, 1870-08-14
POTTS, TIE TROUBADOUR.
Eprs lN Orerlaad .AsntA!x fsr Auqust.

TfeTR fh GftTLdnd MehlAit fHF Atquf&,
lid xny Of you ever chance to know him |
Ec lid eomcthing which he called working. at
Mckelunuc Hill, in the fall OF 1H49. He WIS |
a. shat time genial Eoong fellow Of n. lise-
tyrvoue liked him and laughed At him, for be
E.d certain pecu1ar1tiee which could not fail |
f,av smile and perhaps he took advan-
SAGE Of bis pleasant disposition. and made
rathcr mere fun u BIN than We might have,
3sj he teen hE. ruEle brute, With \ long,
t.,,rte.,. red heAnd, and : revolver in his belt,
T,,fs car1iei = revolver, to be eurn. but it
.,.s well known th2t he wore it Tor fashions
..k-, anil h.d ns,tr ,,1 isea al n h.s ne onss
4s,, H.. 1,ulled cut the implement And-threu
:. ,,,t fnrcuost. At the animal Tbs coyote
= s.,,rc5 uuharu,ed. ard ths revolver, expl,ding
An touched the ground, cams neaf shooting
~ csIcd h.1, the Tr,uhadouf, becausc he
,,.s Of ! poetic di.poxi:iou, WIS fond Of warb-
1,,.,. ola konrs .t.,G, chloe and Stephen, aud /
at nishs playca uron guitar How no man
-rsi 10 sct ths thirg s,fclv to California, and |
~, 70 he mines on the h.ck Of mule, was a /
r<.,crr. occasionally giving rise to much dis [
1,itstrnl, around camp fires- Certain II Is,
io.r,er that the instrument WAS Eo& only In |
.:S.i c.,,cr, Int wae capital atYais OF the kind
:E;rSs;l Nth cclorrd ~psds in araees1ue nat
xo:-s bunch.of Tielets carved in the ceutso- |
1:,t > srr.k at polish diumed; altogether ~
neat ! guitar n ron would find in any shop
window in Madrid. II was eight to see him
fNr{llpE, WQGG lnE lA1N]a VI k1t QAN WGlG |
oyrr. sitting n*sr his tent door. and |t-uCn-
1n,nr AWAY 1t rome uld madEicat, until little
cr,wti xci.td collect tefrre him. and 4. last he
wonld suitc put out. 90 10 speak. the neigh
1s,rfus fiddle of old jumbo. the runaway cook
=. tho TarolintA.
i, e,5usse, being Troueadosas and fond ot
lwt-songt. Potts was tinple-hcsrted
-rd imaginative, and fall Of sill
.or:e Of queer. ont-'f-the-.vav theories
and imrnlsss; and, Of course. be was al the
%l1aie getting into se1sHes- ~ this % not
De.u serious, 1ictins scrspes, sach -
.tacuael AMONG the mtuer., wherein drinking
a,1,, fighting were mixed up ia very nearly
caasl wo1rorttsnss hut calm, quiet, sentimen
Al troIble.. in NLirl' lose-dFe1tns wese tho
tstis urop which we're built mp the most Won
.,cr]ui castles iu the sir. These dreams sell
.oa, I'D 10 any d~csted sc.ion- bat rather
threw him INTO melancholy. qGiescept state,
r., 1hAt lie would rbsstlun wcrk aa hou1 OF
1~n .x,lser, and warile forth his most old
.,s'..t,a sllE take t, milking little pa-
o.ry hin~elf. Nor we're the objects OF his
.,,.re.-n generally awAre OF the notice thsy had
: ,1a.ieI, fer pptts Was particularly unobtru-
s,v~ and confined his admiration to the most
.a.,:Se si3e-glanees, and his conve1s4tion to
wsisrsr;uEs With his own eonl. II MAY be
Sxw.as.+ d. too. bow he coGld fud fool fez
.'..,7a,on in thote vilds; but thcro arc fsv
rcrrn7,r of the ~nrlL in which IN ardent
a1tauasz esnuot grin eecpe for his fancies,
t17rs. a few wosren S~ghn to penttsato- Ther6
ua- the Droiors ~lfe, for instance, cheer1nlly
Gors her own washiue, II the fourth Int to
.ne nEht-Ashex pleasaat little BODY, fne-
&Le uarhcI away, Ill unconscious Of tbs in
:ertr: she hai inspired, Potts would slt in tho
tss,cealment Of MS causas door-fapz and
-..ci, her ever. .noslon- and wish that be had
RE, her before the Doctor hid, and wonder
whether she could lie induced to marry him Il
auyone else WET. to kiii the Doctor and make
l.er ni9ow. There WAS cue morning when !
ts4su Il rough hocsemen rode through Il
&osEe other 1nlce. AID with thetn was ycunf
girl. with large, l4rx eyes. and good teeth,
1..--ed, and pe1hsp. at something in his up
iruancc ernilod. Tn -mile went at once t,
lis bea1t. sud for days thereafter he dreAnc'
Aisu1t her. Whether t:.oee were her own re
iatinns> aud she ~aF gs'iag ~ith them willing
": rr whether they were fEeebootera and kid
NJ, pcrs, and .hs xas captive--and it th
l.lt-r, whether lie could not form 4 party
tcs"ne he:. Wheth - she might now be thinl
Ing o. ii,m.-wo1.d ring II : he did not appea
IL, clam her Wnrti,-r ife,vca had not det
ra.,t, md ret~gs,iza each othe. 1
tnce. And whether Heaven would nj
prepare the way fnr that 1ueetiu
Il letting lun dir cat ftttuue from sing
pocket, at the ZANE time keeping the your
.irls fAsheE-FuprA,-,ns -l, had = father, Al
liz ~ss travelling ~ifn l,eE, and the capti
tOtt,Iv tcu-t I've Observation-Disclosures the ind
.nen uf iil-1uc4. 70 thar I've should rema
1unE. and thereby tocJH csIr.ilally welcome 1
lrui'rred a!liauce If tie wealthy you
+;r1ncer. 1he larry Of 'ovsA,nen Ind rnert
y >='s: through A"s,...;ir:ne Isr, not ev
Stepping to eat nr ifltIl : nor bad left tn
asr:t-. or told n'e'i'er hcr we're going .
mile oT fhourand and. IN iact, nothing :
nvrr heard Of tEcm '7,n. 1sut out Of Il
in:sisg inrldens. All. H.. pleasant emile, ro
wGyr quite q l,ttlc rurl4sce, 1hich lasted
for several days.
1hr.e paspkysn.s OF ..ncr usually dis
pear.d S. s',daenl. a. t',cc arose. II seen
A. ~ti.cHEil lie bad then eit.kcn on eome fe
s!'=l ol.'.tte.' lin, nr :tAi. Without any wa
H. larE cloud hal rolled away from
,:..pl. He would rr.ira fur tho tight, ID
ler@ ,'le-lAnt'lng, sui'd.a in aspect
n:t,tine, bright, cheerful, and hap
aud our fir.f ins.1natiun Of his reoo,
Houla be the ti1a.u ~ lis glitar, sount
to.sil . matngsl ne "aEz-,hs herald
his Restoration IL "a IT,. More than al
il lis abundant govi na:ura. he would
rcAiy to bear ATTY ! Dlnt al lno1enli'
-."'".'a1r'err:1rr3 cE1j ylA II III much Al
of tie cosGlan's er ripci4tor Somet
lc r6ta!a cvcn max. ,u.<rr abonk it with
oljrc:s Of Lis }.'r nor ;! .om. vera t,e d
~, Nay o1 1t an IA As.is'u,ar, renel
tliat lie had Il l.leas,nt tilar IT it with tue
tors rrtt'E wife, rl. after awhile
aras*te:S tx eoaas =91-: of hi. passion,
rs-:A---s1srd n.za u i.e @o7id, End l,or
1ualirc.
By. thrTo Was one s:vtnturo abou. v
t3,r iI.,as'saonr nu::it' OK laugh The Il
tV" it herne1 to I n,.:t -,Jnle nurespn
AL s.:Ge'e. chut.. III liz nt.useLl
scarcely tell lun-.,l lie ucrcr AasFd
su'."! 10 Eltl'stst 3 lu-. aud something
H:'sa 1'hs a,Ee1. ~a- wong in having
"' Il at a'l. 1o'. nithnl. my tnIiscrotiun
nas:tr rs111d no: well ias,, Ect out At all !;
l@.' NIT nent,n...d it except in the
l'rs1ls Eay. surprising tliat lie wonId
mad. AID. of eoarne- Wa.n the story ha5
IT. etsi 10 circulate ,utl 10 enjoyed, tho
cl,ti Was done, A1sd il cunld moi 10 .Yithdr
l.st- Icver con'ii h;a All, a1,usicn 10 it. 4
i'..sHs th:t its cs:'.s;.c, Throughout The Tx
t~liood, and the manr wit.cisns it origin
= ~ tAne!sc," were s1uuuy the reasons vi
lett ti4a Mnkclufune mines and went mn
WIS. ~
T., affair lrarpen'd in Chagres, Oh our
10 Faa:o!El. We w"-' mixing tho iQa
ttA,.,irr. for Totss lad been f,ut under
car" l.s I'm unsle-.t.' a very grost resp
.a"ts !: tnr,, . nut l.r NE. Wo had ran
tl'.,"ast III tie Empire City, which,
lo:li:.g through tue t.~5i''ocan Sea as no
tt""s-er ever c,,t!1 r. Il. had at last
ch"sd tafelE lew niles on tho Irt1
t.a-i. 1t,ont Hacre 4 lnHaIl now st.
Ilt"Lca the little Or;aa hull ,ken us 70 Cha
st": charged rs st tic month OF tho RI
a. 'a1'i,rant sud enthusiastic 10: OF guid
r'r- INDEED: aud pretty generally des,in
i'~'a the f''g', c.pec'a: i'us taken out of
a S":! few es.ort no.I-s L.
We liat1 iaracd e71iy il: the forenoon.
t''st :a-k: tt chu'c>"a- 10 as5ro. it our Ia;
j.: i e ~r:ly Int a. r.s;..;,. .iru.:11rc: our
!" g t:'c" r.ssasc ~ Tic nver in the =
t''s,:-'cta. 11tie -v.s Eocf ctscctel -rnrt,
y, or eight clHthiag for e,n>.a accord,
is.' s:.e Of them hit far tornc i.
"'rh ] ctas6 not comprehend, Il
i,!".tlile to prcs~l n}on tho hpatta
cav st:orr tic next tcoTnine. This 81,
liz, Nll:f,A f!ly tn w,f,;1rr nhnnf nj
1.''E't';! out ! srft s,'nt on the tioor c
s:tt,'s !nr onr resting rtacs daring tue &
1is:'t, Tor 1t was icll"'1si'!e TINT ths
s.oc.i tntsish reds far titbc o! u,
az: .ssy.c1f RalIied + nth to inspect the to
i' plaec was n,t.1inc TO see, 0! conr
r!" E ming frtE thr n:licr direction wit
-. itcIicnl g.,rie& nf :Aca1ulco aud Pa
fs't, in his memory. lint for us, !
q. r'"d ont OF the civilization Of the At
*:lt,x there VIA Inucl. Of interest and II
lieut. to te found. The low. sw1upy e
with the long line Of breakers dashi
INST I the fapia river, overhung with
sIss 15cer ; the nAtise hnte, mora pictus
az tls: uee than when close At hand
1..td 1paiane apek,ing fish; the clan
l,.lE.r kinddirg the landscape; tho vend
,.a1,~:Iets and nonkesp-au these We
tlnir.te novelties to ~. and f"r atirae ke
1.t.ntiau we'll excited, Snt frcatfy IT
to s,tficr objects Of interest. moreover
.us o.n countEmen: for that very
ing 'he hoass lad cnnc down the
IA.tA VIII HoneFhfd-'pund T1sAs
frcsa the Pacific shore. These general
tes4:ed 4 marked contrast to ourne
s.v:.cwine brosdcloth, de!ightins in
s-ja.kete. Mexican Fonchos, and
anskcr: cultivatiuS long. tangled leard
~a.&l,g abou: with \ free, fteady. sel
r.r-.d stel'. like men ~lo hid had o1pcri
TUE, 1eeuled to surrev .is With calm snl
j.. I'D favored us ~1th roma pretty st,
e:u,i,r about what was before MS; q
1e''l..a upon them with enry, believing
z'>-i ,Lcy told and di-l,clieving the evi
fes"i:y convincing our elves that thel
nnt '.Ea Of them who had not hi
~: ntuScd with nugve:e, aud tha: pre
IL r. Alu G1aka nlt.t ..iaenura .,ins.ar h