The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1859-11-12
al SAFE LAKE cITY. SATURDAY., NoyEMBER II. 1850


q do; but how do you know TINT be
| il Thereof
How do / know? apretty question
truly; do you suppose Will forgo my
vengeance2 neyerI you do not know
me, Il you do. swOre vengeance
upon her, when she dismissed me. I
win keep my promise. !,
ssThe Colonel has nothing to do with
/ that - 4.
81 tell you he has. he has only been
there . month, and yet she loves him.
To think that / who loved her for
years, who would have been willing
10 shed my blood in her cause, should
be dismissed; while he, who has known
her but one short month, should be
loved, the thought Is maddening; /
WILL BE reyenged, terribly reyenged
on her. Twill show her what ii Is TO
lspurn q loving heart, disappoint the
hopes Of years, and disturb the current
of o lifetime. 57... .... Il. .is
Jack had heard enough; that danger
threatened his generous hostess and her
lovely daughter, he felt certain; and his
was not a nature to see injustice done
his countrymen without struggle.
One o'clock--he still had time to aid
them. Carefully and noiselessly he
rctraced his steps; and, when beyond
hearing, he hurried towards the stable,
tsaddling d horse that was there, and in
less than ten minutes he was speeding
away as fast as horse could carry:
him. 81 81 +. 4. =...=
An hour elapsed, and then another,
and still he had not returned. Surely
he had not proved recreant, and left the
beautiful Isabella 10 the tender mercies
Hof the vindictiye and exasperated
lover! No, surely he would not prove
SO base. Half-past twelve;-suddenly
the cautious tread of feet was heard
approaching. Were they friends, or
foes2 The moon, which Ind been
lobscured by the clouds, suddenly Hum
lined the scene for moment, and again
disappeared, leaving still more gloom
| than before. But, by that light was seen
the stranger, followed closely By twenty
stalwart and daring ritlemen. They
entered the cottage, and all was again
fstilI.
When Jack entered, lie sought the
room of Che mother, and quickly In
formed her Of the coming danger, and
| the measures he had taken to thWart
1.-THE evil purposes Of the enemy. He
left her to break the news as best she
might to her daughter, and hurried
back TO his comrades to direct them
how to prepare for the attack. All
was prepared, and they awaited In
silence for the enemy. FL p. ID
" One o'clock came, and dark forms
might be seen leaving the gloom Of the
forest, and advancing towards the cot
itage. 1t was surrounded; a loud knock
at the door resounded through the
house. A loud and authoritative voice
ordered the inmates to open. No
answer was returned. The same voice
was again heard ordering the troop
without to force the door; the crash Of
the splintered door was the response, as
they crowded in, confident Of q blood
less victory. Suddenly, from out the
4 darkness, q dozen iron tubes belched
forth their murder0us contents, and the
startling battle-cry, Remember the
Alamo, 2 echoed through the stiffness
of the night air, with thrilling effect.
The assailants, affrighted at the re-
3peated discharge, confused by the nm
expected resistance, and the fall of
] their comrades, had not time to form
before the Texans were upon them.
ttDeath to the invaders and Gre
member the Alamo, = cheered the hearts
and neryed the arms OF the TEXANS,
and carried despair and confusion to
the Mexicans. One by one, two by
two they fell before the arm of free
Edom's soldiers. They were sacrafced
/ to appease the names of those that
were slaughtered at the Alamo. At
length the survivors reiterated in wild
melee for their very lives, a. y. =
"Hurrah Cor our gallant Colonel!
Hurrah for the brave Lincoln," cried
the Texans in tones which rang in
pride. ..s e.. a.=.:5. Iii. ..@l
aCol. Lincoln, 2 said Mrs. Vernon,
lin tones Of surprise, to our hero; (which
is hep" .sss: /. i /:
sMadam," said Jack with pride,
ewhen you succOured me in my distress,
| / was : stranger; now Col. Lincoln
thanks you. :. o. :.