The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1868-04-25


men attacked by five braves, who,
|armed with swords and bludgeous,
were on the point of overpowering
them. Pedro's natural bravery
would not allow him to leave the
weaker party undefended he drew
his sword and rushed to their assis.
tance /; he quickly wounded two Of
the assilauts, and the Others took to
flight. What was his surprise in re-
,ognising in the men he had preserv.
ID no others than Don Alonzo and
his son Henriquez The young
,avaliers of the town who were
,namored Of Celestina, and were
! aware that she was about to be mar
/ ried to Henriquez, had been base
enough to hire assassins to destroy
him and, but for the bravery Of
Don PedrO, would have succeeded in
their design. Pedro did his best to
disembarrass himself from their &C,
acknowledgements, but Henriquez, who
prided himself on having acquired
politeness at Salamanca, insisted on
carrying him home and keeping him
there all flight. Pedro was in de-
spair, for the clock had already struck
eleven. Alas he did not even guess
the extent of his misfortune.
I
One of the bravos who ran from the
fray, passed mufled up in his cloak
beneath Celestina's window. 1t was
dark night and the anxious girl,
who had opened the grating, perceived
him, and mistaking him for Pedro,
called gently to him, and full of joy
and impatience handed him the casket.
take these diamonds, Don Pedro,
she said, "and hold them for me while
I descend" The bravo, hearing
these words, eagerly Snatched the
casket, and made off without speak
ing word and willie Celestiua was
getting cut, he had already fed TO
distance. What was the terror and
surprise of poor CeIestina when she
found herself alone in the street. and
could nowhere perceive him whom
she had mistaken for Don Pedro
Her first idea was that he had gone
forward for fear of exciting suspicion
by standing beneath the window, and
she followed the way she supposed
| him to be gone, ,calling him softly sshe
hastencd along, No answer was re
turned, and she was seized with
terror. What should she do? Should
she return to her uncle's house, or
should she leave the city and endcav,
Or to fud the servants who we're
waiting for Don Pedro ? She bal
anced these doubts in her mind, but
could not determine. Still she walked
onward she soon became bewildered,
and knew not where she was. Pres
emily she met man, and inquired OF
him if she was near the city gate.
He pointed out the waY,to her. This
gave her courage: she hastened on
wards, and soon was beyond the walls
of Granada. but she could not dis
cover any one in waiting. She had
no thought of blaming or misdoubt,
ing her lover: she hoped each mo-
ment was bringing her nearer to him,
and she pursued the highway,
trembling at each bush, and calling
on Don Pedro at every step. But the
farther she went, the farther was she
from the right track. She had left
the city by the gate directly opposite
to the road to Portugal.
Meantime, Don Pedro could mo-
disengage himself from Heuriquci
and his father. They would not qui
htbl, and absolutely forced him to en-
ter the house with them and Pedro
hoping that Celestina would hear o
his arrival, reluctantly complied
Alonzo went directly to his niece
room, to tell her OF the danger from
t which her intended husband had 81
; fortunately escaped. He called, bu
, received no answer he entered, an,
was Mortified when he beheld tn
. opened window. His cries 500
p brought the servants, and the alarr
}, was given all over the house. Pedro
;. in despair, declared he would run t
! seek her; and Henriquez, thanking
: him for his friendly sympathy, pre-
q pared to accompany him. But Pc
y dro avoided this by proposing tina
S they should take different roads; an
o not doubling that Celestina had take
t the road to Portugal, he offered t
;. seek her in that direction, and pre-
b posed that Henriquez should pursu
# the opposite pa.h.
$ The unhappy Celestina was on tn
IT road to the Alpuxaras, when sh
( thought she heard the sound {
e horses feet. Her first thought WI
e that Don Pedro was seeking her, bl
ii her second was the fear of trayelel
IS or brigands; and, trembling wit
;, terror, she crept behind bush by tt
e. roadside, from whence she behel
IS Hepriquez and several attendants pa
.o1 by, Dreading to fall once more I'M
ID the. power of Alonzo; she turned fro
r, the high road, and plunged into Il
h surrounding wood. The Alpuzar
a a chain of mountains extending fro
Granada to the sea : they are iphqbi
Kt ed 3ouly by shepherds and laborel
is An arid and stonly soil, few chos
IA nut-trees scattered here and thor
es and roaring Eatsrfallsiand a few goa
OF wandering among the submits of Il
,h mountains, were the objects beheld |
q. CIehstina in. the. first light of II