Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1873-01-18

IIl'lN ~ a bit'AANl'' N'iiil' '''' '''''
the origin OF this vine we wish torccord. .
Seventy years ago, during the occnpan-
cy of the Mission Father, there lived .
fn the vicinity of Los Gngcles beauti-
full Spanish girl Nearly all spanish |
girls, while in the bloom and freshness
of youth, possess more or less Of their
national cast Of beauty; but the Sono-
rita Marcellina had, from childhood,
been acknowledged queen among the
maidcns of her native place, Her
complexion, tinged with the warm bru-
ncttc hue Of her face was clear and
bright with the rich tint Of health Her
wealth of black hair fell i'll rippling
waves far below her waist and her
large, dark eyes were fringed with silk
Ell lashcs that matched the exquisite pen
Cling of the archcd brows above them.
Her parents, though belonging to the
better class of Spanish, had become
poor, through extravaganza and mis-
management, and had formed the pro
icct Of bettcring their fortunes by we'd
ding their daughter to some wealthy
Don.
The lovely Marcellina did not lack
for admirers nor ardent lovers, and
among them all ScnOr Carlos de Dom
ippues was the iavortc and accepted
suitor. He was handsome tall, and
manly, but alas without fortune, and
socially not the equal of Marccllina.
As may be supposed, his suit met with
no announcement from the Don and
Dona Feliz, and they, finding the at
tachmcnt becoming stronger than ac-
corded with their plans for their daugh-
ter, resolved to remove to Santa Bar
bara, mission some hundred miles
Il north, where resided many weaty fam
II lies, among whom they doubted not al
alliance would be formed suitable Il
fortune and position.
], Inc announcement " .''''' INV ~ -
+ pltVou rellloN"i o'i "0N ','',l"'
hoartS Oh n"Ioe'lii'" '''''' 0'''''
t. the latter' receiving 'o''i"6' '''''
rs separation, preSol'eo ms o"', W W.
parents. As was anticipated, it wa
scornfully rejected and further inter
ir course sternly lofolooeh' l''o lo''i
were, however, too ardent TO oe 5'i'"i'
ted thus, and, through 'he lnr''''''" +, .
an old Indian nurse VINO was ueNo'co'
as attached to the glrI, they oo'a'he" Oh
interview before parting
n, In the early twilight Marcollna stol
nr Inv an oboJc wall which lay back of til
Maternal mansion Here she stoo(
waiting with throbbing heart the arriyi
If her lover. while her nurse kol
wotcb ON the other side Of the wal
as rcodv to give the alarm, by sign
ogrnod upon. should any one approaC
from the house. Already the SHADOW
lay dark beneath the thick, low branch'
L." Of the olive trees, and at every rust
" and sound the fair transgressor startC
and trembled Suddenly tall iigu
sprong over the wall, and crept stcalt
ID, iv along in its shadow till he can
close to whore thewaiting maiden stoo
..o Carlos" she cried, holding out Il
trembling hands. us 1t you, Maf''
linn? All, poor little one, how S
'n' tremblcs! They are cruel, darlInS' d
~. we will not be separated. Ihey Sl'
not take you from me- my Preoio
one. "
loo And then he spoke long low' u
-. rapidly in the beautiful spanish ID
ore guage, so exqulsitely htted ior eApr
', sions of tenderness ana ehoearlh'
, telling her that, as her parents opJec'
to their union on the ground OF MS p'
erty, he had determined to WIN veal
',or that an old Indian, bound to INN
ties of gratitude, possessed moWle,
of a rich mine far away among
"'H, Ss, mountains, and to which he had pre-
ised to guide him and hls eompo
and, by courage and SKILL ne "o
soon return to clam her h'llu from
ambitious, avarlcions parents
nm Remain true To me- hlll''' anu ~
' their scheming. Wait for me but
W. wears, my darling, and If, at the
L Nv of that time, you do not hear OF
Ia ,1I know that | have perlshed IN the
nitI' ,.it% tempt to win YOU"
,,;n He then gave her cntting ITO
iaro grapevine, telling her to carry II 10
tIo new home and plant IT. Keeping II :,
nJ. ", reminder of him, and that while 1t Il
t.1 I and flourishcd she might know he II "
''o"' her and was true to her The cut
was in the form of riding whlp,
". @ as such she was to carry it, Tor her J
~: 40 ney was to be performed on hofSep
eur Vowing eternal fidelity, the 10
80 ."' parted, and the next morning Don
''0 Dona Feli2, with their daughter AM