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/ J ilobatok IBalk^ |l^0x^tet V O L U M E I . W A U f t S ^ S S f ^ ' * \ ’ j P|»Wli»lMiM gi,aVroj>Hptpv«, f u e l / J f p H r t i e n t , ^ f l u t c ^ r p i s t t l ( i m | . F O R T P L A F S r , T H U R S D A Y , A P R I L 1 3 , 1 8 5 U N U M B E R 5 , M tMlont: n« Hnow|lnlc0D y e t potent ai ®’UuiMRv.”~CIi«pli|< [Fur the Ahilwwk Velley Begiater.] a'lttB W.i:YAr,8, [Sonic years ago. a lady-frieml liamled the writer her AUnim, bespeahing hia autograph. On opening the vohinie, lha eye chanced to fall upon an etching, entitled \ The Uivals,” wherein a nniiclen waa rcpi sented in lier boudoir, receiving the attentions of two young beaux. Tlie liour as imlicuteil hy tlio mantel clock wna after midnight—a pretty aure eympton that the “ Oompany” was somewhat\ taken.” Upon the opposite page, witli this emhellialunent ns hia theme, the wTiter left hia peiaillinga, in compliance with his friend’s re(piest.j Across life’s stage of ceaselesa vielng, Of living, tluiving, failing, dieing, Few pilgrims tread, but fuel, fair woman! The thwarting of sonic dreadful omen! All “ sunaliine\ doulttlgas would seem dreary! Perchance we then of life would iveary, And pray tiio thunder’s boom and rattle Might wake tiio siimenesa up tu hattle; For rioloiia say, \ protraeted ipiiet Ilretds deeiier woes than war and riot!” Where Nature forlifiea Uie story. Impugn it not as fell and g ory: Wlsen deep repose broods o’er the Idllow The seaman linds a restless pillow— Tlie State, once lost to zeal, is riven Witti ills, hy its iimdion giveu-- Like treiielmot blade, t,iuw:i dull and rusted. Is geuius-vare, to easu eutrusted- And spirits, lulled to sluggish hlceping, Awake, to seek relief in weeping : InsiKith, tluit wily archer,Fiipid, A calm regards as sadB stupid I And bids his pupils never I'ulter 'J ill goal is won, a bride or liaUer! The (piiiint jierspeetivu, now' hefore us, imi lovers’ blisses. [From tjio Flag of Qur Unlop.j (JJW A S r 8 T H E O A P T I V E S P A N I A R D BY m. J, n. nojsimoN, volinbU*. in the main), the wjgiimJ jiiJmbj- tajihs o f Fluikla wem men ju fnind m well as in ulftlura; for jjt the latter rcspgptj titoy wore ivim;huntGtl aa fitr oxecetljiig tlie iiom- moii atantlai'd o f numhood. *’Ifci8iieee!seary” rfSuniudlhciimplat*a- hle thal; I should oaptum aomu furViowH lie loohetUbrvvard wldlfl Biiiking of [ 110.80 impriuojjilud iuvttduvB, that I may mulor [(omuoutioii tmd immuvited pujiisU- wjpo out, ill some moasiiro, the memory of meiit, tho wroitga I have Buffered. W lio amoi fort and ariwinister physical aid, -withoiifc whieli wo muat have iuevitaWy died Jnan Ortiz was not slow to reciprocate lior piiHsiou, for uho waa fair in pore^ji, gou- tle ill disposition, and ho ow'od her M’hat o f liopo remained tu him. To tlieso stolen in- CIIAPTEU I. X T was tilt! year 15’28. llisappointed in X his expectations of finding gold and sil ver, I ’amjihiicf do Narvaci? had attemjiied to leave Florida, where one third of his fol lowers liad [lerislied in frail harks, coiistruet- cd under the most disttuiiraging eireiimstnn- Kos, by men riijuiered despurato hy havdshij* aini famine. It was well known that- the expedition totally failed under the coinhined inlliien- ■•x‘H of Storm, starvation and native hostil- ity. After encountering mdold disastens on the const, tlio little fieet was sejiarated ami destvoyetl hy a severe tempest, five [lersulis [1st, htipes ami fears aiiil sail dial rcsses. laautel-iioeh 'tis twelve ami aftev- piTSpfl (rftirehai'ged with epic, mns tlie clim-u.i,) UiifoUls tu view Midst iiy The hour is hushed id' miltli mid Imiglitur— Ami waxes now the scene jirovolviug! As duple hWiiiiis me hue ipvukiiig 1 Ureatl umeu ! Hiiiturseeh iiu lituess, 111 love-laud, meeting rh.d wUiiuss: TImugh pleased he he with soeiul pleasure. Here lie would fuiu reduee Urn measure, Would meet but Jfimiie. vh a vie. And hreaUio his lute in seereey. Ilotli foes ne’er waged triumiihant liattle! (The sceptie is refeieed to Vattel)- ^ Then itad the code hy I’npid writteu -- '■ But one may win, tliough mm-o be .lUiilti-i “ Out*, take tlie maid, willi • llm-ks ami pU ‘‘ The i-cst, their devoirs for their]mius!” Where sbiml the Uivals’ names recorded, hi Minnie’s lieait, is ipnte imcurlain ; Wliirh youth hath preeedem-e awarded, Feems slinnided lij fate’s mystic eiirtuiu ; Vet Iriie it is, Iwr dear lovL-glauees Are worth a w orlil of wild roimniees, And well designed to wake the slumbers f If latent love, in wistful immiiers. The ilrsf, niethiuks, his ludy fair to please, Hmbalms lier virtues in sucli Hues ns these: '* Not simply advcuUtious eharms, nor tiirii o r outward mould, inspire my love. 1 spurn Mere inane trappings of a giddy world; mid pour My fondest trilmtes at thy shrine, wiiere more Of tleiw’n tliiiu Narlh peiTades, Atlnvart thy brow, Tlie fUttinga of serapUic ligltt do glow, In Biicli kind teiidcriicss, I’d ever bask lleneatii tby smilea: for this alone X imic. I love—Init nut tliy beauty ; Minnie, spare Tlie tUouglit, ' 4 'liy grave witli Naiad will eomparc— Tet fiiiiitly mirrors fortli the gems wo limi Deep treasured in Hus casket of tliy mind!” The Other, artful iii his mood ami vein, HreaUiea votive lays, in more eiiphimie strain— Ami l»y recourse to flattery and dove, Would storm tho fortress, eopsocrate to love, K q vain resort, aiuee danisels over feel The tribute paid to pride in fond apiieal; \ Would thou wert mine own 1 List ! I am not trifling— Love's potential throne Frowns on fnvther sthlingi Art tbon, Minnie—love. Flighted to anotlier? Ppare tlic pang, my dove— He he foe or hrotlier; Pcarastl tell me nay— Doom me not to languish! only surviving to reach the Hpanish settle ment of ('omposfellu, by traversing the nurthorn ]iart of p'loriihi, crosbing tlie Mis- I'ompfetl Hole- rizt-il hy levs ofTeva.s, IlieUock) Mountains, ami mueling \silli every b]iueips of hard Jolt that enn well he imagined. Thus einled an expedition promp hy tho h'vu of gain, and clmrarter the grealesr cruelty, so far its the in'ilives of Florida were concerned. In luiU), lleriiando de Soto sailed from (Jiiha, with his imagitiation inflated with cuiupiest, gloiy and riclies, on a similar mis sion, vvifh a st|iiadrim eoiisisling tif eight large vewels, Iwo brigantines, mid a cara vel frighled with iminilicent means for con- ducting tho edilerprisc lo a Hlcccssful (er- luinution. Landing at llie hay of I'Mpirilii Santo, after a tedious [iimsage, l)e Solo very soon luid [irouf of the cruelly of Ids pre- (lecessor. Jle wms v Igovollsly attaeked by tile native.s, and lound it nilerly impossi ble by the pacific art lie could em]iloV, to make peace. From some [irisoiters be fiuall)' learned tlie cause of the relentless lumlility of the caci(|uo (the kings or chiefs of the mimcr- oiis tribes Were llms designated) of that part of the country. 'I'liis bravo man’s ipime (a man, though ealled a harhariau), aceoidmg to (he SjmmVli narrative, was ^ llirribigna, a cognomen wliidi fur the read er's sake, vye will bo as sparing as possi- 'J'his caeii|ue bad resisted at first, the en croachments of Faiiipliilo de Narvaez, but at length, by dint offair promises, vvas ca joled into a treaty, Not long after, for some cause, the Spanish leader beeamn vi olently angry with the eaeiijiie, and order ed bis nose to ho cut, otf, and his muthurto ho torn in {fieces hy tlugs.* Were not theso trausaotions sober mal- , * among you^can devise a plan to gratify my wish- Tho incensed chieftain ceased, and a litln and graceful native time responded to his sovereign pnnee. *‘I fmmd this day,” he said, producinj, letter, ** buried at the root of a tree, this talking paper. It vvas left, hy the loader of the tbroign robbers, who liavu come to iles- ]ioil ns, and vvas intended, no douJi^, for tliosu who have Just appeared in tho hay, in the grunt icanou. 'I’his siieaking paper cuii- faiiis, iniijUestiuimhly, instructions fur tlunn; mid I think hy me-fins of it w e shall he able to entrap some o f our enemies,” ” What plan do yon [irojioso ?” asked tlic cacii|uu, of a reed,, while many of Jiir iieoph ain concealed elo.se at hand. Those on board tbu ve.ssel will naturally vvisli tu get posse,ssiuji ofpbis talking paper, to hear what (liat ehief says, Aci*ordiiigly, some of them will come tu ns, when they shall shall ho ke])t as pnsoiiers.” This scheme was ,so jiromising (liat (lie imlives ininu'dialely carried it into uxecu- 1 )ay after day and xxight after niglit did lie keep vigil watch ciyor the jilaco of the dead, often in. danger of being devoured.—- If) when overpowered by his ceaseless watch, ho slept for a few moments, he started lip in alarm lest some provvlinf monster slitmid invade the groimdS) his lifo pay tho forteit. But nature could nut he sot com[»leteIy atdefiaHco; and one night, despite his ot- ‘ Let a small parly go dovrn to (he shore 1 disjihiy this siieaking paper at the end a reed,, while many of our people ru- dozuii repairing ler ill ilie ly earn A parly of half a (o the hc.Mcii, exldhitrd tliu lellur manner jiroposed. Ihit fearing treachery, iho Spaniards steadily refused to go ashore. I'inding timt all their etfurts were futile, four of llic more resolute of ijio natives )ilmige.(l into llie water ami swam oft' to Ijm vvssi'li, ollelhig themselves as Imsbigcs fur iu*urreci|K)ntiiii/^ luiiulun' of tlutHnaiiiurtlh, ’I’liis plan was entirely' successful. S[ ing the fndimifi eoine minmg them with mneh i*onii(le?ice, j( had (he effect intended, and nnnle Uiem snpjiuse that no aets of luistility were meditated,andtJais (hey were thrown oil (heir guard. Four men instantly sleppi*d into a boat and rowed ashore. The moment (lie keel grated n]|Oii tho sainl, a great mtmhor of .snages rpshed toward them, ami they were in a iiiuiiicnt surioiindcd ami nimble to The (lostagcs who had ham snfibred to move, about the oll.-et </f til siniek out; rtiz pressed her to make known tlio cause of her grief) for ho could now speak tlio langnago very well, hut she sighed and reimiined silent. ” Peihaps,” added Jiiflii, “ yon have ceas ed to entertain sentimenks of iViondship for tlie poor stranger vvhoiu fortune has cast among enemies f” My feelings liavo not changed,” replied Ueita, ijnickly; “ hut I know that I am losing the power to pruteht yon.” “ |)u not giievo,” returned Ortiz, “ forlife is HO dreadful to mu, that death cannot in- (-rcase my misery. No vvay of escape is open; slavery and degradation are before me. I am made umro wretched only by the refleetiun that I must ha separated from thee. Tell me what form of death now awaits me?” “ My fatimr cannot forget his wrongs,- lie has decided that j'oii shall die at the next religions festival, and I feel that oven my cnlreaties will not avail yon,” said the prima*ss, sadly. much acc! motion of forfo to keo]i awake, he slept niore sound ly than nsual. Ho vvas awakened at length by sounds that admonished him that some animal was at work on the spot it was his provinco to guard. He ran quickly to tha place just as tho boast was reaxly to rat iCnovv ing that Ida want o f care wonh jninishcd with death hy tho remorseless ca cique, ha bent his how and sent an arrow with all tho foi’ca of liis arm, and with as uracy as tho foehle light and tho ’ tho animal would pormil. His aim was snceessfid— tho vvoll sped shaft pierced the monster’s heart. Upon oxanilnation, he found it to ho an animal of tho panther kind, tlm most dangerc that at that timo infested Florida, On the ensiling day, when this daring feat became known at the village, it made onr hero quite famous, and even la’odncct] favorahlo impression upon the cacique.— .Jilt nnfortimatoly, this alleviation of his fa(e*was of short dnrntion. His rancor retnnied with tho same bitterness, and not lung M'tor Ueita came to him to tell him that the day of his death was fixed, and ho pleasure in exciting his fearSi Bo.on ho liogan to talk contemptuously concerning the feat which Jmm had aceumpTished' in slaying the panther. Hommvhat iiTltated by IxisbanMng fonoj. ig tho Spaniard retorted that, huvvnvev trifiing id a thing it might bo to kill such an animal, he was of the opinion that, he could not do it; hut on the contravjq thought that he would run at sight of such a monsleiv that the day must endeavor to escap And where shall I You must go to Mueuzo,” maiden. “ Yuii lie will nev’er follow yon again,” si id brave Spaniard, and tho stantly the arrow left his* how nnd fievv Rh nnerrii iiig precision to the spot where noise had been heard. {djont tlio vc.ssol at will, at (lie Jir.si (jt their allies leajicil overlmanl and .sinick out; ,so yig.mm.slv for the beacJi that they lyacliicd it in safety. ‘ Hefing wind Inal hefalleii their conqmn- ions, thotw who remained on hoard were alra/d to go (o their assistance, and hasiily Vieighjiig anchor, set sail, leaving them to 0 , hefineatl) one my Of Hope, to quell I Have tlream.H of tHec to quell roy aagiiisH 1 WHicH may vimisH never— Hoard tlioHarqiio witli me, Down life’s iimiiid river, I will He tliy stay WHpm waa’4 arm may ward tHcp— In nil eleo, will pray Reav’ii may Hleis and guard time. ■WitH tliy beaming cyo— With tHy raven tressinga— Wifti tliy soul to sigH JW carol, to m y blessings, Tlmu can’gt cHgor tlio homo Qf tHy lonely rover J Maiden llct mo enme II Hid me, be tby lover 11 !” No partial-vow hath MHnne apokeii— No fond-oim’s Heart Hath she yet broken | But scanning every feature over, She ponders, e’erslm weds Her lover. To them, around Her roseate bower HelentleBS doubt still seems to lower— '^dle every smile and dim opproving Jnnainetbe fever of their loving. ^ The luckless wights, perplexed at meeting, Boo vkioWfif theirliopcs yekesting| And boUiogs which no mse c»u staotheF, iMplra each breiwt towards the ofiicp Here is the porch pf life’s fwitipi,, And hew tho fen of mhp’stnition, And hem the proof tlnk mirth «wl gladnew Qnfk oft aw found through vales of sadmiss 5 Tlwl laurels pluck’d, in strife, w i cherish, Wiiiie proFered gifts w# spurn, to peyfeh I Whsrs tempest-wovee oft Interyeno, and show Tim heaving inyfafie of toy#% devhms how, QHi where’s them»i»,bat|Imniwith grateful pride Who wakes the coiiTnest of his seraph bride? Or whore's the w iia, of Besnty, Wit and Olee, Tlwgh freedom iovri, ftOm man wpoMfain be free 1 This hsfag true, let jsich play well his p f t i For, wntinf m ^ m if n trklt m. t , Jhwsst-. tTQ A m g g * tu Banto, on his mi ......... . ,, small vessel of his fleet put inti (T iA Fq’itR IT. The uufortuuatu Bjmniards realized when was too lute, tlie cifecfc o f inisjilacud coii- iMeiice, aiiid were led, witji shouts pf tri- l(m]i)i, to the village of the offended ca hiqilc. They read In tlie vindictive facet nicii iiaik colors; nut evidom v sof the fato ii actually transiiired, w e | R’^erve tor them, aiul strove tu prepare their following story whiclf for the entastro[,]m -whieU they wore conlidoiit conhl not be averted, Tiloy ro- fleeted bitterly upon the motives which had iiuhicutl tlicm to leave their peaceful liunies and emharlc in an ontorj,riso which had thus far Iieouattemleil with iiotlniig hut dis aster. 'They cursed tho avarice of Uain- jihilo, whose high-wrought representations had filled ithem w ith exaggerated notions of a country teeming with treasure, arnl fer tile beyond tlie power of imagination,— A las! uxporionee came to teach tluan wis dom, after tlio day o f phybical salvation had passed. TJiey vraro kept under a strong guard itil the jime of a religions festival of nn- * \ ....... when they were bro’t tors of history, we should not iiresnme to record tliem ; for it is not in the power of fiction (0 invxnit such ferrihlo iiieidunis; and the reader’s sensibilities woiihlbe need lessly wounded by (he spectacle of human nature pictured in such dark colors; but had not these events could not relate the grows out of them. No womler (hat tlie mutilated wronged cuciqiio opposed with all Ids eh orgies the lauding of another invading/r my, - ^ / Having made these prefatory romatks, which were indismmsahiy necessary Jo ti corrcflfc understanding o f our story, ivy will now proceed in [ii-oiior order. Not long after I'amphilo had left lilsniri- into^ the interior, a put Into tliqbay in quest of him, entirely ignorant of the bar barities which he had committed,/The ............................ in jured chieftain was on the alert a he saw from the adjacent w’ood the avriwl of tho hark, and began to mattiro plaiiii of Ven- He instantly called a .nounoil of and shrewdest gion, in airsuQ, geai hisl bravest and dor to deliberate what course tfJpi “ It is well known to you,” s m tho caci que, that theso men from hojtind sea have come to roh ns of onr country/ They have not come like friends, hut like enemies chid in steel, that they may defy Liir weapons, Tliey pretend that they havoa light to take possession of o«r country ki the name of tlmir king,_ You have thivgame light, my brave wariiors, to cross th/ water in a great number of caxioes, and m e possession of their country in tlio nam/ of your cacique. The Hod of nature has liven us this laud, and bands of robbers frpm afar have no light to deprive ns of it/by conquost, and the destruction of om’/people, Hjook; at me j See mo disfigurefl ny men who have the presumption tq calnhemsolves children of the sun I Shall /dl these insults bo borne in silence, and withont continued ef forts to assort onr jig/its I OJad in sbiping armor, (bey are no ’ ’ ” ’ Ida, marking their wa tamely submit Mfmm, Qcali, Ya^huco, and otherHoigh- boiing caeiqnes, /nay make peace with these m^axnlni^jbga^ but ffiiaihigua flounced before ^ ........ . .. to what he had to pfiafoosef, fluaintad withjhe ;he t the ‘ thin! ........ , and ftktoQgood ,, . .... . a savage k in g i buV o n the contrary^ much too m i ’iffe a n d Jacka the eloquent tfsm m m of the h a u g h ty iimiiMU\ sent to Ramphilo and H e S oto W * nilers. Indeed, w» m w ith surpSiM} a t the afioounfa w h ich m read of the floldf rejoindewi o f defianco roturn- •d in aniwer to the uiureaeoneMe dewenda o f the Speniah Inredem, If the S p eniahend H o r thgueienaifiake* can be accredited (m i they m doubtiMe the .^urpqit of the speech pro- bre chief men, as aprofudo had to pfisbo»«f' Many unac- imwa w th babita and foelintfsof ! ;§bQ?igmal|( of Florida, may perhape akthatthif lanpage ia over-wrought “ You liavo wav lid me from do.stnicliun m y tiiiius, and 1 n m l no farthur proof o f ur duvolion. If (ho way of oscapo was u])on, and I oonld poihiiado you to shavo Avilh mo my lot in (lio dominion of sumo ilihtant cnoiipiij, I h U ou I i I imitiod bo happy ; hut alas, such liopos aro suimpossihlo,tliat tlioy niook at my mi.Hoiy,” roepomleil Juan, tomloiiy. “ I liiivo obtained foi' (bo presont, some blight allin ialiuu of yoiir sorrow',” rcsimiod Ueita, “ Armed with thiH bow and qiiivov of ari'oAVs, whieh 1 have hroiiglif, 3’on arc lo u atoll tho village burial gruiind, and pi'o- voiit ravonoiis beasts from dosocrating the graves, Hhoiild you allow a body to bo eanicil away, your lilb Avill answer fid’ tho .same, You Av ill, Avhilo thus employed, be. out o f (ho ]irosuneu of my father, Avhom you HO mneh and ho juntly dread. Yon luiiHt bear iqi iiinlur tins now trial of your vignaiiee, HtronglU and courage, u u t ill oaii devi.so Home means to get you out of tbo nmtry.” “ And Icavo you ?” said Juan. “ And Vuiiv old ftieiiil, niy lalhur,” added clump of biishos, %vlioro lu eila, Avilli a nad sniilo. Quito Avritluiig in tbo iiaiiis u1 “ J h I iou II i nut olijuct lo leaving him, hnt shaft having poiiotrated hisbre; you aro a difibront person.” “ Uu of good choor; AvoAvill soo. It is not easy to tell Avhat tbo ftitiiro m y bring. Ho patient and hojiofiil. I At ill Au'dch my fatlier’s mood and see if any noAv danger (hreatuns,” replied tho danglituv of tho cac- ^ “ iliu ’e yon im odior cause for sadness ?” said Ortiz. “ 1 have soon,” resumed Jnan, “ messon- rers from Muouzo, the neighboring caciquo, laving andjeiieo Avith your falhov, and I feared that their business had relation to you.” “ Yon were rigid,\ said Ueita, nfter a liiuso, “ Tlio eaoiqno Mueozo seeks niy land in marriage, and my father hits given fixed, and ho ?” asked Jnan, d re[)liod the iriwncofitlliumus [.y ,ri«u w in d . !m,I ” “ liofttsed.’ “ IIoAv noblo, hoAV disintorcsted, if j'our hlSlll llllil ill olIA wlwiujk until common importance, iir sifitor ?” returncil Ortiz, “ Thu same; and (oil him that I recum- iiuleil voii (0 liiM protection.” floy hoard a rustling in tho biihhes oloHo at liaml. “ It is an animal,” said .Hum, Iking an roAV to tbu string of liis bow. “ No,” replied Ueita, in a Avliii ber band upon tier lover’s arm,* 3'onr old oiiemy, ai ho cansed yum* ea[)lui'o. lie has IblloAVed mo to Avatch my im mejits, and porliajis to inform against I saw his ovil eyo iixod xqion j’ou as you spoke,” AVf “ Alas, Avliat have you done.?” cried Ueita, greatly agitated.' .luandroAv anolli- or anoAv truiii Ifis (piivor and ran to the he diseoveYed of dealb, tlie 'ing p enetrated hisbi'ca.st and pass- od ihrougb Jiis body. “ Author of m y mii roAvard at last,” oxclaimed Ortiz, raised himsolf Avith ttiug jiostnro, and pointing •oat lumimiry of day, said, in TJio savfi olfort into my misoiy, yon Inn o 3 ’our ” oxclaimed Ortiz, ised himself Avith [laiiiftil ig [losturc, and pointing tuAvard tho g roat lumimiry a dying A’oieu; “ I am going to tlm sun, Bpaiiiard,” and then fell back lifeless, upon tlio groimd, WJiile Juan gazud at (lie body, the maid en approached and demanded w hat ho in- tonded tu do, since ho had slain a AVarrior and oomisolluv of so mncli note, “ I Avill slioAV yon,\ ho ansAverod ; and taking the body of tiuUo in his arms, he earriod it, to the oometoiy, and imcoA'cring one of tho boxes in Avhich tlio dead Avoro kept, and from Avhich tho original oceiip.ant ’ ’ ' s, bo pbieed it forth and placed in the presence of tho ca- ciipio, Avlm hail such terx'iblo mementoes of the invaders’ crnolty. “ You came among ns,” ho saiil, scorn- fnlfy, “ like robbers, and like robbers you broke yow faith. Yop afteef, to call ns barbarians, Look at me; see Avhat I have sn.fibred ftfQin Bpaniai’ds,and then say who have acted tho most like harharians,\ The poor captives looked at tho disfig ured foatnres of tJio caciqno; w jiose athlet- io frame was now quivering Avith passion, and Avere speechless, “ Nor is this all,” added the indignant chieftain, ^^Myrnotlier perished bv the \A and die, th ir snfierings,\ were turned one at a time into a, public square in the centre of tho viljr'-\ ------ to place, vainly 6( , at with ap’pws, until tbeir misery. In this way tliree of theift poHshed, The fourth, wJw remained alive, IS described in the narrative as bsing a move yonth, about eighteen years of ago, a ttve of Seville, nf gand fomily and ten ly reared, * tendou naniqnn^nd entreated that tho young man’s The implaeahle ohii'f ww at first nnwQv- ed, hnt finally relnftfontlyyialded to her re- qn^t, jmd JnanpFtia (forthnshe wm x4)«w«paddeadh lie was spared to he tlie most TOinemhfo of slayfla—-pompellcd fo hring WQqd ™ tho <Ml«t,taskedhe- yonndhitstrenirthjw^heaten with mev- 0 lew severity wdien he foiled fimn hard- shim On pnWio oeeisfone fie wm forced toHw ahont the mam aW day fitthe aronsemeat of his eaph^for the aagar of the chief could not he i^ppeaaad, wiarahlfi hut, it* whisper w w4s of «ip- refusal had roferuiico to one whose cundi- tiou is Ko miserable as mine,” exclaimed Jnan, “ Is your father desirous to bring about this uiiiou ?” Jm added. “ Ho lias lysolved that it shall take jfiaeo, for ho is anxious to fonu an alliance Avith so jioAVorftil a chief as Mueozo, He thinks he shall limn he strung enough to prevent another Bpanish ox[)odHion from landing and m arelfing through his torptories.\ “ And in v I cav of all this, is not your constancy shakon ?” ” Whop I first loved yon, I felt that I could love no other, I expected difficnl- ftpaft and nncortain tics Avonld grow out of a passion so strange, cess of Ueita, Jnan coi and I resolved not to shrink from them, d mg r they came. I see all the dangers before mo, and yet I do nut regret thqt I have thought of a friendless strangei’ ns I have, But I have not told you all. One of my father’s emmsellors and wai’riors—the same and mo, A’oring Htonos ,g wit), r « i p „ , ivno tiovisect tne plan to capture yon yonr companions—has also pnvately at various times avowed a passion for which throatens*'me with mneh danger; for hy some means he disoQAwed my ixi tiality for you and menaces both wim m tpictlon if Ido not listen fayerably to 1 jar- [ q not listen fayerably to ids IS, I bring misfortimesnpon all who themselves in my welforo,” oried Opiz, “ Watched hy invidimw enemies, p live ”- tpictlon if «nit.” ”41af, interest tl Opk, “ , , why should I longer ij ftd smiles of hope ? Boi ....... , ...... . to my fate, nor longer perjfiex youi rejatum to om so ntforfy forsaken hy Meav- at fortune. upon the deceit I foe fair princess, --------uielf in Restrain joov despair- Hoeanot deep •— pease to rail jej,ier darkness piw- [flshine follow the code the dawn, and am storm I The most dreadfol temped are tho hnefort, and pain gives a keener *est fo pleasure.” “Homy earsdoeeive me?” mtchdmed Drtis^ enthnsisidoallyf I hear snoh woidafiem one of a people whom I have been taught to mil harharians f” “ Your, fwople from across Rm great wa ter a<foct to consider ns harharousj imi you mn hear wHness that all of my nation eve not savage in nature,” iRnek with her wagiianimitr of soul, Jnan threw himsalf at her foet and kissed IMf t witfi i \ m wM wTWi, In ^ of whieh ha was now sldliad, 0 ^ P t S I t J S I h a a s ta^ jimy, had boon reuiovod b y baasto, u therein. He then avrangad the cm ill the usual maimer, and heaped n]mn it. This appeared to both an ingenious ex pedient, and they flattered themselves (hat tlie fact o f his death might remain a se cret for a long time. OHAPI/EIi III, When Quito had been disposed of as related, the cacique’s daughter infopned him that she must return to the village to malm tlie liind arrangement for his escape. Walking his acenstomed rounds, snv- roimded hy mcmrnftd mementoes of the ........ in regard to the sne- mld not lielp. indulg ing in most disconvaging refiectians, If he attempted to fly, a long and difiicult jour ney through an uukuown country abound ing AVith morasses and swamps Avas before him, besides the risk of being pursued by. the enraged Himhigua, or slain by strange hordes of savages flint were contlnnally moving ft’om one plaeo to anotlier. But even theso dangers were nothing to the terrible certainty that awaited him, if he remained, The idea of leaving thq maiden who had so long preserved his life and rendered existence endnmblo, was the most unpleasant of all, and ha resolved to persuade her to accompany him, or seek him at some futurer time, Juan waited with all tho intensity of itp- patience Avhioh prolonged anxiety produces, to bis ilismay} he saw one of the na tives approaching. His intuitions at once lum tliat this ill-timea visit boded w)o4, Aa the savage drew nearer, .jwoognisifid him as the tWend a«d (Kwnpanion of fifoito, and one who had of- Mm adviiad foe oaciqwe to put him (Juan) to death, Tliia utMlve bad also onee wound ed him with an amiw, wliile he was inB- foufinfoe publiowuai'e for foe amuse ment of ineotakni. Our hem heheld him advanoe with mneh uneaimeaL and wae tempted to let fly m arrow, imd fom wipe out at once foe old mm n of wroiwi «iia This proA’oked Qclmco, and throwing lAvn hia boAA’, ho declared fondly that he uuld not tear to encounter such a harm- is boast unarmed. At that moment Jmm raised his eyes, and saAv upon the very spot Avhoro ho had slain Quito, the burning orbs of an animal of the same specioH as tho one the natiA’o Avas affecting to hold in such utter cuiu- tompt. It had scented the blood Avhich bad fluAVed fi'om the Avound of the savage, and Avas tlilrsting for nioro, Jnau knoAv that the smell of hun blood always had the eifoct to make the panther terribly ftn’ious. Instantly a [ilan of yengoancu suggested itself to his brain. Quifk as thought he caught up the bow A v liifh Ochuuo had thruwu down, and ran on a fcAA' steps, Turning his head to note the result, he saAv the animal leap h ■■ air Avith tremendous force, The savage suav the movement, hut too late to UA oid the catastrojihy, The animal alighted npon his head Avjth ernshiug Aveight— the olaAVs sunk ifoe]) into his shrinkiug flesh, and he fell shriekiugto the earfJi; but not to i*anjaiji tliei-e ; for tbe beast taking the ill-starreil native by the shoulder, bomuled aw.'ty with liijti to the forest, Aviiifo the victim entreated Juan to follow and despateh him. ** liemember the wooden frame,” cried Ortiz, and iii an instant idler, Ucluieu dis appeared. lie young Bpaniard fell on Ids knees, and thanked Heaven for this ]»ruvidenlial relief, for ho as as looniuntarily expooting the leliirn of Udta, AVliu would Avillnmt lids interposition have beoii betrayed into liis poAiur. The kind and geiieruns maiden iioAV ap- j.eared, and lioard Avitli inexpres.sible sin* [irisu (he recital of svbat liad just oceuv- AD is pn*]iavod for yoiir flight,” .she said, Athen some\vhat recu\ered from her astonishment. “ And will yoti nut accotnpaii}' m o l” asked Juan. “ Inqiossililie.! fatal to h o lli; but if ties of IVfncozo in meet again,” slieI answered. Ihlt 1ow' ' • siieh a sly]i AAould [iruA It if you rciu'h the lervili foty, AA e may ]iei'chaiH '0 answered. “ But h shall avc mc.B, ? .Shall 1 not meet 3 ’ou as his wife ? If so, let me slay lieve and die at your feel. Binee you have prolonged my life so long, nought but yoiir ])resenee ean make it eiiduvalile,” exehdm- ed Ortiz, Avitli joiiehing earnestiie.ss, “ Oo,” said Ueita, linnly. “ .He If Ale meet again, it Avill not be as (lie biule of j M iicuzu . Toll imist not linger here.— At tho northern uxtremity of tlte village 3'ou Avill find a friend in Avhum 3'ou can ro ly. Ho will giii Ju yon to a hr'idge about tAVo leagues from hero, AVhich lies directly in 3 ’uiir way to (he[ilaee where I ain send ing 3’ou, 'YMien yon roach the bridge, do not forget to send hnek (lie guide, (hat ho ntaj’ reaeh the village before claAvn, in or der to avoid snspjcion; for should my fath er learn that he has assisted .Ayni to escape, it Avuiild bring sAVirt dostrnction njiun his head and mine, TYheli you haA o travers ed six leagues of broken country, yoft tyill reach (he dominions of M u e o zo, Tell hijii that I haA’e sunt yon to him for jiiTjtoction, and exjiect him to protect 3 ’ou at all haz ards. N oav depart and tear not.” Juan look tlie band of Ifis generous pro tectress, and in gloAving langnage express ed the greatness of bis gratitude, and the stvengtli of his I oau - ; not forgetting to re mind her o f her promise to meet him again tim< er, thinking tlmt wfulfi be likely at least to lead him from- the dominionB pf Hirribi- gua) il nob directly towards M hcqz .(3’ s terrl- of the- he beheld the village led So much, at the dis- (nnee of about tAAm- leagues:. He now laid his course ancAv, and tlie animal, ^ being thoroughly recruited, went forth rapidly.. O m iS m i IV. In about an hour he came to a niorass of considerahie extent partly covered with water, oyer AA’hioh he Avas obliged to SAvim Ills animal. He liad scarcely nccomplisb- ed tins, wbeu. deafening yelks arose ou all sides of him-, and immberfoss foes sjirang up as if by m agi c from bebind trees, bushes and rank slirulibery, Juan excited his horse to Ids best speed, Avhilo afoiids of ar- roAVS were sent after hiuiv Tin’s party proved to be ft’orti the viTJage of Hirrihigua, for the express purpose o f finding their victim, whoso flight hud al ready been discovered, Ortiz continued to gallop ouAvard as fiist tlie nature of the ground would admit, and the natives ran, shouting after hiniv clamorous for his blood. One of his old prosecutors, who had .... ...... ’ ^ ’- 'mnify to increase his ( caciqiie, on aeeoimt pair of legs Avasin advance of the iuftiriated horde, Juan’s expertness with tire bpAv basal- ready been noted ; and, indeed, most of the Bpaniards Avho aeuompauied Famphilu, and afterwards De Boto, vvere skilled ill the use of that Aveapou, Feeling ijiiite seeum so long as his horso was not Avoimded (die Florida aborigines usually attempted to dis able the horse,) Ortiz resolved to hai e n .shot .'ll. the foremost jmrsuer- Hluckeiiiug his speed as though his steeft AVas jaded, he allowed (lie pauting native to appioaeii nnlii snfiiciuntiy near to give him a fair elimiee of being successful in Ids aim. Tlic lamsucr stopjiud (o fit an arruu to his liuw ; but Juan, liaving\pie])arcd his A\ldfe in motiou, had liie ad\'autage, and lired Avitli such good aim, that the jiolished ixJt Wounded his adversary in the neck- Tbe native foil, but iiistiuitly arising, returned tile shot, but Avitb an arm whose strength Avas impaired by the injury h e had received, and Avliose aiin was rendered unsteady by (lie jmin be siitfered. Tlie idj[iani)U'd swayed to one side, and tbe sbaft A\eiit by harjnless; Aibile (bo hand (hat sped it dnqiped powerless, jind forgot ils acetislomud cumiing. Halisfied Avith bis (rjumpli, our hero did Hut longer pause, but (hwheil ou again Avith ill vigor. When he had left, his pur suers a coujile of leagues beliiiul, and their cries 110 lunger reached his ears, he halted to rest liis lioi'hu for a I oav uumieiits, Avhich movement nearfy [.ro ved frttal; for close at hand, Was a river, wliere several iialive.s ft'um Mucuzu’s ]irinci[«d villagdwcre lish- Hearing (he clatter of liorsi/slmofs, they concluded that a [lavty of Bjianlards Avere going into tlm interior to joiti Famphilu.— They crept*k up the hank, and seeing hut horseman, siqipused (liat lie had been sent forward to reconnoitre ; si1 jly at him a dozen arruAvs, some passed through his of wroiw and iwiHti- 'JltN *ilpwi w m w Oukiieo, ftnd U ting to re- ^ him Hgfol at some future tiine. He then bade ber r, tender fareAvell, and basteiiod tu follow her directions, Tho guide Avas at the place designated, and he made no dela}', as may bo imagin ed, but proceeded to'the bridge, Avliere onr hero did not foiget to dlMifiga the native with many thanks, The most difiicult part of the rmdertak- gnes of e squaintod. fear of a' cruel death urged him on, and the faint hope of once more meeting his bonefaefress, gave strength to Ids limbs. In his haste, ho sfon lost bis ivn tllC)' lot of Avltich iCd through his ganuuuts and slightly womuled him. HaA ing speedily put a safe distance between hiinself and them, he en deavored to make Ihem enmpreliend that he had been sent to their king, head man, or chiet) hy a female cacique, Ho Ava.s not [lerfoctly mnleratond, or believed, if ho Avas, and., presently there came running doAvii from the village on the ojiposito side, a great number armed for an encoun ter Avith a [lart}' of .S[janiard.s, Avlijeh they imagined must he at hand, Many of the Indians cimsed, Avldle Ortiz cxeiled his ’ ungs to the ntniost to [levsiiade them o f ds peaceahlo intentions. W hile this parley Avas goiiig on, ko heard to his great constermition, the shout*^ of the piirsning party in the rear. Onr he ro’s chance now souined a desperalo one, inasmuch as he could neithov go back or fortvard. PercuiAing that things must, soon come to a crisis, if,something doc'isivo was not. soon ofiected, he stiwipk Ifta steed with his how and dashed doAvn the river with the speed p( the wibil, The natives AVere fonions .tinners, but ho soon distanced thorn all; ami plunging his horse into the Pjreani., swam w ith him acrossi '\Yhon he roanUed the opposite hank|thii In his haste, he s§on lost bis aa ’II^, and foremost of tlie^ men of Hirrihigua eauHt vvandermg ahont some hotirsi imcerttdn in sight) i^rtlzTOadonovlehiy.hHtmoyn't- Avhother ho was approaching the friendly ing the a:opliYity, bounded mvay tpwhrds village of tlie oaotqtie or going ft’om it. Just before daylight, | e entered ft small prairie, and to Ws smprise and great joy discovered ahorse feedjpg upon tlie ahMn- or had he§p left jaded out and I’mfit to pro ceed; for thonatiAms ofYluridhat that period are vepresefrted as having oo homeB of their own« lor was thiafouelj »n4 I M o 4 t li6 |l^ r Of u w to thentaftlyes on theiiTa- aftd hiiiijpnrohMefi # for l lo i o o a t m khe limiOi, l i ) foliottini itt o f Iho S) ing the a:opiiYity, hounded uway fowhrds the v e r y vplago from Avhich s o p # o f his piiPUiprs b ad isslietb ■ TJiecaeiqno’ii dwelling ahvaj’s built ion ftp Eminence, Itls’fts easy to dis- ''ucozo’s -aid that had ho rn^ in the p rincipal stregts, lat ^‘Ime ,, . i the in- lees from ft -im) , . ...... M w a wflft at home, and Ortiz oaljed loudly to him, to appaari aa he thundered up to the guards at the dopy, who began to make demon- atratfoua a* though Pmy lueaut to transfix the intrudey with theiy lances, 'Wldle uroiHimg the rivcfr the young SpahiaiA had fixed a remnant of a hand- kerohief whieh happened to remain in his posaessfon, to one eudmf Iw howy and this Bervedhim aa a sortpf flag of ttucpi. and douhtlesihad ftomeefeL \T h a t”\^— ^— have h ____ _ _ _ ___ _ peai’fld m i oommmm. harm the sti’iugetv <> Oyria then made Inowit hia ul^eet iu emnUiguot foygettiug to i'eiieat and Jay muchaRsfauimu every lerdwhieft U4U b id b™ tiittiis Thaoac%UftliitettMwdth aRentmm and Jmro i\m deeply audjigrceahly iiHjucuot
