The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-07-13

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. All you want will be supplied
md You will be safe from any danger
Do you fear?'
81 may lose my contract of passag,
to France?'
You had better do SO.
81 consent
CAL this occurred rs intended NJ,
journey was into, and through the forest
1t passed estates of sugar, coffee, anC
fruits. We crossed streams on rude fer
rles and rugged fords. 1t rose through
the luxuriant trees, and vines, and flow
ers, with the parrot, the parroquito, anC
the monkeys-once there was a serpen
and once sight of a Brazilian tiger.
"Un Hgre royalY
GO Vdrinlent, DcSSCms, INC Hgrt
VerttG6te aCGc les JuYc nOir.
AT the end of the third day ou
course was into the heart of the mount
aims. We arrived in the night at a
venta, in a solitary placo. Ny guide
spoke few words to the proprietor, who
ordered the mule to be taken. NY bag.
gage was carried into Il room, and had
rest and refreshments. | remained in
that venta for two days. All my wants
were supplied, but no one asked mo
any questions. ] had become tired of
this uncertainty, when one day an In
dian rode across the prairie, and up to
the door of the venta, heard him ask:
So Is there Frenchman here?
There is an C&haugcro.
" Senior, the Indian asked, are you
a Frenchman?
Yes
" Then You will follow me-
" | paused and reflected.
" You will follow me- he repcotod
If yon wish, or you will return. 1t is
with you. 1t is the message of the
PadrOn.'
=" Why should ! fear for my life? or
what value was that to any except my
sclf?'
g Pcatc! Diabic! Fin apantn
And so we departed During tho
day the guide halted and said:
" Senior, we must now bandage your
eyes.
Decidedly this was becoming more
mysterious; but my curiosity and inter
est in the case put aside all fear and I
rode with the guide, with my eyes as il
had been playing cachc cache! for a
treasure. So, I again cried, en- aront!
and we rode until | heard great noise
Of shouting and Of instruments of the
country. This was 4 .fcte and fandaugo.
My bandagc was taken off, and | was in
camp. There were hundreds of miners
and people of the country. There were
many blacks who | have now no doubt
were slaves, who had escaped from the
royal mine-. There were fires of lumi-
nous and rcsinous wood which made the
camp as light as day. There were tables
of monte and other chances, at which
the natives played with all the noncha-
lance of Spanish gamcstcr. There
were booths of goods and trinkets. piles
of native food and fruits, sandals aud
The merchants were chiefly
men and women. Silver was
abundant, and brokers We're there to
deal in diamons, of which there had been
lately considerable distribution from
the mines worked in that neighborhoOd.
| was led to a tent in which | found
food, wine and water for repairing the
fatigue of the journey, In an hour a
said:
- You will go to the tent Of El Pad
ron Joaquin.
1T was then midnight On entering
the tent | saw the same man who had
lccosted me on the shore mt Rio.
You have Gomez
"'I promised
"Listen. / am joaquin, the con-
rNbaH dier en- dianantS. The people |
whom you have seen are my friends and |
ny soldiers. This camp is guarded like
/ fort. 1t cannot he surprised. Ny |
people obey my orders, whatever they
nay be. have paid their part Of our
gains ont of my own share. ] have for
Years put apart the most valuable jewels.
The vigilance of the Government renders
{ impossible for me TO send them away.
To be found in possession of diamond,
Without satisfactory explanation, is death.
These diamonds are of no value TO me
{ in Europe, they would he a fortune
Got fortune rs you French deem, II
Dw thousand francs, but u fortune for
ne, joaquin, upon which | would live in
europe like a prince.
"'Do you fear?'
81 felt the peril. On one hand it wa,
} die. On the other, to return to
rance. Arec de q"oi riVrc de mes
cntes. repeated that ! was ready.
"a strong mule stood ready with
uide at its side. received from the
ands of Joaquin small sack of leather,
hich was concealed under my cloak
fter had mounted The man gave me {
large knife with pistolct, and Il purse
money. The purse was made of the 5
bres of the country. | have it yet, {
it'll the knife. The pistolet was lost t
y the gunsmith.
Frenchmanr said the Indian, take d,
MS sack and defend 1t ms your llle. III a
the same thing as your life. If cap ""
lred with the sack You will not have +
,ore than an Ave between you and =
ernity. When you shall have Travelled I
20 DAYS and half the guide will return. d
hange clothes with him. Buy carga n
charcoal. Disguise yourself as much b
se a charbonero as You can, and place /
is sack under the charcoal. When You r.
lall have hidden the sack securely in s
10, resume your name and employ
ent. Wait in Rio one year. II you d
, not see me in that time you will re- D
IN to Europe with the sack. | shall n
dead. The sack will be yours. "
II offered to give him my name and N
c place in which ] might be heard OF.
e had already obtained both from the h
lonial agency suppose. | was then
indfolded and carried beyond the
,,ita of tho camn u