Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-30
CHAPTER XVIII.

We must here call it to the minds of
our readers that, Immediately on hearing
of Sutherland's arrival at Tampico, and
previous TO our hero's first acquaintance
with Carlotta, Montgomery took horse
and rode away into the interior. without
taking leave of his intended bride, or
stating, except in the raguest and most
general terms, to her father, the reasons
of his departure.
1t now remains for us to state in order.
to render ineligible what follows, that
which occurred during the interval in
every way so fatal to himself, during
which the daughter of Don Silva eloped
with Sutherland, who thus unconsciously
became for the third time, his involun-
tary but successful rival.
1t will be remembered by all readers of
South American history, that, up to the
year 1915. in which occurred the events
we have been relating, the patriot More
los, striving necessarily for Mexican in
dependence. had sustained himself in
arms with invariable success against the
Spaniards and the Royalists. and had
SO nearly conquered the freedom of his
country that long suspension of arms
had ensued, and Mexico was almost con-
sidered free and independent. Promoted
by that love of liberty, and that propa-
gandizing spirit of freedom which predis-
poses every American to sympathize with
all men and countries struggling against
oppression, no sooner had Montgomery
reached the shores of Mexico than he
joined the patriots under the assumed
name of De Hautville.
When she fled like a maniac from the
presence of the only man on earth who
had ever foiled him. the only man on
earth whom he hated with an invincible
and deadly hate, as he galloped, he knew
not why or whittier, madly into the inte-
rior, rumor reached his ears that his
old friend and general, hard beset by SUI
perior numbers, was drawing to a head
among the mountains, and preparing to
give battle once more to the enemies of
freedom. At the word, instantly the
spirit of the partisan was rekindled in his
bosom, as is the fire of the old warhorse
at the clangor of the trumpets. Easily
learning from the rancheros, who were
flocking to the standard Of Morelos,
where that great leader was eneamped,
he pricked on, night and day, until he
reached the rendezvous on the eve of the
fatal fight of Guanaxuto, fatal to liberty
as that of Chaeronea. Received with
joy, amounting almost to rapture, by his
ancient leader and reinstated in com
mand of the old lance regiments, he had
fought even more madly than was his
wont, for there was a strange foreboding
at his heart, and he knew not wherefore,
something akin to despair. He fought
again, as was his wont, to win soldiers
death; and though, as usual, death shun-
ned him, he failed this time at least to
win victory.
Never was there a sterner. never
deadlier effect, never more disastrous,
a more total rout. The patriot force was
scattered to the four winds of heaven.
Morelos. playing the part of a soldier.
after doing all the devoirs of general,
was taken prisoner; nor could all Mont
gomery's charges, pressed home with the
disinterested valor of friendship, with the
recklessness of despair, avail to break
the Serried masses of the veteran infan-
try of Spain or to rescue his helpless
leader.
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