The National tribune., 1899-06-22

in his arms, spurred after, with mad i'm
petuo5ity, which rendered him regardless of
the many naked wretcheS he tramped 10
the earth. 1t was De Morla. The example
thus set by the. apparent flight of the two
hidalgos, was followed by others; and the
allies were broken by the hoofs of Christians
While shli enduring the arrows that came
like driving rain from the lake.
Meanwhile, it was evident, though the
cannon, recharged and shot off again with
extraordinary quickness, served to keep
| the part of the causeway where they stood
free from assailants, that they had effected
a landing, perhaps both in front and rear,
certainly on the latter,-where they
were already engaged, hand TO hand
with the Spaniards. The thunder of the
| the shrleks OF his countrymen. His blood
boiled with fury.
| Come with me, Jacinto," he cried "We
will reach Fogoso, ard then can do my
duty to my friends, and smite these ac-
cursed murderers without deserving thee"
he dragged the trembling page after him;
he darted among the cannoniers, and
passed the artillery. He reached the Tlas-
calans, who followed the van,-but havoc
was already among their ranks. As he
gained them, he perceived the shelving
sides of the causeway lined with canoes,
from which were springing up, like locusts,
i a cloud OF MexlcanS, brandishing their
CLASSY maces, and rushing with the wells
of wolves upon their ancient foes. Rarkar-
ianS were mingled with barbarans in one
hideous mass of slaughter, impossible and
| impenetrable.
His heart sank within him. 'I have
preiudiced thy life, as well as my own. this
night he said. would that had never
left the back of Fogoso"
Before he had yet time to resolve whether
to return TO the cannoniers or 10 make one
more effort to pierce the bloody mass. he
was deserted by the crew of a piragua,
which, that moment, was urged upon the
dixie with such violence that il was split in
twain by the shock. The eager warriors
rushed up the ascent with shrek of exul.
tation, and brandished their spears
The neophyte retreated; but neither the
rapidity of his steps, nor the keenness OF
his blows, would, perhaps, have availed
against their numbers, enfeebed as he was
and trammelled by the grasp of the af
frighted Jacinto, had not party of Span
ish footmen, flying from the rear, came tina
moment to his aid. These, though they
forced the barbarians to give way. were
in their turn driven back upon the cannon
and Don Amador was fain to follow them.
The audacity of the foe seemed to in
crease rather than diminish; and. twice ~
thrice, efforts were made by certain vaIian
madmen among them to spring TO Ian,
Immediately in the mouths of the cannon
These were instantly speared by the man,
, desperate Spaniards, who, flying from
, their posts in the rear, which were nav
, known 90 lie in extremity, took refIp
: among the artillery, as the ONLY pIace y
safety, and there fought with Letter resolu
, tion.
In the meanwhile, the efforts of the epe
my still remaining unatated, the prisoner
4 and many of the rear-guard pressing wild
3 /, iy forward, and Don Hernando and most a
5 the officers having fled 10 the front. from
$ which they had not returned, the gIInner
were themselves seized with a panic. and
without regarding the death on whicI
= they were thus rushing, began to Ieav
their pieces and fly. The Representations n
i Don Amador served to arrest some of them
and other soldiers taking their places q
: the guns, they yielded passiyely 10 his in
r structions; and he found himself, at once
e III the post of a commander.
K The many bitter reflections that harrow
: ed his own bosom he spoke not, and sharpl
!, lie reprimanded others, who were yieldin,
: 10 despair. Whatever might be the difficu
e ty OF advancing, he felt that such a meas
:, ure has become Indispensable, as promis
e ing the only hope of salvation; for every In
e slant the clamors increased on the real
# us if, there, the sharbarians had attacke
h in the greatest numbers, and We're ap
a preaching nearer TO the cannon, hushe
n with slaughter and victory. He instructe
II the gunners in what manner they shouI
n rush forwards with their charged pieces
: pointed obliquely, so as to sweep the side
a OF the dixie, shoot them off, when arreste