Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-09-02
"rll excuse nothing of the kind."

clean breast of it want the whole"
 There's very little to be told about it. The lady was visiting at the home of my employer. We met and loved. 1 I have her picture and she has mine. am going to give up rowing and settle down to hard work, I shall marry her some day. That's all about Mat.
 My journey to New Orleans was un- dertaken to look after promising venture that my kind employer had put me on the track of. At the Saint Charles Hotel I met General Lopez He was delighted to see me, and we spent the whole morning talking over old times in Cuba. Many questions that asked him about people had met there he could not answer; and when he saw that thought strange of it, he said, with laugh:
 The fact is, Senor Henry, I've not daon to Bella Cuba lately-that is, not 10 stay. They have confiscatcd my estate there, and set q price on my head. You surely have read of tho unsuccessful Round Island and Carde- mas expeditions
 Why, certainly said; but it never occurred to me that you were the leader of them.'
 "'There's no Lopez so likely to be as I. Yes, I'm the man. Twas burning to strike for Free Cuba when you used to talk so eloquently about our dear isle at my home; but the time had not then come. It has now. 1 verily be- lieve. l have five hundred Cuban refugees in this city, ready to embark. The gallant Colonel Will Crittenden. of Kentucky, brings me an hundred mere. am negotiating now for arms. and striving to conceal my intentions from the United States authorities. In July or August I shall land on the soil of Cuba with these patriots. Tho Island will rise. Spanish oppression will be driven out. Freedom for Cuba | will follow-perhaps annexation to the United States We shall see.' '.It needed no urging to make mo and soul. Let me make a short story l of what followed. Now that it is all over-now that Lopez, Crittendcn. and at least an hundred of their followers have suffered death, and two or three hundred more are rotting in Spanish dungeons, can talk coolly and can- didly about it. The leaders were brave enough and enthusiastic enough; but their bravery and enthusiasm couldn't avail with scanty arms. poor equip- ment and no artillery. We had many good men; some others were lit- tie better than the sweepings of New Orleans. We landed at Morello last month, and met several detachments of Spanish troops. And we whipped them every time they came against us, less than ten to one! But of course this style of campaigning couldn't be kept up. We got no recruits; the pco- pie wouldn't rise; our numbers were reduced by sickness and the bullet, and at length powerful force dispersed us. capturing Crittenden and his detsch- ment. The General and 1 made our way to the mountains; we separated 0: c night for safety, engaging to meet on the morrow at a certain time and place. The next day heard of his capture. was working in the fields disguised as laborer, my face stained with a preparation that l got in Havana four years ago. Three different par. ties of soldiers arrested me, examined me and discharged me; my disguise my fluent use of the language. and my knowledge of the country. made mt absolutely secure. Why, then, you vii ask. did I risk appearing in Havana al such time? My answer is simply Lopez; I wanted to be near him; wanted to know his fate, and to assis
 him, if possible. Once in the city
 there were hundred refugees where
 would be secure. The one chose wa
 the home of Jew clothier, on one O
 the darkest and most obscure streets O
 the city. l had struck up all odd kint
 of friendship with him years before
 and knew he would do any thing fo me.
 "Now, I'll admit ill advance all you.
 like to say about my subsequent con duct It was, of course, the height o folly for me to mingle with all thos
 thousands on the Paseo yesterday.
 can only say that l should hay
 gone and looked upon my brave leade
 and friend in his last moments, had
 k,aow, that detection would follow. . simply could not help it. And whe1 l witnessed his cruel death and hear' that insulting proclamation, I though { that the stones would cry out if l kep silent! It was foolish; of course; bu { it was just like me to do it..
 II understand you, my lad" said tn Captain. Ut was pretty hard work fo ! me to keep still"
 "Whcn I was arrested. my frs
 thought was that my hours were nun
 bered. I had not been taken beyon
 the Paseo before I had thought til
 matter over and determined to mak an effort to escape. Beside the othe things that favored me, the very bolt