Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-03-16

my wallet contained But thus far
they never have had their wishes
gr;tiliel in this respect. and 50 long
a my faithful >ix-shooter does not
play lne false. don't mean that they
>A:,I. One day, at noontime, saw lne
iii one Of the little villages of tie
wr~1- helnIned III on al sides by high
peaks and lofty summit passes. l
had Transacted my business there
and now sought the landlord Of the
inn 10 learn my way to the next VII
lagc that | wished to visit. From
him ! learned that it was 20 miles hy
the public road. and rough and hilEy
into the bargain
Il there no nearer way" | asked,
If The road i iii lilr state vou say il
VII hv long after nightfalI before |
can reach there and il looks much as
though We might have 4 rainfall pres
cn,lv."
There i i road over tie moul,-
tainS," he answered. after Il pause.
''hut il has not been much used Of
late wears. and the way j. rough.
Still, il can he cot over; and a> il i
but little over half the distance it i
lI the main road, you will get Il
Silly fully an hour earlier than YOU
could ly that way.
Then l shall Try for it, for | wan,
t. get there before the storm, if pos
>ibIe."
Keep the road straight ahead. and
keep yo.Ir eyes open" he said.
Thank YOU l shall DO 50" l an
-wcred. Good day,
"Good day" and the landlord
waived hi hand H. 1 rode away.
For hours i wound along the most
Wrctchoi road | ever saw. Every
nOw an'l then path would hraucl
off. leading apparently into the heart
Of the forest. The afternoon passet
away anl might came on. and stil
there was no change in the road. 1t
-i-n Of my Icing near to Silly. Al
va the same dremry wilderness a:
that through which | had been pass
in- % many hours. With the com
in- f the darkness the rain began L
fall This added to the disQuiet
already felt, for | feared that | hat
left the right road and got into one o:
those paths that led | knew not whith
cr.
Faster and faster fell the rain. ant
with every moment the gloom III
creased until the darkness was sucl
. that il could almost he felt. Still
plodded OF feeling there was littl,
chance of reaching my place Of des
tination. but with the hope that
might stumble upon a cabin that pos
se~sed human inhabitants, where
r could find fire and shelter for til,
night. More than an hour passed and
had nearly given up all hopes Of find
inc shelter. when | bcheld the CLEAN
. Of light before ne. Encourage,
: lv the sight, | urged my horse Oh
0 ward. and in u few minutes fOunt
. myself in front Of low cabin, ,througl
the one window Of which the ligh
. cleaned that had attracted my atten
, ton.
t Dismounting. l approached am
raped loudly upon the door. Their
was the sound IF shufiiing feet with
+ in; then it was thrown open, and
: man holding q candle in his hand al
i Feared upon the threshold, and de
= Imanded what ] wanted. As the ligl
c flashed upon his face l had the In
preston that | had seen it before
. but it was gone in minute. In an
|. swer to his demand l told him
), wanted shelter for myself and hors
it for the night. and that if i'll the MON
u ing he would guide ME TO Silby, b
: would be suitably rewarded.
He made some remark whic
l could not catch, owing to the driy
e ing of the rain; and then, setting tn
candle down on the floor, he cam
II out. saving. as he laid his hand upo
nv horses bride. ''"Tain't yer
; good quarters that you'll get her,
= mister, but perhaps it's better that
J. is out in the rain
r Any shelter is better than non,
y on such night as this" l answered
as | dismounted. And l followe
him round to a rude hovel, where |
did the best he could for my horse
. comfort.
On going into the cabin, he picl
=, ed up the candle he had placed @
the floor. observing as he did so, :
keep bachelors hall here, so yc
mustn't expect much; but you Al
hungry. l s'pose:'
Sc l replied in the affirmative, as
nd drew up to the fire that sh0ne upG
We the hearth, the heat of which was yel
grateful after my exposure to Il
III storm. l watched my host as
1 placed some bread and meat upon t
" table, and his very look and motia