Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-06-16
A TEXANS REVENGE.

Son Antouia Correspondence Chicago Tribune
Col. Albert C, Pelton, whose beau
tiful 20 600 acre rancho IS out toward
tbe Rio Grande, near Laredo, has
been the Peter the Hermit OF the
Texans for years. He has believed
that he has held Divine commission
to xiii Apache Indians. Col. Peiton
came to Texas in 1874, q common
soldier. By talent and courage ne
gradually arose to the rank OF COL
onel, and finally, in 1856, commanded
Fort Macrae. That year ne tell III
love with q beautiful Spanish girl
at Abequin, New Mexico Her pa
rents were wealthy and would not
consent to their daughters gong
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 ana ae-
votion, Col. Pelton won the consent
of the parents of the beautiful Span
ish girl and they were married. linen
commenced honeymoon such as
only lovers shut up in beautiful
aforementioned fort can have. Inc
lovely character of the beautiful bride
won the hearts of all the soldiers AT
the fort, and she reigned 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 bath. While
in the bath, which is near the hle
Grande. an Indians arrow passee
over their heads. Then shower O
arrows tell around them, and bant
of wild Apache Indians rushed doWl
upon them, whooping and yeilin'
like a band of demons. Several o
the soldiers fell dead, pierced wit
poisoned arrows. This frightened tn
rest who fed. Another shower G
arrows. and the beautiful bride an
her mother dropped in the water
pierced DO the cruel weapons OF tn
Apaches. With his wife dying be
fore his eyes, Col. Pelton leape
up the bank, grasped his rifle, an
killed the leader of the savage fend
But the apaches were too much II
the Colonel. Pierced with two pc
soned arrows, he swan into the rlv'
and hid under an overhanglng roc
After the savages had left, the Col
mel swan the river and made his We
back to Macra. Here his woun(
were dressed. and he finally recO
cred, but only to live plated life
without love, without hOpe-wlth
vision of his beautiful wife, pierce
with poisoned arrows, dying, pc
petually, before his eyes.
After the death of his wife chan
came to Col Pelton. He seemed
think that he had sacred mlssl
from heaven to avenge his you
wlfe's death. He secured the M
unerring rifles, surrounded hlms
with brave companions, and con-
Grated himself to the work OF rever
He was always anxious to lead a
and all expeditions against
Apaches. Whenever any of the o
er Indians were at war with
Apaehes, Col. Pelton::would soon
at the head of the former. One
he would be at the head of his 0
soldiers and the next day he would
at the head of band of Mexico
Nothing gave him pleasure but
sight of dead Apaches.
He defed Indian arrows and CO..
ed death. Once, with a band Of
widest desperadoes, he penetrate
hundred miles into the Apache &C
try. The Apaches never drea
that anything but an entire regln
would dare to follow them to
camp in the mountains So v