The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-02-21

in either French, Spanish or English
We were already very merr,
party as our dirty "greaser" drive
cracked his long, cruel whip over hi:
half fed mule, and we rolled ava,
from our inn, La Gnava, opposite thu
plaza, or public square.
Our unescorted young lady seem
cd to be we'll acquainted with thu
road She pointed out many places
as having some peculiar interest. =
But the most frequent spots of i'm
portances were the little stone cross
es stuck up by the roadside, which
told where unlucky travellers haG
been robbed and murdered by bri
gands. These memorials presented
themselves with too startling fire.
quency.
don't doubt that each Of us had
grave fears of these gentry, but eve
~ one seemed too brave, or rather
too courteous to mention them.
However, our lovely entertainer
FIRST mentioned the subject.
Her treating it in a very fippant
manner soon placed the whole of us
in the very best of spirits, and we
laughed lightly about what might be
a bloody scene for us also. Our
'rare, pale Marguerite" turned her
large and lustrous black eyes fall up
on each of us, and we were separate
~ questioned as to what we would
do If attacked by the bloodthirsty
robbers. All of US proposed some
plan.
O~rpainter calamity said he would
defend her; he had brace of pistols
and could use item with deadly ef
feet. The merchant said he was I'M.
armed; he thought resistance
was best. He had but little money
with him anyway; he never travelled
with more than was necessary for
expenses-a very good plan indeed.
The ladies, Of course, were non-com
batiye.
/ believe I said something about
that we three men ought to jump out
Of our carriage, catch the villains
by the napes Of their necks, drag
them to some horse pond, and hal
drown them, and keep on duckins
them till they severally solemn pro
missed to behave themselves after
ward; neither to cut off more nose.
or ears, and sending these pleusan
reminders to the victims friends
therby stating that ransom woul.
be very acceptable. I cody specula
ted about whether the normal size O
the organs themselves were fixed a
indications of the amount of husl
money demanded.
In answer as to whether was pro
vided with weapons, said l was not
unless it was so considered in regar'
to small pocket case of medicine
with me: my chief reliance would b.
on two or three lumbum pills in cap
sules of oeia | knew that they woul,
not understand the terms but l pre-
sumo that if they would only stan'
still until | could bleed them, or Civ,
an active emetic, favorable prog
noscis might be made of their cases
My little audience laughed lou'
and long at this sally, which wa
just what / wanted; for we were as
cending q long, steep hill.
The sun was almost down in tn
west. The dense forest all aroun,
us made the spot very dark, gloom,
and forbidding.
My beautiful creole had been pass
ing around package of bon-bon
had the last one of the confectior
just after I had taken it, she raise
her lovely hand to the open windo,
and let the empty white paper sli
from her taper fingers. She the
took her tilmy lace bandkerchie
which have no doubt was wort
ten times its weight in gold, an
passed it over her sweet mouth
whose red lips were always smilin
and revealing her pretty white teetl
She then wiped her fingers; aftt
that she cntwlned it around her lie
hand, with which she carelessly ia,
ped upon the dusty window sill
Unluckily, while thus thougbtless1