Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-29

| "outSu eIOllully, quietly &GtenlVe to my
wishes, ready st all tines to interpret for
me, snd never at any time iirchiog n ID
81! the narrowing details. Not even the
scene before the church door, the uu-
wonted exhibition Of grief by little An
Gres moved him; the only Giscerriole elf
ference in his msnper was s mIrzed
alsTtness snd vigilance, but even that VS.
passing away, and every day life was
much the same.
o! Andrea heard and ssw nothing.
Ouce ventured to ask, but the old Juan
answered In the brieiest msnner
consistent with Mexcsn etiquette, "she
is sick"
hsc by TO means abandoned the hope
| OF discovering The &ssassio, tut Wills in
Mexico retricuuon IS sWitt amOag them
selves, they sre less esger to bripg che Of
their own people to justice when the
Chense has oeen Committed against 81
alien. A month lad passed; another dsy
| would conclude the work 81 this point,
snd the camp would journey south ward.
| T1ls 70 ne Was relief. l felt thst l pas
Ts'cled, sHd the knife so resdy for
! dsad.y work might ST any moment be
turned sgsinst myself, and while will
l nay saT, TO meet on equal terms sn
] q
ct the thought of being struck down With.
out word CT warning.
The life, too, had gone cut Of the place
now that the bright boy WAS laid in Cam
| p0 S.lto. No more the sweet Spanish
love songs came fosting from Andres's
! apartment; once in while Grooming,
wdiling note fell on my listening esr, out
she cSme out 70 more to feed her pigeons
] tNV NO oh =
once been the brayest blossom Of them
sll. On one or two occasions l hsd s
| glimpse OF her, white and war, the little
hands listlessiy folded, no longer weaving
tangllng meshes, but Idle, Idle as BABY
1ugers.
This was to be my lsst night smid these
scenes, and my thoughts were busy with
the events thst had crowded into the lew
months 1 had spent at r Ir!ro-
| spective were scme thoughts. After all
was 1t not that 1 WIS leaving Andree !?
Was it not for this that l was moody?
Must 60 without a word, wl9n no aign
Of the sympathy felt?
Ghst morning hSd made az ef.rt to
| know something definite Of her s:ste IN
arranging for my departure. purposely
| remained IL ny room, until the woman
whose duty it wSs 20 clean 1t csme IL
she was startled at finding me there, ana
VI uld have gone, but detained her.
"Teil me, Mercedes, how is "La Sen
orit6Y"
"Ah Senior, muy msls."
"Where Is she sick?" She pointed TO
her head and her heart.
"reil her," l said, "that l On goirg
away, ask her to let me say aides"
The woman looked az me blsnk-
ly. The last word she under
stood, but shook her head SIS il i Was
L Vain QleBt, ard went to work With an
expression Of face IS II she you'd heir
IL ;nOre.
z n I'd and annoyed, had been sitting
sizes supper pondering and devislrg
! some wsy TO Save parting word, and TO
| ascertain for myself her real condition.
"nile thus employed, my eyes csuglt
moving shadow; row suspicious Cievery-
thing, instantly became alert, and WAS
relieved 20 discover in the shade Of the
| corridor 8 female form cautiously pp-
prodching me. l gSt quite still observsnt,
| WHEN : soft voice Eurmured, "Seuor."
Instantly rose: "Andree, is it your"
"Si, Senor," and crouchiIg low at ny
feet she buried her face IN the folds Of
ISl ALaut1C' OfCA AC1 E,SuLIS
lifted the covering and LOOKED into her
jsce. The moonlight made Its psl!or
more apparent, and when l looked into
knew, forever. Yes, Mercedes was right
the head WAS sick, ald no doubt the
hesrt broken.
Il is peculisrity of this southern race
that the emotional psrt Ot their nature
DAMN q q ~ h. Vinlzn+
love, grief, hate or jealousy, will PROSTATE
strong men in few hours, sn Ordinary
anger not inirequently produces severe
Illness. 1t was no wonder, then, that the
little maid WAS ea she wss. Would deSth
or insanity resuIt2 Who could tel? Tle
brain YVES but shattered temple, AID the
poor little heart inst throboed so wildly
vas nigh 20 bursting.
She muTnuTed in broken accents, some
times word CT two Of English mixed
with the passionate Spanish, ss il she
would have me understood, but the tone
was js3gIed music. 'TWss DoW Don
CaTlor, then her heart, then csll on the
Holy Mother to help her, becoming
M sg0nizsd prayer that must BE- re
strained. The little one must not be com
promised. UacoIaCicusIy slrGked her
head, soothingly l spoke as TO 8 tired
Child, and finally taking her hand I LED her
toward that part Of the house devoted -
her use.
She quietly yielded to my guidance,
and AS neared The portsl, an impl!se
could not master seized ne, for one NJ
maDs csngat her to my breast. Hog
ne little heart flutteIed priso3ed n nay
arms! A whispeted ddios, and lett her
forever. Never WIS saint moro sGc.cdly
elshrined in halloWed niche than she il
memory. The mad fJlly wss over, Gar
ley WIS in his grave, and was oLce more
me stsid man Of figures.
An earnest rsqueg* t.cm M-c. Shaw
that the body CT her son should he sent
ECme as soen as It was possible induced
me, il compliance with her wishes, to
take the first train that went
to Fin ordar TO discharge This lssE
office for the friend, who had psid with
his life for youthful folly.
There wSs a crowd of natives collected
to witness the novel sight, a motley
nsseIablsge differing quite as mucn in
manner as il dress from rural gather
ing Of our own people. There was no loud
talking, and little outward expression Of
surprise or curiosity.
Among the first to meet me vas old
Juan, who greeted me WITH fa.Vor, 5
feeling no doubt enhanced By the memory
OF sundry reales he had received from me
for slight services in the past, and in