Li- long ride To Ronda, be retired 10
his own room TO tnlloy lsiiros example, nut
,eriny to himself us he undr,ssed
The devils IN it i | don't saye the poor
fellow in spite Of himself"
The next morning at ar early hour isiafo en-
tered the Doctors chamber, dressed in his Wd-
ding suit, aod looking 80 handsome and 80 nap
py ,ha, his friend could 10, iorbear compliment
ing him on his appearauo' lsidro oul! smiled,
bu, his smile was h Of jecpseatea Joy.
d" So. how il is. thought the worthy Eng ish-
man he is so lnsdy in .oge that be Il deter
mined at all risks 10 marry the woman he ador,s
and he 1. in the right. For my own part |
see clearly what | have TO do, As soon as the
CEREMONY is over. | shall carry oil the BRIDE
and bridegroom either by fair means or foul
and make them Fuss the honeymoon with me al
Gibraltar Aud calling forth MS servant ne
rave him private dltNS'tpus 10 nave btfre-. hNa
a mule with a womans ssAie, 10 rsa iiIHss 'or a
journey, As sooa as the wedding ceremony was
Over Then rcjoinng hi friend. they proc.5'.
tiri together to the church, where TIE ofiaai
parts was to meet them.
} Already had many Of the inhabitants OF Hon.
ia nocked thihcr, eager and curious To behoia
the accomplishment Of marriage which was 70
unite two families tha, bad been divided by III
teen scars Of the bi,cresi bs,rcd. The nnlortu
nate events that hasi caused the lcud were freely
discussed by them aud the ruin OF piaz ms
death. his widows saikrings. and the triumph OF
: Va!e,s, werr on the lip OF all and with ons
, accord all blamed lsidro for contracting sneh O
us,oa.
WHY" they argued. throw himself into hl'
.pemy's power VIII, rakeup the bleeding lash.
"a OF the dead why a,iemp, to oner rcparaiioa
for that which is irrpparahle 20
Their reasoning Was founded upon The mista-
ken principle OF the old rsndeisa. which has Dc.
,ceuie, TO the Spanar,ls from the Arabs, and
which may slumbcr for time, but never dies
I Some OF the spectators laucisn that even At The
eleventh hour lsdro would reycn, Of his unpru
tenee. and tina, the beautiful Carmen aoald
Wal, in vain for her lover at 'ae altar. Bat has
: intimate friend. Indignantly retuied such sap
: position
. No. they asserted. a he will come aud he
will marry her. even Though wall Of are inter
posed between them