x
‘ urdays of the season.
‘ding Wl]l[)S, which are for sale at a small ad-
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NUMBER .41 1-'—NEw
Hark! the war cry!
To the Echo listen.
BARGAINS FOR ALL!" *
Atltlie Popular Store,
NEW DRY GOODS
For Elie
’ In Quantities
Q9
\VHO in view ofthe rapid approach of mi inclement season is nbuud
necessities of his friends and customers to .Wllm1l.llt‘. zilreiiily feels under
and will at all future times take pleasure in l‘llell'.S&.‘.l'VlCB.
N. B. Shaving done for none at this establisliniciit.
Norwalk, Sept. 1847.
Selleclfs Line.
\Vest side he Bridge.
THE Sloop Mary
A. Sellock, Capt. Gru- ,
, man, will commence "I "
her VVec.k| y Trips for
New York on Tuesday the 161211 of March, and
the Domestic, Capt. Merrill, on the -Saturday
following N. SELLECl{.
Norvvulk, March 9, 1847.
“CF01” New Yorls.
REGULAR TRIPS FOR. THE SEASON.
7 HE Sloop MARY \VILL.ISv
- Capt. VVillis J. Merritt, liav—
_ ing commenced her regular trips
for the Season, will leave Norwalk,
East side the Bridge. every Tu_c-sday Evening,
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and N ew York every Saturday.
Any one having business with the I’ackct
Ollice during the absence of tlic-._vcssol. may
apply at the Cabinet Shop of \Vatcrbury it
Quintard, on the Dock. _
. \VILLIS J. ’\1ERRl.TT.
Norwalk, March 29, 1847.
For New York I
. THE sloop JULIA lnis com-
. _ mericed her regular trips and will
gm. leave the Landing at Five Mile
River on Tuesday evening, 30th of
Marcli,'and New York on Saturday, April ‘Id,
and will continue to sail on Tuesdays and Sat-
Freight. and produce will
be conveyed as usual on the most farorable terms.
For freight or passage apply to the captain on
board or at the store on the landing. _
\V. C. SAIWIMIS.
Five iVIile River, Mnrcli 29th, 1847.
SPRING Allli.-INGEIYIENT,
Commencing Saturday, Jllarcli 617;, 184-7.
PORT CHESTER, ROCKY NECK,
S TAMFORD AND NOR\VALK.
The New and Splendid Steamboat
CATALINE, Capt. Cnrtis Peck, Jr.
'\Vill leave New York from the Pier east side
Catharine Market Slip, as above every after-
noon, at two o’clock, Sundays excepted. Re-
turning will leave Norwalk at seven o'clo:k,
Stamford at 8, Rocky Neck at half past 8, and
Port Chester at quarter before 9. ,
Stages will be in readiness at the Landing to
convey passengers to \Vestport, Southport, Fair-
field, Bridgeport, Danbury, Ridgefield, New-
Canaan and \Vilton. '
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SERIES.
"race!
C oiiiplete,
In Qualities Unique.
Are now offered by
antly providing for; the
many past obligations;
Ezry G-oods I
T HE subscriber hasjustrctiiriicd from New
- York with an entire new stock o_l1'season-
able goods suitable for the Spring trade, em-
bnicing as completeand‘desir:ible assortment as
over brouglit. into li‘airficld County.
Iain re'ceiviiig daily from my agent in N- Y-
the niostdosirzilile goodsin the marki-.t, bought
at auction and oftlie iniportors, which will be
sold on the most liivorable tcrins for cash.
Please call and judge for youi'sclves.
XVM. J. FINCII.
\Vestpoi'l', Marcli Qflili, I847.
BUN E..DlNG L0'E‘S, For Sale.
NUMI3 ER of fine Building Lots are now
A oli'ercd for sale, on Mcrwin Place, situa-
ted between the two villngcs in Norwalk in
views of the .Railroad, Norwalk Harbor, &c.
Now is the time to secure a good Buildiug.L0l'._
as these lots will be sold very low. Enquire of
CIIAS. ISAACS.
Norwalk, July 20, 18-l_7_._ ‘ 539
TI-I.l§ subscriber has just received large addi-
tional supplies of HAR D\VA RE, CUT-
LERY, IIOLLO\V-\VARE, GUNS, IRON
AND STEEL, FALl\IER‘S UTICNSILS,
PAINTS, OILS, \VlN_l)O\V-GLASS,.&C.
which are offered citlicr wholesale or retail at
the lowest New York prices.
C. S'riu~:i:'r.
\V.
Norwnlk, i\Iarcli 30, 18-17.
New Books.
X, A-SI'IlN(‘i' ‘()‘.\" and his Generals, by J-
T. Ilcadlcy; Taylor and his Goiicrals,
cheap edition; Iliograpliics for Cliil<h'cii, com-
prising Life of Gen. ’_l.‘aylor. Scott, \Vorth,
Brown, .l}oiiapai'ic, \Velliiigtoii, \Vasliington.
Putiiaiii, La Fiiycilc, Franklin, \Viii'rcii, &c.
liandsoiiicly bound and illustrated- .lustrec’d
by J. A. \VlCI§D.
I}. III LL will be li:i]ij;'—~t—o-Irsce his
friends, and respond to all their calls in the
way of his profession.
Hartford llintnal lnsuirunce Co.
JALVIES l:ll.*IF.flD, AoizN'r.
At the office of tl10”_»I\"0'I‘ 11:0 ll: G a z c I I c .
N S}! is E).
O. I & 2 froiu Connecticut River, at.
S. E. O1.us'ri:Aii’s.
Alpau-cas.
(j1OL’D mid bl’k silk warp lustres, Coburgh
Cloths, Canton Cloths, rich Satin Stri-
sed Alapucca Lustres, coiisistiiig of every vari-
ety ofcolour for ladies’ rich and plain di'es_ses,
received this day at C. J. GRUMAN’S.
Solar Lamps.
7].‘ HF. subscriber liasjiist received and made
arrangements for a consant supply ofSolar
Lamps, bot.li for parlors and stores. with cut
I-FAN persons are forbid t.r1istiiig any indi-
vidual on account of this boat or her owners.
New York, blarch 6th, 1847.
ULL’S Double, Single, and Children's
Trusses, for sale by- J. A. \Vi:i~:i).
SADDLES, IIARNESSES, &c
7 IIE subscriber would respectfully inform
. the public that he has on hand a large
and extensive assortment ofl-Iaruesses, Saddles,
Bridles, IVIart.ingales, Trunks, Villlses, Carpet-
Bags, (See. which are ready made and on hand.
Aiso ii first rate assortment of Carriage and Ri-
glass shades. These Lamps are beautifully.
‘finished and will give a brilliant light wit.h the
lowest priced Lamp Oil. Prices very low.
Sept. 1 \Vi\I. C. STREET.
Lawns! Lawns! 1 ,
L‘ very good assortmeiit of French Lawns—’
r striped, plaid iiud cnibroidered, can be
ounil at:
BISSELL & MOODY’S. I
NEATSEOOT OIL. ’
the can, or at retail. by
VVM. C. S'rm:r~:'r
BI own Su;;ar.
vance from factory prices. Harness Collars,
wholesale and retail. A good assortnient. of!
s:iddler‘s silk, purse twist, emliraciiig all colors}
and qualities. Every article needed in the line, :
may be found here, of the best; quality, and will
be sold as low as can be furnished by any one,
not excepting the grouna’._/loor establishment on
the other side of the Bridge. ’
Repairing done at the shortest notice, and in
the best manner. \VM. B. SVVAN.
Norwalk, June 21, 1847.
I-I’.-IIINESSEJS, &e.
New Establishment!
attention of the public is invited to the
new Saddlery Establishment just opened
by the subscriber under the Connecticut Hotel.
His stock and workmanship he believs to be ful-
ly equal to the best, and his attention will be
assiduously given to meet the wishes, and secure
the approbation of all who favor him with their
patronage. \Vor_k done at short notice, and pri-
ees moderate.
A good assortment of Harnesses, Saddles,
Bridles, Whips. Trunks, Valises. Carpetbags,
&c. will be kept constantly on hand, and for sale
,cheap. -
for sale cheap, at
August 29th. 1847.
l
1 DOZ EN Clark’s best Spool Cotton,
‘ » warranted 200 yds——sliglitly iinper-,
feet, for sale by the subscriber, at 25 (id per
dozen. \Vi\I.J. FINCH, \Vestport.
1\'o'iriic1-3'.
LL persons ind obi ed to the subscriber,
whose accounts are of more than 3 months
standing are requested to make immediate pay
"’el3t- C. J. GRUMAN.
Gi nghiuins.
NEVV Styles of Dress Ginghanis consisting
ofTurkey Red, Plaids, Twilled and pluiii
Giiighams, in all their varieties. - Received this
day, at C. J. GR.UMAN'S.
- Clnieven enx Ln sters.
l3URRALL’S.
NE\V style of Rich Dress Goods, receiv-
ed this day at GRU MAN’S.
T Five Mile River——A general assortment
of LUIVIBEII, just received from Al-
bany. \Vm-ranted shingle, dressed Spruce
Plank. clear siding, lath, Spruce and Hemlock
boards and a general assortment of pine Lumber
of all kinds. C. L, RAYMOND.
.. - . i .
Repairing done in a neat, substantial, and ex-
Pedmous milnlleh Fnizni-zmcx BRADLEY. ~
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2:)
Norwulk, June '21, 1847.
I,‘ OR Carpets pretty
nncl cheap, go to
. . ‘WARD’-S.
:cliaracter.
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7 ,_
T FT,‘
1.; -
‘No riches I covet, no pleasure I want,
Ambition is nothing to me;
But one tbingl beg ofkind Fortune to grant,
For breakfast, ii good cup oftea !' -
Iniiiiioiisn READING.
Let others quafftlieir sparkling wine,
And praise its roscate hue,
Nor think, though mi;-tli is in the cup,
There’s inadiicss in it too ;
Be mine. the liumbler task to sing,
Neglected herb! of thee,
\Vliose nectai'-drauglits no poison bring,
Invigorating Tea !
5
In vain some envious inind:-3 have sought
Auzidlc. tale to frainc,
\Vith base, malicious meaning fraught,
To sully thy liiir fume;
They say, when maidcn ladies meet
In groups oftwo or three,
They find ii dish of scandal sweet,
\Vasliod down with cups of Tc:-i !
They tcll',.iiot liow"tlie"iiiarried man,
\\"licn with__a friend he sups,
Comes reeling home with noisy voice,
Uproarions in Iris cups;
\Vliile quietly his lady wife
Sits sipping lJ(-3!';l)0ll(‘tl,
Nor finds a c:iiise_foi'iiiigi'y strife
In twenty cups‘_'_'of Tea!
The social circle gallicirs round,
\Vhile fiercely roars the storm :
Thy fragrant bi'cath:perfunies the air,
The toast is buttered warm;
The board is spread,’_a goodly show
Oftenipting vi:inds’;seo,
And kindly liearts still kindly grow
Beiicatli the power of ’l‘ca!
Thongli many strive, with envious spite,
To write iliy virtues down,
So long as \Voinan owns a tongue,
Slic.’ll trumpet thy l'C!l)\\’ll;
Some gratitude we ouglit to slio\v
Those \\'oiidei'ful Chinese,
To whose uuwearied skill we owe
The luxury_of Teas. ~
§Sus.-ix Pi.\'ni«;n.
MIl._SCELLANY-
THE OUTLAXV OF ’I‘I-‘IE
SACRAMENTO.
“Fair encounter
Of two most rare affecttious.—- '1'cm1icsl.
‘VVould that the California character
were as lofty as the California mountains !"
exclaimed I, extending myself almost
breathless upon the loftiest summit of the
chain which edges the Sacramento val-.
ley.
‘Not so,’ returned my friend quietly ;—
‘it would be too hard to climb.
Harry South was one of those men who
reveal only to their intimate friends: a
marked peculiarity of character. There
are many such; all indeed may be really
so, for every man convinces those who
know him best that he possesses a true and
full individuality; but more than any oth-
er of my acquaintance, my friend managcd
to mask a dreamy poetical imagination
and a glowing heart under the appearance
ofa mere fashionable and high spirited
man of the world. His wealth and con-
nr-ctions in society secured him the }-osi-
tion of a gentleman. Nobody suspected
him of being a poet; yet though he never
wrote lines, he always thought poetry.
Between the age of fifteen and twenty
three he served in the navy as midsliipman
and lieutenant, and then left the profes-
sion to succeed to a valua‘ le estate, and
consult his own pleasure by travelling as
a gentleman at ease. At Yerba Buena I
first met him, and our acquaintance soon
warmed into friendship; so that before
many (lays passed, we found ourselves
travelling together on a half hunting, half
exploring expedition along the beautiful
Valley of the Sacramento. Every hour
revealed some new traitiin his intense
A peculiar freshness, not of
inexperience, but the vivid glance that
never dulls by often looking, seemed to
form his ideas upon every subject, and
made especially delightful our conversa-
tion upon the inost delightful of all topics,
love and womiin’s heart. Hitherto un-
touched by the gentle passion, he had set
up for himself an ideal model, not moul-
ded, as he was wont to exclaim, after any
ARRANTED St,_,c,,y pm_e’,-or Sub by-:fo.rm_ of inate.rial_clay, but one which rose lble. . . _ ' .
.within his mind in dim yet lustrous bcau- latter, but it is united with a spreading
lty, like a translucent mist before the daz- i luxuriance oflimb that formsa magnificent
zling sun. Such a cliaracter lie conceiv-
ed to be I\’Ill‘fln(.lfl, in ‘The Tempest,’ and
be realized, yet ever before him with de-
licious, tantalizing presence. Indeed, so
often did he rhapsodize upon Miranda,
that before two days had elapsed I became
heartily sick of my friend’s poetical hob-
by, and sought every occasion to~draw him
out on other things. In this way we ar-
rived at the edge of that immense valley,
and ascended tlic loftiest mountain to catch
a far View of the scenery around us.
‘Yes,’ said Harry,’ ‘it would be too hard
to climb. You are ambitious, and can nev-
er be stationary; you must either move
onward or else keep out of sight. If I
were disposed to compliment, I might say
so is the sun; but the source of light
would be degraded by comparison with a
merely ambitious man. For my own part
I would simply ‘take. the goods the gods,
provide me,’ and glide through a happy
life, in cultivating, not so much my ‘pa-
ternal acres,’ forl confess myself no far-
mer, as my own heart. The little society
fwould have, must be associates, not ri-
vals norinferiors; But you would strug-
gle, and prefer rising above the ignorant
weak to being surpassed by the educated
strong. This is your ‘country. The Cal-
Pnjblishedlnvery \Ve¢lne'sday Morning, by JAMES’ REED, at Two‘ Dollnns Per Anniun in Advance.
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VOLUME r30—NU1\-mun 39.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 29, 1847.’
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ifornians are too indolent to strive with
an energetic man, and will quietly allow
him to ride over him if lin is not too
rough shod. They have all the pride of
Spaniards, half the quick intellect of
Frenchmen, and more than the terrible
revengefulness of an Italian bravo. At
the same time, the laziest Tuik that
breathes through life in a cloud of smoke,
wbuld open his eyes at these lumps of
California clay, forever asleep, Look
from this mountain top, and say, are they
worthy of their conntry’l_ The air, that
breathes delicious health tlirongh others’,
veins, cnervates them. Thesi noble
mountains, that we love to climb with
soul as well as body, only arouses in them
a lazy horror of the troublesome ascent, as
they stand below, dully gazing upward.
l_’.ut, by Heaven! there is one below us
who is not gazing upward in dulness!
That attitude is entrcaty and despair it-
self.’
I sprang to my feet and looked over the
edge of the mountain. Beginning at the
spot where we stood, an almost perpen-
dicular prccipice seemed to slide down
full six hundred feet, and then another
peak rose aloft, leaving between a little
valley with about fifty yards of loose
rocks, garlunded with verdure. At that
moment I did not notice a rude hunting
lodge in the middle; my attention was
wholly fastened on two human beings in
that l'( mote place. One of them was very
tiill,giganiic even, for a Californian,and his
lierculeaii limbs, arrayed in the hunter’s
liuery of his nation, bespoke him at once a
dangerous neighbor in time of feud. At
his feet, in an attitude of exquisite suffer-
ing, kneeled :1 young gill, lovely even in
the distance; and so truthful was her pos
mic, that we almost fancied we heard a
pleading voice, broken with sobs and tears.
Yet the hunter stood savage and immova-
ble, looking contemptuously on her for a
moment, and then turning away, he walked
swiftly out of the raxine.
‘There is something here for us to do,’
said Harry, firmly and rapidly. His words
roused me from a gaze of wonder at that
singular pantomime, and hastily exchang-
ing glances, we seized our rides, and dc
scended the mountain in silence.
Some hours passed before we could
force our way through the thick under
wood down the more gently sloping side,
or skirt along the base. Even there was
great difliculty in searching for the nar-
row gorge. At last, however, we found
ourselves near the cabin of the hunter, but
our steps were delayed a moment by a
huge dog, the Cerlerus of these regions,
which rushed upon us with a bowl that
sounded as if the triple headed monster of
old had opened with every throat at once.
Our business did not allow of such obsta-
cles, and a shot from one of our revolvers
soon stretched him upon the grass. “'9
entered the lodge. In one cornvr sat the
fair soppliant we had seen before, hiding
her face in her liands,and moaning to her-
self that most mournful of all Spanish ex-
clamations: ‘./fy iii mi !’ She had evident-
ly mistaken our shot for the return of the
Californian hunter. Harry spoke a few
words of encouragement, but at the first
sound ofa strange voice she started up
with an instinctive scream,ond then, to
our amazement, clasped each of us in her
arms vi ith a shower of tears, and a broken
cry of half hysteric joy.
We drew back at this strange recep-
tion, but at the next instant ‘would; have
surrendered a year of our lives to be in
that delicious embrace again. Strange
that we did not feel it at the time, but
when our first astonishment wore off,
there lingerad the idea of a sensation that
we mfg/it have felt and remembered to the
day of our death. But the girl did not in-
tend evidently to repeat the salutalion.
She stood wondering at her rcpulsc as
much as we did afterward, but with
better reason. It was a common and
innocent token of friendship among the
warm, open hearted sex of her country,
and she, poor thing, saw a friend in every
stranger at that time. a She seemed about
seventeen,and her form exhibited a rare
mingling of grace and voluptuous sym-
metry that I had before deemed impossi-
All Californian senoritas possess the
contrast to the svlpli like airincss of some
other clinies. Here, however, the two
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,3; VERX supeiioi quality ofBi-own Sugar, looked u on it as a level vision never to ' were so connectel that it seemed hard to
3 i .
‘know to which class of beauty she belong-
ed. At that time, indeed, no critical
thnught entered my brad; I saw before
me only the Californian glancing her dark
eyes on us in fearful hope, and wondered,
that I had ever thought the phrase ‘bil-'
lowy bosom’ an extravagant expression.
She came forward again, and taking a hand‘
of. each, pressed them between her own,
saying inquiringly, and with inexprcssi-
ble softness of tone: ‘.f]7m'gos ?’ Then,
without waiting for an answer, shehurried
on. Her father, she said, was a wealthy
planter neartlie Sacramento river, herself
his only child. A young man, the com-
panion of her youth, had been convicted
of a capital crime and sentenced to death;
but a few days before the execution he had
escaped, and was supposed to be lurking
near the mountains. He had once been
an unsuccessful suitor for her- love, and
his flight relieved her from the load of
fear she had always felt of his character
and designs. But, two days since, she
extended her evening walk too far, and
suddenly the outlaw stood in’her path! He
stopped for no vain entreaties; they
would be useless; but placed her behind
him on a swift mustang, and fled for his
home in the mountains. No pause or rest
'was allowed ; in one day they crossed the
valley, and stopped at last before his cab-
in. Here he lifted her from the horse,
faint with terror, fatigue and hunger, and
leaving a savage bound as her keeper, be
had just started forth with his rifle in
search of game: She told this brief story
simply and artlessly, as if conscious that
woi;d.s were not wanted to color the deed;
and then dropping our hands, stood before
us, still in her beauty and distress.
Excited as I myself was, I involuntarily
started at the first word of Harry South.
His usual calm exterior changed into an
expression of terrible meaning, and even
then I 321 w that something more than mere
compassion and anger agitated my friend.
VVh-at he said was broken, and evidently
came struggling up ftom his heart. He
promised her protection and safe return,
land without wasting words, urged an im
,medate departure. We turned to go, and
"our eyes fell upon the gigantic form ofthe
lliunter, terribly lacerated, and dripping
blood, as he leaned against the doorway
;for support. He appeared liardly able to
‘stand ; but the dull glassy look of faint-
ncss in his eye seemed to surround a lxerce
gleam of foiled malice. A fearful contest
was going on between his wounded body
and the uiiconquered will of his soul.—
The latter prevailed for ‘a moment, as,
with an actually blazing eye, he ruslied
toward us, raising aloft his clubbed rifle.
The blow was easily warded off. and the
exhausted desperado fell.
Never did I fully appreciate the woman-
ly loveliness of Clara, holding the head of
dying Mariiiion to her breast, until I saw
the young Californian girl strive to raise
her enemy and try to stancli his wounds.
‘We soon foimd that he was not dead ; and
having carefully deposited him upon a rude
conch, the perplexing question arose—-
‘What is to be done I’ He deserved noth-
ing at our hands but death, yet common
humanity forbade us even to leave him in
that dangerous coiidition. ‘We therefore
remained there full four days, while he
was balancing between life and deatli.——-
The cause of his wounds we could not
then inquire, though they were evidently
received in a close fight with some wild
beast. During, this time,l acted as liun-
ter and purveyor of food; the Californian,
of course, was the nurse; and Harry,
equally of course, elected himself sur-
geon.
From what the hunter afterward said, it
appeared he had wandered some distance
up the mountain in search of wild sheep,
or ‘broad horns,’ and suddenly found liim-
self in close viciniiy to a grizzly bear; al-
most the only animal which the bold wes-
tern hunter fears to meet. It is nearly
impossible for one to kill it; rifle balls
bury themselves in its body, and seem but
to increase its ferocity. Knowing that
the eye was the only part open to a. mor-
ial wound, lie calmly waited until the
fierce monster was just about to rush upon
him, and then fired with deliberate aim.
Vain hope! The bear moved a little at
that instant, and received the bullet in its
thick skull. It was staggered at first, but
instantly recovering itself, it seized the
hunter in a terrible embrace. Nothing
but his calmness of nerve saved him then.
Torn and breathless as he was, while the
monster’s hot breath was yet upon him,
and the foam ground from those frightful
jaws flew into his face, he drew the long
slender dagger, worn by Californians for a
hunting knife, and applying it with steady
grasp to the eye. drove it suddenly up to
the haft. Both fell together, but that dead-
ly thrust had saved him. The animal’s
struggles were short, and the hunter
arose, fearfully mangled, but still alive.
He tottered back as well as he could, and
arrived only to find new enemies in his
own home.
At the end of four (lays, the question,
‘What shall we do 'l’ was as perplexinrr as
ever. “l‘lie hunter was fast recovering;
too fast indeed for our own wishes, for
we could not expect him tranquilly to re-
ilinquisli his prize; and it was accordingly
determined by the council of peace to
leave him secrectly, after placing within
his reach provision enough to last him
several days. The next morning saw us
five leagues distant. '
During the journey, I had few opportu-
nities of learning the character ot ourfair
companion. She was mounted upon the
same miistaiig which had carried her be-
5fore, and Harry walking by her side, kept
up incessantly a low toned conversation,
so tliatl took the hint and led the ‘way.
At the close of the first day we bivouacked
in true hunting style, 2nd making up a
hasty couch for the Californian girl, laid
ourselves upon the soft moss in silence.
I was just falling into a gentle doze, when
a single word from my friend awoke me.
I ‘Strange l.’
‘That you have found your tongue at
last"! \Vliat else I’ ,
‘Why, I never thought to ask her name.’
‘Perhaps I can inform you.’
‘You ! How did you learn it"! What is itl
exclaimed he, eagerly rising.
‘What can it be, but—Miranda .7’ said I,
miscliievonsly.
‘ ‘No more of that, Hal I’ ’ he replied
with a manly blush. ‘But yet,’ added he,
more earnestly, ‘she is Miranda in truth-
In :1 few words she unveils her whole soul.
Soinnocent so child like, and yet so wo-
manly. I could say to her with Fer-
dinand : .
‘Full many a lady
Brought my toe dilligent ear; for several virtues
I-lave I liked several vvomen; never any
\Vith so full a soul, but some defect in heir
Did quarrel with the noblest grace she owiied,
And put it to the foil; but you, 0 you,
So perfect and so peerless, are created-
Of every creature’s best.’ ,
Here beauty and distress more than ‘in-‘
teres‘ed me at first, and since that-—wby
should I not confess it 'l—our conversa-
tion has showed me a fresh, noble soul,
and has actually-—not, as I was about to‘
say, made a fool of me,~bnt a wiser and
happier‘ man.’ _ ‘
‘Happier! I may congratulate you, then.
But her old lover, he will of course re-
cover, and he is a Californian. Theysmb
in the dark.’ '
‘True; but a Californian practices grat-
itude as well as revenge. I hardly know
which he feel toward us. VVe probably‘
saved him from a lingering death, but zit
the same time robbedbim of something
more than life. Let us mention him no
more. He is a dark shadow in my path,
but thank heaven I behind me. I fear hint
not. Strange that I never thought to aslé
her name!’ _
Witlithis soliloquy, he turned over and
I went to sleep. ,
The second day gave‘ me no better‘
opportunity than the first for examining
more minutely into’lhe character of our
fairfricnd. Harry was still her constant
cavalier, znidl sometimes fancied that his
treatment in excluding me might be aptly’
termed by the same word. But situated
as he was, it was ii point of honor to give
him exclusive possession of her company,
especially as we soon expected to reach
home. Toward the close of tlicluftetnoon
we left the valley and ascended the first
hill beyond. Wpen the summit was gain-
ed, a faint outcry of joy from our compan‘-'
ion, as she pointed toward a large liucien'-
(In, about half a mile distant, showed that
she recognized her home. We stopped
and wcie almost instantly seen by astrag-
gling slave, who ran to the hacienda, and
in a few moments, a gray headed old , man
spurred toward us at full speed, with a
crowd of servants following him.
‘My father !’ “
‘You have another friend to welcome,’
said a deep voice at our side, and the tall
form of the outlaw stepped from behind a»
rock. _
‘I have waited for you here,’ he contin-
ued, with singular calmness. ‘Your com-
panic-ns I might have waylayed and shot,
down before this, but they _once spared
and even saved my life, when I expected
death from them. I cannot recover you
without injury to them, and now, at this
our last meeting,I couie with one request.__
By the memory of our childish days, by
the depth of my love for you, grant it! let
me see you alone for the last time——for-
ever!’
I hesitated ; but—
‘It cannot be, Herman,’ murmured faint"-'
ly by the girl, and ‘It must not be,’ more‘
,autlioi'itatively from Harry South, decided’
lthe matter.
I "I‘h::r: what I have to say, I will say be."
fore witnesses.’ __’:”‘;
He paused, and his fingers worked con-
vulsively upon the barrel of the rifle on
which he was leaning. ,
‘Why have I left my retreat and follow-
ed you thus, while fever ran in my veins,
and my wounds opened at every step I--
Needl tell yo u I ’T is the same cause
that curbed my proud nature in boyish
days; the same that drove me forth, the"
same that gained you but to lose all. Need
I tell you now .7 You shrink, andfl well
you may. Forgive me: the days of vio-
lence have'passcd, and you will seek peace
from another. I must not live to see
this; I have come now to bid you farewell,
and to terminate the existence which tor-
lments me. Farewell! I commend you to
the Holy Virgin.’
He held his open hand toward her for a
moment, then suddenly ‘raised his rifle
and Fred. I caught her in my ai_'nis—-
dead ! ‘
A maddeneil scream actually convulsed
.my friend. He instantly recovered him-
lself, and with frightful slowness, presen-
ted his rifle and deliberately covered the
outlaw’s heart.
‘Fire!’ cried he, baring his broad breast ;
‘you save me from self murder, which
would be hateful to God, and in her sight!’
‘No,’ replied Harry, lowering his weap-
on, ‘thou Satan of fallen angels, I will not
murder you. \Vounded though you are,
you shall have an equal chance for life,
but we cannot both live. Imagine the
ground to be duly measured,’ be added
with a mocking, ghastly smile.
He took a pair of pistols from his belt
and handed me one. I received it me-
clianically, and gave it to the Californian.
They stood opposite each other. I coun-
ted, aud at the last word theré was a single
explosion.
The outlaw -held his pistol in_ the same
position as before. He tottered, and press-
ing one hand upon his bosom, staggered
to the body of his victim.
‘Let me die here, by her side!’ he cried
as he fell. Then looking up to Harry with
a horrible smile, ‘It was a poor shot ;—§I
thought you were a better marksman.’
He raised the pistol to his head and press-
ed the trigger. .
Though years have passed, I never can
being, stretched beside her gigantic outlaw
lover ; my noble Lfriend gazing on them
with life long agony in his look, and in the
distance, a gray haired father hastening to-
I have eyed with best regard; andlmaay a lady
Tlieliarmony of their tongueshath into bondage
‘his child I
forget that scene; the body of that lovely _
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