Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-05-08
A NIGHTS ADVENTURE

TO live nearly year III AnudluSla
AT that time / was hardly twenty
three years old. Instead of combining
myself to Cadiz. the streets of which
are narrow and dirty, Invent to Puerto
Real, a pretty town with white houses
pierced by an infinite number of win
dows, behind the blinds of which, at
every hour of the day, you see black
eyes sparkling and red lips smiling.
SO my time passed in the most pleas
ant manner in the world. Neglcctiag
my business more than | should have
done, j made many pleasant acquaint-
ances, and only sought to amuse my
self
Still, three or four times week, |
plucked up my courage, tore myself
away from delicious retreat, and,
mounted on q magnificent jennet, gall
loped the three leagues between Puerto
Real and Cadiz, and looked into my
business, much more TO discover how
much longer could enjoy the delicious
FIFE had organized, than for the Sc
fous interests which had been intrust-
III TO me.
At this time much was said about n
certain highwayman, jose Maria, who
had for long time secured the high
,y.ys Of Sn,in aud who hovinT made
,oooo ,v;tb the cnvornmnnt h,I ROT irnd
10 Cadiz, his native place, there to en-
JOY quietly and honora5ly the fruits of
his career of robbery.
The eX-band had awakened in me
keen curiosity and great desire TO
ONO n,orpi,g rccoivcd u lcttcr from,
ono of my, comn,n;ous p,n,nd non
Tn,,;hio riuosnd, nnro,,rc;n~ tb,t tba
fan,ous Josc N,r;o Wa ,o linn Win
lin, tbot e,,orin~ nt Cndi1 aud urm;,,r
mo NOT m Ioeo no onnort,,ni,v of 500
;nr and corv,rs;no Nth tho old L,n.
d;t
Rorrdi,o with io,. ,t this ,,po,,,ootad
rews Irba5 my bo,sn soIdlnd NJ once
and rodo towari C,diz at mi snrnJ
Two hours lotnr 7 v.,s romrnrt,hIv in.
stalled in Don ToIY.ihio'S drowiny-
room
loo Nori, woe ru,c,,,,l Ito v.os
the sort Of ma, | oxmnntnI 70 600 Io
n-as sucb a. nv, ir,o,1in,tioc b,d ro,,.a-
sontoJ him, and tho fcw hnmre I sncnt
i, he oon,nonr ,ro,.a ,o,,. or;ar.ihI,
aud soonnG ,n r,ss Nth tho sr,cI -,
Jro,no so STRONGLY. was ;mnrcssad n~
bcarinr hin, rni7tc Win his ~r,,o and
.onornns yn;cc and Win ,ho Srnansio,
and fronknosS &c sm"o,,ior Mn tIa
st;,r;n,r ;nc;donts 9 IL aJ,nnt,,rors
Iife INV ''''''' "'' '''' ' ''''i Jus
E;roll,. ,o hod - so,,,,.,to loco
MI iof+ ,s 80. ,r.,,,in,, ,r,oos of
n.;na anJ aftor bari,,, r shaLe9r7 borJs
with nc i, friorJI,. -
WI fo,,,,J ,,,,..,,If -, ,,.;,h No.,
To,r;h;o Ln ;r,;;oJ mo- ,'' ,n n. s, ' ,I,a
n;rht Nth lin, Gov !, ,,..,s III.
and wns thrnn ioa.rm"S 7ron, Pn"rtn'
ReaI RI, no,s;steJ !, snt,;n,r on
W. ,sais i o,na,, : ~ s ~.
20 ~! Fihb, o,,sn;, 49,, al o,,uo,'ad ofr
III. -. ,,,oS J,,n,. ,ha at,,,,
,hnro -" Nv ""a J H. - 49," 'I piG IT,, IT,
af ,.,;r 80 on,;,,,;,,o, =. I'LL -
intarraIs Jaor oTnrris 1f tbnnJ.r r.orc
board !, ,hp odistaroo ,,,.onnIoJ Ia,
soShas IS ,;'r%,,,;mo ,i,o III s,Iordor
nf wbich hi;rJoJ NV L.rsn ond n,aJa
III, m"a,. D LII -" -! "'''' ''''''0
L., " -" toa,,T,,ir,. 49, ,,;
, CO. - "a, '' s 'lG S"ii.
~, I no" tu.; " III 80 ,oViy
go III a. n,,,;,,o. 'l;,1 n, D,,s,',,;,,a.
apd an ,"o otos e", s,d Mmmo"' I.op'mS,
""o III a.
,.;, M! !" pi'ioo tte ~
oo"inS anu pi'ly nc "Saih1' t,io
s Snn tnat miS'it DC SET lof me ~ the
Caoate'oS oSe 10 N0ctG lNaNa'lerS Oh thG
NiSnt), VINO at tHat perl9i sWarhleo
on al the highways OF anuaiuSia. ;.
was armed anu Notwithstanding
my apPrehehSlohS' had 100 often rid-
ucn rom tau'H 10 luerto-he'' nor 10
klo" what 10 thlhk aooat the SUBJECT
VI my leaIi put TINS hioht, win my
neaa stuhea win NUMBER oi lamehta-
o!e stories, was prey 10 t'haccustomed
terror. VI what was l AFRAID? l know
hot.or, rather 10 tel the lfuIh' was
AFRAID oil everything
Meanwhlle inc weather had become
detestaDie. Inc SKY had changed to
an Immense 81 sheet Oh Hre' hcessaht
taSt;c I;orht 10 r., H. ~ u, ' ,
ra,'tS. "a ell, az ,h - s ir, 80 h vi
Ia - tl,,,n.,,; ,o,',l -, 49,
forth in fnrr " " We INV 'i .
NJ - M
.,-,,;,, H. ,';,ist 80 IL ,,'. ~
nat,,,. 80 'n nj 80 ' "LI;,.d III ",'no,, 49,. y,
H., LIN ~ i,,,i,,,t 80, -, ~ 49, ~
- J,.l,,oa e H. 80, N'''0 ~ "'0'' 10
- ,i.a,..' ~ "a" i, n','.
- "a. I tot'' ~, ", i,; tn9 tain,
Don Torribin'S mhi,.rirr ~ ~ ,a nri". AMI
choos;n1 fms n pl0w ,lop~ hind
,oadS in Tho ,n;ldIo af 10 ,,io.,7
came nc,r hronkina M. neol two,
tx t;mns and T was nearly ot NV ,.;t.s
snd when ! remon,bereJ an oIJ hn;IJ,
ing that could notbe lar OH, ana which
might afford temporary shelter from
the tempest.
iald my course as wei as could
IN the pitchy darkness and succeeded,
nj the emu OF a lew moments, III reach
ing the hospitable roof. 1t was an old
tower, the relic OF some feudai manor
when lihe had Undermined and wreck
cd; ~ was abandoned, almost falling
TO pieces and served as Il retreat for
nlghl-uirds. Inc country people called
II 1.-The Night-Owls' Tower, name
that fitted it in every way.
| dismounted, and passing the bride
over my arm, entered. followed by my
horse.