San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-07-29
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any other night L would ny 20 bring
you that ribbon and would do so Joy
fully; but tonight yes to-night-why
should l hide it from you'll am
afraid. : Do you not hear the bells
tolling? IRE Hour fol- evening prayer
has struck at San Juan del Duero; the
ghosts begin to emerge from their
graves curdling the blood OF any one
who beholds them, turning his HAIR
gray, or dragging him OF in the
whirl OF their fantastic dance as a
leaf is swept along by the breeze"
An almost imperceptible smile
CURED Beatriz's lips while the young
man was talking and she exclaimed
in an Indifferent tone after he ceased
meanwhile stirring the fire so that tho
bright sparks flew out;
Oh no. indeed. How sillyl Don't
think OF going to the mountain now
after such trlAe. On such dark
night too, when tbs ehusts are
abroad and the road is fun of wolves :"
As she spoke these last words she
emphasized them so that Alfonso could
hot fail to understand her bitter irony.
As though mechanically, he arose,
passed his hand over his forehead as
though to dispel the fear he felt men
tally but not in his heart and in a
Grm tone he said. addressing the
beautiful girl who was amusing her
SELF By stirring the fire oz the hearth
Farewell Beatriz, FAREWELL II ]
retl,rn II will he sonn.
Alfonso. Alfonso she said. turning
around rapidlyi but when she de-
sired 70 detain him. Or appeared to do
so. the young man had already dis
appeared.
Soon after. the sound Of his hor 9
hoofs was heard as he galloped off.
The proud beauty with a radiant
look of gratifed vanity lighting up
her face listened a-tentlvely to the
sound until It died away, though the
church bells kept on their lugubrious
tolling.
An hour two ana three, elapsed.
and midnight struck as Beatriz retired
to her oratory. but Alonzo had not re-
turned yet though he had had plenty
OF time to go and come back.
Perhaps ne was afraid" the young
girl EXCLAIMED. closing her prayer
book after vaihly attempting to MUIR
muir some OF the prayers the church
dedicates to All Souls day. for the
spirits of those that have passed away.
After putting out tho lamp and
drawing the silk curtaihs around her
bed she fell asleep But her sleep
was restless aud uneasy.
The postern clock struck twelve.
and Beatriz could hear its slow
sad strokes and half opened her eyes
She thought that she had heard come
one call her at the same TINA in a
FONT suffering nc ent The wind
still moaned and shook the easement
Beatriz trembl ngly thrust Aer head
out Of the curtains and listeGed for a
moment She could heas many
strange sounds but passing f,sr hand
over her brow. she listened again,
but ali was now still and guiat
Her pupils were dilated snd she
seemed to see shapes moving around
all over the room; but as sfo hxsi her
eyes, more closely she percaived that
the darkness was impenetIRple aud it
was due to her Imagination.
Bah she said resting her lovely
head again on the pillow can l be
as timid as those poor souls whose
hearts beat with terror under their
armor on hearing some ghost stcry?"
So closing her eyes she tried to 90
to sleep but in vain did ste endeavor
to calm herself She again started
up pale uneasy and nore terrified
than ever.
This time it was Do Illusion. the
brocade Portierus over the door had
rustled as they were PUSHED aside and
she could hear heavy footsteps on the
carpet The souvs they made was
dull and almost !nIpe-ceptlble. but
continuous. and ss they moved along
she could hear something creaking.
like dry wood or bones. The footballs
drew nearer and nearer and the prayer
desk near her bed movsd Beatriz Ut
tered sharp cry. and burying her
self under the clothes hid her head
and held her breath.
The wind beat against the easement.
while the monotonous low az the foun-
tain could be heard from afar. and the
barking of dogs as well as the church
bells OF Soria. some Lear. some far
tier of. while they sadly tolled tor
tho dead.
Thus the night passed on. and to
Beatriz it seemed as though it would
never come 70 an end. Finally. the
first faiat rays OF dawn lighted up
the sky, and she opened her eyes and
recovers1 her sell-possession.
After a sleepless night of terror.
how beautiful seems the bright. clear
light
She drew back the curtains OF her
bed and was rbout 10 laugh at her
terror of the previo-s night when
suddenly cold Precipitation broke out
on her forehead. her eyes seemed
startirg from their sockets and
deadly pallor cvsrspread her cheeks;
for on her prayer desk she beheld the
blue ribbon stained with blood the
blue ribbon Alfonso hId gone in quest
or
When the frightened attendants
rushed in to intern her of the death
Of Alonso-the first-born of the Count
Of Alardiel-whose body. partly de-
voured by wolves. md been found on
tho Spirits mount1in. they found
Heatriz motionless and rigid cling.ng
with both hands TO the ebony bed |
posts her eyes starting from their
sockets her mouth half opened her
lips white and her body cold and stiff,
for she was dead
Beatriz had died OF fright.
They say that some time after this
event took place a hurtsman who |
had lost his way and been obliged to |
pass All Souls Eve on the 81 rit |
told on the day before he |
lied Of some of the horrible sile he
had seen there. Among other things |
he said that he had seen tine feshless
bodies OF the ancient Kin ghts Temp
ar and the Soria nohlemen that we're
buried in the chapel on the stroke Of
u nrise from their graves with a fa,.