The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-05-26

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following = H. n6zTstivs q M keee
ma A. Plgs, whsss eapt1o n - -
sns. IN Afixcaia, cd ~ suh6aQhone q
cspe have slrsady bssa a,lude9st as~
NAMAnvg ~ HnsI LAaaRxA i. PAeor-
] had bses married bst hsals ovpe ~
months, sad was living vitA ~ -
band. Mr. J. n. Page. u : rsde e5bsa .
tho nosth Of tho grand casapa lsa1tag
70 ~ pipsry of de- saata Rita MOI.
tains. Our family coasistsd q nyssR
ard husband, . litais Ntxscas gin. sasv-
en- years II ago, Nisars Eistlaod, ~
Mr.. VIM. Randail, who. wae, sngaoe4
with NY hasbeAd IN tAe luspsef besinecs-
On tho morning u Tia to(k q Nafchs
after m early breakfast. ~ hubbard
left ~ = camp for Ne purposc q Dstttng
dali going ont to kill dear. 0ieesp ~
myself were leA quite alons. A. H,Sss
washing day. rad started - procsss
some water, when the little gjsi scroaut
ed and said ths Apaches were us1ca -.
They came up in run. Having etx.
shooter (Colts rcsolver) 10 ny hasd, !
turned to Gre n them, but they wsss Oh
ready 20 close that befoss esaA poll
the trigger. they had rushsd 49, -
ard secured the ysa4os. They tina
proceeded 10 plsndes, 4ssising - svesy.
thing they could carry 81 1neF, blank,
ets. clothing. &C.; and, not satisasd .itA
this, they destroyed Tie balance We
hallooed ssd screaasd fos sssistseee,
but the Indians stsuck - With tlsssr
lanccs. and told u 70 keep quist q 10y
would kill ". They packed sp. yhas
they couid take and marched ~ 81 haa&
finland, in hurried and bsebaro,s MAS
ner. Afier proceeding TINS for . quas-
ter Of mile they separated NJ. - eGdsr
to prevent om talking together, M httts
girl being little in advance Of INC. rs
We Travelled thus al dsy. over very
rocky end mountainous road, penetrating
deeper and deeper into tir moqshsin.
and finally almost rcsching the summit.
Having suffered much from recent attacks
Of fever aud ague, | wss in = very enfce-
BLEED condition, totally inadequate foe ~
fa,iSucs Of snch = journey and my tna,
bil,,y to travel 1t The spsed which they
desired was Tho cause VI sny receiving
the most brutal treatment stiheir hNuds.
They several timcs pointed . six-shpDtec
Ut my head, ~ much - to say that my
fate was already decided upon, and that
was TO he made victim 81 sava9e bar
barity. The little gir, who vas aoead.
would occasionally Ill ~ csyiuE. and
tell me that the Indians we're going to
kill ms. They spoke but LITTLE Spanish.
vet enough was understood TO swAken
NY fears snd ill me with apprehension.
l knew that my strength. which was
rapidly failing, would adnitof my pro.
ccc.iing hut little further. and that unless
INV husband and other paftiea were fol-
lowing to rescue III, usust fall . victim
" soon Al my strength eatiFeay failed
We had proceeded thus abont sixteen
mica, - nearly ~ my limited .ideas Of
distance will enable nc - jsdst I'D |
now Jagged behind 80 much ~ ~ ~.
age cxptors grew impatient, asd su6sivcd
10 kill nc. They stripped - = ~
clothing, including ny Shoes, asa IN
lre but . single garment. They then
thrust their lsnccs 1t No, iistlicting elcv-
en- wounds in my body. thfeW - 0vef .
ledge Of socks, qr precipt6e, euuDe s1H1esa
feet high, and hsfsed large stoass sllss
me, to mske saro OF their victim, And
then ieft NJ, sspposing that ! mast Dc,
aud too barbarous 10 cnd my misery by