Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-06-29
A Texans Revenge.

ss.# A Texans Revenge.
iii; Col. Albert @. Pelton, whose beautiful
20, 900 acre rancho is out toward the Rio
Grande, near Laredo, has been the Peter
the Hermit of the Texans for years. He
has believed that he has held q Divine COM
mission to kill Apache Indians. Col. Pei
ton came to Texas in 1874, common SOL
der. BY talent and courage he gradually
arose to the rank of colonel, and finally. in
he fell in love with beautiful Spanish girl
at Abequin, New Mexico. Her parents
were wealthy and would not consent to
their daughters going away from all her
friends to live in a garrison. The admira-
ton OF the young people was mutual, and
parental 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 devotion, Col. Pelton won the
consent Of the parents of the beautiful
Spanish girl and they were married. Then
commenced honeymoon such as only
lovers shut up in beautiful, flower envi-
oned fort can have. The lovely character of
the soldiers at the fort, and she
reigned queen among these rough front
iersmen. One day, when the love Of the
soldier and his lovely wife was atits 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 q bath. While in the bath,
which is near the Rio Grande, an Indians
], arrow passed over their heads. Then
shower of arrows fell around them, and a
band OF wild Apache Indians 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. Anoth-
er shower of arrows, and the beautiful
bride and her mother dropped in the water,
With his wife dying before his eyes, Col.
Pelton leaped up the bank, grasped his ri
fe and killed theleader of the savage fiends.
But the Apaches were too much for the
colonel. Pierced with two poisoned ar
rows, 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 Macrac. Here his
wounds were dressed. and he finally recov-
cred, but only to live plated life without
love, without hope-with vision of his
beautiful wife, pierced with poisoned ar
rows, dying, perpetually, before his eyes.
After the death of his wife change came
to Col. 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 leadany and all expedi-
tions against the Apaches. Whenever any
of the other Indians were at war with the
Ann H<>1 L
head of the former. One day he would be
at the head of his own soldiers and the
next day he would be at the head of band
of Mexicans. Nothing gave him pleasure
but the sight of dead Apaches.
He de6ed Indian arrows and courted death.
Once with band of the widest despera-
the Apache country. The Apaches never
dreamed that anything but an entire regi-
ment would dare to follow them to their camp
in the mountains. So when COL Pelton
swooped down into their camp with ten
trusty followers. firing their Henry rifles
at the rate of twenty miles minute, tie
Apaches fled in CONSERVATION, leaving their
wife and children behind It was then
that there darted out of lodge white
woman.
"Spare the woman!" she cried, and then
she tainted to the ground,
When the colonel jumped from the sad
die to lift up the woman he found she was
blind
''How came you here, woman, with these
damned Apaches? he asked.
II was wounded aud captured" she said,
ten years ago. Take, oh take, me back
again!"
Have you any relatives in Texas?" asked
the colonel
'sNo. My father lives in Abequin. My
husband, Col. Pelton, and my mother were
killed by the Indians. %
Great God, Bella! is it you-my wife"
"Oh, Albert, I knew you would come!"
exclaimed the poor wife, blindly reaching
her hands to clasp her husband.
OF course there was Joy in the old ranch
when Col. Pelton got back with his wife.
The Apaches had carried the wounded wo-
man away with them. The poisoned arrow
caused inflammation, which finally destroyed
her eyesight
When saw the colonel he was reading
newspaper to his blind vito, while in her
hand she held boquet of fragrant cape
jessmines, which he had gathered for her.
It was picture Of absolute happiness
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