Daily Republican., 1881-07-14
A TEXANS REvENGE.lI
The Determined warfare Made nv
Col. PeltOn ana its Happy ResuIt.

san Antonla Cor. Chicago Tribune.
Col. Alberto. Pelton, whose beautiful
twenty thousand acre rancho is ont
toward the Rio Grande, near Laredo.
has been the Peter the Hermit OF the
Texans for years. He has believed that
| he held Divine Commission to kill
Apache Indians Colonel Pelton came
to Texas in 1874. a common soldier. By
talent and courage he rose to the rank
of Colonel, and finally in 1856, COM
manded Fort Macrae. That year he fell
in love with beautiful Spanish girl ar
Albuquin New Mexico. The admir-
alton of the young people was mutual
and parental objections only intensifi-
ed the affections of the lovers. Finally,
after two years of entreaty and devotion
Colonel Pelton won the consent of the
parents of the beautiful Spanish girl
and they were married.
One day, when the love of the soldier
and his lovely wife was at its severest,
the two, accompanied by the young
wite's mother and twenty soldiers, rode
out to the hot springs, six miles from
the fort, to take bath While in the
bath, which is near the Rio Grande, an
lndiant' arrow passed over their heads.
Then shower of arrows fell around
them and a band of wild Apache Indi--
ans rushed down upon them whooping
and yelling like a band of demons.
Several Of the soldiers fell dead, pierced
with poisoned arrows. This frightened
the rest, who fled. Another shower Of
arrows and the beautiful bride and her
mother dropped into the water, pierced
by the cruel weapons of the Apaches.
With his wife dying before his eyes,
Colonel Pelton leaped up the bank,
grasped his rife and killed the leader of
the savage tiendS: But the Apaches
were two much for the Colonel. Pierced
with two poisonst arrows he swan into
the river and hid under an overhanging
rock After the savages had left the
colonel swan the river and made his
way back to Fort Macrae. Here his
wounds were dressed and he finally re-
covered, but only ts live a blasted life
without love, without hope-with a
vision Of his beautiful wife, pierced with
poisoned arrows, dying, perpetually be-
fore his eyes.
After the death of his wife a change
came to colonel Pelton. He seemed to
think that he had sacred mission,
from heaven to avenge his young wife's
death. He secured the most unerring
rifles, surrounded himself with brave.
companions and consecrated himself to-
the work of revenge. He was always
anxious to lead any and all expeditions
against the Apaches. Whenever the
other Indians were at war with the
Apaches, Colonel Pelton would soon be
at the head of the former. One day he
would be at the head of his own SOL
diers and the next day he would be at
the head of band of MeXicans. He
deted Indian arrows and cour.ed
death Once with band of the Wild
esU desperados, he penetrated a hum
dred miles into the Apache country.
The Apachcs never dreamed that any
thing bUt an entire regiment would
dare TO follow them to their camp in
the mountains. So when Colonel Pei
ton swouped down into their camp with
ten tlu>ty lullowels. firing their Henry
rifles at the rate oftwenty times a min-
ute, the ApacheS fed in CONSERVATION,
leaving their women behind. 1t was
then that there darted out Of lodge u
white woman.
"Spare the women" she cried, and
then she tainted to the ground.
When the colonel jumped from his
saddle to lit up the woman he found
she was blind.
Chow came yen here, woman with,
these .ApaChes?" he asked.
81 WAS wounded and captured" she
said "ten years ago. Take, oh,
take me back again.
"Have you any relatives in Texas?"
asked the Colonel.
"No. My father lives in Albequin.
Ny husband Colonel Pelton and my
mother We're killed by the Indians"
Great God, Bella. Is it you-my
wife?"
"Oh, Albert, I knew you would
come.' exclaimed the poor wife, bind
ly reaching out her hands to clasp her
husband.
OF course there was Joy in the old
rancho when Colonel Pelton got back
with his wife. The Apaches had
carried the wounded woman away with
them. The poisoned arrow caused in
tiamation which finally destroyed her
eyesight.
When saw the Colonel he was read
ing newspaper to his blind wife, while
in her hand she n2ld bouquet of frag-
rant cape jesSamines which he hal
gathered for her. 1t was a picture of
absolute happiness.
A woman tainted at The post-ofiice
Yesterday. She was revived by lady