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

| The inhabitants Of the mountains OF Ronda
/ still bear evident traces IN their moral and phys
ical qualities Of the admixiure Of Moorish blood,
which during the long period OF the Arab dom
iun,ion in spain. was so largely Infused into the
veins Of the conquered people OF the southern
portion Of the Peninsula They are daring and
! courageous devoted to those they love, but at
the same time obstinate ard vindctive, never
ioryiyinp an injury, and pursuing the infection OF
one with ven yeance which too often ends in blood
| she'd The mona,ainecrs are a, once active and
INDECENT. preerring Ire exciting perils Of occa-
sional eroafyabnadiia adventures TO the prnsecu'
| ton Of some more regular and credi,able branch
of industry bu, there are exceptions tothis law
| les rule. and when native Of Honda turns his
/ mind seriously to business the energy OF his char
acter enables him 10 succeed in the teeth OF IN.
dcnltes which mere Flooding patience could
never surlnount
! OF this latter description was l.dro aides
one Of the most prosperous propriciors IN 'he
! immediate vcinityoi the mountain city 81 honda'
! lie possessed an excellent habitaiion inthe town.
/ and a hourishing farm in the envrons his breed
/ of horses and OF game bulls were IN greater es'
| iimation than those Of ans other proprietor II,
| the mountain he was handsome amahe, and
! only tweliy four years Of age. Ills dark coun'
teraDce possessed all the animation aud, regular
beauty, ana ms sHgn' Ne'i-tUl, 'ofa an '"'
| symmetry and grace 'of which 'uo "no'U''a"'
are celebrated ana ,'E'' "as "'.y' ~ ~ NV.
! py one VINO SO naPP"Y "uoN nov W VA" '''I
between oietnnec ahu ''N''"'''! w
swagger "a distinction rarely understood by the
/ bully beauA Of Anialu>ln. All that was want
/ ng TO render his happiness complete was wife;
anu "l" w ',"'',a. s,, .'"s
easily Ipphed' m eholcc 'li NP" lounE
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o""vv ny Na'I'. va" '. 'o''u,v 80 -. ,l
wealth.! cN"uk" W N''' lo'''V','' % Wv ''''
TOO uis's'e''S"1 70 "'aAV Nun! w w. ,'''
mat Ih"ny' ne u'n nu' sHa,' Wv ~" - 81
W'hte wiz" h'N Mis''S ~ """'e' .'' 49, .
lle 'alr ,"'inpn i'aH, "ua wa. "ee,Pa" y Nv
wiz, WV. " ,ra q, IN. no
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''on % W. i y, NINA VIM .nv 'v,u
s0',, Nv, " 'u'a'V ""' ~
,a;n. Wv as Vii as nauy rnylisb occrs from The
| +, - ~, -, -, A. 800
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80 - 80 ~. E',,ish s;r,,'',,rs nIo,,,
ha ,,, o,..or,,,o.i ,ions of tho Rou,h, ,,s,,,je
u."ni1 a,io,,ri,e h.,a rondemneJ ,o slcrn . b,
~ ,l H. ia s co,ofo,,,bl, !, liz
- - - H., ,hoso v,bo haJ ono.
h.,n S;s an,..,. always .o,cb, 10 return IN linn
noh n's su'Se u""ss sgNSu' 70 'rsu'n =" %''''
WY " ''''s'' ''o', Is" ~
~ ."e "'''' ia s''" i, 1874
H.. a.. * 1T. ~ Ronda Nr,,ai haredt. lad
y! ~, s ,' n,'"' 8, ar",a ,o r'' co,,n,,,'
,.,,.r, i,,s,.' ,,n AMI i, IA neutral
,,e ,ha;r J;s.rer,.a. If station Docior ~ had
sa,eI i.;J,n,' ms. dnrin, fbr ,,,,eJu ncriod 81
~, oh',a.,, ,s,,r' h,a r.,sc,oJ the Eacl,.b'nan
-. ,t' ', T.. l...,,,'r,,,o h,'l;,. ,,Io
~, ,h, ,',onn,a;n. nf An1ai,s, and ,,,os vbon
,h'' ,o"o., ,,,,,, h,1 decdnd mon hncomnc tho
husband OF Carmen, he DISPATCHED a letter 10 his
freud 10 apprise him OF the common even, and to
solicit his pr,scne, at the marriage ceremony.
II ann rs vou know. nm orphan. he wr,.t, 10