New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-16
A PRINCESS ROYAL.
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sm al place on the Biazos River, few miles ORTIZ o.
jose Maris in Texss bad paid visit TO this plscs
resr which dear companion OF my youth had been
murdered We were school-felows, snd for i've yesrs
we had been brother officers in the ssme rsgnenS.
He went to the United States ust when me war broke
out with Mexico, sid became captain OF company o,
Kentucky rheuep. A few months after tie battle Of
Vera Cruz be was deputed By the officers OF his
brigade 10 preseut TO Gen. TayloI-who was on leave
Of absence at New Oslesnss gold medal a. token OF
respect. Choosing the neares, wsy from the camp,
across country. he set out en- his erand with guide
and two servants, sll on horseback, srned 10 the
teeth. In Jose Msris my poor friend unwisely ex-
hibed the medal 10 q crowd Of respectaole-lookins
peI so1s cal ing themselves colonies, msjors and esp
tsins who seemed to take great pleasure in studydg
its er cravings, He did not even remirk In what
hurry of those colonies were to start before him
But the msdsl hes, in ten years, never more osen
heard Of and my old ccmrsde and two OF his compan
ions were fouId shot dead IN ravine.
Itw near this place that also fell among colo
rels There one of the who took great liking
10 my hcrse when be saF me giving " 10 tns nostlet
He tapped it repeatedly on the neck, declaring 1t,
with an oath, to be nice haLimal and no mistake
which assertion he repeated afterwsrd over ard over
again to his feowmen 10 the cofee- room, VINO, *hen
tiev had been out TO satsfy their curiosity, agreed
with him upon the matter. Now, wouldn't that De
a lag for you major ," he said to tall powerful
man, with rough beard and disgusting ieatures' wac
sat little apart from the res', and wore large gray
coat Tne msjor said nothing, but staked out OF the
room, sot afterward, followed by the colonel Tne
others bad again taken their old topic OF converse
ton, and te KING rdtncr rs
thought, when the weiter-a Germsn-csme up TO
me- ard told me in own language, that had bet
ter take care those two rufiians outside had set
eyes upon my horse and would be sure - steal II
gave them the slightest CT auce. Annoyed At th, IN
teligence asked my countrymsn what he thought it
would be best for me to do.
"Wby," said ne, you have fallen In with bad
set, and If you want TO keep your horse, should aa-
wire you to escape SO soon as possible
After little reflection resolved TO Start a. orce.
and ace for the stable. There found the colonel
again. most urgently talking 10 the hoster, who only
looked at me in rather impudent manner, when
told him to bring out my horee. and PAID me no iur-
ther attention. therefore began to brldle for my
self.
~ say, captain Z" said the colonel, coming up 10
me sitter while, and tapping me en- the shoulder
"Srw
"Come on, man don't make fool of yourself /
want to buy that ere 'orse, captain
Thank Heaven 1 was in the saddle by that tine
"DoIl Am the man to be put out of my way
by ore Of there ere chawed up Germans
He laid both his hands upon the bride of my horse.
My blood generally bois at an insulting word against
my countrymen especially when am lar from home
in foreign lands 10 trice, the stick of the riding
whip came down upon the colonels head, While the
horse urged to powerful leap, threw him ten yards
upon the erourd As knew very we'll that, accord.
ing the customs of the country, this revolver
afsir now, end as bad no wish to become entanged
in such business, did not wait until the colonel mad
picked himself up but rodetforwsrd without delay.
| was stopped by the waiter whom heard calling
stter me, AID who was out of breath when he came
up TO at last. The honest fellow gave me direc-
tiop which sfterward glad to have followed. He
sad that the colonel, though coward, was most
desperate villain not at all likely 10 give way soon,
but .hst the worst Of the whole set that tall fel
low, the major, whom he suspected TO have gone IN
search Il some Of his cOmpanisns. You will be
"cbased by couple Of these rogues," be said " as
am a Saxon Let me adviie you. Follow your
way up to the noth until you are out OF sight, tnen
do you tuIn back to the SOUTH as far as Jo'' Ma'.
h aat nf ar pla
cleft ard following the course of the brock, rde Tor
"your life TweIty miles up the stresn you VIII Come
"to a settlement, called the Wood Creek. Old
"Delamotte lives there and he's the man Tor you to
crust" -
offered the waiter a few pieces of money, hut
he would not take them then hearty shake OF the
hand, and this he took most cordially.
"Stopw he ssid, when l had already set squire 70
nv horse He lifted up each of the horses legs ana
ooh ed carefully at the shoeng: All right, ne sad
II thought the ostler might have played you one Of
his tricks, but he has not yet had time, suppose
Now, 60 ahead, and don't forget the Ffencn@an"
dsrted off,
II was eleven o'clock in the morning. had to msks
twenty miles to the ravine which my countryman had
poiLted out TO me. But my horse was worthy OF the
roundabout way had taken Ia accordance with my
friends advice, and half au hours delay fH rest a.
Jose Msris, it was but five in the evening when
reached this melancholy spot.
I stopped and looked about me. Tne surrounding
country was all barren and desolste, the sell sterile
There wss wooden erected on the SPOT OF the
MURDER and beneath it Icy the mortal remains 81 tne
man whom had known ia the full glow and JOY o
youth.
A strange feeling made me linger in that place;
Tie little rvulet smoothly gliding eastward showed
me the way was to go. could follow Us course
with my eyes to far distant forest the high grass OF
the prairie having burned track down, as 1t always
does at this time Of year. Ys. still fingered. -
The horse began TO leigh softly and to prick up his
esr He was familiar with these prsiries, a. h:o
bought him but few months ago at Little Rock, 10
Arksnsss, There was something the matter.
listened, but heard absolutely nothing. ,ighted.
and, pressing my to the around listened sgaAn.
The earth tiembled family with the trea1 OF nGIses
yet at lorg distance; but, when mounted essin,
could hear the sound. 1t was rapidly sppfosin.Ss lug
from the direction Of Jose Maria, and although !ue
woods on that side Of me prevented me from seeing
anything had but little doubt who were the nose
men. Now c0lonelf majors, captains, let % zee ~Ga
can be done, My horse gave such a sudden sna VIZ,
orous lump when merely touched him with tue wmP
that was almost thrown from my seat. ! iost my
cap, ard gust Of wind threw it against tua. VIZ
mound by which had been bound to the teV.ns
pick it up would have been waste OF time: sSa ,st
wished to be out Of sight before my pursues asI ,.
foot upon the prairie, left it and sped away tskSs
as straight line a. possible In the drection =. She
distant forest to svoidth wndings OF tne e bo,ss
yet without losing sight Of il. In the orsve @ .o,se
there was no slsckening of pscei there wos W ~
blirg. turned round three or four times aunns ud
rapid course, but except long, tan eoaS In
ashee raised by myself saw nothing "ns.I "n.L a..
an hour or 90 tie forest was before me- and then rem
ing up little, l again made for the brook. hor.
had traced its windpgs for about snosae, doa
when arrived at clear space in the wo'd' ana got
sight OF . block -houfe.
TQui Va ar" asked deep voice.
"Un ami ~ was the answer. ;,, ~,.,
There were two men near the hou.e one wiz s,sJ
hair and features and the osaef Tue
prime Of youth beth Frenchmen- ...,, q, NV
The old looked, with some sstonis l "a no!.
pantirg horse covered with foam, a. ni' IA -
trils ard quick beating fanks. ys.d
"Wby it seems you are in hurry no seu -0v v;,;.
In few words explained the mouves Is ny ,r,