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

but little occasion to keep very strict
eye upon her, as it was believed that
she had become willing captive, and
as she evinced, besides, such interest
in the wounded, to whom she was
ever ready to minister, her presence in
the camp was deemed the great of
blessings.
On the seventh or eigth day of the
siege, toward evening, aud in the midst
of q tremendous storm of rain and
thunder, Mexican peasant was discov>
cred lurking in the vicinity of one of
the outposts, and was captured. He
was a man of great personal strength
and activity, and gave his name as
Jose Mclandez He averred that he
had known nothing of the siege or the
presence of the American army until
wethin reach OF the guns Of
the latter and that he was on
his way to the city from the moun>
tans at the period of his seizure.
AS in the ease of the gypsy. Scott
gave orders that he should be strictl
guarded aud not permitted TO leave :ho
camp The seE)rita, who hal heard
Of the capture Of one Of her country
men, was m pst anxious to obtain an
interview with him, and prevailed
upon Randolph ia doing 70 He Of
course, readily acccele1 to her request,
but only on the assurance that she
should give no information whatever as
to the force iu aud about it. To these
conditions she al oac4 consented 50 that
in brief period the two lovers stood
in the presence Of the stranger. He
! saluted the gypsy coarteously, AID
answered all her Iestions without hes
itation. Once Rudolph though he
noticed sudden glauce Of intelligence
pass between them
The gypsy, who scemel perfectly
convinc d OF the truth o. the stranger 5
story, determined to interccde for him
with General Scot, and procure his
freedom if possible. Nor was she long
in ctfccsing her purpose, for soon after
his capture he fotnd himself at liber
ty to leave the camp aud make his way
INTO the city as best he c1u'd Jose
was lavish Of his thauk4, aud declared
his intention to depart with a grateful
heart when he had partaken Of little
refreshments aud repo:e.
1t was now quite dark and the
SciIortia re tired to her small white tent
for the night. while Randolph sought
his quarters also, leaving Melandcz to
to take his departure any time he
thought proper, SO he already had his
passport ont Of the lines, signed BY the
General, in his possession. 1t still
poured and Numbered, aud it was not
till very late or rather an early hour
that Randolph fell into profound sleep
7 to dream one of those sweet dreams in
watch the idol Of his heart played such
prominent part. He did not awake
0 until late next morning, as he was
, still on the sick last aud as he stood
at his tent door, beneath the shelter oil
, the breastworks, he looked ouI
: lpon one of the lovelest of landscapes
). cleaning far away in the distance be-
!, yond the range of shot or she'll Ii,
i Was enjoying the scene with the CRATE
| ful eyes of convalesccnt, when h
a noticed brother officer approaching
/ him with haste and countenance tha
u seemed to bode no pleasant tidings
] Lie stepped forward to meet him, whe
to he almost fell to the earth beneath tn
o shock OF the dreadful ttdings, that du
2 during tie night the gypsy, who wa
W known to have been at liberty to Ieav
sn the trenches at any moment, ha
absconded with Mclandcz. For
Of moment his senses were completed
ul paralyzed, aud he gazed at his fricn
iy as if he had lost all control of h
,r tongue and reason. until, gra ping Il
as the full extent of his disaster.
" staggered lack into his tent once MOI
to aud threw himself on its floor in a
he agony of anguish aud despair.
his vain did his friend assure him that Il
hit. gypsy was totally unworthy of su,