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382 THB EXPEDITIOir CPBAMDS; it is found that the exercise is ^gpod for the »aimal and every day it is abie to proceed a longer distance, and at last tiifsy reach Tis>l>ex, where the main army- is encamped according to the orders of the. coinmi,nd' ing ofS.cer. The next thin^ for the general to accomplish is to arrange to hold the new-found country of Cibola, and disband the expedition, so as to curtail the ex- pense, for it has cost the government a lot of money, and many of the expedition are given grants of Imdinlien of cash, thus making them interested in retaining the country for the king; but still there is a large number who must be conducted back to the starting place, ComposteUa, but Alonso procures leave to proceed at once for the capital. Alonso and Monte are not only honored by Gov- ernor Mendoza, but all the people of the city fete the two young men, for has not Monte sung the praises of Alonso to his own people so that they idolize him? and so aSable, cheerful and handsome is our youiig hero that none can help but like him, and the young fellow is walking upon air instead of riding horseback over monotonous plains, for upon reaching the capi- tal he receives a large budget of letters from dear old Spain; but what gives such elasticity to his gait and cheery expression on his countenance is the interest- ing diary of doings and important events She has recorded in his native city of Salmanioa, and above all the lid-lifting words which cause the covering of his heart to burst open with a flood of beautiful sen- sations of pleasure and happiness that causes him to realize the exquisite satisfaction of the stereotyped question often debated in country school houses: "That there is more pleasure in anticipation than in participation," which, if correct, necessarily means that a good Christian person will experience more pleasure in thinking of heaven than being there. It has become axiomatic that everything must