None amid the mountain-canons, track like he the stealthy doe; And at all the Mission festals, few indeed the revelers are Who can dance with him the jota, touch with him the gay guitar. He has said to Manuela, and the echoes linger still In the cloisters of her bosom, with a secret, tender thrill, When the hay again has blossomed, and the valley stands in corn, Shall the bells of Santa Clara usher in the wedding morn. He has pictured the procession, all in holyday attire, And the laugh and look of gladness, when they see the distant spire; Then their love shall kindle newly, and the world be doubly fair, In the cool delicious crystal of the summer morning air. Tender eyes of Manuela! what has dimmed your lustrous beam? 'Tis a tear that falls to glitter on the casket of her dream. Ah, the eye of love must brighten, if its watches would be true, For the star is falsely mirrored in the rose's drop of dew! But her eager eyes rekindle, and her breathless bosom stills, As she sees a horseman moving in the shadow of the hills; Now in love and fond thanksgiving they may loose their pearly tides-- 'Tis the alazan that gallops, 'tis Bernardo's self that rides! [Footnote 5: In California horses are named according to their color. An _alazan_ is a sorrel--a color generally preferred, as denoting speed and mettle.] [Footnote 6: The sarape is a knit blanket of many gay colors, worn over the shoulders by an opening in the center, through which the head is thrust.] [Footnote 7: Calzoneros are trowsers, generally made of blue cloth or velvet, richly embroidered, and worn over an under pair of white linen. They are slashed up the outside of each leg, for greater convenience in riding, and studded with rows of silver buttons.] [Footnote 8: The lariat, or riata, as it is indifferently called in California and Mexico, is precisely the same as the lasso of South America.] * * * * * FROM FRASER'S MAGAZINE FOR JULY. LEDRU ROLLIN.