Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-02-21
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3 9A1CA74EE0ssNEA a LEGEND.

lis| Is;lrbafa.ai Here. threugil the long Wihtel
go months, theairsls mild and ,biImy, and the,
#ss5 bills are rich with ssserdure. II Pepper and
atai aciaca trees mingIe the grace Of their fre7
iIialsfoliageNit thataof the study. Hyc-oak
and the dark leayeai oliYe,4 III b the. ear
hsgI roand; while flower both wild and cult "a
10 ted, bloetn inIuaboaade ed profllsIon, 81.
- Santa. RasbaRs eJ iso tfle most
lHs favored spots on the globe for healthfusness,
-as the geniatY Of Ifs climate, and the beauty
fe. and prodsctiveness of its semi tropical vele-
5stfl tation. "a DiffFing from the Neapptan, the
Santa Barhars s'y, see G Santa ne Barbara s ara
3it and lHss" y1alf7tlsI .z..y3a4tfsS Il 3,.
About four miles from the town, in the
ati' iyalleyef Montecito. grows the now famous
Yt,, grape vine, of the wonders for tourists.
.s.rtin southern California IT the largest OH
sd record. 1t measures foslr feet fo;tr inches IN
III feircun, ereqce at the grind and rises eight
$ fleet before, branching outi then, Spreading
vi with extreme laxlialice, its branches cover
A., more thai five thousan square feet, and are
slt Isuppor;etl BY iiftYtW9 tlclises, The largest
branch IS thirty inches III Circumference, and
were it not for rigid pruning the Branches
would cxten,! iatiplfillitpiy III every direction.
IS. Itis OF the ,Mssioa variety aud exceedingly
fprolidc, producing annually from'fiee to SIX
tons of grapes, Which hing III massive iclus-
ters beneath the tre.lises the 'efeetsof which,
ia the mel ow anftmi time, excite adlniia-
ton and wonier. Ills Claimed itiatit has
proluceyf b0ybuilcIIes 1of grapes. varying
sizti from one ID fdir pounds in weight each.
I 4 beam was put id a, vase for each bunch
Ipltlekel, tintl thebetls numbered 1000 lit
Z grows niaisunHy slope the foot-hills, epln-
ss anlitg Il fine view Of fGtheerslggedi smouil-s
091 tans i.ifone direction aad jn7ltfe other. the
2 lovely AEoafeGife EailPyatwith glimpses OF
:, tile bus Paeiiie. fae vnei Is irrigated by
81 water from. The lr1t sprngsa teW miles dis
rant: tlles-co;inirs ssioou6t tliei vine. is very
beautiful a,iSl Mexican in tsI4natalA and
Lhoa artificial SURROUNDINGS s.tl~a9iii J6aHaa s4q
7a Tifers il tratTtion connected with. thy
+" risiniiiao orisinii Of this vie I'VE wish ito lacord.-
.s.' SEVENTY ycars ago tftsing occupancy oil
y. the Mission Fathers there lived III the yiein-
= ity Of LIS Angeles beaufifut young Span-
fish gfs Nearly All sanaaisa girls. while in
the btooh, anil freshness of their Youth. pos-
sess more or lesstof their national cast OF
'@s beauty: but the senerita Starcellina had-
7 from childhood, been athe acknowledged
ehA QUEEN among the Inaiaens iofa her. native
sssf ija1e, Her co1nEaexion, Hinged with the
nd- warm, brunette nna ol llerraef. was elearand
sue bright with the rich tillthof health. Her
ors wealth of fblack llair fell in ripping waves
AIRY far below her waist anlheflafge,sd dark eyes
hat were frngad with silken lasaes that matched
lful the exquisite cpeneiHngs nfl tr arched brows
full above them. Her parents, though belonging
lote to the better class OF Spaais society had be-
q ct come poor. tllraaga.extravagances and mls-
is1 taanagefnent,. and had tormeas a project 81 q
u I Il,cttcsii,y their fortunes by wedding helr
f9Ilovely daughter TO some wealth ~ Don: 4.
thisI ,rhe lovely Mareellna did notlaokI for adj
som mireis nor ardent lovers and among them
T. Il ali. Senor Carlos de Domiugues was the ia
2 !! vorite and accepted suitor.l sHe was hand-
t3 hsone, tall ard manly, but alas I without
safE foftunc; and sock,lly netthe equal OF N ar
,Ha cellina. Asihlav avbelsupposee,g his suit met
ss 4 wifi, ,nosencouragement from the. Don and
0jss Donna Felix; aud they finding the attach
ut ment between the young people was beconl-
aa3 iins stronger than accorded with their plans
for their daughter, resolved to remove TO
4 & Santa rbara-a mission some hundred -
va miles north--wherc resided many wealthy
8as families, aulong whom they doubted not
alliance would be formed suitable Ii fortune
Z i. aud position, ID u g ss. a,sEf 49, .9.i TIL
+ 81 1.-the announcement of their contemplated
Il removal struck dismay to the hearts OF nj ar
s28 tIcelina and Carlos but the receiving
3 courage from desperation, presented his SUI
ta.i 4 to the parents. As was anticipated, it wa
ta scornf,,lly rejected, and further intercourse
| raal
80 too ardent to be separated thus, and, through
.aa1 the medium of an old Indian miseri who wa
= Ideyotedly attached to the girl, they obtained
one interview before parting ari Il & ~.
Iii the early twilight, Marcelina stole toul
il an ,l,ye orchard, surrounded by avail
which Law back Of the paterna1 mansion
Here she stood, waiting with throbbine
Eheart the arrival of her lover, while he
n,,irse kent watch on the other side of ths
2 s. wall wall. ready to give the alarm, BY a sigma
n s1 aoreed upol, should any one approach from
the honse. Already the shadows lay darl
ss beneath the thick, low branches Of the olv'
i, trees. and at every rustic and sound the fail
- trsansoressor started and trembled. Suddenly
7,,sr tall figure sprang over this wall and crep
'.s 20 staalth,lv along in its shadow, till he CAM
3 = Il olosa IL where the waiting maiden stood
1Ala ] 1sar,os,, he cried, holding ont her trem
,ons h,;ng ,na hands rs It you, Marcellina s al
.,;s- poor little one, how she trenlbles' They az
sasr yery cruel, darling, but we viii not be sepa
.'.,', .a. r.tad rhey shall not take you from me
4 g., NV precious one. s s1sik s .
s,',s -aAnfi chen he spoke long, low and rapill
!. IA ,eautiful Spanish language--so eKquis
r,res sions of tenderness and endear