The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1875-05-08


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There WIS no trouble 10 kapiag
the trail The thieves we're driving
the cattle before them In the direction
Of the Rio Grpnde, no doall With The
intent Of running them across inio The
Mexican territory. IL vas dnS miles
aud more before the stream could be
reached. aud tho only chance Of sue
cess vas In OVERLAPPING them before
they passed over. Jack was very
hopeful Of doing 20, % the trail show.
ed that they we're travelling al a very
leisurely gait
How the mustang wenll Nile after
mile shot beneath her spinning hoofs,
until at noon, as she sped up a rise in
the prairie, her rider saw bis whole
drove directly ahead, walking delib-
erately towards the Rio Grande,
which was only few miles in advance.
This was the occasion Jack Bradley
was seeking, and the instant he des-
cried the trio Of thieves be gave utter.
ance to a regular Commanche war
whoop, and event for" them. Not until
he approached within a quarter of
mile did they distinguish him, when
they faced about and the game was
opeaed.
Isie Mexicans then instantly sepa-
rated, spreading out over the prairie
SO as TO surround the daring Ameri>
can, and place him manifesledly at a
grea. disadvantage. They were en-
gagged in this maueuver when jack
made little break in it by tumbliug
one of the scamps l.om his saddle by
a shot frsm his Henry. The other
Two Instantly SHE'D of and opened
ire upon hlm at such q distance that
there was scar cely any danger from
heir shots. Jack held his fire, and
allowed the Mexitans to surround
lim-that is SO far as two men can do
'uch thing-when he suddenly turn.
ID towards one Of them and put his
lorse to his highest possible speed
The other fellow instantly started ia
pursuit OF Jack, but the heetness OF
he latter's mustang not only enabled
lim to draw steadily away, but less
med the distance between him and
he Mexican fugitive, WHO was look
ng backward with his body thrown
Onward Oh the neck of his horse
N the lookout for the shot which
anne moment later and settled his
ccounts.
Wheeling like lightning, Bradley
aced the last one, who began dodging
nd maneuveriug with the skill of a
Jommanche. Several shots were ex
hanged, until Jack got a bullet !
through his left arm that made the
gliest kind of a wound. Seeing
THAT be had done, the Mexican be.
anne emboldened enough to expose
imself just sufficiently to receive the
shot, and the vi,tor turned
0 attend bis cattle, when he had bare
y time to escape a large body Of
iexicans that were bearing down J
pom h,n. lie concluded to let his
rove go, and made for Corpus
)hrisii, where he remained until his
rn began to mend, when he paid US |
rs present visit.
HALF the success of man with man
o owes TO the lessons woman has