Morning journal and courier., 1892-12-23
A LOVERS SAD FAREWELL.
HIS Pathetic Letter TO His SNeethea
While Under Sentence TO be Shot.

HIS Pathetic Letter TO His Sweetheart
While Under Sentence TO be Shot.
From thesst Louis Globe DemAcrAtl
1t Will be remembered that despatch
from Monterey, Mexico, was recently pub
hshsd stating that A @. Urango, q Mexican
editor well known on the Texas border, had
been shot by the authorities In Monterey
for being implicated In the SO called CARA
revolution. UrAngo was formerly editor
of La Briss,a Spanish newspaper published
in San Antonio.
During his residence there he became
acquainted with Miss Carrie villAineuvs,
an educated and pretty young lady, TO
whom he became engaged he went 20
Eagle Pass some time ago, where he was
running Spanish newspaper, End one day
about three months ago be had occasion
to cross the river to Piedrss NegrAs, but
had hardly put his foot on Mexican soil
when he was arrested and soon conveyed
70 Monterey, where he was placed in prison.
The following pathetic letter from him,
written few days before his execution,
was received by Misc yiIlsiusTs;
MONTEREY, MEX, Nov. i.
Miss Carrie yiIlsinusvA.
DEAREST AND LAST FRIEND or Mt
LONELY AND BROKEN HEART. / Was
anxiously awaiting your answer In order
TO have courage and tell Jon what an aw-
ful fate awaits me soon- II you love ne
this letter viii be q fatal blow 10 your ten
der heart. Forgive me for the lsst time
and listen TO what a ssi notice am 10 give
you; take courage and bear. Ny household
and friends are all mourning on account Of
my terrible fate. Ny mother AID sister CRY
day and night an lost forever, Carrie
Ny hand trembles; can scarcely write
this letter. Excuse me, darling This
black -bosrderei paper will explain TO you
al fret sight my serious circumstances.
Carrie, my lost pet, my beloved one even
to the last day of my life, listen 20 me and
pity me. The night before last was taken
from my prison room by ten soldiers and
two officers with their arnE. / did not
know where 1 was being taken 10 until the
guards stopped In front of the military
government palace. They pushed me in
TO a dark room where the general In con-
msnd of this military zons was stationed.
The general arose and Asked of me: "Are
you A Q. UrAngoE" "I am" / replied
''well," said he. 'I'm sorry TO notify you
that having been proved to be one of the
Cara revolutionists by the testimony of
the authorities of the frontier, and also
having been accused of being the Rsssssi-
nator of Mexican citizens during the Cara
trouble, You will be shot to death by superior
orders. Now you can go to your prison
room and wait for the confirmation Of your
sentence BY the Supreme court of the city
of Mexico"
Twas afraid to ask any questions what
ever, and, therefore, / was taken back to
my prison, where was placed in solitary
confinement. i am not allowed TO talk to
any one, and everything ] do is examined
by the commanding officer. Even this let
ter is to be translated into Spanish and eK-
amined by the prison officer; that Is why
don't write TO you ss used TO. believe
he'll is far better place than Mexico. Poor
Carrie ! am confident you Will shed some
tears at my fate, and sEesr am innocent
of all those awful crimes of which / Rm go
erroneously accused. / never did know
CARA personally, much less did ever kill
any one; but the general Gays did, and I
cannot contradict him So, my little one,
you see when was waiting for my liberty,
which was promised / should he given
about October 81, now listen to my sen
tenoe of death.
Remember, i once told you ! was cursed
By God; was right. There is no hope for
lae- ed hsf0rs fifteen dsys / will leave the
world, but / viii meet my dssih with
serenity and courage, for am not guilty,
God knowa- II you don't write me again.
good by forever; VIC Will meet In heaven.
darling. II you write soon your letter will
reach me before my death; IL not, my
brothers will notify you of NY fate. Re-
ceive the heart which loved you 20 the last.
Your unhappy ABEL C. URANGo.
Miss viIlsineuvA is now in deep mourn
ing for her unfortunate lover.