Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-06-25

anu ulu lhe robber5 lire back Z"
''les, but fled Immediately, and fortunatel
injured none of our party"
LAS should have expected" returned
"fon were not robbed on that occasion, SUP
pose 2"
eve are not, senori hut the two foreigner
subsequently paid dearly for their resistance
Tor in journcying back and forth, both wer
Killed separate, and at different times, near tht
came spot You see these crosses by the road
side, Senior -
81 have observed them frequently; hut her
they seem to be much more numerous, replied
looking forth from the vehicle.
Each stands on the spot where some ol ha
met violent DEATH" she rcjoned and as We
go along will call your attention to those whiel
mark the places where the foreigners met theirs.
"Do you know" said /, ''that am resolved
to emulate their example, let the consequence,
b9 what they may ?"
"Holy .saints defend us ?! she exclaimed
''you are not in earnest, Senor?"
"Seriously SO, assure YOU"
'fou would only bring certain death upon us
both"
'say' rather, would tighten the expenses Of
the journey, for your knights of the road under
stand retreat as we'll as advance. and Won vonr-
self have acknowledged that firm resistance mt
them to flight at onoe.p
"Bnt there were numbers opposed to them,
s-nor, aAd you are only one"
"But fortunately have couple of revolvers
which in two good hands, amount to some ten or
dozen shots, and my friends have repeatedlv
told me am not bad marksmau.'
"Ah Santa Maria you will think better of
this, Senor the very idea of resistance terrifes
me !"
"But not the idea of robbery ~
'sBecause l have never met will, Violence
We contRued to converse in similnr s,rain
for some time longer, my far companion pra-
dually changing the subject. and seemed mucb
interested in myself. learned that ber ro,0;lv
name was vo,ordo ,hat aha 'a , ans,
her father and brother were officers in thc armv
etc, etc. ; and in return, gave her NV own
name. stated something of INV bistor, bnsinoss
and prospects, and altogether became more com.
munica,ivc thou ,vo,,lJ od.;.a ~, e.,..,,, 4. -,
with any stranger of either sex in strange
country.
AS we continued our Journey, the conversation
gradually changed from one thing to another
seuorita Paula suddenly brought it back to the
point where it first opened.
"We are coming on a dangerous part of the
road,' said she "are you still resolved to de-
fend yourself if assailed ?"
"With your permission, Senorita ?r
"I don't think it advisable" }" she replied ''but
still, if such is your intention, think it no more
than right you should give me chance to take
part in my defense, siHce my risk of danger will
be as great as yours"
"And have you the nerve nfter nil. to defend
yourselff" inquired.
"lf had the means, senOr."
81 have two pistols" said l /; off you will ac-
cept Of one OF them, it is at your service"
Gu "re very kihu' Senor but can hre
win CASE eenorisa 5 ana producing one
oi my reVoivers' explained to her the manner
u "hich II was 10 oe used
"And th'syou say, will shoot some half dozen
'nink 4. sa'e 10 calouis te 'hat hve charges
OUT oi Blk Will expiode' seno rita"
very iorniuaOle Weape n inueeu'' she re-
phed "and with such, all most fancy we are
''iS' iou u''' A"O'ner' you say ike 'n's
p,ouu0eu It,
"h"' beautiful invention she replied
reaching over and TAXI ag it from my hand.
Ihen extending her hands, one of the reyolvers
in each, she continued EARNED like this, one
might almost count himself against q host You
say this is fred iu this manner fn she proceeded
cooking one of the wear,ons as sb, smoke and
pointed it towards the road.
Have care, Seno'eit or von will discharpe
Iti"
The words were scarcely uttered when her
iuger pressed the ,ri,y yeer and one of tbe bar.
res was exploded with a sbarp report A
minute after. and vb,an was goptlv cbid;n, , or
We heard a loud. suich tramn of borsos and
several sharp. ranid exclomotions Tbe nox,
moment our G, ,nyevanoe was stunned sudden,, /
md we saw urselvea snr,ounded Inv some e;cht |
If ten mount ed men. one of whom in a loud voice.
Exclaimed,
"Yield on nrisonprs or l;o -,
"Quick. Senorita r., s.;iI s,,ond;n,, nv, hand.
'auick i'm beavar,s no,no ~ 80, /
Teanous for !, s. nv w. - ''07'
.ion!u
"N.v.n ,bs rsr,,e5 nu,,;ro ,,.. ..,..uo.,. +.
hind. ..you viii, ho ,oo ha.,,, 10. ,Sa.,.,,.ss
we yield let them oman tbe doorn
"oh no it will tbsn he ,ooIa,or,
AsI smoke. the door was sudden,v ,h,owr
open, and three or four swarthy. beavilv-beard-
ID men presented themselves to nv view