Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-11-12


dove" thought he; "if she Is my wife
nay people viii call her 3lajel, the
+ Wood Dove"
In vain Felipe tried 70 persuade his
mother. In vain she coaxed and
Threatened Ramona The Jewels which
We're - be Ramona's dowrv. If she
married worthily, were no temptation.
When the sonora sconfuIly declared.
( Your mother was an Indian; a low.
common Indian" the girl was truly
glad.
i WHY do you object to my marrying
+ AleSsandrot" she demanded: Il am
Of his people. The jewels You can
give 70 the church. I shah marry Ales-
Sandro"
+ Felipe sent Alessandro home to Te-
mecula until the storm should blow
! over. But the I3ne-dreaded Ameri-
cans in their search for more land had
just taken possession Of thar peaceful
/ village. Dragged cur OF his own house
+ by force Pablo died Of grief. AIes-
saHdro buried him, and then in utter
. misery came back TO bid Ramona fare
well
Dearest senorita! I have no
home. he falfered; "my father IS
dead. my people driven out of their
/ village. I am only a beggar now.
/ But Ramona felt no fear of priva-
+ tions. Take me with you =" she
cried. After long pleading she over
ruled his wiser arguments. and thar
night they slipped away. with Bahia
+ Ramona's own horse.
+ Ne trace Of the lovers was found.
fer those Indians who knew AIessan-
dro's whereabouts purposely misled in
qUjrers; and ar San Diego, where they
we're married Ramona had given Ales-
sandro's pet name. "Majella. - TO he an
tered on the register.
+ Their first home was near Alessan-
dro's cousin in san Pasquale. where
the Indians received Ramona gladly.
She was very happy in her new life
under the sky" Size accepted q tiny
brush hut as cheerfully Is tha com
Portable adobe which AlpSSaaar0 s0ba
built and which she beaudfed beyond
belief Gleefully she led Baba whpn
be- p] wed the first burrows in their
fields
But AlaeSandrts anxiety rarely lcft
kim When he heard thar She Nexi-
can pueblo paper If San Pasquale was
worthless. that all the village lands
belonged ro Jha Americans IN Wash
in1ton he lost hope II think I shall
go mad" be sal3. When American
yaoeherS appeared. he sold house and
crop and hoYed 20 Saboba. seeking
place The Americans d.d not want.
on the way &, Sahoha they nearly
persisted Ira q suorstorrn, hut were
saved by an easy going Tennesseean
family. the HyarS. with whom they
became friends Already Ramoua's
heart had been nrnnr nj hearing II
Father Salyierlerra's death. Now
came q new grief. she feared for AIes-
saudrc's reason Could he hear an.
other blow? "EyeS-of-the-Sky. their
baby girl, never recovered from her
exposure and died an the way 70 the
agency doctor who would not come 10
her, White men began 10 encroach
and 70 BE insulting.
eve will hide forever" declared Al
es>andro Leaving horses and wagon
in san Bernar3lno with tbe Flyers for
the winter. they went to tiny valley,
almost inaccessible, folded hiEh On
Mount San IacintoS slopes. Here
We are safe.' exul5ed Ramona
Pears like she's gone klar cut or
this yer world inter another" muSed
Aunt ri Hyer, as she sat weaving car
pets and gazing up at the shining
mountain In the southern horizon.
When AlesSandro saw the brown
/ eyes Of his second daughter he sighed.
( "It is nm III Gift to have the eyes Of
I AleeSandro; they look ever on woe
Now began attacks of mental dis
troS~-wjld flights from imaginary
white pursuerS. Sometimes he tried
20 drive locks he fancied were hts
own. one fatal day he galloped home
on strange horse. taken by mistake
during one of his "Sicknesses."
"Seuor. 7 wilt explain" But Far
ror, the enraged owner. cHct him dead
ju fhe midst of his explanations.
child jn arms, Ramona ran for help
. 10 the nearest village. Cahuiua. Then
tamp Oblivion.
Ten days aftcrwaed she cpered her
eyes. Aunt RI was beside her and
Feline TVa had ~aeat.rf-7s3 pol, ;-