The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-06-23

COiOuuo. 1u0y COulu HOb pun GQaG down.
Maybe / had helped to build it at Lodi,
Austerlitz, Marengo. when a . boy
Waterloo, yesl
ga plain looking man said: e5
You look up at that eagle2' 7o1ga.
" /" They. will not punish me-, =. ,,.--.-
"'You know of those names inscribed2'
"'Yes, have served under some, mon
''Said he, What do you do for employ
ment? ''''--i
Il told my story, showed my descrip-
tive list and discharge. did not know
but he might wish to punish me. We
soldiers know little of the law. I do not
understand much now, though 1 am an
hasissier of the Court The Emperor made
the law for us every morning. 1t was
Le mot d. 'ordre But said that would
go to my village, where had worked in
the field when boy. I could do SO
again. The man came closer to me.
sComrade, said he, Z wish to do
something for men like yourself. There
is for us nothing in this country, and we
must go abroad. We are founding col
asyLe in Brazil. i Do you wish to go?
OpOn Wudb UcTulSg
You will be carried to that country
and supported for ayear. You will have
land assigned you.'
"1 must reflect ',
"Take this paper, read it, or have It
read to you, and report, if you choose,
to such number on such street.
'1t is sufficient that this was an enter
prise in good faith, and I accepted it.
81 emigranted to Brazil. 1t became
my duty as colonist to go sometimes to
Rio for supplies. While there at one
time I used to walk on the shore. It
seemed to me there was nothing except
distance to separate me from France.
"For several evenings.I had observed
an Indian who, without strictly follow
ing my steps, seemed to keep me in at
tentive view. He was q tall, we'll formed,
and handsome man, dressed like one of
the better classes of that people. I re-
member he wore a fine Panama SOM
brero, an upper dress of European cloth,
pantaloons of dressed leather, opened at
the lower side, and ornamented with
silver bell buttons. His linen was fine,
and his jewelry rich, but simple. OF
course, / was Indifferent to personal
danger; but my curiosity was excited, as
1 thought it possible he might have
something to ask at my lands, rather
than any intention to offer me violence.
accordingly turned, and asked in the
language of the country: -
"tWhy do you follow me
Tt is because you are foreigner
"T am Frenchman.' I ~ =
sAre you man of courage?
oy,, not Of g ,,o,,
Are you poor? gar
"'Not very rich. - 4o - ..at 90
"Do you wish wealth p
"1 came to this cursed country to
to gain wealth. So far, it has not ar
rived .gser., t ri t.rr.-,
Would you risk your life for
wealth p 'sss'-71 sii4 ~ 5ft
4 have risked it for thirty centimes
day 5..t
II have BEEN
"I need your services lra...g.-.
For what purposeY
"'Not for assassination, or for rob.
berry, y ,@E p. aa5a.s >tlgl .zs,
g. I" For what then 2 II A.. .s...... s...
"I can not tell; but if you wish tc
risk your life against the certainty OF
wealth, go tomorrow to the garita or
the western road You will find man
with a mule saddled and fitted for 9
journey. He will accompany you days
journey. You will be received at the
venta (tavern). The day after you will
find another guide and mule. He will
carry you another days journey. Yon
will stay at the venta, where you viii
find another guide, who will accompany
you ON the journey of the third day
Ask no questions, either of your guide o.
at the venta. You will receive no salts
faction. ALI yon want will be supplied
and you will be safe from any danger
Do you fear?
4 may lose my contract of passage
to FraneeY
"'You had better do So
"1 consent gen r 3
"An this occurred as intended. MI
journey was into, and through the forest
it passed estates of sugar, coffee, ant
fruits. We crossed streams on rude fer
ries and rugged fords. 1t rose through
| the luxuriant trees, and vines, and flow
ers, with the parrot, the parroquito, ant
the monkeys-once there was serpen
and once sight of Brazilian tiger.
"Un tigre royal? 't
Varineeaat, n1esse,trs, une tfgr
| UeritdbLe aUec les rdye n0iT.
cat the end of the third day ou
course was into the heart of the mount
aims. We arrived in the night at
venta, in a solitary place. My guild
| spoke few words to the proprietor, VIII
ordered the mule to be taken. My bag
gage was carried into room, and I ha
rest and refreshments. I remained i
that venta for two days. All my want
were supplied, but no one asked m
any questions. I had become tired O
this uncertainty, when one day an In
dian rode across the prairie, and up t
the door Of the venta. I heard him ask
is there Frenchman here?
There is an estron gero'
"sSenor, the Indian asked, ARE 20
Frenchman?'
"fYes.'
"'Then you will follow me-
az paused and reflected.
You will follow me- he repeated
if you wish, or you will return. 1t
with you. 1t is the message of til
Padron'
"'Why should 1 fear for my lifep c
what value was that to any except my
self?'
".Peste! Diable! En- avantp
"And SO we departed. During th
day the guide halted and said:
"Senor, we must now bandage You
eyes,
l. Decidedly this was becoming NOR
mysterious; but my curiosity and inter
est in the case put aside all fear, and
rode with the guide, with my eyes as
I had been playing cache cache! for
treasure. So, I again cried, en- aUa'a,
and we rode until heard great nois
of shouting and of instruments of IL
country. This was .fete and a fandang'
My bandage was taken off. and I was
a camp. There we're hundreds of minel
and people of the country. There wei
many blacks who I have now no doul
were slaves, who had escaped from IL
royal mines. There were fires of a lum
nous and resinous wood which made Il
camp as light as day. There were table
i | of monte and other chances at whic