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Don Leonardo was not at all alarmed  he had fought too many battles with the negroes to fear them. He quietly prepared his fire arms, and loaded to the muzzle a heavy swivel gun he kept mounted at one of the main windows, while he gave arms to such of his slaves as he felt confidence in, and to his immediate retainers. DON LEONARDO WAS NOT AT ALL ALARMED HE HAD FOUGHT TOO MANY BATTLES WITH THE NEGROES TO FEAR THEM HE QUIETLY PREPARED HIS FIREARMS AND LOADED TO THE MUZZLE A HEAVY SWIVEL GUN HE KEPT MOUNTED AT ONE OF THE MAIN WINDOWS WHILE HE GAVE ARMS TO SUCH OF HIS SLAVES AS HE FELT CONFIDENCE IN AND TO HIS IMMEDIATE RETAINERS
he jungle, where they might consult under cover as to what this unexpected opposition to their plans indicated. The reader may as well be here informed that a faithful slave, who had been long with the Spanish trader, and who had been confided in by the robbers, at last could not keep the secret, but just at the opportune moment aroused her master, while he, by his promptness, for the moment stayed the attack, until the door could once more be fastened, and the people awakened and armed to repel the congregated mass of the enemy. The father did not for one moment suspect his child's treachery, and was amazed and alarmed by her absence; but there was little time for speculations upon that or any other matter, since the large numbers of the negroes had rendered them bold, and they seemed determined, now they were partially foiled in their purpose as to entering the place by stratagem, to carry the house, at all hazards, by actual storm, while they rendered the air heavy with their yells.  RETREAT FOR A WHILE TO THE JUNGLE WHERE THEY MIGHT CONSULT UNDER COVER AS TO WHAT THIS UNEXPECTED OPPOSITION TO THEIR PLANS INDICATED THE READER MAY AS WELL BE HERE INFORMED THAT A FAITHFUL SLAVE WHO HAD BEEN LONG WITH THE SPANISH TRADER AND WHO HAD BEEN CONFIDED IN BY THE ROBBERS AT LAST COULD NOT KEEP THE SECRET BUT JUST AT THE OPPORTUNE MOMENT AROUSED HER MASTER WHILE HE BY HIS PROMPTNESS FOR THE MOMENT STAYED THE ATTACK UNTIL THE DOOR COULD ONCE MORE BE FASTENED AND THE PEOPLE AWAKENED AN ARM TO REPEL THE CONGREGATED MASS OF THE ENEMY THE FATHER DID NOT FOR ONE MOMENT SUSPECT HIS CHILD'S TREACHERY AND WAS AMAZED AND ALARMED BY HER ABSENCE BUT THERE WAS LITTLE TIME FOR SPECULATIONS UPON THAT OR ANY OTHER MATTER SINCE THE LARGE NUMBERS OF THE NEGROES HAD RENDERED THEM BOLD AND THEY SEEMED DETERMINED NOW THEY WERE PARTIALLY FOILED IN THEIR PURPOSE AS TO ENTERING THE PLACE BY STRATAGEM TO CARRY THE HOUSE AT ALL HAZARDS BY ACTUAL STORM WHILE THEY RENDERED THE AIR HEAVY WITH THEIR YELLS
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