The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-10-15

ged him down from the saddle Capt.
Perez at the same time made his broad
breasted charger wheel and plunge
roughly among the crowd. and cried in
d Btentorian voice:
" ''A mistake! mistake! Stand back!
do. not fret Some mistake is herel'
pin him, Corcovedo! pin him, boy!"
called Trinidad Jose; and the dog de-
voted himself with gusto to helping at,
last'a sweet, long deferred vengeance.
The men, disorganized by the fall of
their chief and the cry of Perez, knew
not at first what to do, But they were
regulars. and soon recovered their equa-
nimity. They fired at Jose and his dog
Though both miraculously escaped I'M
sshurt--set tho Jefe again ON his horse,
then. formed in good order and sent
telling volley after the scattering peas
ants. They began to follow them, but
soon, realizing that discretion was the
better part Of valor, they retired to the
ruined country house, still keeping the
del Prado family as prisoners.
A loud, shrill call summoned into sight
"a much larger force of the peasants.
Those in disguise threw off their wo-
mems costun es, and all prepared for the
attack. In the melee some shouts for
the liberator had inadvertently been
raised; the war cry was thus heard, and
the movement identified henceforth
with that of the revolution.
1.-THE campaign has begun" COM
mented Perez, philosophically. Every
well, it can't be helped; we are in for it.
and we'll take the consequences.
It was clearly necessary, in the sequel,
that they should retreat, but they deter
mined first to cripple the enemy, to pre-
vent a too speedy pursuit, Still more
important in Walters eyes was the res.
cuing of the prisoners. A plan of at
tack was quickly arranged; one body
| was to advance along the road, another
. to make feint in flank, while third
should steal round under cover of thick
field of bananas and take the enemy in
!: the rear. But these latter were no nov
ices in this kind Of warfare, and, as
without the help of artillery every adobe
wall may become redoubt, they stoutly
held their own. It was not till another
force under young Don Angel-who had
= been notified at the hacienda of what
Wstis' going on came hurrying and yell
ing across the fields that they finally
gave up They broke from their: in
trenchments and fled in wild confusion,
with much loss. "-.'
=" Amy 'Colebrook had Il brief glimpse OF
Walter under guise in which it is rare.
ly given to women to see their heroes.
She hardly knew him, and was almost
afraid of him. The rage of battle was
still upon him, he was bleeding from &
slight bullet wound across the cheek, and
a revolver smoked in his hand He was
bursting in gate at the head of q storm
ing party when the enemy took to flight.
But this in no way interfered with his
affectionate consideration for her. He
was inclined to retire from view, as if
his appearance were an offense against
etiquette. He quickly detailed Capt.
Perez to guard the generals party to Rio
Frio, leaving him, Don Walter, to his
own resources. Perez strongly expostu-
lated at this. but the other would not be
gainsaid.
"Go at once!'' insisted Walter. almost
imperiously. "They must be conveyed
to a place Of safety. Now thar they are
supposed to be identified with the insur-
rection, there is no telling what penalties
1 they would suffer if captured. You are
light, and can keep the start you have