Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-03-25


as to come upon our trek some di.
tsnce attad, aud "a one of them not
aware that I hal se"n him, ran acrass
All open space from one cluster to an
other Of the mesquite Ousaps, ] drew
a bead on him aud fired He tumhlrd
so suddenly that another Apache who
was close behind him fell over him.
and NJ he tried to regain his feet an
other shot. this tilne from the guide.
dropped him also Al The same in.
slant n shower of arrows passed near
one of them hitting one of my com
panions In The shoulder making n
ragged hole in his coat aud merely
scratching the skin Fortunately for
us the Indians were on foot aud. al.
thorgs they we're expect runners.
tn, Y dared not make free USE Of their
speed, lest the fate that had hefallen
their two comrades m eh also be
theirs After an hours rapid ridewe
reached he adobe h oUsa eta half.
breed Mexican, a fellow with q most
villai ons expression Of countenancc,
aud, securing our mules IN n strong
corral and giving them some feed. We
placed our baggage In he ho0se and
prernrcd for supper, aided by our host
and his wife. a young and rather
pretty female Of eighteen years Of age.
Fearing an attack from the Indians,
tn fire was lex,inguished ns soon as
our has;y meal was eaten. aud all rat
silent in the intense darkness N,
q sound was heard, either without or
within the house, except the crunch
ing of the food ~ it was eaten by the
mules That sound soon ceased aO
suddenly that IL almost appeared as If
we could hear il break off t. tosilence.
Not one Of us moved. or appeared to,
at least. | WAS almost startled into
an exclamation of alarm a. ! sudden-
~ felt band placed lightly on my
his way In the darkness 1t was
Withdrawn as sundehly as 1t WAS
placed there and not knowing but
that Ii would he followed by The keen
edge Of u murirrous knife the next
moment. ! nUiseleIsly moved foot
ar NJ from the seat | occupied had
scarcely accomplished this action
when an oath Was uttered. and some
one fell over the se,,t hud left. In.
staully ewere nll uIon 0ui feet. but
maintained a hrraihiess silence, Zach
waiting for some movement OF the
for In the iuipnae darkness
nothing could be- seen. The hrief mo
isen that this silence lastei appeared
10 me like an hour or more Of time.
Then noise was mad. by some Oie
making IA mlsSlrp IN the ronnl, ami
instantly it. Nus lich'ened bv tn"
ilasl, Of the pistol aud the rhri'k Of
the woman rose upon The stnlners of
the nighi ina tone OF agony. Fol
lowing III rsportof le pistol came
that Of anmh,r, ~ suddenly that II
almost appeared To ie the salne, and
n body fell with "A ihul upon tue
-arthen Aonr Of the room That one.
shrek of the w0Uan was all she utter
= = II ~ns her last utirralicr, and She
must have died ere II fully passed heI
lips. Az the ligh, of The first pistol
flash was seeh our guide, who had
providential!y been fncinv the slad
where the cath appeared to proceed
from. with his pislo, -xlendrd 10 fire
upon The least h"isr IN that dirertiou,
-aw the fac, of the hslf nrord aud
firrr ~, hen, on tie irstani With n
d,arty amt u'ruralr ain There was
~ cnnm0ipn outside " the house,
nld the sound of runnng ipet WAS
heard vrndnaIly dying away IN the
distance. Sull WE dared MT strike u
light, nnd did not move for some time
uhtil we lrnid the nnles renew their
muuchinr sound NJ they brgan 10 eat
agaiu. Then the ruide spike aud
struck a light and tie dead T., dies Of
4 a "A IA. A..
ipg where they lrll. She had n larg,
knif. IN her hard. nnd n Wa he,
missIep ~ she Nas ieiurnp,R vi II "
to whep had lnpn r'Hi Il thu ra1-
I'd her hu hand ~ Are, ia he sjl.Ir,sol
~ me, nnd killed her rpstend Evi
dpl tly shu had notired the positions
each of ~ had 0cc, pied w'ieh the
lights were ryiliipuirh.d, u, q had de-
ieriDind W ust the kpiie for my Ne
alruction and her husband not bplup
aware ~ her lnient ana haslug l,ln :
ed his hand Inadvertently on my
shoulder. suII~s-d tlat when hhe
nwir the hpiktHti Iinr't DEC 'run, me-,
and fred In that din ,tun, intending
I" Kill me. The Ai,achsa uudohl.dly
nj this moment were approaching The
house, intending to attack us In the
dark. hnt the the iwo shots had led
item !" puppose il,al they were dis
covered, and irarinR they would meet
the Ike Of their companions whom
we hnd killed nj fir-l, they lied from
tie 1cepe II was tinir approach to-
ward the house that lyd ibr mules 10
stop eaiipv, aud whep they ran oii
aud were far enough awav to he no
longer terror 10 the mules, the ant
n'rls renewed their supper. II In a
xrll established fnit that The mules IN