Louisiana capitolian., 1880-05-22

loud shout rang ont on the cool mora.
ing Dir. Somewhat surprised, l glanced
over my shouldr, and there came the
old crew, hesded BY Juan, bass.hssdsd,
riding in advance. BY some route %.
known to ne, they had cut o6a portion
Of the distance, aud l,eing splssdidly
moanted,l ! felt ; little appreteusive.
4 was we'll armed, but fire-asns wsrs
ofno nee with Prince unframed y be
YVES, and had not tho fellows osen very
plainly that tho high spirit Of my borss
weuld not ALLOW me TO sheot ften biz
back they never would have dared 10
attack ~ American, whom they lsAs
NY revolver and sword were no
match for their vicious looking knives
and that most terrible weapon in the
hands Of ~ expert, the lsrist.
'1might have tried conclusions, for
ma blood was up, Out l considered that
/ had no tight to risk in the slightest
tho funds intrusted to my care BY the
government; 70 s!nkins the spurs into
Princes fsnks, away l went, with the
Greasers in hos puruit.
The endurance Of Spanish horses
being almost lroverbisl. l made up
my mind that the race would be ono Of
Of life or death. Tho internal specie
weighed down my charger terribly
the odds being fearfully sgsinst mo.
I cast off my cloak, cut tho blanket
adrift, threw away she small hand valise
(my companion for years), then followed
my sword, scabbard and bolt, until l
had nothing left but my saddle bsgs and
revolver. Coatless and hatless I rode,
tie foam flying from Princes TANKS,
and the Greasers, with long continued
yells, urged their horses into . wild,
frantic gallop, while the occasional
sharp shish in close proximity to my
ears proved that they were gaining
slightly, and testing the length of the
lar'ats, which were but few: feet too
short for effective Mork,
How long that race extended is more
than know, but l can assure you it
seemed to me as if it would never bring
succor to my tagging steed. 70 have
saved my life presume l would heve
cut the saddle bags adrift, and could
nol have hell out but little while
longer at best. The terrible jolting, ex
element and nervons condition of my
entire nervous system was operating
against me. My hand was weak and
trembling, strange noises buzzed'in nv
ears, while my temples throbbed as if
they would burst. Particles of light
danced before my eyes cold perspira.
ton broke out on NY, forehead. and ]
felt that the end was not far off.
"A jins,ing of steel, shout, a dozen
confused forms fitting before me, the
report of a rifle, and l knew no more.
1t was late il the afternoon when
was fully myself, and ascertained that
l mad rialen almost into the arms of
detachment OF cavalry sent ont to look
after me. BY some means my coming
had been anticipated. and knowing the
large amount of money l had with me,
the officer in charge became alarmed
when l was overdue.
"Ihey arrived in the nick of time, for
they told me l was reeling iu the saddle,
and Prince was sadly used up.
The Greasers were captured to man
and we're swung off unceremoniously
from the nearest tree, where t.ey were
left for the birds ofprey to finish.
"The back track was taken for the
purpose Of searching the old house but
only the smoking and charred ruins
Not trace of the kind female
could discover, aud whether she fell
victim of suspicion to the vengeance of
the gang, or Iherself set fire to the
crime-standed rookery, and effected her
escape to parts unknown, remains
mystery.
Gentlemen, some punch, please.
have finished