The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-10-01
Buried III the Sand.

n correspondent Of the Puobl
People writing frem Fort Garlaud
Col, under dato Of July "a, tolls tn,
following story. The reliability of tn
correspondent is vouchcd for by tn,
editor Of the people. We quote
Last Monday, two Mexican boys
Jesus Maria and Juan dc la Cru:
Limbuste"o, wero taking n herd O
700 sheep acress tho snndhills Of til,
"Lomas del Arreno," about twenty
four mics northcrly from Fort Gar
land. These ssndhills extend out
into the San LUIS Valley about Gftecr
miles opposite the NJ Mosco Pass.
The llcrters undertook to make q
"short cut across the hills, instead OF
going around, as directed by thci,
father. At first everything look ked
gayly ; tho boys, and sheep, and dogs,
only sank II few inches in the light
whitc sand, and they thought how
foolish it was Of old fogics to 20
around twenty miles, when it was
only four across. But before they got
half across, ono Of tie sudden storms
arose up came gentle breeze, the
breeze became wind, and tho wind
on awful hurricane the sand moved
about to binding clouds, hills changed
to holes, and every holo was q seeth-
ing cauldron.
The poor boys struggled hard to
avert their doom--and Jesus Maria
managed, bv drawing his serapc over
his head and kecing his feet, and
climbing as the sand piled up
around, 70 survive the tornado, but
his younger brother, Juan do Ia Cruz
euccumbed TO tho suffice; ting blast
and rs Il ship goes down at sea, SO
sank the brave boy, surrounded by
his bleating sheep and whining dogs,
and when the storm ceased, rs sud.
denly as it commenced, little Jesus
found bimsclf all alone, with quiet
mounds of glistcning sand all around
| him and not a trace of the cruel
storm nor a wreck Of the sad disaster
could be seem.
lie hurried home, where he arrived
the next day, and told his tale of ter.
ror. The whole plaza turned out in
search of the lost body and to dig
out the missing sheep. Up to the
succeeding afternoon they had rccov-
cred over 400 sheep, most of them
being found aboNt siS feet below the
! surface. nnd tho naiiuAa-{ {ron.. no;sh
boring plazas bad flocked to the scene
and were busily engaged in digging
out sheep, saving the wool and feast
ing en- mutton. The old gentleman S
loss was their gain, and he could
say rs he smackcd his lips over fine
mutton chop, call is not lost that's out
| Of sight"
Tho New York Herald publishes a
ST. icturo from lady correspondent
on tho indeccncy of Matt Morsan's
pictures in the "lsIacll Crook" which
provokcS the painter to hurl the fol.
lowing at the public
TO The Editor Of tie ". Y. Herald.
J am exceedingly loath to tako up
your time or encroach upon your
valuable space but the prominence
you have given to 81 young laay's
opinions OIL my pictures in the
"B'ack Crook,' compels me to say a
few words in self defence. May /
ask tho young lady in question, or
any other lady, young or old, if she
has over seen the illnstrions
american sculptor, Hiram Powers
statue of tho "Greck Slave !" Has
she ever seen Titian's "Venus p Has
shc ever been into any great collco-
tion of paintings, and whether she
has come to tho conclusion that such
exhibitions arc 'outrageously lewd {?
If she has to come to such conclusions
have nothing moro to say; but
while thousands of pure minded
American ladies can contemplate the
work of our great sculptors and pain.
ters, both here and abroad, with =.
out a blush, I have yet to learn that
the mere fact Of such works being
exhibited in the 'Black Crook would
render thcm 'outrageously lcwd =
'To tho ruro all things are purc.'
Away with such criticism! It is of
the kind which would cover the
Venus de Medicis' with q gauzc
petticont and put trowscrs on the
legs of pianofortcs. remain you're
obcdicntly, MATT MORGAN"
woman Horse Thief Hanged In Texas,
| Nancy Hill, the notorious female
horse thief and ra;!ger, was hanged
about six miles from Montague, Texas
on Denvor Creek, several days since.
Her body has just been discovered
suspended from q post oak. Her
saddle and bridlc wcro lying near
upon rock, and her pony was found
a mile or SO away. 1t is supposed
that Dave Porter, her consort, was
killed at the same time, hut his body
has not as yet hccn found. The wo
man Hill and Porter were togethc
only q short distance ahead of their
pursuera when last seen, which was at
! fictoria Peak. on Thursday cvcnipo