The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1854-03-08
5.Mstrllauaung..
THE MEXICAN MOTHER.
C7'r sV ,9milg llJ..-- f1rm ol Wni
A ROMANCE OF THE RIO GRANDE.

In the S&iamn Of 1915, a rowing band
Of Camanche Indians made hostile de-
scent upon The settlements oi her Mo
(irande. g,Ha irH ss .sdi .Nsiu.lN
Mexico was fhen 10 her 6rst revolution
---most of The r9ncheros were absent from
the valley. serving in The ranks Of Tie pat
riata army. under fSrres, and oIher chief
iains. Before a sufficient, force cnuld1be
collected 10 oppose them, the savsges1sue'
ceeded 10 committing many ouirages.
Several famalies were barbarously wur.-
dered--ranchos were pillsged and bptRed
and many women and childfen made
prisoners. These, with a large number
ofhorsesI were carried VI ia'o lbe noun
iains,,, y.l1I pa .-qll4yE ..aAaa1Ll
| A pirty Of rqnckeroS started in pursuit,
but wsre pnsaccessful-putsui, was vain
the inyaders had escaped, carrying their
boo,yiplo The mountain Businesses Of Yves
The stirring events Of a fierce partisan
war;, distracted the minds Of men. Their
swords we're JIuSned one against sRolher
and amidst daily scenes Of, blood and Pill
lage, the Indian enemy was little slough
Of lo 7si,rggl9 al OF lEdr ,Agl0AN
There were some, however who wqnlt
never forget lhal fierce foraywlhe hps
band, who had lost alwift, the llQyer lyhf
3 missed bis sweetheart, and lhei potPerwhi
lamen,ed her child. .sga1 s.d uj ih,asI
! s,Qfl,bis lpsb class, was The Donna 10
!. sefa Flores. Herdaughleb an only ushll'
q | Of seven years old. bad been relely @E
, from her e@braee, and carried ofa prison
Q e.. She, herself, narrowly escaped dea.
? by mere accident. lgyr bymgy gu
1, There il, perhaps no feeling Of lhe hu
B @ap bear. that Yields less 70 lhe ionchi
r lime, Yhan the anguish Of ihe beEeaa'e 6
mother. Love becomes mellowed,, 40
sowelimes eGaced by The Possesslnn
"a anolher object, revenge, 700, loses v
q keenness Of its edge but the pure an
n holy longing of q, mothers heart is fe
:, only exlinguished by dealh,, ri .3Ias
Id So il was with the Mexican motber,=
81 Ofen mighlshe be seen 10 lhe door
her palm screened dwelling, gazing vi
'- wistlul eyes upon the distant hills, al
sadly alarmuring, "My child-my po
~ chjldp'1loI w7f odl--.tffUl ho'h
III. dalrhe reflection would aEise--how b
x. litte Inez was treated by her capIor,
cd, whslhsr she was tepdeIy Ruriured 'ob
'1S ss come ihe wife Of some savage ,chiellai
.l or whslher, dFpdgipg Save, she yasc0
cs slrstped 10 bear lks yile bondage and ~
nss harIsbips 0f an Indian klei MSpy p b
I'Si e. Ges ,eat did sach reeeslions xriag rs
:, ihe hearl af Donna Joseta, KIN ,r
p. Yssrs Eglled ,pasi-ihe ciyh lEar 4
IN rsged-,aNa as no general expediVpn y
nInSs planned against The bpiiap epewy, Ah,
OT seemed bpt iiGle hope ,cf the capiveS
'sS ipg res,psed Several expeditions Of "
tho ed rsneheros, had penetrated the Gam
che county, but were pnsuccesstpl
I% meeling with the enemy hey sought
~ The gres, body Of these pibes had, ity
L.m., supposed, moved towards 1.-The head qu
i'm ,sfa oihtAs Rio Rokot-.s county lip
Gla eessible ito tho MszicSn rSnchsros! u Z,
,fu alAtlsugth inlihsi year 1884, ,he'br
Via Gapdaloupo Eicleris alhs Washington