Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-07-24
A MATCH NOT MADE IN HEAVEN

NY mother was determined | should
make a good match,' and on short notice
she married me to a Mexican, Don Pedro
Aldezo, one reputed Of immense wealth-a
lion at Saratoga, where first we met.
He wore diamonds enough for u princes
ransom, and letters of credit were unltm-
tied.
My mother informed me cher mind was
made the day we returned to New York.
Six months later was the wife of Don
Pedro Aldezo, and had accompanied him to
his native land.
To my surprise after spending q few
days in each OF several Mexican cities, in
cluling the capital, Don Pedro had convey.
cd me to lonely hacienda, situated on the
broad wild slope that stretches inland to-
ward the mountain regions.
He told me this was a temporary resi-
deucc until some repairs could be made
upon his ancestral palace, to fit it for my
abode.
| made no objections to this plan, lonely
and monotonous as it was, for the truth
WAS, the little love had felt for my hus-
land had ere this been lost in the intense
but mysterious fear with which he inspired
mo.
No Thought of disputing his will entered
my mind ali life seemed but sheer dead
moao.ony Of self-sarrjlice at the carly ag@
Of N eighteenth birthday.
1 b It is the weeks grew into months,
Logan to question why we did not remove
from, the rude Hacienda. had no books
No newspapers, no letters, and my only re
for' ''.;' '''1 tHfl question,
ly o!,Iy a swrr was Il Slow lifting of the
fv,.&'d cyvllds, and one of the laird, bale
III gIi"rrs thLt always drove me dNlnb
"lih terror. HrvCH a%din ont al!utc to
! the l':,Idcc, nor din ever bchold it.
! was much alone in the hacienda; few
/ HJyclsls over visited us; my only society
f b,in5 half -brocd servants, 4 dirty, ignorant.
sIlall set, sank in the lowest depths of
social dcgra,ntion. My husband would
mount lis horse nni ride away over the
pnins, and often days would elapse before
his return. and then sometimes he would
appear followed bya numerous retinue of
travellers, AS he informed mo, whom he
would feast in that distant portion of the
struggling hacienda set apart as the dwell
ing place of his rctainers, where the loud
dscoroance of tEeir rcvelry would make
the night hideous to my ears.
One day when he was absent two travel
ers stopped at the door of this building,
and asked for food | saw them as they
arrived, and something familiar in their
air and gait attracted my attention. The
servants, who seemed to know them we'll,
set food before them, which presently |
saw them eating in the open air within the
court.
AS | looked memory strengthened, and l
knew them for Il couple of vile fellows who
had annoyed me at Saratoga two years be-
/ fore, and with whom | had seen Don Pedro
/ conversing. They loitcrcd about all day, as
| l learned, for my husband S return.
At nightfall he came. and he held long
! conversation with them, even before he
came to greet me
As the moon arose they galopcd out of
/ the court mounted on two of NV husbands
best horses, and struck straight across the
plain.
/ saw my husband watching me, as if to
detect my knowledge of these visitors.
But | had long ceased to question him;
he seemed satisfied with my silence,
and no allusion was made to the strange
guests
All the next day he wandered about the
place. moody and sullen, and evidently
broodiuo over bitter tbouphts