Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-08-11

McKay's sickness, and that he was -
CordOya.
The next day she went to New Yorl
and took passage in the first steamer I,
Mexico. She had quick passage on tn,
Manhattan, but arrived at Vera Cruz 8
month after the singular drama at
Petrero. She came to Cordoya with the
hope of meeting Mckay, being united in
marriage, and taking him with her to
Boston.
Then she visited the spot where he was
laid.
Let the scene he unwritten. When
she turned away, tears were in her eyes
and unutterable woe was written in
every line of her face. BY her direction
stone wall was built around the spot
and rude slab was placed at the head
of the grave with the name of the deap
upon it.
The natives looked with a sort of awe
upon the graceful woman experimenting
the work, and seemed impressed with the
grief of the stricken lady.
"Mly bonita muy triste !" they whis-
pered to one another.
Some Eem antO that had drifted into
her hands she had sent forward to gulf
steamer from whence she was 10 embark
for her native land.
When she was done she turned away.
To 90 home was all that remained;
and what change had come to her in a
week. The past was bitter enough-the
future appeared far less cheering. Miss
Mary MOntfort, FOR that was her name,
secured seat in an eastern bound dill.
gence.
The road was dusty with much travel
the vehicle crowded. Two French Off
GERS were among the passengers. An
escort of six troopers, armed with car
bines, galloped beside the diligence, but
never passed beyond. The escort were
Mexican imperialists. Lines of pack
mules, laden with cotton bales and mer.
chandise, stretched along the wide road.
Halt-clad Indians, bearing crockery,
fruits and vegetables, were hurrying
toward Pass del Macho.
The Attaic is a rapid stream, dashiny
from the snow mountain toward the sea-
1t boils through the Chiquihuite noun.
tain, and roars on its way through the
gorges like vast river over a rocky de-
scent.
The diligence had hardly rerched the
east side of bridge spanning the stream,
when four mounted men dashed from
the chaparal and faced it. The robbers
FREQ as they advanced, and sweeping by
US, charged the escort, who turned about
wlthoutfiring a gun, and scampered away.
The assailants wheeled and opened fire
upon the passengers, the French officers
being the special objects of attack.
.hese two, with Mexican and Miss
Nonford, were killed. A bullet ploughed
llong the lady's arm, then glanced off
md struck her breast, producing mortal
wound. She lived only ten minutes.
" And this is the end of it all,o she
aid, and with All earnest request to be
aid beside John Mckay, on the Rio
'eco, she spoke no more. She had the
abstraction of knowing that she was un.
lerstood, for the uncouth fellow who had
Irst communicated the sad news to h er
vas passenger, and he would have served
Ter if it cost his life.
And she had her wish. The two sleep ,
lde by side on the banks of the river {
nder the shade of the coffee and banana
in the land of revolt and superstition. ,
With singular celebrity the French con. 1
ra-guerrillas tracked down the robbers, I
arried them to the site OF the tragedy. g
nd without more ado shot them to |
cath. And that scene was Characters e
C, too. The doomed men smoked and 4
to the last moment, and were i
merry as if entering upon grand fan l
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