Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-05-18
GLARElsBURG, WEDNESDAY. MAYsl sth, 1885, 90

pursuit of them, or send an express to Ge-
neral Houston, to inform him of the ab-
duetion. and by his aid to capture the ma
rauder."
..'Can it be possible?, said Walker. as
the blood forsook his face and left it pale
as ashes. :. How did this happen ?''
81 scarcely know. but her uncle told
me that the Mexicans carried her of By
force last night. and when l came to his
house this morning. found him and his
gentle wife in a state bordering upon dis
traction
.'Gentlemen and fellow soldiers" said
Walker, addressing his followers You
have all heard the sad tidings of which
this young man is the bearer. and / now
appeal to your chivalry to say whether
Grated with impunity, or shall we pursue
and punish the guilty perpetrators of this
outrage? All who are in favor ofthe lat
ter will signify the same by stepping out
and forming line in front, and those op-
posed to it will remain where they are"
And he glanced his eye eagerly around,
and a CLEAN of satisfaction lighted up his
features, as Oceola stepped lightly for
ward and took his station on the proposed
spot.
A majority of those present soon fol-
lowed the example of the Indian, among
whom was Andrews, and elated with his
success, Walker gave orders to those who
remained behind to convey Prichards to
prison, there to await his trial, and
mounting his horse he shouted forward, :"
and galloped away, followed by his trusty
men.
CHAPTER III.
| The sun had Just sunk below the wes-
tern horizon, and his crimson rays still
| fingered in the heavens with a faint glow,
when party OF about seventy soldiers
halted upon the eastern bank of the Rio
Grande, and began to make preparations
to pass the night. A small tent was spec
dily constructed, and two captievs were
led into it, and guard stationed around
| it.
The one who entered first. was =
handsome, intelligent looking young man,
whose dark blue eyes beamed with
! naughty scorn, Indifferent alike to the
cords that bound his hands, or the blood
that still stained ibis clothes. The Sc
cond was small, sylph-like girl. whose
dark clustering curls fell in wild disorder
! over her fair neck and bosom, and the
large tear drops that still hung upon the
! silken fringes of her mild blue eyes, re-
min led the spectators of some lovely vio-
! let, bathed in the crystal dew of Heaven.
| She entered her prison with slow and
! faltering step, and seating herself, she
pressed back the glossy ringiets from her
pale brow, and gazed in thoughtful 81
Ience upon the western sky, whose light
fell with a faint lusture upon her saint
like face, and gave it the expression of a
seraph. The youth gazed upon her with
fond pity, as the silent tears began to stea
down her tender cheek, and kneellng by
her side he threw his tetLered arms
around her and said.
Nay, do not weep, sweet sister, let us
still hope. Behold the dark shadows of
night how sullenly they creep over the
bosom of the earth, and frown in deep
gloom from every point of yonder rug
ged mountain yet still the God of day
fingers upon the western heavens, and
gives assurance of bright morrow. Then
though our prospects are as dark as the
pIumes of night. and we are surrounded
by cruel foes; let us still hope that our
we may yet be restored to our home and
family.
- know that it is useless to despair,
dear Henry. yet it seems our present hor-
ribIe situation has been sent upon us by
the Almighty. as punishment for our
father Tor his many sins. You know that
our Aunt has told US that the oldest son
of William Andrews was stolen from his
parents when only three years old. and
has never been heard of though twenty
four years have elapsed since then.
well, what of that. sister =? l hope
YOU do not think that we are responsible
for events that took place before We were
born"
Listen, Henry; our father was the au-
thor Of that barbarous deed, heard him
confess to the miScreant in whose power
we now are, on the very night of our cap
ture He mistook young stranger that
had came 20 the neighborhOod, for Ro-
bert Andrews; and the treacherOus Ur-
higa encouraged the mistake for his own
purposes and as father was about to SO
with the Mexicans in pursuit OF him
heard him say, 4 had sworn topoison the
happiness of William Andrews. and then
kill him, and have thus far kept my
oath. His first born 1 took from him and
gave it to a band of strolling indians who
were prowling around the settlement, and
when grief for the loss of his child had
eaten TO his hearts core. compelled him
to fight me and he was killed. And now
this Robert has come back like a host, to
haunt me with the past. and he too, shall
die;' and then he left the house, and be-
fore midnight. that you received these
wounds in striving to protect me from this
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