The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1899-02-23
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| Sidian.
Somewhat surprisedfat the audacity of
| this naked barbarians but in no wise
daunted at the number of his supporters,
the cavalier liftedehis krusty Bilboa, fully
| resolved TO teach him such a lesson as
would cause him to remember his
| temerity forever; hut, almost at the same
moment, his wrath vanished, for he per-
| ceived in this aSsaiiant the young am
bassador of the preceding evening; and,
| remembering the Iwords of De Morla, he
| felt reluctant to ihiuref&one of the princes
| OF the unhappy house of Monte yuma.
| But the valiant youth only approached
with the more determine ton, and swung
MS bulky weapon over his head, as il in
the act OF shifting, when one of his fol-
lowers, exclaiming eagerly, "Ho, Quauh-
temotzin! forbearP' sprang before him,
and revealed to Don Amador the counte-
nance of the Moor Abdalla. 6
The young prince, seeing the action Of
the Moor, lowered his weapon, and merely
surveying the cavalier with an earnest
look, passed by him on his course. and
was followed by the two others. Mean
while Don Amador, regarding the Almo-
CAVIAR, said
al know not, good Sidi stand
ing this present service, for which thank
thee, mot so much because thou hast
stepped between me and danger for, it
must be apparent to thee, could, with
great ease, have defended myself from
such feeble assailants), but because thou
hast freed me from the necessity of hurt
ing this poor prince;-I say, notwith
standing all this, Abdalla, l know not
whether / should not now be bound to
detain thee, and compel thee to return to
the General; for it is not unknown to me
that thou art at this moment deserter
and traitor.
"I am not CERTAIN" said Don Amador,
chat my intercession would not save thy
life; unless thou hast been guilty of more
crimes than have heard"
Guilty Of nothing but misfortuneP' said
the Moor, earnestly; guilty of nothing
but the crimes of others, and OF griefs,
which are reckoned against me for sinsH
Guilty" said the cavalier, gravely, "of
treating in secret with these barbarians,
who are esteemed the enemies of thy
Christian friends; and guilty OF seducing
into the same crime thy countrymen, the
Moriscos; one of whom, am persuaded,
did but now pass me with the Indians,
and one of whom, also, hath charged thee
with tempting him.
"Senor," said Abdalla, hurriedly, III can
not now defend myself from these charges.
for hear my enemies in pursuit"
"And guilty." added Don Amador. with
severity, cas- I think, of deserving thine
own flesh and blood thy poor and friend
less boy, Abdalla."
81 commanded him to follow me, senior,
and he would have obeyed me had he not
found thy knight Caiavar swooning among
the ruins. He tarried to give him succor,
and tlNus was lost, for the soldiers came
upon him."
SIS this SO, indeed' My .kinsman left
Thou vert but knave not to
tell me this before"
"The knight is safe-he has robbed me
of my child" said Abdalla, throwing him.
self before the neophyte. GO not, senior,
till thou hast promised to requite his
humanity with the truest protection"
Surely he shall have that without
claiming it,"
"Senor, my pursuers are nigh at hand,
cried Abdalla, land Unjust fyl A great
danger besets Jacinto, and thou canst
preserve him. Swear TO me, thou wilt not
wrong him, and suffer me to depart"
Wrong himH said the cavalier. ''Thou
art beside thysen.-4Yet, as it does APP
pear to me that the soldiers are approach
ing us, ] will give thee this very I'm
reasonable solace.-l swear to thee very
devouty, that, while heaven leaves me
my sword and arm, and the power to pro-
tect, no one shall, in any way, or by any
Injustice, harm or wrong the boy Jacin to. +"
81 will remember thy promise, and
theep cried the fAlmogavar, Selling his |
hand and kissing it.
"Tary, Abdalla. iRefect:-thou rush |
est on many dangers. Return, and l will
in tercede for thy PARDON
But the Moor, running with great speed |
after his companions, was almost already |
out of sight and Don Amador, musing,
Walking little from the path, until the |
pursuers had passed him, he returned to |
the quarters.
ITO be continued