Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-01-09
A THRILLING INCIDENT.


The tragedy of Nacog'lochis, and the
romantic incidents which led to the Tex
an War of independence. find their par.
illrl only in the Roman History of Lu-
cretia and the elder BrutuS.
Juan Costa was Il person of influence
and bravery in the wild forest, but he TELL
under the dfSpleasure of Santa Anna and
his minion. Pedras, the commandment o.
Eacog,lochis, was sent toarrest him. IL.
arrested the father at the supper table.
attended by his only daughter, yo.ing
girl 0t surprising beaufy and intelligence.
lie loaded him with chains, and cast him
'iHo I'ri>o='. notwithstanding her tears
and entreatieS. Finally he proposed to
free the father, if the daughter would
consent to sacrifice her innocence and
honor. She rejected the infamous pro-
poSal with blow in the face. The
armed rufiian swore horrilll oath to
execute his win on them both.
With dark eyes, fearless and fixed a<
those of corpse. yet flashing double
portion of luminous fire, she mounted a
horse and hurried away wildly around
the country. Sl. halel at every house.
no matter Mexican or American, anil re-
hearsed in tones Of thrilling horror, her
fathers wrongs and her own.
All timid moie>ty, all weakness had
vanished from her tongue, utterly con
Sumed by the scorclting thirst for revenge.
She painted, in passions fiery language.
and with awful minuteness, the fart Of
the damnirg deed. She barred her virgin
bosom and showed the livid marks of the
ravisher's anger among the azure vein,
along the surface Of snow, now Soildd, bu
before as pure as the gleam of IN angel,
wing. . ..-
And still, wherever the beautiful MAJ,
wandered, Il deaieuing yell of wrath an,
vengeance rose up against the tyrants.-
The people of both races and all cla<St,
flew TO arms, appointing general ren
devious for the Alb of June, ut the resi-
dt.nce of the absent and now imprisone,
Juan Cosio.
1t was here debated by the peopI
who should be their leader, but nothin
being agreed on, the whole assemhlag
babe fair TO greak up in confusion, wll-
. Il tall powerful built stranger. who ma
just entered Texas from the States. cam
1 forward and addressed the multitude.
= am stranger, hut am also MAJ
and | owe my life, soul, body. health an
happiness, al!-all to woman-to IA
| mother and if turn deaf ear to ii.
: prayers of an innocent girl, asking m
g.. aid against a villain. may my moiht
= tarnd my God curse mt If you stay l.,
D hind, ! 90 for one TO fight Prdras, an
= his armed rayiShers of your wives ,m
t daughters p
r The speech was received with tire
t tremendous cheers, and general >lou
i that seemed 10 shake the solid earth, u
tered the first peal of the revolution.
: I'VE will go! Death TO the tyrani,
q Freedom for Texas, and the giant sla
h be- our lead,.ri"
:. The mkt day lie led his raw recrui
=. TO the attack Of Naecgdochis, and storm,
Il every position against immense Odds
After the assault Of four hours, the ca
e mage being dreadful on 10th sides, fort
Il ma e'y among the slain, was tie del
y body of the airocions Ptdros.
a. Ard then for the first Line was hca
Il in the land OF the wild, the name desiin,
d to become an cello to the pulsatioa Of .
d hcarts-ihe ! ne of Thomas S. RoI>k
Such was the debut of R0usk in Tex;
and from that day his POPULARITY 4
: gone on steadily increasing. wih.ut ev
e. Il iransitory eclipse, or even 70 much Il.
r cloud to dim its spleHdor. In vain
is three years General Cos demanded
"i arrest. Mexico lad not sold.rrs enou
" TO take him. and in 1876 he assisted
ti' chase the LAST one out of the Country.
al Afterwards l,e anassed fortune at
Us Texan Bar, and was chosen one Of
ai first senators Of the state annexed
nd place which he ably adorned.
- G Dark blue eyes are most comm
he in persons Of delicate, refined. or ,fI,.