Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-09-17
a Truthful Texas Story,

"A Sau -NulOulo correspondent W
wards the following to Chicsgo Jour
nal:
Col. Albert c. Pelton, whose heauti-
ful 10000 acre ranch is out toward the
Rio Grande, near Laredo, has been Pc
ter the Hermit OF the Texans for year..
He has believed that he has held a Ii.
vine commission tc kill Apache Indians
Col. Pelton came 10 Texas in lS+4
common soldier BY talent aud courage
he gradually arose to the rank OF Col
onel, and finally in 1856, commanded
Fort Macrae. That year he fell in lovo
with a beautiful Spanish girl At Abe
quin, New Mexico. Her parents we'o
wealthy and would not consent 10 their
daughters going away from oil her
friends to live in q garrison The aG-
miralion of the young people was IN.
tual, and parental objections only iu,eu-
sified the affection OF the lovers I'll"
nature Of the Spanish girl is such tuI-
once in love she never changes. FINALLY
after two years If cntreaty and devo-
liyu. Col. PeltOn won the consent ct
The parents of the beautiful Spanish girl
and they were married. Then com
meuceG honeymoon such as only low
ers shut up in a beautiful, aowerCuti-
Ioucd foit can have. The lovely char.
acler OF the beautiful bride won tny
hearts Of al the soldiers at he fort and
she reigueG 4 qrcen among those rough
iron,icrSmcn. One day when the love
OF the soldier aud his lovely wife was o.
its severest, the two, accompanied hy
the Young wfe'S mCther aud ;Nyn.y
soldiers, rode ont 10 the Hot Spr,ngs,
six miles from the tort Ia take tGtd.
While in the bath, which is bear tue
Rio Grande, al Indians arrow TG.Syd
over their heads Then n shower ol ~.
lows fell around them, and a baud =,
wild Apache Indians rushed down upon
them, whooping and yelling like band
OF demons. Several of the soldiers ;tl
dead, pierced with poisoned arrow
This frightened the rest, who hCI.
Another shower of arrows, and tha
beautiful bride and her mother dropped
in the water pierced by the cruel wcap-
ons Of tie Apaches With his w.io
dying before lis eyes, Col. Potion lcsp-
ed up the bank, grasped his rho, and
killed the leader OF the savage ii,rds
But the Apachcs were too much for Ihn
Col Pierced with two Noisonca n
rows, he swan into the uvcr and h.i
under an ovcrhanging rock. A.lc"
the savagos had left, the Colonel swan
The river and made his way back -
Macrae. Here his wounds were dress
cd and he finally recovered, but only 10
live n blasted llfc-without love, With
out hope-with vision of his beautiful
wife, pierced with poisoned arrows, dy.
ing perpctually, before his eyes
After the death of his wife chaugo
came to Col. PeIton. He seemd 20
think that he had a sacred mission from
Heaven 10 ayenge his young wilts
death. lie secured the most uncrriug
rifles, surrounded himself with bravo
companions and consecratcd himself -
the work OF revenge. lie was slga'S
anxious TO lead any and all expedition,
against the Apaches Whenever any
III luG bllltl lIilduN htIt III " III =. -
the Apachos, Col. Pelton would soon 30
at the head of the former. One day he
would he al the head OF his owr sol.
diers and the next day he would be at
the head Of band Of Mcxicana Moth
ing gave him pleasure but The sigh, g
dead Apaches.
He deted Indian arrows and conrted
death. Once, with band 0. the widest
desperadoes, he penetrated a hundred
miles iuto the Apache country Tho
Apaches never dreamed that anything
but an entire regiment would dare to
follow them TO their camp in the mouL
tains SO when Col. PeltCn swoopeG
down into their camp with ten trus.y
followers, firing their Henry rifles AZ tho
rate OF twenty times minute, The
Apaches fled in consternal:on, Iea.in4
their women aud children behind -
was then that there DATED ou; o. =
lodge a white woman.
spare the women sic cI, aud
then she lain:cd TO - ground
WhcD the colonel Jumped from bis
SauAsc ~ 'st up tHc " Oi.dh nc iyuh'
that she was blind
How came you berc, woman, wi;l
these damned Apaches 2 l." asked.
i was wounded aud captured, she
said, ten years ago. Take, oh, take
me back againi'
Have you any relatives IL Texas"
ssked the Colonel.
No. My father lives in Aibequiu.
Ny husband, Col PeltoD, aud my moth
er were killed by the Indians.
Great God, Bella! is it you my wifF
'Ob, Albert, ! knew you would CONF
exclaimed the poor wife, blindIy rescb
ing her hands TO clasp ber husband
OF course there vas joy in the oid
ranch when Col. Pelton got back with
bis wife The Apacbes bad carried the
wounded woman away with them. The
poisoned arrow caused inflammation,
which finally destroyed her eyesigbt.
When / saw the Colonel he was read.
ing a newspaper 10 his blind wife,
while in her hand she held a boquet Of
fragrant cape jessamines, which he bst
gathered for her. Ii was a picture of
absolute happiness.
DF. Holloway, OF Lobd"n, the iIll