Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-05-24

remem berlug me win some tflile. These
worthy fellows, indeed, displayed an affec-
ton for me that | could not repaJ with my
life. After three months of intelligent
and assiduOus care got well enough To go
out, and went for short walks into the
mountains now and then. Ii was danger
Gus, for knew was always hunted, but
my companions kept so close watch over
NE that no harm befell me, and at last
thought of resuminE my work Strength
and health were restored, was happy in
the affection and devotion of the worthy
fellows who surrounded me, and with for
getfulness and contempt for the intidelitics
of the past my Calmness of mind and heart
returned. | was going to return TO the
mine, when one evening an unusual mum
Der of my companions invaded my hut and
asked me to listen to Il spokesman, who
had a communication To make to me i'll the
name of all One of them advanced and
said:
-'~I4isten, comrade: We have done for
you all that brother might do, and we
know that you are grateful and ready 4"
do as much for US: but what We ask of
you to-day is service of another kind
You are wrong in thinking to return to
work. You would fall i'll again, and this
time our care might be unavailIng. Your
hands were never made TO dig in the
mines; they are better made Ia hold "A
weapon and guide horse. Society pur-
sues you for crime of which you We're
not wilfully guilty; price is set upon
your head; YOU are hunted like wild
beast; you have no family but ours, be
then our brother, our chief tomorrow we
will bring you arms and the horse that
brought you into the mountains. BE our
chief, and when We need you we shall
count on your strong arm and courage, rs
you may count on our blind devotion and
obedience"
Gould refuse' accepted. accepted
even with pride and gratitude this way Of
acquitting myself toward these kind
hearted fellows From that moment was
treated like lord, and provided luXuri-
ously and abundantly with all that could
augment the pleasure of life and fiatter
self f-lOve
Not long afterward the same com
panion who had offered me the command,
and who was To be my lieutenant, told me
that the time had come TO pnt myself at
the head of my men and make strike. on
which depended the future of the band.
II was to assist the landing of ship loaded
with smuggled goods which had arrived
off the coast of Marabello the night before.
The royal troops had been warned, and
were 10 oppose the landing of the goods
by force. Our plan was u surprise the
latter by a sudden and bold attack, while
n certain number of us got the goods ashore
and hurried them into tie mountain. 1t
was an audaCiOus scheme, the resistance
was likely to be terrible, but we numbered
nearly 100 men, and the CuStOm-hOuse
officers could not be more numerous, and
we We're certain of the neutrality of the
people ON the shore.
Ion the day appointed we employed the
time in fixing our weapons. distributing
ammunition, and instruCting each man in
his duty At dusk took the head of my
troops, and We soon arrived at a short dis
from the landing where, thanks to the
formation of the ground, We could easily
hide ourselves and scatter in little groups
so as not to raise an alarm. At uight
a cannon fired from the brig announced
that the boats had quit the ships, and
soon, indeed, black masses which ad-
vanced in the shadow could be seen on the
horizon. At the same time we ap-
preached the shore, and then, all at once,
when the soldiers in ambush were on the
point of throwing themselves upon the
boats, which almost gained the shore, we
rushed upon them with Il formidable war
cry, and after a short but desperate battle
we were masters of the field In a twink
ling the goods were landed and loaded on
mules and men. aud the boats regained
the ship. which at once raised its anchor
and disappeared in the night
-'Only few men failed 10 respond to
the morning roll call; we had brought OFF
our wounded, and the affair, cleverly di-
rected and bravely executed brought Us
nearly 10000 francs.
For my companions from that time
was Capt SamarilIa, the chief, whom they
loved and would have followed to the end
Of the world the famous bandit on whose
head is price, but who, if heaven pleases,
will never fall alive into the hands Of the
law, for he will never be sold by his com
panions'
Such was the history of Samarilla rs re
lated by himself.
Some days later, | learned that the
king was going To Granada. l deter
mined to again see the wonders of the
Alhambra under the illuminations of
tete
The mountains had been infested with
brigands, but at this moment il was re
ported that Samarilla with all his band
had departed for distant province
Nevertheless went to see my new friend,
NJ. c., informed him of my project, and
that thought of asking the gov
eminent for an escort.
DO nothing 50 foolish, he said at once
Besides being swindled OutrageOusly at
all the inns. you would attract attention
and infalliby be robbed and abducted
you and your unhappy companions. Since
you are bound to 20. | will get four good,
fellows, with whom you will have
nothing TO fear, TO 90 with you
Thus attended by the escort provided, /
set forth on my journey. All went well
the first day; We lunched at an inn on an
with tomato sauce, a piece of
that excellent bread that every
body eats in Spain, and some fruit. The
was charming. the temperature
very mild, for the road runs along the sea
and passes at the foot of the mountains
through some of the most picturesque
scenery have every beheld. We lodged
Al comfortable hotel, and resumed our
joul dt an llOtAI IL Nilt liloL ilhS.
We were now in the very midst OF the
Sierra Nevadas. The country became
more and more savage. The road wound
around the mountain side, with fathom-
less chasms on one side and and wall Of
rocks on the other. At
each turn a new pandrama met the eye,
and passed from one enchantment to an
other. From time to time | perceived
some armed men on the heights who
seemed TO be sentinelS, but haVing ques-
Toned my attendants they told me they
were shepherds watching their fiocks. All
Al once at II turn in the road saw "A horse .
man few steps before me, escorted by /
two men similarly mounted and armed. |
pressed up my horse and coming up with |
him wished him good-day. The hOrseman
who had but himself at my left to con |
tinue along the road with me, said in eX-
.ellent French: Il am delighted, sir, 10 .
meet a stranger. and above all French .
man" had no reason 10 hide my origin |
nor the object of my journey, and, rs at |
he first glance had made up my mind /
hat was quite able TO resist an attack by .
my neighbOr. we fell into conversation !
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