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ioufid hlm as garrulous as the Barber al seven brothers, immortaIized in tbe won. ''ous 'aies ol the reign of the Calf fla i0oii ai i''sciiid; and sootil 1t is, that words ase M commodity rarely lacked by a New ou may be sure, Senor Americana. .liat Tor no other man in the world would I ao what l have done for you. .8l,na de cteto but no one can refuse to do my tlihg for an American. Now, ragged spanlard will employ the science of 0ae- dlco for half dozen hours, and then goes off With f}fos to pagai' God nay me.

 haeed! II had as many llves as a cat. shoaid stafve, for Them. But you Ameri- cans always pay like lxngs. 4 round peso IS the feast that l get from you for sueb a job ; 's'' q

 :. You may be sure, said |, taking aa- vantage of his want of breath, < you may be sure that if your skill, of which I have a high opinion, shall render my horse fit to travel, in three or four days, l shall pay you well for your trouble.n

 ss May you five thousand yearsi And as to rendering him fit to travel, who can do il better than 2 Paimeramente, was born in California -seoaadanenfe, I have il diploma from the College at Guadaaiara- and terceralnente, l saw Iturbide crowned, being at the time surgeon 10 the fourth Re- giment-apdif all that does not make me a doctor, beg leave to know what would P

 "tndeed,o " said !, you have high claims, and that you are man of sense, Is appa- rent from the value which you put on the American character.n

 Yes, Sener,' said q .Wedieo, at inc same time dropping the leg of the horse, on which he had been operating, and proceed ing very coolly to roll himself cigar, .ssi, Sea0T, l am always ready to serve your conntrymen. Now, our Padre, who thinks that no man ought to get to heaven, without a special license from him, often rcbulkes me for the friendship l show the cdeclferos, whom he is pleased to denominate heretics; but for myself, though as much respect our Lady of Guadalupe, and all the Saints of the Calendar, as he, still tie house in which live belongs to any Americana

 Just then the V off hunter came out at the door, and mutering something in reply to the brisk salutation of the Doctor, passed out into the street, armed as on the prece- ding day-not, however, without d nod of respect to me.

 So you know Manuel?n inquired the 1 Doctor.

 i "No,'' said I, < he knows me, as an ! A --.s-r=l--.--s 4.as other connection or acquaintance with him.. s'N''

 !" sa-Si-el pobre Loco is great friend to all the Americans"

 l" Why do you call him crazy p inquired 1 i-"and why Is he a friend to all the Ameri- cans ?o

 "oh, it's long story to telI--butif you will wait till finish with the horse, we will go to my house, take a cup of wine, and will tell you all about 1t.

 As Aas exceedingly anxious to know more about Manuel, made no scruple in accepting the offer of the Medico. He fin- ] ished his operations in a maryellously short time; and we proceeded to his house, where over q jar of wine he recounted the follow ing tale, which shall give in his own words, only emitting sundry excursions which he made to this side and that of the main nar- rative.

 "Tlree years ago,n said he, " Manuel Baca was a lively, fine young fellow, as you might find between the Rio Abajo and Durango was decidedly the best hum ter, and the most fearless rider, all along the valley of the Del Norte. He was the best dancer and fiddler too, and that, you know, is no small recommendation in our country. Manuel had been several trips ,, to Sonora, California, and Chihuahua, with some of your countrymen-and one Senor Estanali Stanley had given him a good IT. fe, which he valued next to his life, his mis- tress, and his little brother. This explains to you his attachment to inc Americans.-- 'I Manuel had one only brother, child about six years of age, who had been left, by the death of both his parents, to depend on him for subsistence. .Maraufilas de cieto Lit was really wonder to sec how he loved the child Wherever he went, little Jose was with him. You could always see him stuck LID in front of him on his saddle, or held in his arms, as he went among the mountains on foot. Besides this child, there was one other being that he loved, and that was Juanita, who lives just across the road, in that little whitewashed house, It was predicted by every body that there , would be wedding-and 1t was said that the last trader who had passed through from Santa Fe, carried off several of MaDuef's dollars in his pocket. Since matters have turned out as they have, there are plenty of people who say that they knew that she cared but little for him--but for my part, l always thought that she loved him. But , when the. man is killed, the whole world knew that the mule would kick.

 TheM was another, though, that loved him indeed, although he cared nothing for her, and that was Maria--she who lives with her mother in the house where you stayed last night. She and Manuel had , hae, hronobt m like sister and brother, and