, 1881-12-25

! Nsbht .What is the use OF; ctttnx evidence: OF
I wat every man who hns the honor to be we'll
acquainted with dngs knows 10 be perfectly
true? It Is only the scict.,iec persons who say
TO say s., were they 10 be openly Iauxhef Mt ,by
dogs every day in their lives " e ~: .:
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81: A FAMOUS. FEAT. ::*,:> 81.
Col. Fosters wild R1de from uatsno- o.
4 rns To. The &Hy or = exIco-<1 Story OF
] the Nlextcan lkryolu.ion OF 1870. =. -
r. =, Se,o 0Tieas Urmnerut- ~ >cs>
I The Democrat. a few days agu, announced the
arrival IN this city Of Cot levitt c. Foster, OF
the Fifth Mexican Cavalry, the Chief-of-Stutr Of
the tato Gen. Canntes, and 1t Is probable that but
few renders ut the time recognized IN tho gen
tleman named one OF the ,u,st adventurous
] spirits Ut the age, whose deeds of dar,"v have
made his nane famous grum the plains Of the
| far West to the furtherest confines or The MexI-
Gun Republic. r.: ::::@::... z>=. ..
: The Colouel, who has been a rover for the
greater part Of his life, irst saw the light IN
New Orleans IN the morning Ut March ~. l34iQ0,
md though his parents moved from this p!uce
few mouths after his birth, g0iny to the State OF
Illinois, yet The Colonel claims that he is
Lonisiantan. and seems proud ut the distinction
The story OF his life, II related, would reatl like
/ dime newell. He has been q pony-exprcss
rider on the plains Of the Far West, scurrytng
| here and there through the heart Ut the hostile
indian country like Il meteor ! It WIS some Of
| his wild rides made while nctfng as an express
! rider that first gave him notoriety as. daring
| and adventurous h0rseman, but all Ut his
achievements in that line were thrown Into the
shade by tue one the story OF which we shalt
| relnte as 1t came from the Coloners own lips
| last night ia bis room at the City Hotel
| =" had been in Mexico for st7me years" said
the Colonel to his little group Of listeners, hav
ing Joined the regular army OF Mexico IN 1854, at
| which time. i received my commission as a Lieu
| tenant Of cavalEy and Aide-deC Camp to Col juan
zuazua, aud step BY step had climbed the lad
| der until at the tine OF which speak was
| Major auu Chief et-of-Staf 10 Gen. Canales. u
was in the early parr Of the year 1s1u, and JUS
| at the brenklnK out Ut the Diax revoiuuon, thai
made q ride that shall never forget, snd une
that IS talked kt Of along the borders Of The Rio
and ths eyen1s that It'd 70 it are Us Follows:
z" bud bcon Oh the rpnd lor eleven days. car-
the military ourpnsts. nrderinx tbs coucen,rz-
tson of trs'ops Ut San Luis potosi, and on MY re-
to thu RoS1 as ps ordered ,1 1at With @
Ut tho tr,ops ut Mutamurns- The orders thnt
| conveyed 10 him were to compel Cortj,,u to muve
his force ntn the fs,teriur uud join his force TO
that ut Gen Hocnas, orders tna1 n,si been given
u Cortiua before ana had not beun needed.
Unknown to Cof~ PaacIt,s.' bud receivc.t verbal
nrtters TO enter >Cor.lnas camp and ascertain
ohat ne was up 10. ~ ne wits known T.. he IN
sympathy with The rtrDlutpnists- Col Pal.cios,
not knowing Or these orders, sent me bnck with
Potosi. and with Dispatches alsu Tor Gen. Esoo-
bedo, cummunter of the Fhrsl Division, wnas-
er or sn. ue au!s ~ ~ nna M MN: ana Ior iha
mas ~ f. oclock : n ,1he evening: bur Is
=, s. ,, N sssesa VI -. @ - olnseEs In
ty of eaytnx NV m a.v 10 nu nv aWa ssn
dsrs In abedience to tne verbal INSTRUCTIONS thae
ouuine u ~ :.r.nnI Ag p1 I'm s 10 sn' ao'
snn. pr TAVERN in MAtamoras, with orde TO have
hre.I fpn,art 1nr,;nass cvnnr s;1..
tnineG ali t,1at wishti -, knt,,y a.e,'4 Mssh
n mnInit,.u ,1,.tev,rea ,nat ~ ~ III i.1stntea
Ind h..., sc Sh,ia u rat ~ .ts asGs
he horses. vainly w searched Tor them iii
55tt " ut sney "Tag uownele , 70 ns .ounu.
tra " ,rus a. ttaI th,a - ~ yhn Ia ~ sn
nCt fo,',d r. uE .a
.,',, e Luz two nm!a re cnnse-
guecGa Muuau .'c scIluus ~ myself, anu WIN 20
a'a "a @ sasa aftns
nlst, .oe @ ptsulses me seaten;
nete.s tne ~ s.!as given ne had EXPIRED nad
Win tnen repor1ed ae headauarters
s tas LINES wele cfit'ea> and as naa oeen
ene Wi,u WIZ, VIZ son rhe pna e. ne n G9
onS', W. ~ "Hs saspteiuus, uau unp-
th @ i,h a'a e. ~ r 9es.. ns.aa. t - ahu M
mn ,ss M cnaeges aganss me- No aao
tSswsaeo taetn oy ata extraordinary express to
saei1 aes.nauon .hts ser'ss oI unfortunate
sS;rtx.ai3 hss ,, . "a .ny gepaeiase tor
III ,f,s i,, n6ur ,H puI T wnen vi onGe s.ea. KNOW
aaaAf: a h. ~ oeat tne aa'anca cou11efs
VI ~ 70 os,,ns wo,e uo,se a. .ae ., 1uau ~
IT,, ~ r. ~ s ~ NJ - ~ r. m. On tae mor9-
nk ;, =. ~ vi,y ". n,,, @ sat34ess asaa
da4 x Wy ~ ~, nu' s anu u '1ere @ mage
.,e,,r ~ o. ,. , es g va Uei Ma5,
he'1 ne mnaP p1Se ntet Gen hocna eonmaa>
e. e., n.sn;est nasal9 .sta !1s me C!1y OF Nealco.
~ su.,i.eas anQ 1y sthtMgnt. tnrougn ing nrst
taIut nusaes OF tae onwn anu Gae GathesmS
saauoWs u tae evening nao radoen nke tue
''1i, VIM, ano alreaay. lodu9n y Sns only ths
altelnoon OF Tue second gay. nad thfo~n %
niles oenlno ae 10 eptte W the difncuat'eal had
tnet Win ~ s,osaaning iel"ss on tna route and
~ ~ nGrses tnaa nau y. tsen aeao beneath tns sau
cunt'rued ss on y Journey RIDING day ana night
over niii aug ptatu us 1tSe " Wafp aao spur
would urge thS e. a1tmals l nov struck ACROSS
tne GoaIss ~ 70 hIo vssae. wners ieft dtspulcaea
ror ~ "a. Guicnvnl gao eoot'hued n.y. mad atghe
LOT san LUIS M fotos!. wnere arrived be1ore dny-
hgat On me mofotn3 ot .1ae tnlfd Gay and, re-
p'sttng M 10 tas eomnanaant, t l. lwaa " i9e = ean-
n-snys, taKtaX ene rnu y taat ieans ny Guere-'
.ato' Neasing uonores f1ioaiS4 received uews
snat Sen; Escootao WIS adshucinR WIN MS
L"sGes ,e "a ~ Ihs @ f1an tao Seaya yt 20 nan 9
aeoues a!!ua .auo .*snr't.st oStous 1us tua Puk@
p'se OF meeting h1n,- :. found h;n ubnut Forty