The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-13
THE ROMANCE OF HISTORY,

The history Of T5iHS 10 replete with TA-
maocr 4 point in proof of this occurred
yesterday, connected with 4 singular coinoi-
dent A Comaacho Indiao, through the
Hon. w, j plommons, OF henrietta, Clay
county, addressed inquiries to Major John
Honry Bro IN, to Ion q Tho fAto Of bic mother
and little .! year old sister, who were cap
tured on the upper Bcezos in December,
1860, and hi9 father killed, by detachment
OF Fex's rsngera, commanded by Lieutenant
afterwards, general and now sens,or) Sol. Ross,
Of Waco His mother was Cynthia Ann
Parker, whose parents and other kindred
were killed in the massacre At Parker's Fort,
near whore Groe'beck now stsnd5, on tho
lo.h of May, 1885. She, aged miro years,
md a younger brother nsmed John, with
live others OF her kindred were carried into
captivity. Tho other I've wero recovered
within from two to iv1 years. Time passed
and Cyntbia Ann aud John wero givon up rs
lost toreSer. rwoniy-four years and seven
months had passed when tho boy (ior he
was then boy,) and Ross made the gallant
fight and cspturcl Oynlhia Ann
supply Nv he would have captured any other
sQmW, snd with her lie lsh Prst Chat is
Prairio Flow0r) her li.ao daughter, u pretty
aa9 charming little nympb, wso geniled US
rspidiy rs mustang colt or a buffalo calf, u
remark that will be appreciated by all pio-
nocri, Tor those lttle animals, separated from
their danes, will ia. An hour fondle around
their csp,ors Cynthia Ann, whom captpr-
cd, was as perfect an Indian rs If borne
smlpg the Comsuches. She could
speak no English word, Shc was identified
MS the long lost child by an accident
Her uncle, Isaac Parker, sought her, "rroved
property" and took her 10 MS house, in Tar.
rant county, thence to Austin, where both
the legislature and secession convention were
IN session. On his way no, tOrried day or
two AZ tho house of Major Brown. then re-
siding in Bolton. Mrs Brown became deeply
is,eres;ol in Cynthia Ann and won her
friendship, insomuch that whenever there
was noiso or crowd, sao would lean upon
her and, by signs, ask pro,ec.
ton. Mrs Brown went to Austin
with her husband, who was member OF ihc
secession convention. she aud Ms. N. q
Raymond, an old friend Of tho Parker iami-
ly, dressed Cyn,his Ann up in style tina,
they supposed would please hor IGdian taste,
and succeeded woll. They took her into the
gallery OF the house OF representatives, while
the convention of 1870 mombers WAS In ses
sion. Cynthia Aan thought il was eouu,
Gil Of chiefs sitting In judemen,
10 determine whether sho should
DO shot, burned or hung
Both ladies realized her predlcament, and b,
gesture, allyed her approximations. BY DE-
sreos shc recovered her native language snd
became member OF her brothers famil,
. ucar Palestine, whore both herself aud child
died In 1870. When captured, sh,
! distinctly stated ,hs, she had two soma, ,ieh
or ten yosrs old, in the village 70 which al,
belonged. Through Judge Plemmou,
Qusnah, ono OF hor sena and a promlneu
man In his tribe, asks Mrj ,r Brown abou, IA,
: fAso Of his mother, whether che IA living Of
+ dead, and says he heard that Texas mad,