Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-11-20

battalion of sparp-shoo,crs in Par.
sons Division. lie had face like n
young g,ri's, 1t was so fair and fresh.
All who knew him loved him. In all
the Confederate army there was
neither Drawer nor better soldier.
Mooney was a man Of tifty-fvc, with
an iron frame and with gaum
SCARED, rugged face that was yet
kindly and attractive. lie took Lang
don in his arms and kissed him twice,
once OH each cheek, shook hands with
Monarthy, and opened his breast.
The close, deadly fire was received
standing and with eyes wide open.
Langdon died without struggle
Mooney groancd twice and tried to
speak. Death finished the sentcnce
ere it was commenced. Monarthy
required the coup de grace. 4 soldier
went close to him, rested the muzzle
of his rnmsket against his head nma
fired. lie was very quiet thcu; the
murder was done; five horrible
corpses lay in pool of blood; thr
shadows deepcMcd and the cruel eyes
of Figucroa roamcd, as the eyes of g
tiger, from the ghastly faces Of The
dead 10 the stern, set face Of the liv.
ing. General Parsons felt that 70.
him, too, the supreme moment had
come at last.
Left i'll that terrible period alone.
none this side eternity will know
what he suffered .nd endured. Wait
ing patiently for his sentence, res.
pitc was granted. Some visions OF
ransom must have crossed Figu-
eroa's mind. Clad in the showy and
attractive uniform of a Confederate
Maior-Gencral, having golden stars
of his ranl, upon his collar, masniii-
Gently mounted and being withal n
remarkably handsome and command
ing-loohimg soldier himself, it was FOR
time at least thought bcst to hold
him prisoner. His horse even was
further toward Matamoras he was
permitted to ride with those who
had captured him. The Captain OF
the guard immediately in charge o:
his person had also very fine horse.
whose speed he was continual,
boasting of. Fortunately this officer
spoke English, thus permitting Gen.
Parsons to converse with him. Much
bantering was hal concerning the
speed of the two horses. a race was
at length proposed. The two men
started of at furious galiop, the
American steadily gaining npon the
Mexican. Finding himself in danger
Of being distanced, the Captain drew
up and ordered his competitor in the
race to halt. Unhceding the COM
mand, Gen. Parsons dashed on witt.
'hc utmost speed, escaping the shots
from the revolver of the Mexican.
and eluding entirely Figucroa and
his command. Although in a coun.
try filled with trcacherous and blood.
thirsty savagcs, and ignorant of III,
roads aud the languages, Gen. Pa.
sons might have reduced the chance.
against him in the proportion of te,
TO ono, had lie concealed himself i.
some ncighborhood chappural anc
waited until the night fell. lie Iii.
not do This, but continued his flieh;
rapidly down the broad hirhwa,
which ran directly from Monterey t.
Matamoras. There could be but on,
result. \ large scouting party OF
fisucroas forces, returning TO the
headquarters, Of their chief. met hi 4
before he had ridden ten miles, asaiI
TOOK him prisoner. and again deliv.
cred him into the hands of the fo.o.
| cious bandit.
Death followed almost instantly
None who witnessed the deed have
ever told how he died. but three day :
afterwards his body was found strip
ped by the waysidc, literally shot to
pieces. Some Mcxicans then buried
it, marking the umha!!owcd spot with
a cross. Aftcrward, Figueroa, dress.
ell in the fall uniform OF Gen. Par.
sons, was in occupation OF Camargo
while the same Col. johnson, who
had followed Shelby southwardly
from San Antonio, held the opposite
shore of the Rio Graudc on tn. Amer.
lean side. Figueroa, gloatiug over th,
savagencss of the deed, and imagin-
ing, in his stolid Indian cunning. tina,
the Federal officers would pay hand
somely for the spoi!s of the murdered
Confederate, proflercd to deliver tc
him Gen. Parsons coat, pistols and
private papers for certain specified
sum, detailing. at the same time, with
revolving accuracy, the mercilcss par.
ticulars Of the butchcry. IIorri,ied
at the cool rapacity of the robber
and thinking only of Gen. Parsons Il.
! an American and Il brother, Col. John.
son tried for weeks TO cntice Fi"uc:oa
across the river, intending to do q
righteous vengeance upon him. Too
willy AMI too cowarily TO be caught
ho moved back suddenly into III,
interior, sending message after
wards to Col. johnson full Of ,aunt
ing and defiance.
| Whose sheddetlI mans blood, b,
man shall his own blood be she'd
Dupin's avengers were on the track
imbued with Dupin's spirit, and hay
ing over them the stern memory O
Dupih's lacomic orders. Leave MOI
one stono upon another. And VIII,
should there be habitations when III,
inhabitants were scattered or killed
| Las Flores was q flower-town, beau,
tiful in name, and beautiful. in the
blue of the skies which bent over IL
in the blue of tho monntaius which
caught the morning and wovc for II
a gOssamcr robe of amethyst and
pearl in the song and 1ow OF run
ming water, where women sat auu
sang, and combcd their dusky hair
aud i'll the oldcn, imme;norial groves,
filled with birds that had gold for
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