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iablos? And what is to become of us? Oh, Antonia! Why did you prevent Fray Ignatius? We might now have been sa

was waiting, and she offered to share it with her youngest daughter. Antonia went downstairs to prepare for herself some coffee

m be meddling wid my work. Shure, I never heard of the like of such interfering in Ireland, nor in the Stat

ot give you absolutio

tion; and I'll be getting none any nearer that an Irish soul will be a pin the better for. I'll say that, standi

glect it as it seemed good to herself alone, she was satisfied. Over Antonia-who was at least half a Mexican-she acknowledged a Mexican priest to have authority; and she had no inten

ill make these people find their tongues also, very soon." She was exceedingly anxious for information; and, as she ate her roll and drank her coffees she was consider

r the siege might be a long one. San Antonio was strongly walled and defended. The Alamo fortress stood in its centre. It had forty-eight cannon, and a g

pointed out these facts to her. "Let me writ

Americ

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e brought in wood and kindled the fire, and

anding. Then there remained nothing to be done but to listen and to watch. Fortunately, however, Rachela found the c

e Senora, having read them, passed the letter to Antonia and Isabel; and Rachela saw with anger that Antoni

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omething to talk of, personal and exclusive. In the fear and uncertainty, they forgot priestly interdicti

red for the evening's report-if indeed Navarro should be able to send one. She feared more when she saw the messenger early in the afternoon. "Too early is o

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interest. The allusion to her husband made the Senora weep. She retired to her oratory a

ng hourly harder to endure. The Senora and her daughters were hardly conscious of the home life around them. In that wonderful folk-speech which so often touches foundation truths, they were not all there. Their nobler

h the garden. The Senora, accompanied by her daughters

three hundred men," he said. "You will see now

death; but for hours the dull roar and the clamorous tumult went on without cessation. The Senora lay upon her bed motionless, with hands tightly locked. She

ed! It seemed to darken and fill the whole atmosphere around it. And though the poor women had not dared to whisper to each other what

and Luis Alveda. It was even likely that Jack might have returned ere the fight, and was

speedily replaced. In a few minutes she uttered a shrill cry. It was in a voice so strained, so piercing, so unlike her own, that the Senora leaped from her bed. Antonia turned to mee

and, as if in response to her words, a mighty shout and a

Lopez. They had evidently been written in a great hurry, and on a piece of paper torn from his pocket-boo

be God's care for

s have surrendered

oble-minded American

ring you good news.

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-hearted women was a prayer of thanksgiving. Then Antonia remembered the uncomfortable state of the ho

one professed a great joy in the expected arrival of the Senor. And what a happy impetus the hope gave to her own ha

with outstretched arms to meet her husband. Dare and Luis were with him. They were black with the smoke of battle. Their clothing was torn and bloodstained; the awful light of the fierce struggle was s

ars-the words a man never perfectly learns till he has loved his wife through a quarter of a century of change, and sorrow, and anxiety. And w

obility of the emotions that possessed him. In spite of his disordered dress, he was incomparably handsome. When he said, "Angel mio!" and bent to kiss her hand, she lifted her lovely face to his, she put her arms around his neck, she cried softly on his breast, whispering sweet l

and Antonia, and Isabel, to see them empty dish after dish; to see their unaffected enjoyment of the warm room, and brigh

to his mother, was the brightest dream Jack had. But Jack is a fine rider, and is not a very fine marksman; so it was decided to send him with Housto

ght without o

. San Antonio HAD to be taken. Soon done was well done. On the third of December Colonel Milam stepped in front of the ranks, and asked if two hundred of the men would go

at was a great sc

g, no hurrahing, no obvious enthusiasm. It was the simple as

n Antonio with two

is head above the ramparts and live. We had no powder and b

respect," said Dare; "he fights best wit

ck is nowhere against Kentucky sharpshooters. Their balls very seldom reached us, though we were close to the ramparts; and we gathered them up

lag did you f

stitute of all the trappings of war-we had no uniforms, no music, no flags, no positive military discipline. But we had one hear

s had suffered from the disaffection of the servants; and the attitude taken by Fray Ignatius. And the doctor noticed, without much surprise, that his wife's political sympathies were still in a state of transition an

an insurmountable honor; they will revenge this insult to it in some terrible way. If the gracious Maria holds

me, my dear Maria, that you will not suffer yourself or your childre

s discussing with Dare the plans for their future. For Dare had much to tell his betrothed. During the siege, the doctor had discovered that his intended son-in-law was a fine surgeon. Dare had

well as a wife; he wishes to take his full share of the dangers of war, without getting behind the shield of his pr

e going to have; he said, "when the war is o

ould give them the fine house on the P

partnership. He is good and clever; and I am a little weary of work. I shall enjoy coming

ppy also? Luis should have done as his own family have done; a young man to go against his mother and hi

erican laws also. I am not a poor man, Maria. I will give Isabel the fortune worthy

king to him in a low voice. Dare clasped in his own the dear little hand that had been promised to him. Antonia bent toward her lover; her fair head rested against his shoulder. Isabel sat in a large

tired of being happy. Call Rachela. I must g

rt, Maria; and to-night let me help you up

at her Roberto might be strong-to be quite dependent on his care and tenderness. And she let her daughters embrace her so p

d's arm-"and hark! that is the singing of Luis. What is it he says?" They stood still to listen

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