The National tribune., 1899-05-18
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54ZfY1 Tic Spanish Conquest Of IIexice
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arn,or, as wei! as a lutte of not less re
nlembersd workmanship. He raised hi
eyes To the attendant. who sat nluSing
hard by, and with a tilrili and elclanat iol
Of 10y, baheld the Moorish page, Jecinto.
rs it thou, indeed, MY dear knavc ia
ciEtu. whom | thought in the maws o
inhdels9" he cried, starting up. "Ant
now art thou; and how is thy lord, Dor
Gabriel. to-day Tell me, where has
thou been, these two troubled days. ant
how didSt thou return' By my faith, this
last hOut was somewhat hard, and | have
slept long"
Leave rot thy couch. and speak no
too loud, noble master" said the page
| kDccling and kissing his hand, for tiIot
art sick and wounded, and mere only ar
thou safe
"Ay, now indeed" said Don Amador
| with sudden and painful consciousness
of his situation, "I remember me- was
struck down and made a prisoner. What
! good angel brought me into thy company
| Thanks be to n"avcn. for my hurts are
not much; and | viii rescue thee from
/ Ca 3tivity."
| Il am rot a captive, senor," said the
| boy, gently.
@Ars we, then, in the palace' Where
are our friendSf-AEl not a prisoner"
"Senor, we are far from the palace oi
AK jicatl. But grieve not; for here thou
art with thy servants"
Thou speakest to me in riddles" said
| the novice, with a disturbed and be
wildered countenance. ''Iiave | been
| dreaming' Am | enchanted. Am | liy-
! ing, and in my senses
The saint, be praised, thou art, in
deed" said the page, f-rTertly; Though
both nights and all day, till the blessed
pDtion set thee asleep, ! had no hopes
thoI wouidst ever recover"
Both nights" echoed Don Amador,
4 - l., I>.tx
";,as a niyht-have two nights passed
over me, and vert thGu, then, with me,
during it all'-Ea, Was it thine acts of
S3-ccry, which brought NE those strange
and melancholy visiols' DidSt thou con-
iure up to me the image OF Lei!a'-lhat
p-iestess, that very supernatural proph-
etess-By heaven. as see thee, SO saw
her standing at my bedside, III some
magical light, which straightway turned
to darkness. DiC:St thou not see herr Tell
me, boy, art thou indeed an enchanter'
Prepare me thy spells again, reveal me
her fate, and let me look on the face of
Leila"
As the cavalier spoke, he strove in his
eagerness to rise from the couch.
"Senor," said the page, a little pleas
antly, III thou wilt have me satisfy thy
questions, thou must learn 10 acknowi-
edge me as thy physician and jaiior; and
give me such obedience as t-lou wouldst,
formerly. have claimed OF me. Rise not
uD, speak not aloud, and give not way 10
the fancies of fever: for here are no
p-iastesses and no Leilas. l will sing to
thee, if that will content thee with bond
are. But now thou must rema in in quiet,
ard be healed OF thy wounds"
Il tell thee, my boy Jacinto," went on
the cavalier. wounds or no wounds,
jailed or not jailed, | am in perple1ity of
mind, which, if thou art able, | must
command. or, what is the same thing,
beseech thee to remove. First, therefore,
what house is tnis' and where is it,
whether on the isle Mexico, the lakeside,
the new world, or the old, or. indeed, in
any part of the earth at ALP Secondly,
how got'st thou into it, Thirdly, how
came | hither nyself1-and especially,
what good Christian did snatch my body
out Of the paws Of those roaring lions, the
Mexicans, when | was nit that foul and
assaSSinlike blow by-by"--
"Scnor," said the page, not doubling
but that his patron had paused for want
OF breath, ITO answer all these questions
is more than / am allowed. All that | can