The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-06-02
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"A Texan correspondent Of the New
& Orleans Pirayane, tells a good story IN
Il QUE of his letters, Of % suriy-faced, grizzly
4. haired, cufFy and m0ou.eyed chap who
prosecuted d certain.roguish damsel with
lis attentions but was finally thrown of
+ 81 tho course Of true love, w the follow
Ing rnse: M III !.
II being the wat erlnelou season, and
Betty's father having a fine supply, all
the youngsters for miles around, assem-.
bIed there on the holiday, 70 feast on
melons.
G. was prominent in the circle till the
afternoon. Betty held private interviews
With the other young men, and arranged
that G. should be deeoyed from the house
and frightened hy theory Of Indians from
some Of his comrades, which 1T was
thought would wound bis pride and drive
him away. \. III L: sJ N. n
Five young men, with Ct, walked ont.
Al battle inst the river; three hundred yards
4 distant, was proposed BY one, and see.
Onded by several or course poor G.
was iil. .l 1. Il. gss,.s .st
They went down to the ford; near the
! melon patch, and began undressing. In
the meantime, eight or ten others, with
gins had gone down under cover Of the
& bank, and setreted themselves along the
path, from the bathing place 70 the
housr. 81. .s
Now, boys, z sai,i one, who shall. be
the first to dive fin that ,ere. pool e
viii, said c., l,tin,t ] first with the
gaIsg Incourse I'm first here. e ... s II:
OF went coats, shoes, pantsj &c. Just
d q had dotted everything, barring q
i long flannel shirt apgi bangl bang,
u Who-wo-yeh. bang! went two, three,
four, guns loud and shriIl went the In
dian yell in the dense brush. and under
the bank. @3
20, Lordl / am dead man, boysll''
raid James Simpson.
3 My leg is broken o save me-, cried
George Williams. ,..s-:,.
Run for life, men! Run--for merey's
Sake rnn!' cried Jack Parsons .. 1
One Of my eyes is out, and both arms
brokenlp all being said IN an instant.
! Do yon SEQ that red blaze along the
I pathl Look n moment what velocity!
That jagged hair all straight out behind
Zi..--thats q a0streakiag 1t for the house,
Shirt and ALL Sec him about the corner
Of the field, BY tie thicket. Bang7-hang
---Ment hnlf o dozen pieces; louder thar
ever, rose the hideons war cry. ..:s ,.s.s.
:: Il. u, Lordp1 said G., doubling his speed
1.-The red blaze getting larger punches
Of his bnshy hair dropping out as be
spreads himself, : See him leap the
yard isnee--hlgh in the air red shirt
and all 5.;.
The porch was full Of ladies' OF went
Two 9r three more pieces. C. glanced al
the ladies', then at his short red shirt.
Kun for yonr life, Ct, screamed Bet
W THE house is full of Indians - Father
dead, and brother Sam wounded. Run
speed! .s.: III. -. ~
~ the twlnkling Of an eye, G. was oul
q the yardi and sapposing the PREMISE
surrounded, OF he shot. the red blaze
more brilliant than ever, and striking
directly into thick thorny bottom, III
tsaehed and swan the river, and although
y was near sunset, G. got into q settle
ment nifty miles distant, 10 breakfast mex
n0Inlng; still retaining the sleeves ans
collar q his red shirt, and reporting al
Inc iamlly, visitors. &c,, among the slain
A. lor himself, hc said he fought as long
g lighting would do any good. 3t...
D! y y unnecessary to inform You, deal
leaaeF, whether or not Betty was troubled
with g after that snap. 5. ..,ss,.:s. '. ~
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