midnight
She had been anxious then ! I separated the branchlet into two equal parts : one I placed in my bosom ; the other , having fervently kissed , I enclosed in a folded sheet , upon which I wrote the words -- '' _ Tuyo _ -- _ tuyo _ -- _ hasta la muerte _ ! '' Cyprio bore back my parting message . At midnight Holingsworth and his party came in from the scout . Nothing had been seen of the guerrilla . It was a struggle between Aurora and the moon which of them should rule the sky , when our bugle rang its clear _ reveille _ , rousing the rangers from their slumber , and startling their steeds at the stall . The goddess of morning soon triumphed , and under her soft blue light , men and horses could be seen moving about , until the bugle again sounded -- this time to `` boot and saddle '' -- and the rangers began to form in the piazza , and prepare for the route .