Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-06-18
A TEXANS REVENGE.

been the Peter the Hermit OF the
Texans for years. He has believed
that he has held Divine commission
to kill Apache Indians. Col. Relton
came to Texas in, 1874, a common
soldier. By talent and courage he
gradually arose to the rank OF Col
onel, and finally, in 1856, commanded
Fort Macrae. That year he fell in
love with beautiful Spanish girl
at Abequin, New Mexico. Her pa
rents were wealthy and would not
consent to their daughters going
away from all her friends to live in a
garrison. The admiration OF the
young people was mutual, and pa
rental objections only intensified the
affection of the lovers. The nature
of the Spanish girl is such that once
in love she never changes. Finally,
after two years Of entreaty and de-
votion, Col. Pelton won the consent
of the parents Of the beautiful Span
isl girl and they were married. Then
commenced a honeymoon such as
only lovers shut up in a beautiful,
aforementioned fort can have. The
lovely character Of the beautiful bride
won the hearts of all the soldiers at
the fort, and she reigned a queen
among these rough frontiersmen.
One day, when the love of the soldier
and his lovely wife was at its severest,
the two, accompanied by the young
wife's mother and twenty soldiers,
rode out to the hot springs, six miles
from the fort, to take a bath. While
in the bath, which is near the Rio
| Grande, an Indians arrow passed
over their heads. Then a shower OF
arrows tell around them, and a bant
of wild Apache Indians rushed doWl
upon them, whooping and yelling
like a band of demons. Several o.
the soldiers fell dead, pierced will
, poisoned arrows. This frightened tn
rest who fed. Another shower o
arrows. and the beautiful bride ant
her mother dropped in the water
= MERGED DO the cruel weapons OF th
Apaches. With his wife dying be
: fore his eyes, Col. Pelton leape
1 up the bank, grasped his rifle, an
killed the leader of the savage tierd'
0 But the apaches were too much fo
!. the Colonel. Pierced with two POI
Y soned arrows, he swan into the rive
d and hid under an overhanging rocl
J. After the savages had left, the Coz
d mel swan the river and made his wa
J. back to MacrR. Here his WOUND
o were dressed, and he finally reco'
cred, but only to live blated life
,e without love, without hope-with
e. vision of bis beautiful wife, pierce
m with poisoned arrows, dying, pc
,g petually, before his eyes.
"a After the death of his wife a chan
ID came to Col Pelton. He seemed
he think that he had a sacred mlssl
from heaven to avenge his you
w,fe's death. He secured the M
unerring rifles, surrounded hims
with brave companions, and cons
I'M Grated himself to the work OF rever
on He was always anxious to lead a
his, and all expeditions against
for Apaches. Whenever any OF the o
es er Indians were at war with
ent Apaches, Col. Pelton would soon
rts at the head of the former. One
m he would be at the head of his 0
of soldiers and the next day he would
the at the head of q band of Mexics
rg- Nothing gave him pleasure but
lid, sight of dead Apaches.
pa He defed Indian arrowsand COZ
ms, ed death. Once, with band OF
er's widest desperadoes, he penetrate
nth hundred miles into the Apache CO
sal- try. The Apaches never drea'
,ad, that anything but an entire regln
ctly would dare to follow them to t
camp in the mountains. SO v
hat Col. Pelton swooped down into t
for camp with ten trusty followers, n