Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-12-01
CARMEN:
THE
POWER OF LOVE.
CHAPTER V.

CHAPTER V.
After some hours of repose she
left us to go to Gaucln; ana the
next morning little goatherd caine;
bringing us some bread. we stayeu
there ali that day, and towards nlgh!
we approached Gaucln. we Wal!eu
for news from Carmen. Nothlhg
came. Just after daybreak we saw
muleteer, with a woman Wen
dressed, holding a parasol, anu
little girl who seemed to be her ser
want. "There are two mules ana
two women that st. NlchoiaS mas
sent us.'' said Garcia. 81 Wouid
rather have four mules, but no ilfat-
fer: I'll take what come" he TOOK
his oun and descended the hill To-
ward the road, concealing himseii
behind the bushes. We followed
behind him, Dancaire and l, llttle
in rear. When they were IN gun
shot. we showed ourselves ana or
dered the muleteer to stop. Inc
Iadv in place of exhibiting any lear
mon seeing us-and our appearance
would nave given good cause
fairly screamed with laughter.
WAhl the ElLipel1di take me Tor
GRAND lady ~ 1t was Carmen, Dut
60 we'll disguised that l Would not
have recognized her if she had spo-
ken in another language. She
inmped from her mule, and convers-
ed some time in a low voice with
Garcia and Dancaire. Then she
said to me, "Cdadri, we VIII meet
again before your hanging, l am
Going to Gibralter on Gipsy buslnes; };
Vou will soon hear about me.
We separated after she had told US
where we could find refuge lor
some days. That girl was the prov
idence of our band. We soon re,
Y ceived some money that she nau
r sent us, and some information tha'
was worth still more. lt was 'hat'
on certain day, two Engllsh M,
lords would leave Gibraltar TO go tC
Grenada by a particular ROAD
When within hearing, we Wlsheo
them good day. They had an aoun'
dance of shining guineas. Garcis
wished 10 Kill them, but Dancalr'
. and | opposed it. We took nothing
INT their money and watches, eA
!, cent their boots, of which we ha'
e. great need. ;th
IA senior. one becomes rascal with
r. out thinking Of it;~a pretty CIR
makes YOU lose your head; yo'
IN fioht for her, and then you are ou
IS. Ii9ed to live in the mountains, AM
from contra bandier one becomes
rohher without rejecting. W
thouUht il would not be healthy 10
us in the environs of Gibralter atte
tha affair with the milords, and nj
ourselves among the rocks OF IN
Sierra de Ronda. You have mef
toned Jose Marie hold, it is thel
T have made his acquaintance. ID
had his girl with him in all his e2
IN neditiOuS. 1t was pretty gli
+o modest and with a pleasant al
never a cross word, and such dew
tionI In return he made her Ver
unhanny: he scolded her, beat he
and Sometimes made her Jealou
Once he cut her with his dagge
Very we'll she loved MIN mo mo
than ever. Women are natuIai
that way, above all the Anuai ID
SLAMS. She was proud OF tne 81
Iru she had on her arm, ana showGu
to as though it were more precIo
at than a bracelet. And then 20
Maria was a bad comrade: III
expeditiOn that we maze ne ma
aged things so well that all |
profit was made by him, ana
had all the labor and danger.
pursue my story. we heafa
more from Carmen for long ttu
inp Dancaire at last said, lone Oh
.oso must 90 to Gibralter for news apc
her. She must have arranged sol
90 affair. | would willingly go Dut
'ess ann we'll known at Gibraltar" vi
are. cia said that he was also well kno,
at that place on account Oh
J. tricks with the craWtishes, as
English are called in lower spa
ON account of their red uniIorii
and then it would have been dl
cult to disguise him on account
his one eye. 81 must go, thei
sid [. enchanted with the IDEA
~ again seeing Carmen. HOW 81
IA 7 dO?" 1t was directed thai
should pass by Saint Roc, ana WI
at Gibralter | should ask Tor
sbop of an old chocolate won
called Rnllona, and that l W0uld
sure to hear about her at that piS
,oor IT was arranged that we should
three leave for the Sierra de eau
VI and that / would there leaVe
and comnanions. and that sno
the reach Gibraltar disguised as an
lity, fruit peddier. o.d Az 1onoo % nassnort
Tx me At Gaucin they gave M
mule. / loaded it with oranges
started. Arrived at Gibraltar
. found that Rollona was very,
known, but that she was &c;
oone to the galleys or an dtd0te, !
didn't know which; and her Oil
nearance probably explained
pnr communications with Car
Bags, had been broken. / put my |
in a stable, and taking my ora
in basket l began Wande
-. through the city as if to sell II
hut in reality. to see if / could
some Rohenaian would recog
There is always at Gibraltar
rahhIe from every country in
uorl1 il is the Tower OF Babe
lereS, one cannot take ten steps IN
avis, street without hearing as man, man,
R1os ferent languages. j saw plenl
So Ginsies. but hardly dared to
Cor- ada in them. [ made SigT
I'd at them and they returned them.
easily diyined that we were tn
hut the thing was to know /
OS. We're OF the Same band. After
days of useless wanderings l
learned nothing concerning {
Rollona or Carmen, and L
thinking of returning to my
rades, after making some p,lrcl
large when in saun.erlhfg an.d fgsdv,S dn,9 voice
or 1st, at AUS adsA caIIine a me: 1Orange
al bar GIer!" 1 looked up and saw
invite men herself standing upon :
nv with an officer in red G
epaulettes and frizzed hair,
the porte and air of great n n