The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-06-12
A Match not made in Heaven


"make good match" and ON short
notice she married me to Mexican,
bon Pedro Aldezo, one reputed for i'm
mease wealth "a lion at Saratoga,
where we first met.
He wore diamonds enough for O
princes ransom, and letters of credit
were unlimited.
NV mother informed me her "mind
was made" the day we returned to
New York. Six months Later I was
the wife of Don Pedro Aldezo, and had
accompanied him to his native land.
To my surprise, after spending a
few days In each of several Mexican
cities, including the capital, Don Ped
rO had conveyed me to lonely hacien-
da, situated on the broad, wild slope
that retches inland toward the moun-
tain regions.
He told me this was temporary res
idence until some repairs, could be
made upon his ancestral palace, to fit
1t for my abode.
i made no objections to this plan,
lonely and monotonous as it was, for
the truth was the little love had felt
for my hush Ind had ere this been lost
in the intense but mysterious fear with
which he inspired me.
No thought of disputing his will en-
tered my mind, and life seemed but a
sheer dead monotony of self-sacrifice
at the early age of an eighteenth birth
day.
But as the weeks grew into months,
! began to question why we did not re-
move from the rude hacienda. / had
no books, no newspapers, no letters,
and my only resort was the final guess
tion.
My only answer was slow lifting
of the iringed eyelids, and one of the
lurid, baleful glances that always drove
me dumb with terror. Never again did
l allude 10 the palace, nor did ever
behold it.
was much alone in the hacienda !;
few travellers ever visited us /; my only
society being half breed servants, dir
ty, ignorant,squalid set, sunk in the low
est depth of social degration. My hns-
band would mount his horse and ride
away over the plains, and often days
would elapse before his return, and
then sometimes he wonld appear follow
ed by numerous reutine Of travellers,
as he informed me, whom he would
feast at that distant portion of the
struggling hacienda set apart as the
dwelling place for his retaiRers, whero
the loui discordance of their revelry
would make the night hideous TO my
ears.
One day when ne was absent two
travellers stopped at the door of the
building, and asked for food. l saw
them as they arrived, and something
familiar in their air and gait attracted
my attention. The servants, who SEEM
ed to know them well, set food before
them, which presently saw them eat
| ing In the open air within the court.
As looked memory strengthened,
and knew them for couple of vile
fellows who had annoyed ME ut Sara
toga two years before, and with whom
had seen Don Pedro cOnverslng. They
loitered about all day, as l learned, Tor
my husbands return.
Al nightiall he came, and he held
long conversation with them, even be-
fore lie came TO greet me.
As the moon rose they galloped out
of the court mounted on two Of my
husbands best horses, and struck
straight across the plain.
saw my husband watching me, as
If TO detect my knowledge of these WIS.,
itors.
but had long ceased to question
him lie seemed satisfied with my ST.
lence, and no aliusion was made to the
strange visitors.
All the next day he wandered about
the place. moody and sullen, and eyi.
IDENTITY brooding over bitter thoughts.
Some crisis in my fate, ! felt, drew
nigh.
My suspiciOns-long active, but
vague-now rested on the fact Of his
fellowship with those prowling Williams
whu had just lett Us.
That mysterious fellowship was
enough to brand him with crime, though
OF what nature l dared not hazard a
guess.
ieit danger, and my whole soul cried
out for help and mercy.
ut midnight the tramp OF horses
and juggling Of bells was heard, and
amid the furious yelping OF dogs,
party rode into the court.
My husband arOs. and went out to
meet his guests. detected among the
voices those OF our strange visitors.
My hCsOanl returned aud teigned
sleep; while feeling some great event
awaited ue, still kept silent watch.
My breakfast was brought to my
room, anu when found would have
gone forth, found myself prisoner.
The long, weary day passed at last
and the horrible night came on.
My husband did not present himself,
but Is voice was heard mingling with
tho revels,
Midnight came and all was hushed.
could not sleep, aud wrapped secure
ly IN dark shawl, l sat at my window
behind tue sheltering Jalousies, aud ga
led upon the w0ndrous beauty Of Tie
nlght,
hSd sat thus an hour when low
voices attracted my attention. One l
deteeted-my husbands voice the 9TH
era woman's, unfamiliar 10 my ear,
and hoarse, as II the speaker struggled