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No one, save a North American Indian, can hold and nourish a spirit of revenge like a Quadroon. It seems to be an innate trait of their nature, and ever ready to burst forth in a blaze at any moment. NO ONE SAVE A NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN CAN HOLD AND NOURISH A SPIRIT OF REVENGE LIKE A QUADROON IT SEEMS TO BE AN INNATE TRAIT OF THEIR NATURE AND EVER READY TO BURST FORTH IN A BLAZE AT ANY MOMENT
h dollars, they believed him to possess an inexhaustible supply of specie, and the idea of robbing him had more than once been broached among them in their counsels; but feat and want of tact as to proper management in conducting an assault, they felt would insure the defeat of such a purpose, and thus the Spaniard had remained unmolested for years in his present position, but in no way relaxing the necessary degree of vigilance which should render safe his household, for he knew full well the treacherous character of the negroes, and that they were not for a moment to be trusted. Maud, his daughter, was in no way ignorant of this state of affairs. She fully understood the entire matter. Perhaps the fact that some portion of the blood of that despised race ran in her own veins, led her to conceive a plan for revenge which should embrace not only the party who was the grave object of her hate, but even every person of white blood in her father's household, not even excepting her father! BES IN HARD SPANISH DOLLARS THEY BELIEVED HIM TO POSSESS AN INEXHAUSTIBLE SUPPLY OF SPECIE AND THE IDEA OF ROBBING HIM HAD MORE THAN ONCE BEEN BROACHED AMONG THEM IN THEIR COUNCILS BUT FEAR AND WANT OF TACT AS TO PROPER MANAGEMENT IN CONDUCTING AN ASSAULT THEY FELT WOULD INSURE THE DEFEAT OF SUCH A PURPOSE AND THUS THE SPANIARD HAD REMAINED UNMOLESTED FOR YEARS IN HIS PRESENT POSITION BUT IN NO WAY RELAXING THE NECESSARY DEGREE OF VIGILANCE WHICH SHOULD RENDER SAFE HIS HOUSEHOLD FOR HE KNEW FULL WELL THE TREACHEROUS CHARACTER OF THE NEGROES AND THAT THEY WERE NOT FOR A MOMENT TO BE TRUSTED MAUD HIS DAUGHTER WAS IN NO WAY IGNORANT OF THIS STATE OF AFFAIRS SHE FULLY UNDERSTOOD THE ENTIRE MATTER PERHAPS THE FACT THAT SOME PORTION OF THE BLOOD OF THAT DESPISED RACE RAN IN HER OWN VEINS LED HER TO CONCEIVE A PLAN FOR REVENGE WHICH SHOULD EMBRACE NOT ONLY THE PARTY WHO WAS THE GRAVE OBJECT OF HER AID BUT EVEN EVERY PERSON OF WHITE BLOOD IN HER FATHER'S HOUSEHOLD NOT EVEN EXCEPTING HER FATHER
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