general good
fortune.

An old acquaintance, who has also since done well in the world, is
Barriero. When the victory at Ayacucho became known, the prisoners on
the island rose in revolt, and overpowered their guards. Barriero
placed himself at their head, seized all the arms and ammunition, and
formed the patriots into a company. Then, assisted by some Indians, he
crossed the morass and marched to Cuzco, where, to his joy and
astonishment, he heard that Alzura and I had safely escaped across the
dreaded swamp.

Alzura resigned his commission shortly after the regiment returned to
Lima. He succeeded to a fine estate near the capital, and is one of
our most frequent visitors. My father is very fond of him, and as for
my mother, I sometimes say she thinks more of him than of myself;
indeed, the dear fellow has almost become like a second son to her.

Jose is still my father's right-hand man. He has long since amassed a
snug fortune; but I expect he will die in the old home, where he is an
esteemed and valued and trusty friend.

Felipe Montilla's hacienda no longer stands desolate. Rosa has again
taken up her residence there, but under the name of Crawford, and
employs me, as my father jokingly says, to look after her estates. She
is still a Royalist at heart, but as the years pass she becomes more
and more reconciled to the changes which have taken place since Peru
obtained its independence

AT THE POINT OF THE SWORD.

THE END.

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