San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-06-28

the government. instead OF causing
it annoyance and suspicion"
AS the cackling of the geese saved
Rome, this trivial incident prevented his
making discovery that might have re-
suited in very serious consequences.
The men picked up their load again, and
especially as they had been enjoined
to do so-vacated the plaza as soon as
possible. They melted away insensibly,
as it were, sloping down the side streets,
stopping at various places to refresh
themselves, and then taking to the road
in small detachments. Antonio Gassol
entertained many of them, and the Alma
de Mexico was for a time scene Of
crowded animation. SO alsO-that no
invidious distinction might be remarked
was the Bella Union.
The market people who had accom-
| panied them vanished in like manner,
not easily missed among the unusual
throng in the place that day. The make
believe devotees had a particular head
quarters at corral engaged by Perez,
and from this corral just at dusk, and
| for some time after, considerable num-
Der of mules issued forth, tightening the
loads so that the march could be pressed
with greater speed.
| Needless to describe all the small Incl
dents. delays and well grounded fears
| that attended such a march. The gen.
eral rendezvous was about ten miles to
| the east of Cuernavaca. The party
camped there for the night, under some
| lnrrrn fn,,St Thay Sfir in
at dawn. went on that day, and. waiting
| discreetly till the shades of the second
night had fallen, entered Rio Frio.
| Their loads We're deposited in thick
| walled meSOn, or caravanSary, retained
| by Perez, around which a strong guard
was posted A semblance of process
sion for rain was held the next day, and
then the men, few at time, We're sent
| back with the figures to FL JaSmin.
Meanwhile, Gen. del Prado, stung by
| the insulting words he had endured for a
second time from the Jefe Politico started
next morning for Mexico, to observe
the complexion of affairs there, see how
he stood with the government, and how
he had best adapt himself to the coming
troubles.
Thus two-thirds of the treasure was
safe at Rio FRO. Don Walter Arroyo
waited AZ 10 see it carefully bestowed,
and then set out with a single servant
behind him, and at nightfall entered
Cuernavaca, Z, LAYING returned from
the United States.
! The aun:s received him with open
| Il,,,
with full confidence. He had come by a
trading vessel it appeared, instead of
know plenty of holes around there to hide
in afterwards"
Encouraged by the distant cheering Of
their friends, the pursuers made new
onset. There was another battle, many
more lives were lost, but the rear guard
stood firm as before, and under cover of
its defense and the gathering dusk Wal
ter embarked with all his goods and chat
tells on the boats. There was no time
now to think Of unearthing any other
treasure, and the portion he had buried
on the shore was abandoned to wait til
who could say what distant day in the
dim future before it should see the light
Snap! snap! from the pistols and crack.
crack! from the rifles Of the baff1ed Cor
covedo, who was left in impotent rage on
the darkening strand. The men, shell
tering themselves behind the piled up
bags, piled their paddles with all speed.
The Canoas were clumsy but capacious
fiat boats of but a few inches draught.
| When the night settled down all lights
were put out, that their whereabouts
might not be disclosed to the enemy if by
any chance they were followed. Walter
remained in the last and heaviest of them,
which was the post of danger. Towards
midnight, when trying to get little
sleep in a low cabin amidships, he was
aroused by dull thud and all pervading
jar.
The chinampas! the chinampasl"
called out the alarmed voices of the
watch
The wind had changed and insensibly
lnclosed them in the Clogging embrace
of this strange vegetation. A hail from
the smaller boat in advance, almost i'm
mediately after, showed that it had met
with the same fate. They were not
completely surrounded, and the men
worked strenuousfy with long poles to
| free themselves, but all this could effect
nothing
The chinampas were formed of a nu-
cleus of water plants closely interviewer.
Upon this a thin soil had formed by de-
composition. The mud of the lake,