Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-11-25
UIntins About."

About the year 1923 there lived afann-
lily of some note on the GrandalOupe river
In Western Texas. Among them were sey1
eral young ladies of the, upper tendon OF
those days-sensibfe looking creatures, hap
py as larks, and always fun of fun Ithap-
pened, that among the fifteen or twenty
young, men residing in that section there
was one by the name, OF C., surly faced,
grizzly haired, ehdfy and thoon-eyed chap.
who became wofiifiy smitten with the most
charming of the. aforesaid young ladiesrr
who, of all the buckskins in the rwilds OF
Texas, was most Unlikely to be successful
diplematist I'm matters where the gentle sex
were to be consulted. won aud wed. iagi
His visits became less like those of angels
first once month, then doubling to twice
a month, and once a week-"and so0n,"
said the old man, sthis amber-spitting, deer
killing fellow was almost every day forcing
his company on poor Betty."r u.1-g.3 uo.tL
Many jokes at her expense followed. OF
course, and she resolved, after suffering un-
der them forisome time, to get clear of her
admirer or quit the ranch herself. u. nTut
An opportunity offered on the Sabbath
following. Itbeing the watermelon season,
and Betty's father having fine supply, all
the youngsters for miles around assembled
there on the holiday to feast,Qn melons. Y,
was prominent in the circle until afternoon.
Betty had private interview with the
young men, and arranged that G. shouldbe
decoyed from the house and frightened by
the,cry OF .lndians" from some of his com1
rades, which would wound his pride and
drive him away. A bath In the river, three
hundred yards distant, was proposed by
one aud seconded by several-of course
poor g. was in.,,.y~le.il ii ,t ga. r,.,1
They went to the ford near the melon
patch, and began undressing. In the mean
time eight or ten others, with guns, bad
gone down under cover of the bank, and
secreted themselves along the path from the
bathing place to the house. The company
with C. were in fine glee, and in going
| down spoke OF the recent outrages of the
| indians, their increased boldnesssSc., thus
exciting the anti-combative. bumps ofO. to
the highest pitch. a p. -rLg.L.l ,dP.
Now, boys said one, who'll jump in
to the pool first?" '.' ~
81 Will" said c., I'by gosh, I'm first with
the gals-in course I'm first here"
OFF went coats, pants, shoes, &c. Just as
| C. had doffed everything, barring ashort
red flannel shirt-bang! bang! bang!
| whyowoyeh! bang went two, three, four
guns. Loud and shrill rose the Indian yell
in the dense brush and under the bank.
"Oh, Lord I'm dead man, boys"
yelled james Simpson. aa -. -
"My leg is broken! Oh, save me " shrek
ed George Williams.
"Run for life, men! run, for mercys sake,
run p cried Jack Parsons, lone of my eyes
isout, and both legs are broken" 1haL
All was said in an instant, when-lo you
see that red blaze along the path? Look a
moment, what velocity! That Jagged hair,
all straight out behind-that isC. streaking
for the house, shirt and all-see him turn
the corner of the field, by the thicket-bang!
bang! went half a dozen pieces, and louder
than ever rose the hideous war cry.
''0h, LOrdw gruHted c., redoubiing his
speed the red blaze getting larger, and
punches of his bushy hair dropping out as
he spreads himself-see him leap the yard
fence, high in air, red shirt and all.
The porch was full of ladies-of went
two or three more guns--C. glanced at the
ladies and then at the short shirt. "a eeA
run for your lite, G.. " screamed Betty,
"the house is full of Indians; father is dead
and brother Sam is wounded. Run! speed!p
In the twinkling of an eye G. was out of
the yard, and supposing the premises sur
rounded, off he shot--the red blaze more
brilliant than. overland striking directly
for the thick thorny bottom, he reached
and SWAN the river, and although 1t was
nearly sunset, G. got into settlement fifty
miles distant to breakfast next morning,
still retaining the sleeves and collar of his
red shirt, and reported all the family, vis-
itors, &C., among the slain. As for himself,
he said he had fought as long as fighting
would do any good.
IL is unnecessary toihtorm you whether
or not Betty was ever troubled with Q. after
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