Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-11-15
The Abduction.

The women of Peru are extremely
beautiful. Some ofthe handsOm6st Voc
menI have ever seen were natives of that
country. One of these was 1ue1 Kan
tsCas5 8 very queen in appearance. She
was scarcely sixteen when she married
/ Juan SalauO, a merchant of Lima, 8
waren, persona1 friend Of nay own, who
I had acquired an almost prinoely for
tune while yet young man, Like all
( handsome Womsns the SenOrtta 1neZ
had many admirers. Among these was
a first cousin Of hers, Antonio Miguel,
who had inherited wealth from his pa
rents, but was fast sqandering it in
/ gaming and dissipation He was ex-
/ caedingly handsome, but a man Of very
/ bad chaFacter-Whioh, however, is not
I 50 much thought Of there where NOR
/ ais are more lax than in our country.
/ have already anticipated some by
| telling you that the lady preferred my
/ fried Juan but my story does not end
with their marriage, which eGaspera4ed
/ Miguel to such degree that bat for
/ the Intervention Of friends, he would
/ have challenged hls more successful
rival. Having at last run through his
! inheritance, he soon after left the city,
no one knew whittier.
About six months amer marriage,
/ Juan SalRno purchased a silver mine IN
| a remote district Of Peru, away to the
4 eastward and having built house,
/ such as would suffice to live in for the
time being, went thither, accompanied
| by his wife, to superintend the working
1 Of the mine. He would rather have
I left Inez behind, for her own comforts .
sake, but she would not listen to it so
/ with her husband she would, no mat
/ ter at what sacrifice.
Juan took with him a number of mi-
/ ners, and one servant, an old negro W0-
man. This last would be all ths do
/ mestic assistance they needed. as little
] 70rV1ToaT7vy MIGHT a1rTnrstan in that 10
I Of the way region. presented him with
/ a hound that I took with me from home
! a noble dog, and WelI-trained-one that
I I had since q pup. The dog soon be-
/ came much attached to his new master,
/ so Juan wrote me- The mine, he said ,
was doing well, and promised to be re-
! munerative. This was some months
/ after they had become settled there. His
4 letter ended with an urgent appeal to
me to pay them a visit, offering me
such fare as their humble dwelling
might afford.
I promised to avail myself Of the in
/ VitRtion /; and in the month of June,
having no business to detsin me, start
ed from Lima on my way toward the
moun5 5ains. 7 was three days in reach
ing there, having performed the jOur-
neY almost entirely on horse back
found Juan and his wife enjoying ez-
celIent health, and delighted they were
to see me. Carlo manifested much 10y
as well, so my reception was WELCOME
one all round.
tFYou see, !" said Juan to me, 1--WE are
n sixteen miles from the nearest town, SO
: you can imagine how little we see Of
any one aside from ourselves. During
the day am usually at the mine, which
is good seven miles from here. There
have the society of the miners but
that IS not the most cultivated in the
world, as you know"
It was in the forenoon when I reach
ed my friends house. At twelve we
: dined. After dinner we had cigars,
then short siesta completely relieved
me of all fatigue I had felt upon my
: Journey. During the afternoon, as ]
! had expressed great interest in the
mine, Juan proposed, If agreeable &c
! me. that we should ride over and look
. at il, Having several horses at his com.
mand, was easily provided with 9
! fresh one in place Of my own jaded
I steed and we set out upon our way
intending to return before Dightfall.
Seven miles are considered nothing
/ Of a ride in those Southern countries, i
: il Is in reality. Our path, however, wa
z along the side of the mountain, and FOL
. the most part over q rugged road, af
fording little opportunity for gallop
I so our progress was but slow. We ar
: rived in good time, however, at tn,
I mine, where the men were busy a
! work, under the directions Of an over
: seer who had charge Of the operations
o and who had left Lima along with tn
9 others, but whom forgot to mention
: in speaking of the miners that Jual
! took with him. Some hours were con
| gumsd in examining the progress VhIcl
had been made, and night overlook u
ere we had seen all. The men hat
ceased work and were engaged in baI<
ing supper inside the doors of thsi
huts-for these were nothing more
,. built Of the most part OF earth, and al
fording but little accommodation. Th
moon had risen full and clear in tn
east when we bethought us &c was tim
to return. Besides we had begun {
feel an appetite for our auppers.
fare you armed ~ asked Juan OF m
as we prepared to mount.
81 have my revolver replied, plr
cling nay hand behind me, to sec III
was Eafe.
"Ib is well TO be prepared % continue
my friend. ST seldom travel at nigh
y and ie ia said there are some laWasa
people abroad, though think there