Show tor Torri torribio ib blo lo 10 adventure d conturo von turo 11 cuni iss in 1870 mexico was la for a tumult lordo leijo lei jo the chief justice succeeding to tuo the presidency at tho the death of 0 Juarez iTu arez anil and afterwards elected for cir a second bebon I 1 term announced himself as a candidate for the third ilisco ilia po 0 opponents enraged corneal nt at the thought ol of it third tern term in in till nil directions lad and dec for diaz in march of tins this year only the rumblings gs of the rebellion were heard but so BO cloty bioty was daily becoming more mora and aad in more to disturbed ila t armed men wore re everywhere about sad aal many lands bands of lawless ruf flans aDS were scouring no ourine the out skirts ol 01 tho city and towns stealing eton ling from roin the farmers and leaving behind them desolation and despair trulyn a peculiarly danger dangerous oun and unfortunate timo ilia a for a fro foreigner igner to set not out oat ort on a journey on a lovely alx lx morning in in early march a young american gentleman lott left the town ot of matanzas to travel to Ja jalapit lapis the narrow road at tj rot winds up op the tha side bide of the turning sharply around sudden sadden bonds whore where a single the borsa or ma anle a would hull the rider tar for down into tho the valley below it is IB as it if the great mountain had leon leen hollowed out and the jagged sides left standing with a rude rade path trend trending log 1 from rem the baso base to the summit the ilia american was accompanied by six sir native horseman hor mounted on mustangs mustang to ins own and lour four footmen n tho the whole party wora Viora armed after P passing abo abent lit halfway half way up the moan mean tai side eido the traveler balled hl toil anil and motioned to hia bin followers to do the tha iame game aitor a long time he sat oat motion iwa a in his babille gazing out at the exquisite picture before him in Iti thadis tha dis lance far below liy lay tho the wonderful valley of matanzas the gordon garden of feyoo 11 tho the rich excessive excessive vegetation could plainly be ba discerned and I a f few v light nod and graceful clouds hung drifted against the iho towering rooks the baams of the lately risen pouring over tile the hill hil I tops and illuminating the tha vast plain beneath with a fresh ana rosy roby light he must LATO havo been indeed a prosaic and precia tive five man who would pats pasa carelessly by such a 11 wonder work of nature his hie reverie was wai suddenly broken by ft a shout bout from above looking up he oaly a single horseman picking his hia wy wily care totally lally toward him lie he was wal boon recognized by ithe the men as a resident of maenzo when he drew draw near he spoke rapidly anil and excitedly to the escort in their peculiar peon liar patois ting violently all ail the while ahe effect baj immediate and startling the entire body of 0 native horsemen an with one exception sad and all the footmen turned sharply around and biada aa their wiy wily rapidly down the mountain to side aa without a word of explanation or fai farewell faie weil ewell to their employer the only one who ri ro mined ea was memento rilo meno who led hal been sent by lis master a mood friend ol of the tha traveler to accompany him to jalapa and who understood english fitter after a fashion lie ile oat bat motionless ti in in his saddle gazing gazin gafter altar his countrymen now fast disappearing around d the curves of the pathway tho the matter filomeno rilo meno 1 said baia tho the american nt at length rising in big bia saddle as he poke and shading his hand rid as aa be too looked after the thade doila sorters what did that follow fellow say bay thai had bad made all this taw lass 1 I 1 I 1 no said said tho the mexican slowly i tit that the revolution revelation hid had already broken out at jalapa aud and that the terrible I 1 soldiers ot of the phina areber are babore ore del aud and that it if yon arc pr rood bcd ocd you will bo be surrounded and rid killed 1 I stuff bluff said baid the american I 1 a am not afraid filomeno lot let us ua go on and as he brolio he tightened his hii hold bold on his horses rein rein and was about to proceed iroc ced when ho ha saw that Fi Pilo lometto meno ea had not stirred 1 come rif Filo lomono neno ilia lagI ha time is clipping blipping Blip ping by and wo we must mast be off barely you yon are not afraid to accompany me no matter master answered the tha mexican bat I 1 cannot RO go as I 1 am all these clobbers lobbers know filomeno and weald wo at d given give n good price tar for my head K I 1 go with you yon I 1 must go disguised wait and turning around he scrambled lightly leand fand quickly back from the road tri td ward allitt lo but rear by phonco a thin ol of smoke was curling lazily up through the clear morning tilt air he was gono gone scarcely fifteen mi Dutes mud when lie ba gain again drow drew near tho the Am hardly i knew bim had reappeared lit trailer der the gabee of a charcoal burner now I 1 tire im ready iliavi I 1 hate lett left my h horse orse where he will be taken care of be aida and now on 00 toot foot he be fall ell into his old phaoe celoso behind tho the american nna mos tang taug and ana so BO they journeyed on up into ate tha clouda anaf then down again oer h the tha rich breasts of valleys which aro are I 1 only found la in the tropics i anti and along tho the tracks ot of old water charses and through brooka and little river sols ol 01 a ki peculiar greenish hue has wan nature iu alcher all her wasteful jainti anco but no sign riga ol of any anything thing human baman to I 1 hoi p or hinder them I 1 that tight night they one olio impel ampe I 1 in 11 small vallo valley yand and their journey lit utility day I 1 I 1 break at eleven 0 clock on oa the tha morn j fog inot of this thi day they drawing test jalapa the iho sun son wa a boat bolting 1 I g down doff n out nofri ol 01 a cloudless sky the tha heal was antei so anil and ni dee ba seemed boomed to have settled over the great plain alun before them was the valley of jalapa jalap on tha ilia right the tha volcano of orizaba its cone while with snow and ice its ita side cov eyed with that luxuriance of foliage only known where eternal summer reigns the TheA american too loo cirod even to tico tice this was nodding tu in ina his saddle and for or a long time had not spoken to his hia companion ile iio was aroused by it low cry from filomeno rilo Filo meno mauo turning taming towards lira him and following the direction of his hia eyes ho he saw a largo body ot of bor n galloping rapidly towards him lie ile could see bee at once that they were veto riot not soldiers Bol liora they al hanood in confusion nod and no two men len seemed dreamed alike it was wai a squad odthe creade 1 guerrillas guerillas gu erillas on a foraging raging expedition with a terrible feeling ol of despair tho the american again looked around for filameno rilo meno lie be hal ha nil tito the american was alono alone with a hun hua dred wild and lawless mexican robbers bearing down on him like a rushing mailing wind across a placid lake in a moment as aa it seemed they were upon him and around lim hire anil and under him resistance was useless A score of pistols l ut at him it a score boore of swords were diesl above his hia boac anti and a score of long sticks with knives on oa aka ends enda called matche ziss were pricking him in all directions no ile was palled off air ilia his hordo in a tripped stripped a of every garment and loft left standing stark naked in the middle of a donao clause circle of howling savages who wora were cursing and fighting for hie hia various articles of dress at length his clothing arms and valuables wore were divided the lend er at of the baud with the tha americans watch dangling train from lis his bolt belt shouted oat an order to ilia bis men m on two troopers armed with rode up to the prisoner and an 1 commanded oom mandod him to walk prisoner Eri afore thorn thera I 1 I 1 you yon Amer american loati dovil devil they in spanish 11 you yea dog of A spy be ba oil to jalapa when we got get you there well wo 11 teach you oll to subok around lines march marc and in order bract to add emphasis to their words worda they prodded their prisoner with their theil till the blood I 1 started from more mora than one wound on his arnas arms bad and logo legs angry A agry final and sow sore w and 1 hall half blinded by the flardo rays of tha sun the american wheeled around anti and upbraided up braided the jeader fur for these indig mi ties and saps especially cholly for depriving him of his hia clothes lu ill reply one ona of the sol soldiery palled out from under his bia sad aad die ale a piece of coarse and filthy in matting a eting which lie ha carelessly towel to ala alo a pris oner 11 tako take this he said I 1 it I 1 is too small for you but tho the flails in m ita it will keep you warn warm and ana so wrapping thin thia dirty covering about hn his shoulders our oar started on oa his hii painful match march to jalapa at three this in tho the afternoon they reached the town the american was waa hustled bustled into a wretched gretchea adobe hut ou on the outskirts of the village mud and tho the mexicans after posting mi guard around the tha place tied their horses borses under a shed and gave garo themselves up to rest and boisterous recreation inside tho the hut on a rude rode bench the american sat silent lour hour litter after hour bour at length he walked to a little window and begged begg 1 for far water there that s win was no response rasp tile ilie bw bore walls walla only echoed his cry ol at ai aqua aquallo all tho the next day too the prisoner was waa kept without food or drink or clothes at hansot the coot cool evening air air somewhat revive revival J him ile he moved his bench under the window of the but and rid stretching himself under it listened carelessly to the adlo conversation of the soldiers sol diora outside suddenly his hia heart gave garo a 4 terrible throb a cold perspiration overwhelmed him and he fainted what ho he had bad hearil A ilia soldiers were talking about a fair that was to in fa jalapa on the tha ra morrow orrow and they were detailing tailing to a now new comer somo some of the amusements that had been pla n ned for tho the occasion I 1 we are going to have bavo a shooting match at said one 11 we have got an all american spy in ia that box yonder and wo are going to tie him to a stake and shoot lit at him with our revolvers who kills bills him will got gel five silver dollars the ihu dogs doga hours are numbered these are the words which lad fallen on oa the american Amet ican like it a pall i it was probably much loss less tinman sri hour that the tha prisoner lay insensible then he ha r roused tried himself and like the brave man that he was look looked eallis bia doom in the tha face so bo he WM wits to die and dio die tho the death ol of a miserable our cm he tho the inhabitant of a pleasant northern city with health mid kind friends arid and for fortune tuto to bo be tied to a stake la f r mexican market place placa anil and shot allot at t tor for a paltry prize these thoughts were MR boning lie ile called fiercely ler coly lathis to his cap captors are to liberate him he strode farl fari ansly up and down the room he rushed to I 1 the be window and rattled tho the bora bars and finally from sheer exhaustion h bank down on the floscia floor la despair I 1 no lay still for of 0 a long lone time iia he could not mark the hours but at length ho he know knew by the cool wind wind that crept la in between the bars that day his hia last day was not faraway far fawny then he be hoard board a cook crow mud and then he be saw a bright ray of sunlight come flushing iota his hia miserable but and he ha was uro sure that be had bat bak a few moro more hours to live iio ho made up his mind that he would die bravely ile he icso to lis jail fall height beight stretched his limbs anil raised ills his head proudly ly As ho he he did BO be he ha heard a sound found of horbes galloping towards toward him he rushed to the window and lomeii I 1 oat eat A cavalry officer io in a flue nui lluc I 1 with flashing fish log arms am an nuil ani I equip I 1 allowed loil owed by a squad of 0 men was coming ivory moment nearer dearer and nearer I 1 I 1 sr i the lounging gu guerrillas guerillas erillas atonal his prison started up and stood respectfully aside several who liti lingered gerel were veto k knocked over by tho the hurrying hoots hoota of 0 I 1 he horseman the offic tir role close up to the hut and liia horio nl most ou oil to his hia haunches he bo leaped to tho the ground with it a fuiek aul and angry command to the guard ut tit the door the iha bolt was wag dratwa bok back alie american entirely caked wild liia in ill tho the middle milij llo tit if tho the room Adva Doing and alsin in Eo english glish ilia iho slid t 11 who are ara yo it arld there do f you come from froia 2 11 I 1 am 1 aa I american traveler irom from the state of massachusetts was wai the to ro ply kiy 11 said the othet other that is near ilont went to school in ia that hut libato yo ringo ago I 1 hike like americans Ameri caps cave yesterday I 1 hoard heart la in the city that some ra rano meally illy devila davits lad hail captured an Ame americal anti and were going ti 0 him at tile the fair in r to day it is ii fortanato for you aroa that I 1 havo hato como come then taking hi his coat he itao isted on the american Amer ioan wearing it and in ro to his call other garments gar monta were soon 14 now said gaid tho the oil officer leir take this lorna and come to my iny qu quarters thou rhon turning aviana iia ho shouted out in Span ishito tho the chief of tho the gunnil las as 11 francisco it if I 1 hear of mother prank liko like thi I 1 ishill send bend my orderly to blow out your brains biana at tho the cf cill floora quat quartets teim etS in the oily city our countryman 10 every pop ible sible attention anil as soon boon na its fco be was rested anil and ho he WM was furnished with horses and monay money and escorted safely to vera cruz Il boston logton courier |