Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1889-11-21
Translated for the American
The Unicorn.
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The Unicorn.
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! Il was i've O'Clock in the evening. I
/ was exploring the forest banks Of the rio
/ San Nicholas. In the hot lands Of Mexico.
/ After long day spent in search Of insects,
/ | gave orders 10 the Indians. who accom-
/ panied me. to prepare the bivouac- ln a
| few minutes my tent was struck and over
= clear fire slices Of dried meat commenced
! 10 frv Tor our dinner We were well in
the wood> and about two hundred feet
| from the river. and my servant Enrique,
hsd Just gone with our guide, Ro>aliuo, %
MI our gourds with clear. cool water.
! was sitting before the fire a.lmring
the great tall trees W which We were sur
rounded The ~ha,i,> OF evening were
| falling rapidly lower and lower on the for,
est. and the Wild turkeys, perched on the
highest branches OF the trees, saluted the
last rays of the setting sun with their Ia
gubrious cluckings. All at once a cry
sharp and piercing reached me and in the
copse situated at my left. could hear
sounds Of broken branches, ana Of hurried
footsteps.
jumped Bp and had hardly time TO
seize my gun. when Ro>alino appeared he
fore me. pale. out Of breath, and altoseth-
cr terribly shaken up.
He WAS a strong man. a tiy-r-huntcr
was our Rosalino AMI something extraor-
binary must have happened 10 move him
Ike this
What i, the natter | cried. running
up 10 him
He put his fngcr to his lips. in token
OF silence and reachc,. forward TO listen.
'W here j. Enrique:" said
new sound OF broken branches was
heard In the thickct
Ro>aliuo dtew back quick KY; almost at
the same instant my servant appeared
Like H. companion be was pale and seemed
prey 10 the most profound terror
w III YOU explain 70 me hat j. the mat
ter asked anew.
The matter i the de'ii ! a, our heels,
and that We must dccamp from here a.
quickly a. possible. >aid the hunter.
The devil"
The uLicorn If it suits YOU better"
Have you seen unicoru%
A. clearly you see us. and We shall
have him on our back, before i've min
utes-"
Take your guns. said / 10 the two In
dian>. Very well. Now, a. we have SIX
balls with which 10 receive him, will you
explain yourselves"
We saw the anteburro. senior" replied
| Ro>sino. but, as luck would have it, We
were on the right side of the wind, or We
should not now be living For Heavens
sake let. 90"
An instant. my boys"
What is a unicorn and what i. an ante
burro:~
Nothing less than Master Satan. him
self" answered Ro>alino
"Is it man that YOU saw"
50 foolish did nv question appear 10
nv servant and The guide. that they looked
at me with COMPASSION. and instead of re-
plying proceeded to pack
Stop" said |, with authority. II il is
surely the devil with whom We are going
to deal, | have powerful talismans, or
charms, which will render him powerless "
This time the two Indians looked at me
with distrust. Ny zeal in gathering in
.ects, reptiles and plants, with what OBJ
ject they knew not, gave .hem the idea
that | was cultivatng sorcery. They
breathed freer their blood grew cooler
and they told me that as they stopped down
to Ill their gourds, their attention was
drawn by noise which they heard in the
bushes. on the bank Of the river.
After waiting minute. they suddenly
perceived walking slowing down the bank
quadruped of grey color, about the
size of an ass, his forehead surmounted by
horn. My men did not agree exactly
about his size, but they both distinctly saw
his launches, his name, and above all the
terrible horn planted In the middle of hi:
forehead. They assured me that to NEE
a unicorn or anteburro, was sign of mis-
fortune. that tie animal was invulnerable
and that those who had the temerity tt
chase him, exposed their souls to serious
dangers.
My endeavors to reassure my compan
ions were lost time. They implored me t.
remove our tent. stoutly refused. Hav
ing asked for the gourds, they told mt
that they had left them at the distan
spring, and that the muddy water from th
pool would have to do US tonight