Liberal Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1872-1???, 1872-12-28

affection, and that being "a deceiver he
was we'll rid of her. lie only thought
of her beautiful face and form, and of
the lave he fancied she bore for him.
But could it be true that she had left
him forever without q single token or
word of farewell 1t could not be so.
There was some mystery ia it that
would be explained in time. He would
not doubt her truth She had been
spirited away against her will, or, in
some manner beyond her control,
Calming the tempest whose devasta>
ting power had swept his bosom with
such terrible effect, he stepped forth,
accompanied by his FREUD, who com
mended the firmness he now assumed,
ana entered the deserted tent There
lay her tambourine upon her couch,
which had not been slept on the pre-
yicus night, he took up the instrument
as II to press it to his heart, when his
eye caught some character traced upon
the vellum. Hc linked them together
eagerly until he formed the sentence
beloved we shall meet again soon,
when all be explain d by your own
Isabella"
A sudden frenzy OF joy seizel him as
pitiable almost to look upon as the
grief that had shaken him so dread
fully few moments previously. lie
kissed the instrument again and again
and bore it of TO his quarters, where
he hung it within reath oc his cot
Soon, however, his estacy passed away,
as the possibility of their never meeting
again ob,ruied irsel. upon him. Still
there was some hope and this bouyed
him up, alth ough over gull of the
darkest despair.
The city was now beginning to suffer
severely both from the feet aud thoIand
forces aud one more grand sortie was 10
be made. which, should it prove in
elfectnai, would be the last, as the idea
ot capitulation would then be entertained
This forlora hope WIS led by the Gov :
cruor of the castle, but ike its rrcdc-
ccssors, aud not withs,ant,ng his skill
and courage it failel. The glory aud
triumph Of the American fig once
thoroughly ssecnred, no Needless humil
alton was thurst upon the Mexicans,
and the Governor of the castle was not
only landed for his courage and his
noble defense of the city, but became
an object of great admiration among
the con1uerers. General Scott, when
the castle had surrendered into his
hands five thousand prisoners and five
hundred pieces of artillery, begged that
the Governor aud his family should
retain their Office apartments. This
led to an invitation to dine with the
Governor within the walls of tho
famons fortress, on the day named fol
Generals visit, as they were manned
by Americans only.
In the meantime poor Randolph
although fast recovering from on,
, wound was suffering deeply from
another. lie was, however, sufficient,
himself to accept an invitation to accom-
pany the General, with whom he wa
> a great favorlte, to the castle. lie ha,
been making every inquiry, since tn
fall OF the city in relation to his lost gyI
sy but to no purpose; and he was begin
ing to lose all hope of ever seeing he
;. again.
W hen the hour for repairing to til
i, castle arrived, he joned the Gener.
. aud his staff with a beating heart, an
: scarcely knew where he was until h
a. was trcadlng the corridors of til
70 fortress toward the grand reception ha
ID where his Excellency and the Lao
n Donna Inez, his daughter, who h.
l., returned from the abode of Moth
II Agath, were already awaiting them.
lis The reception hall. which was ma
be niticent one, was splendily illuminate
be as it was dark when they reacch,
re the castle and as Ills Excclency h
:" sent forward request that the Gene
in al and his friends would enter it una
ne nouccd, when introductions wou
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