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They had become somewhat accustomed to small arms, and though they had a dread of them, yet it was not sufficient to deter them from making the attack after having congregated in such numbers, and having become so wrought up by each other. THEY HAD BECOME SOMEWHAT ACCUSTOMED TO SMALL ARMS AND THOUGH THEY HAD A DREAD OF THEM YET IT WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO DETER THEM FROM MAKING THE ATTACK AFTER HAVING CONGREGATED IN SUCH NUMBERS AND HAVING BECOME SO WROUGHT UP BY EACH OTHER
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. 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. The negroes had never seen nor heard the swivel fired, as it was a late importation. OR 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 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 THE NEGROES HAD NEVER SEEN NOR HEARD THE SWIVEL FIRED AS IT WAS A LATE IMPRECATION
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