Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-29
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betrayed any guilt. He maintained his
Wonted stolidity, quietly attentive to nv
wishes, ready st Ill times to interpret FOR
me. and never at any time fiZchicg II "a
81! the narrowing details. Not even the
scene before the church door, the uu-
wOnted exhibition Of grief by little Ar
ores moved him; the ouly Giscerni1Ie Cii-
ference in hls msnper was m.rzed
SlsEtEess snd vigilance, but even that ~ :
passing away, and every day life was
much the same.
0! Andrea heard and ssw nothing.
Once ventured to ask, but the old juan
answered in the br!eies. manner
consistent with Mexican etiquette, "she
is SICK"
l hsG oY TO nesrs abandoned the hope
~ discovering tae e. sSssio, tut VIII. in
Mexico retricUIOn IS swift amOag .lem-
selVes, they sra less eSgsr to br.pg che Of
their own people to justice when the
Cnense has OeeI Committed agsiust sn
ellen. month lad passed; arothee d.y
WCulc ccnC.uds the work 81 .his point,
snj tae camp would journey sou,dwerG
{ = 20 ne 7Tas relief. felt thst 4ss
~. clGd, I'D the knife SO resd7 FOR
dsad!y work might 81 sny moment be
turned sgsins, myself, snd while will NJ,
nay sAT, 10 meet on equal terms sB
enemy, l did lot feel quite comfortable
lG The thought OF being struck down Yi.h-
on. c wCrQ CT warning.
Tne life, too, had gone cut Of tie pace
nov inst the bright boy was laid in Csu-
p0 S2Lso. No more the sweet Spanish
love songs came 6lsting from AIdrex's
apartment; once in = while Grooming,
wdiling note fell on my listening esr, 5ul
she c&me cut &c more - feed her p.geous
or toy among the flowers, she thst MAJ
once been the oraVest blossom Of them
sI. On one or two occasions | h1d i
glimpse Of her, white and war, the lst!e
hands listlessly folded, no longer weaving
tsngling meshes, cut Idle, id.e ss o20y
G1gers.
This was TO be my lsst nigh. Smid these
scenes, aid my thoughts were busy with
tle events that hsd crowded into me lew
months l had spent az r Ic!ro-
sp6ctive were scme thoughts. AIler all
Was 1t not tSa1 | WAS leaving A1dret?
Wss it not for this that l wls moody?
Must 60 without word, WIN No align
OF the sympathy fcIt?
That morning. l hGd msde 81 eH.rt to
know something definite q her s:3te IN
remained Il M room, Until the woman
whose duty it wSs 20 clean 1t came II;
she was startled at fading me there, ana
NJ uld have gone, but l detained her.
Tel NE, Mercedes, how is "La Sen
ori.52"
"Ah Senior, muy ms)a"
"WheTe IS she siCb?' She pointed 10
her head and her heart.
q .
sway, ask her to let me ssy adios."
The woman locked RI me- plank
y. The last word SIZE under
stood, but shook her hozd SIS if i Has
Z vain r quest, ard went to work With 81
XpraSs on { face IS il she you'd hear
~ ;a7re.
z Md ana annoyed, / hsG been sitting
s'LCe supper ponierng ard o.vislpg
some wsy 10 save parting word, and to
ascertain for myself her real CONDITION
3.liie t5us employed, my eyes csuglt e
moving naGOW; HOW suspicious CfeveTy-
thing, Instantly became alert, and WAS
relieved % discover in tis shade q tAe
corridor female form cautiously Dp-
pr0cChiog ne, gNt quite still o5servsnt,
VIM : soft voice Tlurmured, "Scuor."
Instantly rose: "Andces, is It your"
'Si, SeGor," and crouchiEg low 81 ny
feet she buried her face IN the folds Of
her mantle. Bending over her l gently
lifted the covering and looked into her
jscG. TIE moonlight made its psI,0r
more apparent, and when | looked into
her eyes the glory Of them Wss gone, I
knew, forever. Yes, Mercedes was rIgnt;
the head WAS SICK, ald no doubt the
hesrt broken.
l. is peculiarly Of this southern race
tina. the emotional psEt nt their nature
G0minstes al ether. Violent passion
love. grief, hate or jealousy, will PROSTATE
strong men in 8 few hours, an Ordinary
anger not in!requeHtly produces severe
Illness. II was no wonder, then, that the
little maid WAS ea she wss Would deSth
or insanity result? Who could tel? Tae
brain WIS but shattered temple, AID the
poor little heart inst ihroboed 80 qgiIdly
vas nigh 70 bursting.
She murmUIed IL broken accents, some
times word CT two Of English mixed
with the passionate SyaLtsh, 50 if che
would hsve me- understood, but the tone
WIS jS2gled music. Twas GcW Don
EaElOr, then her heart, then : C2H On the
Holy Mother to help her, becoming
NJ sg0nzed prayer that must b. re
strsined. The little one must not be com .
promised. UncoG2CiCusIy l slrlked bcC
hesd, sao'uingly l spoke as TO s tired
cGiid, and hoelly taking her hand led her
toward tla. part Of tie house devoted +
her use.
She qaietly yielded 10 my guidance,
zad ss ! neared rha poItsl, an ing2.se |
could not master seed ne, fer one NJ /
Re1: [ Cs9glt G6r to ICY breast. H1T /
nc little heart luttG.cE priso5eG n nay
arms! AwEispeted adios, and 1 lett leI .
.arever. Never WIS sainJ mur2 sGc.cdly /
elshriG6d in hAllOWsd niche than sa- IT, ,
memory. TIE mad IDLY wss over, Car /
Icy WIS in his grave, and l Was oLca more /
he stsid IaaE Of figures.
An earnest requegs t-cm Me Shzw /
'Hat the body q Aer son ghould ta sent I
.Cme as soen IS II WAS possible induced .
ne, il compliance with her WisdeF, to .
take ths hrss Train that went
to F-In ordsr to discharge his last
1ffice for the friend, WAC had paid with
lis life for youthful folly.
There wGs crowd of natives collected
10 witness the novel sight, motley
differing quite as mUca in
manner IS il dress from rural esther
ng Of our own peop'e. There was no loud |
talking, and little outward expression OF /
surprise or curiosity.
Among the first to meet me Tas old /
Juap, who greeted me with is-Vor, |
feeling no doubt enhanced By Inc memory |
IF eundry reales he had received from me !