The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1862-01-01

-Four days after his complaint Of chills, at Houston
be complained of pains in the baekssand unable to
lift pitcher Of water in his hand This at Mr.
Hodges hotel in Matagorda and on Sunday the Sd Of
November He called a servant in the hotel to put
plaster his back and then took passage the same
morning on the little Rover for Sauria where the party
arrived Monday and remained until Friday All this
time he complained occasionally of his back.
Corpus Christi reached on Saturday evening and
the party remained at the house of Col Polk. Here,
on Sunday night, Mr.. Stephens complained Of being
very unwell, and about nine o'cloeb Monday morning
he taken with heavy chill and vomiting He
undertook to treat himself with cold water and took
dose of some homeopathic medicines which had been
given him in this city by Dr. Beden. The balance of
this medicine has bsen brought back by the wrerand
will show what it is composed IF and how much Of
dose he took. Col Polk ha. in the chill and said
to him, II am afraid you going to have very bad
time of it, and think you had better start to-day"
Mr.. Stephens sld 81 anxious 90 through or Ito
get through" Col Polk then said 'chis go very hard
wirh people in this country but Mr. Stephens de
Ftermned to 20 on, although he had to lie down the
bed while che trunks were beine fastened the wagon.
also al3 & Sepaeas that he e,E= ia that aglou we're
very ala tobe Gs-a,.
&ooug vito aas eos endured be aagdshirs, .ba naz-
Etata5a1 aaNf. 8tlI.tEt ll q
country wagon eai appre-ate @.a- Ee underwent ah
#sass sEatlt.a "a aaaa7=. .E unsettled #3aHttF.
bE=I7 day str stephens .aa eEa# aEg agg.a rsas SIZE
urged h.m % e4gu baeF, Only adhcg e1greaies tsa-
Haa1cj- 3ie bHIE gcgV.sss 1a se-sg. aud She
aaTEHF a=t4 zza tat 's 1a asr ufa1 1ta Eaz
8a rrg drivers sz8gn5 a5s q sTsf E1say. co z5ta
aim al Che r5ou sod a. night she wrapped herself IL &
osNae- and lgd Oh JHe cold granaa Fic} .au als.aEa
aiH Tile as a5asaeraJe aa9 aa4smQ.aiaing n LIS
illness as De had been telge. ard was coa5eatg
z E.rIt. . G. #|-.
.ag alsH.
Ah-ss1oaa. 90 Is eInes.Iav. tless bed Santa Rosa.
whore man named Burton lived. Here Mr.. Stephens
tried to get out of the wagon unperceiyed and walk to
the house miscalcuating his strength. As as he
stood the ground lie was SO weak that he fell over
backwards This Instantly attracted the attention and
brought TO him the assistance of Lincoln and the writer
Of this card. She got tea for him at Mr.. Burons
house. Here they Mr.. VIM. G. Hale, of Galveston,
whose brother is believed be in this city and he
the condition OF Mr.. Stephens. On the prairie they
borrowed Of Mr. Hale some coffee and sugar for him At
Santa Rosa they hired Mexican driver with three yoke
OF oxen, the horses having given cut. On Saturday,
between one and two o'clock, P NJ, Mr.. Stephens be
came spceehlcss and that night they reached little
Mexican rance where they sought assistance, but
could get no satisfaction TO their inquiries until the
writer took gold chain off her neck and gave it to the
Mexican woman, whQse manner was then sensbly
changed toward them.
A Mexican boy who was there said he knew of adoc-
\ tIot als0 pin yiypu
horse and offered large reward to drive Ht the ton of
bs sDaed and lri,o ip, 1stead If beiIeg ire miles
i ygas nearly o taer an tI nov id MT tt,rr, ,Irfil
aav-It pc;t r}or1i,o Lri. fo,,,, orad tLn lrsa ra
renortcd tlgt t IoTor had conc 10 Brownsville and
his wife had sent Iirfe ard some mustard Il
was evident that death had d its hand naon Mr. ST.
phens and Mr. Lincoln consulted ~ the v.riter as to
whether il woujd e best 10 remain hero ~ to rusb on
IN he hone Of reacbino Brownsville before fe had be-
come extinct while tlere is life there is hone and
80 thev both came to the ion that It was hest 10
ooon IfNr S,erhcns died on tIe way bisbed in the
aron would he as ro,forabIe as that IN the rancho
Willie thew would be nearer to a rlsce Of iIerneut and
tbev could not rive M Nh lnreine hone tbar they vet
1,i6bt reach nSdcI aid; in time to ,er thr in,nrn,inp
4, f5nitv
T,,t aho,t bIf,,.st ,o o,1o,I Sunday ft fto,rDoo7, Mr.
stguhga- vs 'astfv 1r,,a, t h.ssy.it and Lincoln
f4 ~ ti., e-... "a tt=.e t. . 5,,,.r9 st.. az
soer.4 oyes rer...-rrr,r l,l s rI.v f.1te5 t.e
I..g IN, r. r..r ..a tae,Ta -F. 5e.rr fr.r Il r1
y..,r 4rtso rs.s,.E sr frs ae.,..aar thr .r Sal.
ss..T.8 hin, al. ..r.8 lEs aa.gfsrisrers have In
I8oEe5 gnon thai scene tr.e gsnra. Il rsve to fae.r
SANDERS must lave su,, deerIv INTO asartsf
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