The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-05-02
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AID ,ussssvss a Tie ssa.ssoo Il golden
r,esds, came. - sie sln.c.; c,e' ecsnes
to .hs living greeatry Il tie Isain' 81
Goi..d--a u,,ag q beauty, queen 81 the |
sAr. "a . Lfcs< a larI,ng amber. rob :
Cd III he erimRos Il ere, With d'Adern
rd,m1le. sad str~sm~rs 81 PAINTED
;ssk. o. il sas . sicspoas dash '"r
he pet, 10 sing Il earth. q the saint
n ,,ay hea,se 10, beiiher rocts song
~; .a.n,'s PRAYER made The mats Of u
the ,,iscs AID 0e hour. Ala. 70, IT
~. = very diaeren; scr. Il muse.
A asns.er II hoarsc drums ,oafcd the
,s.i rssstas that svoke four lu,rjr
Texan rr1.s.cr and their GUARD four
tu.es iheif hunter II Mexican soldier,
49, u.e ritz VI the Chief Bu,cbcr'
grand army.
The p,i,oaer. ~ers Immediately sum
s,soed 10 parable before the pot, IN the
main stree, of the village and every
eve st..,kled ~,il, joy. / every tongue
uttered il sheus--the Involuntary CT
e!a.na.ioa Of confidence aud hope
Thanks. petle Santa Anna, lie is
rs,ns 70 execute the treaty We
shall DC .hipJ~d back 10 oar beloved
ui,cd States We shall sec our
Dear friends once more such were
The cheerful chs. ri,h which the Amen
can volunteer. and tie Few Texans a
mong them, greeted the order TO form
,n.o line.
The line was formed. anl then broh
en- into two coIumhs, when every in.
suumcn, Of music in the Mexican hos,
BOUNDED merry march, and they NOV.
e., away With quick step over the
lrairic towar,ls the west.
Five minutes afterwards, ! singular
dialogue occurred bc,wixt the two lead.
ere 81 the front column Of prisoners =
"Wha, makes you walk 50 lame,
Col. Neil +! Are you wounded ASK,
"a tall handsome man, with blue
syes, AMI bravery flashing forth iii all
their beams.
"Col. Fannin. walk lame to keep
from bein: wounded do you comprc.
bend 7" replied the other, with laugh.
and such laugh as no one might des.
rribc- il WAS SO loud 30 Injurious, Ike
tho roar Of the breakers Of sea Of hu.
NOR il was, in short, laugh Of Of tic
most heart.
Il do no, comprehend you for am
no artist in riddles rejoined Fannin,
smiling himself n, the lud;crous gaiety
Of his companion, 80 strangely ill.tim,
eA.
You discover tha.I am lame in
each leg" said Col. Neil, glancins
Gown a. the members indicated, aud
mi,nicling the movements Of a confirm.
ed cripple, as he laughed louder than
ever.
"And yet" he added in a whisper,
II have neither the rheumatism in nv
knees, nor corns on my ties, bu, |
have two big v>'"'rsys in nv tccts :"
THAT IL violation of the treaty, By
which NC agreed TO deliver up all our
arms" Col. Fannin mourufully sug-
es,ed.
"ioa viii see, however, tina, shall
need them before the sun is an hour
high" replied Neil. "Ah . Fannin.
YOU do no, know the treachcry Of these
base Mcaicans."
At the instant The sun arose in a
sky Of extraordinary brllliancy. and a
million flower cups flung their right
odou abb cad over the green prairie, as
Al Offering TO the lord Of light, when
the manda,, ito halt" was given by
one Of Santa Annals aids, and the two
columns Of prisoners were broken uy
and scattered over tho plain. in small
hollow squares. eno,reled on every side
by Mexican infantry and troops o.
horse with loaded muskets aud naket
swords . And then came q monenta
~ pause. awful in its stiffness; anC
disturbed only BY an occasional shriiel
Of terror, ~ the most ,i,nid among tn
cap.ives realized the impending storp
Of fire and extinction Of life's last hope
Aud then the Internal work Of whole
salc murder vas begun, and q seen
ensusd such a. scarcely nigh, b
matched in very annals Of he'll itself
The roar Of muske,ry hars, in success
sirc peals hike appalling clars Of thur
der. ta. could not utterly drown III
prayers Of the living, the scream. G
the wounded, aud more terrible groan
Of the dying.
Col. Fannin fell among the fls, vi,
TINS, but no, SO the gan, Neil. Wi,
the order Of the Mexican Officer for hi
men 10 ERE, cur hero almost s,ooIed /
the earth, 30 tia, the yollcy PASSED CT
tirely over him. lie waited no, fer
second ,hrus.:ng hand n,o the !e
ef each boot, he arose with a couplo ,