The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1876-06-01
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Adventure With Robbers.
FL PAUL PLUME.

A severe storm kept me ut Yanha
mis- rancho for several days, and dur
ing the time had to resort to many
expedients in order to relieve the
monotony OF the situation. l played
cards aud chess with Don Jose, but
he being an Indifferent hand ut these
games, they consequently gave mo
but little amusement. The thought
occurred to me that tho old man
might afford me some entertainment
by the narration of some points in
his early lifo. / therefore airoitly
introduced topics that knew would
lead to the subject, aud pretty soon
got him talking about the past.
"When was about twenty years
DID," began Don ,Ioso, I vent t.
live with Don Refugio Torres ut lis
hacienda on Escondilo Creek IL
was just three leagues distant from
Durango, therefore nothing ola ride
i was employed in the capacity of an
under superior OF the cattle, anl re-
ceiyed my orders from Pedro Riyas,
the major domo, for Don Reingio
was a very quiet, indolent and easy
man, and troubled himself very lit
t!e about business, the management
OF which lie left entirely to Riyas.
"For some cause or Other--I new.
er could find out what-lhe major
domo took great dislike to me.
and, being suriy man, got from
him nothing but an Abundance of
hard work, and no small quantity of
Ill will. went to Don Rerngio
with an excellent recommendation
from my former employers, and ~
my mother had been q sort Of dis
tant connection of the Torres fami-
ly, Don Refugio lookel upon me
with a certain degree of favor that
was not accorded to every person Oh
his place,
1--WE used to raise a good many
cattle on Escondido Creek, and send
them to Durango for sllo Tne
herders always drove the beast there
while l followed leisurely in the
rear until they arrived, when our
agent would sell them aud pay over
the money to me, which would So
euro on my person and bring to
Don Refugio.
81 had been Mt the hacienda about
year when one of my friends mado
me present Of fine bloodhound
which 1 named Moro. The animal
was three months old when got
him, and rs he grew to strength aud
stature, he became very much attach
ed to me. ] Ireally loved that ami.
NAL, for though he had savage M.
ture. he was gentle as u lamb to mo
lie accompanied me wherever l went
and slept at tho foot Of my bod 1t
seems to me that he was the only real
friend had in the world.
"One autumn evening, Pedro
Rivas informed me that some cattle
would start the following morning
tor Durango, and as one of the her
ders was sick, / would have to assist
In driving them, AT first inclined
to resent what | considered as an
affrOnt and trick to mortify me !;
bat upon second thought l conclu-
ded to have no words with him. as
he might make it a cause of coin.
plant to Dun Refugio. Therefore,
the next morning saw me in the sad
die with one herder to accompany
me, and my faithful Moro trottlng
by my side, There were thirty
head OF cattle in all, bearing Don
Refngio's brand. The herder l had
was named Benito, snrly fellow
who did nothing but grumble from
morning till night, and get drunk
every time he could obtain quipue
You can imagine / wished the jour,
nsy soon over ind pushed the drove
on as fast as pos ,ible, so as not to be
long on the road 1t was always a.
rule Of my life never to shik from n
ny task imposed upon me, and now
Or eyipoe any unwillingness at the
s'npoeition, so io'lrneyed along,
/, whietling and talking to Moro, but
Paying little attention to the III
4atlissd Bsnito. We reached Du-
nagoin time Tor the great fair,
~xhlQh they hAve every year. anl our !
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