Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-11-24
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what | said to him. He drew his
sword, and unsheathed my saber.
The old woman seized lue by the
arm, the lieutenant gave me a cut
across the head, whose scslr vet
bear. i recoiled backward, and
with my elbow overturned DorO-
thea, and as the lieutenant rushed
upon me, received him upon the
point OF my saber, and run him
through. Carmen quickly put out
the light, and told Dorothea in her
language to run. / gained the
street and began running, knew
not where. 1T seemed TO me that
some Onelwas following. When L
came TO myself, / found that Car
men had not quit me, "Great
brute of a cdn0Ii," said she, "you
never do anything but folly. You
know l told you would get YOU
into trouble, stupid Come, there
is a way out OF everything when
one has Gipsy for friend. Com
mence by putting this handkerchief
over your head, and throw me your
sword belt. Wait for me in this
alley. / will return in two min
utes." She disappeared, and soon
brought me stripped manteau
that she had found, | don't know
where. She made me take Off my
I'm form and put the cloak just
above my shirt. So arranged with
the handkerchief which she had
tied around my wounded head, L
closely resembled Il Nalencian peas
ant as they are frequently seen at
Seville, where they come to sell
their fruit and vegetables. Then
she led me into house similar to
that Of Dorothea, at the end of an
alley. She and another Gypsy
bathed my head, dressed the wound
better than surgeon could have
done. made me drink some strange
liquor, then they laid me on a
bed, and / fell asleep.
Probably the women had mixed
in my drink one of those narcotic
powders OF which they have the
secret for. | awoke very late the
next day. i had a piercing pain in
my head and was feverish. IL was
some time before / could recollect
where | was, and recall the terrible
scene i had enacted the evening
before. aCarmen and her friend were
still beside me. After bathing my
wounded head they exchanged
some sentences in chipe cali, which
seemed to be a medical consultation.
Then both assured me that / would
soon be cured, but that it would be
necessary to leave Seville as soon as
possible, for if | were caught /
would be shot without indulgence.
"My old boy" said Carmen, "you
must do something; now that the
king will not give you any more
rice or Goldfish you must think of
getting something to eat. You are
too stupid to be cheUalier d'induS.
t'ie, but you are active and strong.
If you have any spirit, go to the sea
coast and become smuggler and
brigand. Haven't 1 promised TO
hang you? i always keep my
promise; besides, it is nicer to be
hung than shot. And yet, If you
are industrious, you can live like a
prince, as long as the coast guards
and minlons don't get a grasp on
your coat collar"
1t was in this pleasant manner
that that little she devil showed
me the new career she had planned
for me, to tell the truth the only
Dne that remained now that l had
the death penalty. Would
you believe it, SenOr, she persuaded
me with but little difficulty. 1t
seemed to me that / would be more
closely allied to her in such life
Of danger and rebellion. i also be-
ieved | would then be sure Of her
affections.
/ had often heard about the con-
who roamed through
mounted upon good
horses, gun in hand, and their
,weethearts on pIllion behind, en-
.ircling them with their arms al
ways. | imagined myself already
rOtting over mountain and through
valley with her beautiful black eyes
always upon me, and her form re-
lining on my shoulder in the tire
ome Journey. When | talked to
Ter about it she laughed as though
he would die, and said that there
vas nothing so charming as the
lights passed in Gypsy camp by the
'ould dance and make music as free
Is the birds.
eff ever / have you in the noun
aims" said, 81 will be sure of
,ou. There is no lieutenant there
o compete with"
All, you are jealous" said she.
50 much the worse for you. You
must be awlully stupid. Don't you
ee / love only you, since ! never
'eg for any money!"
When she talked that way my
ingers ached to choke her.
TO be short, Senor, Carmen pro-
ured me a laborer's suit, with
which / escaped from Seville with
ut being recognized. | went to
erez with letter from Pasta to
wine merchant, at whose shop
he contrabandiers made their rem
ezvous. He introduced me to the
nen, whose chief, named Dancaire,
eceived me into his troop. We at
nee left for Gaucin, where ! found
'armen, who had promised TO meet
ne. In our expeditions she acted
s spy, and better one there never
yas. She had come from Gibral-
ar, where she had already arraDg-
with ship captain for the ship
lent Of English goods that we were
} rereive near that part OF the
cast. We went to find them near
,stepona. We hid part of them
I the mountains. Laden with the
asi, we went TO Ronda 10 sell them.
armen had preceded us there. She
ranged the precise time at which
'e would enter the city with safety.
his my first enterprise, was sue
essful. The life Of contrdbandier
'as pleasanter TO me than the dis
pIine of a soldier. i had plenty
money and a sweetheart. was
Imost entirely without remOrse,
n, as the Bohemians say, "a tooth
ever aches at pail" | was ev-
-ywhere well received my COM
anions treated me well and with
luch consideration. The reason
as because had killed man, and
mOng them were some who had
Ot similar exploit upon his con-
.ience. But what pleased me most
my new life was that / often saw
lrmen. She treated me with more
nderncsS than ever, and was so
eak before her, that TO crafty the
asst Of her capTices ! would have
He'd an hundred men.
Our band, which was composed
eight or ten men, were rarely
lited except at some decisive mo-
pntg and Ilually wa xyarp spa1fnr.