Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-07-23
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scrawled:
No less than 1900. - of his excellency IS
sent free so that he may hear your decide which
was final.
In after years that day always remained
impressed with startling vividness on his
lordship's memory What with his wife's
continual fainting fits, his three daughters
in consecutive Mysteries their conscious
intervals being employed IN upbraiding
him in such severe terms that one would
have thought that the poor man had him
self cut his son. ear off; his own mental
anguish as he remembered that the future
head of his house would never be able to
hear both sides, the horrid possibility of
getting the wanderer back for nothing,
piece at time, and the fear that at that
moment further fortunes might be in
course of infiiction-he often marveled not
only that he survived it, but that reason
did not altogether forsake her tottering
throne.
And the climax was reached when, in
the softening shades of twilight, Lady
Methwick and her three daughters, dressed
in black, went in solemn procession to
distant part of the grounds, where, beside
a ripping stream and beneath spreading
tree the gardener had already dug
grave. There, with fresh bursts of tears
and passionate sobs, the box Of sawdust
with it's precious freight was solemnly
buried, and cairn built over and about
it's resting place.
The outgoing evening mail carried two
letters, one to the brigands agreeing to
xI.as no. %, frtn Of ha
family, who happened to be a consul in
the near neighborhood, inclosing draft
for "a, 900 and begging him to put himself
in instant communication with Giuseppe
and obtain the captive's release.
The consul did as he was desired, and in
compliance with elaborate instructions
from the robber band, who were evidently
taking every precaution against being
trapped, proceeded alone one evening car
rying parcel of 1000 sovercigns to an in
dictated spot on the outskirts of forest.
| Hero he was met by q sunburned, black
| bearded giant picturesquely attired In his
| native dress, who carried rifle, while a
couple of revolvers and a poniard adorned
| his sash. Motioning to the consul to fol-
low him, he proceeded buta few PAGES into
The forest, then halted and blew long,
low, peculiar whistle on his fingers.
Approaching footsteps were Immediately
heard, and there emerged from among the
trees the whilom prisoner, alone. As he
ranged up to the side of his deliverer the
gold was handed over, carefully counted,
and then, with low bow, the robber
turned on his heel, at once disappeared,
without having uttered word, and the
consul and his purchase were free to de-
part.
Methwick Hall was ablaze with light Oh
tho evening of the heirs return to his an
ccstral home The female portion Of the
family had spent the day in alternately
laughing and crying for joy and were now
in a state Of intense excitement anxiously
awaiting the return Of the carriage from
the station. Presently the sound of wheels
was heard drawing up to the door, and
mother and sisters, rushing out, fell upon
Robert, Rugged him and kissed Kim and
half dragged, half carried him into the
house, but it was not until after they hat
been for some time assembled in the libra
ry that there flashed across their minds thu
remembrance Of that horror that lay bur
led beside the stream. His mother frs
made the discovery:
"Why, Robert, you have two earsP
"Two ears, mother Have not always
had two?'
"But we buried one Of them"
The Hon. Robert was evidently in tn
dark, and when they explained he declaret
truthfully that he knew nothing about it
AS a word painter he proved adecided fail
ure, considering the adventures which the.
expected him to recount. He had nothing
to relate simply monotony waiting for til
ransom, and no matter how they piled hin
with questions he could tell them nothin
of the doings of the gang, for he said h
never saw any of them except the one VIII
had him in charge.
A few days after his return, pleadin
the necessity of q visit to west end tailor
he travelled to London, after receiving stri6
injunctions and giving promise to shu
his old haunts and companions. Arrive
in town, he at once proceeded to Tol
Langtons chambers, and his first words t
his chum were:
81 say, Tom, what about that ear, an
why wasn't told of it?'
"Well thought you might object, an
as it was desirable to bring things to
climax got it from tho dissccting roo,
at the hospital through student"
1T took me quite by surprise when the
!. accused me of having two ears and tol
mo they had buried one Of them. B,
about the money!"
81 have told the fellows that you hay
negotiated loan and empowered me
pay your debts. Here are the 0 US tn;
have bought up, and the total amount
1900. The remaining e1,004"-
! "You will please keep for yourself as a
ranged, for the double purpose Of payir
you for your trouble and buying your pc
petual silence"
Thanks, old chap. will be silent
!, the grave but, say, had difficulty
keeping silence when we had her majesty
consul In the forest. never wanted
laugh so much before. Tit Bits.