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Updated: June 25, 2025
Another wild beast they had him hunting was the filo, which is like the ruffle snake, except that it has a thing like a table leg in its ear. It gets up on a hill and peeks over at you, but will never come in to lunch.
Simple designs they were to be at first, floral emblems and the symbols used for ages by the Church, but later Te filo was to essay much more ambitious things, perhaps even the archangels, and San Juan, the soldier-saint, himself.
Te filo slept but little, and twice during the night he got up from his bench bed and prayed to San Lucas, for this seemed to be the final chance for his and Magdalena's happiness, and after his interview with the Father all had seemed so bright that it was hard now to give up hope. Magdalena, on her part, slept not at all, but she did not pray.
The shock continued, and became more violent. Pointing to the candle she said again, "I did it for thee, Te filo mio."
I shall find you to-morrow when I take the orders for the work to your father." Magdalena slipped away, and thus was begun the short but happy love of Te filo and Magdalena short, like the history of the beautiful Mission itself; happy, as all love is happy, let its end be what it may.
It was the winter of 1812, and Te filo and Magdalena had loved each other for over a year, when Te filo one day spoke to the Father of Magdalena, and said that he wished to marry her. For months Magdalena had tried to be dutiful and to engage the Father's interest, on her side, in their favor, in preparation for Te filo's broaching of the subject to him.
Yes and no, yes and no so the fight went on, as the hours dragged past and the heavy air pressed upon her restless nerves and forbade sleep. It would soon be dawn, and now she must decide. Then the thought came to her, should she pray to San Lucas, as Te filo had been doing? Perhaps after all he would help them.
A black shawl was thrown over her head, and her face, pale with sleeplessness and trouble, and lighted by the candle she carried, seemed to glow against its dark background as if illuminated from within. Te filo had turned at the sound of her entrance, and watched her as if fascinated during her passage up the aisle.
The Father, busy with the multitudinous affairs of the Mission, had entirely forgotten the matter of Te filo's request: but one day he chanced to notice his favorite's listless air, and it recalled the affair to his mind. A day or two afterwards he said to Te filo, as the latter was with him in the sacristy, "Te filo, you are dull and not yourself.
It would make no difference to him, and he, Te filo, would work better than ever, to show his gratitude. When at last he spoke of the matter, the Father peremptorily denied his request. Agust'n's daughter was an obstinate, perverse child, and would only lead Te filo away too.
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