The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-04-30
perpendicular rock on the other.

perpendicular rock on the other. At
each turn a new panorama met the
eye, and l passed from one enchant-
ment to another. From slime to time
| perceived some armed men on the
heights who seemed to be sentinels, but
having questioned my attendant they
told me they were shepherds watching
their tlocks. All at once at u turn in the
road | saw a horseman a few steps before
me, escorted by two men similarly
mounted and armed. l pressed up my
horse and coming up with him wished
him gooday-Vaya usted con DiOs, etc.
These few words sufliced, it appears, to
show my inexperience with the Ian
guage of Spain, for the horseman, who
had but himself at my left to continue
along the road with me, said in excel
lent French: II am delighted, sir, to
meet a stranger, and above all a French
man," had no reason to hide nv or
igin nor the object of my journey. and,
as at the first glance ] had made up my
mind that | was quite able to resist an
attack by my neighbor, we fell into
conversation. AS we went along l no.
ticed that my unknown wore with much
distinction a handsome costume of gar
net velvet braided with black. that his
!cggings were finely embroidered, and
that his arms were magnificent.
''Then you have no fear of brig
ands!!" he asked.
why l replied, Il have heard of
none but Samarilla's band. and accord
ing to what | have heard of him | be-
'ieve | have no reason to fcar a meet
ing with him. l am a foreigner. l
have no great amount of money, and
Simarilla would reap no great profit or
glory by robbing me. Besides, | am a
friend of one of his friends who former
u gave him work in his mine when he
was pursued by the officers of the law,
and should commend myself to him l
believe he would do me no harm.
Samarilla is a gentleman. myself am
an old soldier and officer, and | am told
that it would only he necessary to show
him my passport to be immediately set
ut liberty
you may be right as to yourself"
he returned, but as | am a Spaniard |
have no wish to meet him, and | hope
as long as VIC travel together we shall
not have that i'll luck. However, do
not delude yourself as to you forces
and arms, for resistance would be alb
surd and useless; my men and yours
would be of no avail before an attack
by n force ten times their number
The conversation continued thus for
nearly two hours. Ny companion was
marvciously familiar with the country.
He told me the names of the different
peaks, showed me in the distance Grana-
da, and the Sierra Nevada with lis
crests of snow in midsummer. Finally
he said that before quitting us he want
ed to offer me some refreshments.
We went into an inn al the edge of
the bed of the Cocin, IL little stream us
ually dry, where he ordered II sort of
q biscuit, which he placed in a glass of
fresh water, making q drink that /
found to be delicious. He took a like
drink himself and then threw Il piece of
gold on the table.
Without waiting for the change we
remounted, and at the next turn of the
road my unknown shook my hand
warmly, wished me a pleasant journey,
and left me with these words: "Recol-
lect that in Spain brigands exist onlyin
novels and theimagination of towards"
and he WAS of at q gallop.
Two hours later | entered Granada.
| saw The king, attended the festivities
of the court, and a ball at the Alham-
bra, then returned to Malaga by rail
enchanted with my journey through
the mountains and bewildcred by the
splendor of Granada.
bu,r,nl tp thank NJ q onI Ia oe
sure him of my perfect satisfaction witt
their ferocious appearance, and declar
ed that they would have defended mt
most %valiantly if | had encountered
brigands led ever by the famous Sauna,
rllla himself.
Really" he replied. sit seems to me
that you have no right TO complain o.
my terrible friend who offered you re.
freshments and with whom YOU were
confidential. On my word. you have
made a conquest, and to-day you car
travel through the whole country will
no risk of harm.
What" ! cried, my unknown com
panion-r'
WAS Samarilla himself. And thi.
is what you said to him"
He then repeated the conversation
with the genial stranger so accuratcl,,
that | realized at once that only tn,
latter could have related it to him. Tn,
following winter, at Seville, | narrates
my adventure to several friends.
ut is easy TO prove the identity o
your companion said one of them
Come with me tomorrow, and
will show Won n D~0rtrait of Samari111a
His photograph is in the hands of tn
authorities"
The next day l recognized my noun
tain traveller perfectly, and felt that
could count on one protector more il
the world. In Spain it is prudent t.
believe in brigands, and wise t. sa,
nothing i'll of them. -Paris Figaro.
Willing to Repeat.
I've noticed thai a man can arpy,