American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-05-01

to SUIT him. Two or three times
smoke Was visible in the horizon,
showing that burning of soma ma
ture was going on bodies OF horse
men were distinguished which MS
spyglass resolved INTO marduiinG
MeXIclns and greaSeTs on t0ur
along our border, While the United
States cavalry were called away
to other States ana territories to
MAKE size the t'""ii"nS were con-
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n',ii+''|'l9A- -ta ".'1 p't,.N e3'..
-'''iis .i''. A. af'i 'at''.'"' e;i-i
ii'n t''r-e gentry ANA was greatly
auil'i.Set. I'D o'Stif" nf 0i't''Idi
ci''' 90" .t 'H' ti ,:'i-'tcs o- 1-S t'dS-
tie as hr ore" near but ~ The
/ very ho.iiel.i 81 i"ai'i;'- t'o"' .t''
saudte OF -" E:pS''!' TUE 10. q.
/ spEahG asia" IA s't.a j -h''' tIat
he Knew some mug was "Io AZ.
EVERY iFNah Is prepare" ior S''cn
eui'rSencieS, ana '"cA "pPfo'tcheu
the door OF MS mousse on 'iPtoe'
ready ior danger III WiiateVef SHape
II mis'i1 coiiie' bn' ll ,,,, was noun
ing 70 c"osa a'tlih' i"', s'e.'Se Il
ny I 'to.i: '-i' nc l, Go wy no '9' VI ="
o"ii "". '"s h'' "',''i,oF, an" '.i"t
'hele ii'iSnI oe no uouot III his iii,iio
as TO thelf Identity, theF riudieu
,ne o',l'-uoS WIN so'no twenty o"l-
'c.s, e'"Sheu anu Gu, up every .ni"s
"''iiih' anu '"ii'e" away ak Chat
was worm 'IhlnS;
/ '"'h WOO" WHO survey Jug :nS
spoiia.ioh, anu Ihen ie'le,e" Hin
sell WITH Il rev oatnS, such as are
Indigenous 10 the BORDER ana theh'
liSh.ihg MS pipe' SAT dowil 70 co"-
Siutr VIII WIS o'Se 10 DC uo'i1'
he wouiu nave cohtlhnei tn"
search lhat evening except lor INC
exhaustion OF his mustang ne mao
| never seen his spcei eqaaie"' anu
ne knew t'iat nights rest "oui'i
make lim himself gam. lie Woaia
DE as ireSh as a rose In the morning
eager 10 bear his master wheresotv-
er he WlShed Ills other animals
were among the best. but they were
OIL somewhere, and he preferred to
trust only his favorIte III the Dusl>
ness contemplated.
Jack sat nearly the entire nlght,
smoking his pipe ana speculatihS
upon the course he had decided to
follow on the morrow. lie was
1.-THE, sinewy and ircnlimbed, and
one of those grizzly borderers Eho
seemed insenSible to fatigue.
At daylight he took nothing but
long draught of water from the
stream that ran near his house, cal
led his pet mustang to aim, and
live minutes later was sptei'ng
away with arrOwy sWlftness IN Il
southwest direction. lie had learn
ed that his visitors numbered only
three horsemen, anu II he could up
with them before they could JON
larger body, he felt himself equal
to the occasion.
There was no trouble in keeping
the trail. The thieves were driving
tne cattle before them Ill Tue ulFec-
tion OF the hio Grahde, II" douot
| with ire intent Oh running across
into the Mexican territory. lt WAS
hity miles ana more before the
stream coiio De feacheu' an" 'ie
ohiy chaice OF success was III over
hauiiiiS them before they pissed
over Jack WIS very hope5"i ol
uoihS 80 "S 'ie 'r.i' Sii"" ." Ut
thty were 'faNeiihS aI very
ieishreiE g"it. ~,
no" me II lsS'ah% wen! Niie
:'tter miie sAoS DeAeath hsT sp-hh-
iHS noois' 'ii'.t AZ ''oo'I' as s'ie
Hpe' UP use III '"I 'iH''l
I,"e' S'" ms no. ''io'c u'e''ih
t.i'1, " 's'i-i' ''sii '.oI'i'S'N 10" al Il
ne 10 .'.,''.'t, VI .--1H Was ''''s d
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NJ So " i'1Gi'i ''el - - -.
,u. 49,, ,,.',.,,;.- -; !,
i"''i 'o, VI d 80 '''' $50 80,
num- "heii tio' '"c.t "oo"t ""'
me game was opened.
iiio hieAic :. i''eii iiiStt'h''A sept
t"'e"' spie"HinS "uV .. q me n an II
80 DIS " sur u'u ,no ealing 4lll'i
ca''' anu l,idct ii''ii iii'Ii' ~, d.
great advantage. ihey we're
ehSaSeu Ill intS IlhheuNer "he"
Jack made littie break Ill III oy