The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1873-11-27

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y G6sat nruzs was the cure of the
httk @ihagE If Harnialde, in Navarce
Aroused to indignation at the procla
nation of Republic in Spain, he
abandoned his parish, threw off his cos
sack, and band, took dozen or more
M h4 leoiths and neophytes, and
forming them into party Of mauraud-
ing guerrillas, made his home in the
MOUNTAINS and declared himself for Don
Carlos. Owing, somewhat, no doubt,
to his saored Office, bat far more to his
daring, courage, skill and personal
prowess-for he is q man Of great
irnuscHlar power-the peasants focked
to his standard until he had the largest
band in GuipuEcos, of which there were
seven, and overshadowed all the chiefs
in Lizaraga's division by the brilliancy
tof acknowledgements. His superior Of:
fcer, however, he would not obey. In
to no concerted attack was I've ever ad-
mitted which he did not spoil, He was
Of value g dashihg gue,slAe'o; but
worse than nothing-a marplot, in fact
AS a soldier. He claimed such COM
plete independence that he was really a
damage to the cause, and the Carlist
Junta, which has it's principal seat in a
Pyreneanyillsge never named in pub
lie, were not sorry to have him put out
of the way Various orders were,
Therefore, sent for him to report at Lii
zaraga's headquarters, but he would
not heed them; until at length he was
tried during absence by a court-martial
and sentenced to be shot. ~ owe al.
legiance to no one but the King" he
said, land l will not obey"
Of course this would never do. A
price was set upon the priests head by
the Government; another was nov of.
fered for it by his own party. 1t was
of no avail. His followers would not
betray him, his enemies did not entrap
him. General Lizaraga selected, there
fore, the ablest officer of his staff, and
giving him command of considerable
bod = of troops, sent him in pursuit of
Colonel Santa Cruz. The result was
curious. Instead of taking the guerilla
prisoner. the guerilla took the officer;
and In place of ordering Santa Cruz
"to be shot," as his orders ran, "giving
him Ten minutes to prepare for the next
worh," Santa Cruz ordered the officer
to be shot, giving him twenty.
y-a WHAT" asked the former. "shoot
me? Why, what have done? l only
obeyed orders!"
True replied the ruffian priest;
tbut you came here to take my head,
and now take yours. make the diff
Ference Of . personal pronoun only,
teup, instead Of neum. You are good
fellow, no doubt, but you must die"
The priests manner forbade any ex-
postulation, the prisoner made confes-
sion and received dissolution, the file of
soldiers was drawn up with loaded
muskets, and the word of command
Juego," was awaited only But let
another conclude the story:
"There was, says writer in Black
,cood, "deep silence for some minutes,
hardly broken by the ripping of lit
tie stream-one Of the tributaries of
the Ovia-or the rustling of the leaves
overhead, Santa Cruz looked fixedly at
his prisoner, who stood unmoved.
"'You are a brave fellow-a right
brave fellow! l give you your life
Go, you are free! The King needs men
like you and | spare you. l dare say
You will not come again on a like err
rand; on any other | shall be glad to
see you. / ask as favor that you will
tell the mandarins who have sent you
that If they repeat pleasantrics like
this l shall cut their ears off,"
After much difficulty and many COM
pl4ints Colonel Santa Cruz was brought
to his senses and concluded to submit.
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