Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-11-17
DON ~BARTOLO;
FORTUNES FREAKS.


In 1896" said the friend who told ne thi
story. u landed a. the Peruvian port Of Aregui.
pa, and after stopping a few days TO aTrang
some preliminary business with the comnercIa
house DO which / had brought letters, ] procurco
o number OF mules 10 transport my baggage ant
provisions Ir Tire journey, and with the neces-
sary number of poems to take charge OF them
and 70 acj as guides, took my departure loI lt
interior.
81 had hesn employed az an attorney to sett
tI- somewhat complicated concerns OF an Mso-
gr-t miairg company, whose speculation Ia.
tall-i ua. b. be a sad, losing affair, involving
ra Interests % nay clients 80 a considerable ~.
tent
-sIv first destination was TO the little mining
civ o. Puua. iu the vicinity OF winch was stu.
.f-9 5a. Of She establishments Of tie company
81 had been several days or the Journey. and
lad reached within Single DAYS travel Of tn
1..9-.. when. a.ur raegWpiu- for tie night III d
.gD mountains valley. le lascal-y poems De.
r.u.peI. taking with them my kuaye OF q POTtu
,75els servant. together with the leader pack.
-uuI. ans my owa sa1dle-hoTse leaving me- eH-
rreIv alone iH that Wild glen, aud probably
leagues away from any human Aa5ltutlOn.
INV situation was anything but enviable
Tor awhile. after / discovered their d~eseTtipn, J
ehar-6 nc the tleacherv OF the fellows; but when
I examined the baggage the knayes had left be-
hind. and sscertaiued that not only my money,
but the papers relating 20 tie CUISINES that had
brought me % DE country were safe, 7 checked
ta. srrrr thoughts that were rising to my lips,
and congratulated myself that matters were no
worse. What % do, however, situated a. / wa,
IN that lonely spot, and altogether uuacquaiuled
with tha country, which was covered with q net
-yalk Of mule paths, ! hardly knew. But after
.B hours reflection, i determined "a remain
.g,rg I was til some party OF Hu.etears ol
other travellers should pass the valley, with
whom ] could again resume my journey.
-Tortuua.a-v, tie spot where we had halted
w regular camping ground, aud before night
g,s rlaIieued by tic sound Of an approach
uH.-i,g. and WAS -sau Joined bv q com
.-va yeon-. with whom the following morn.
no yes9lameuce3 my Journey, ana reached
PTpo in safety. Here / had the good luck 10
-e.oyrr my hossa. bus never again encountered
INV f-saclolous companions ul he road.
.,8aer several weeks " incessau, labor, and
o-e.-sd by the odH5atsh-I1oF and his oblging
r-,-g. succeeded Iu arranging t4e affairs OF
rt-s establishment, and prepared 70 leave the
MACE on any way TO another H.--f, Wiiich was
l.ffrsfe5 on the other side OF tle Sierra, IN 30
r-i. But before undertaking Tins long ANA
-uf.-3me Journey il was necessary that should
La ,.-1vfdrI with faithful and experienced ser
r"HHr WHO NlrII.L n|l s" hN'har -t.'-A NNA h"Lha 90
al york The 5idicu.;y 81 securing servants OF
ft:s class IN South America Lad frequently
l,..f .E and uaE yEpelenccl. For several
,.,s was cu-l-aj 5u making inquiries for "a
hi. s.rsr-. 5ut among tje numerous appi
,.,.z nom. were such as J tslt safe, with my re-
cr4t experience, - engage.
Ar length. az Z was about 70 give up thr
s,4rrE il DESPAIR, J was called upon by "a span
"a 81 a rather preD0ssessiBE c0uHteuance and
address. whose aFpellaHtr' iA .pie % ms
-..cL=gf ahHrHaul interested me n ass Deuhli.
AZ be entered the room where was Engaged d.
---;r~ lar,,rs. the S~poHlaTd cOurteOusiy saluied
~ -r5 auarYaehiug ID the lnlddie Of tie booT,
n,,v-I II 7 lal yt b",n successful in ehgag-
inc fba services % = servant.
r.-\,r answered have sou any Hiend %
mend . asked sac question, hardly
r7rr tsst mv g-laT a4s il search OF such
r,T.rt tx himself, fug 3 Immediately pei
I~ bs manners, and The Pecul2 tone Of
- that i. was au Office 70 which lie had
- ~sror.r sad DE, with what / thought
1s,uhI SOFT o.. -mi.e, ! wish 10 recon-
% oufv friend 7 have ia this country,
lyon wish 20 eHgsge as o sfTrGHi. anu !
absut 90 put the usual questions OF HeI
-, r,u ~ can foH rub down q horse ana SAD
M. ~ etr D0a cook au ALA can g0u wash
l..tl- and run airalisf ETC. which are pro
-r.5-8 10 sm5zra applicants. But saw ome
rr5 i, die lssIfy cu.I OF tle SFau3rds hp,
.t.L dscl,,d lie AorlE before they were ut