The Pearl of Lima: A Story of True Love

of his race and of his love, was he about to see himself also deprived of the child of his ado

ports of the Amanca?s, were now walking silently with singular pre-occupation. Often some busy chief gave them a secret order, and went on his way; and all, no

mity of distress, not for the loss of his daughter, but for the loss of his hundred thousand piasters; but he found not Martin Paz, whom he was impatiently seeking. He ran to the consistorial pris

his dwelling; but he could not, without comprom

is Mart

, more despai

ghboring alley, and came directly to

"you know him now; he is one of the representa

shall we

the tocsin from the mountain

ty steps to the chingana, and r

he Amanca?s; the richest toilets shone in the equipages which defiled to the right and left beneath the trees along the road; th

ve! and a shrill funereal sound vibrated through the air;

the Indians, with arms in their hands, and fury in their eyes. The principal places of t

h to the oppressors!" such wa

h other enemies, and all retreat was impossible; the zambos precipitated themselves like a thunderbolt on this crowd, exhausted wit

one of the columns, Martin Paz was waving the black flag-the flag of independence; while the Indians in the other streets were attacking the houses appointed t

s at their entrance on the square; surprised by this unexpected discharge, which extended a goodly number of them on the ground, they sprang upon the troops with insurmo

s that the palace should be ta

, they succeeded in making the body of troops around the palace recoil. Already had Manangani sprang on the first steps;

e; the battery must be seized

ani, addressing hi

and no longer heard him, for an Indian

house of Don Vegal, pe

ized him by the arm; but, repulsing him with a v

exclaimed Manangani, discharg

ere fired, and the grape swe

ives, his devoted companions, joined him; with this lit

a rapid fusillade sent among them a shower of balls; thenceforth it was no longer possible to rally them; the confusion was at its height and the rout complete. The flam

ggle, headed by the Sambo himself; he had a double interest in being there; while contending

o longer doubted his treason, and

ful servants, and contending with an invading mass. This man's courage and pride were sublime; he was

ming exhausted, and nothing remained for him but death, when Martin Paz arrived, rapid as the thunderbolt, charged the aggressors from behind, forced them to turn aga

one!" said Don Vegal to Ma

ung Indian

which went to his very soul; he recognized Sara

tus directed his blows against his son, without being able to reach him, an

angani, covered with blood

on his kindred, on his friends, on himself. Well, it is time! t

th a ferocious laugh: "come the

illed there. They went directly to the company who were arriving. The latter a

trothed is in the house of Don Vegal, and Mart

two mortal enemies, and, deceived by the presence of Martin Paz in the h

h rage. As soon as he perceived

ch he had so valiantly defended, he joined the mestizo. Meanwhile th

ements became rapid, even invisible; neither friends nor enemies could approach them; in this terrible embrace respiration failed, both fell. André Certa raised himself above Martin Paz, whose poignard had escaped his grasp. The mestizo raised his arm, but the In

ying in every direction. Martin Paz might have conquered had he

son; flee to the mount

said Martin Paz, returning

t-book which he had taken from it. Martin Paz sprang

ched it, uttered a cry of joy, and springing toward the marqu

tore this sum doubled, if Sarah, whom I saved from the shipwreck of the San-José, and

mue

aniard, and he fell into the arms of Martin

e; Father Joachim, bathed in his own bl

d off!-toward the

e fai