Connecticut western news., 1883-12-05
COLONEL PELTON'S WIFE. THE ROMANTIC STORY OF AN APACHE
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Marrics n Beautiful Spanish Girl and while Bathing They nre Attacked by 1ndians -BccOmes Her Aven&er-H0w They FiRulty Met.

NIarrice n Beautiful Spanish Girl and while Bathing They are Attacked by 1ndians -BccOmes Her AvenGer-How They Fifnliy Met.
 Colonel Albert c. Pelton, whose beautiful 22,000 acre ranche is out toward the Rio Grande, near Laredo, hos been the Peter the Hermit of the Texans for years. He has believed that he has held divine commission to kill Apache Indians. Colonel Peltop came to Texas in 1844, common soldier. By talent and courage he rose to the rank of colonel, and finally, in 1847, commanded Fort Macrae. That year he fell in love with beautiful Spanish girl at Albuquerque, N. H. Her parents were wealthy, and would not consent to their daughters going away from all her friends to live in a garrison. The admiration of the young couple was mutual, and parental objection only intensified the affection of the lovers. The Spanish girls nature is such that, once in love, she never changes. Final ly, after two years entreaty and devo- tion, Colonel Pelton won the consent of the parents of the beautiful Spanish girl, and they were married and re- moved to Fort Macrae.
 Then commenced honeymoon such as only lovers, shut up in beautiful flower -environed fort, can have. The lovely character of the beautiful bride won the hearts of the soldiers of the fort, and she remained queen among these rough frontiersmen. One day, when the love of the soldier and his lovely wife were at its height, 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 Rio Grande, an Indians arrow passed over their heads. Then shower of arrows fell around them, and band of wild Apache Indians rushed down upon them, whooping and yelling like 8 band of demons. Several of the sol diers fell dead, pierced with poisoned arrows. This frightened the rest, who fed. Another shower of arrows, and the beautiful bride and her mother fell into the water, pierced by the cruel weapons of the Apaches. With his wife dying before his eyes, Colonel Pelton leaped up the bank, grasped his rife and killed the leader of the savage fiends. But the Apaches were too much for the colonel. Pierced with two poisoned arrows, he swan into tbe river and hid under an overhanging rock. After the savages had left, the colonel swam tht river and made his way back to For Macrae. Here his wounds were dressed and he finally recovered, but only to live a blasted iife-without love, withou hope, with vision of his beautiful wife pierced with poisoned arrows, dying per petually before his eyes.
 | After the death of his wife chang. came to Colonel Pelton. He seemed tt think that he had sacred mission iron Heaven to avenge his young wife, death. He secured the most unerrine rifles, surrounded himself with brave companions, and consecrated himself tx the work of revenge. He was always
 anxious to lead any and all expedition against the Apaches. Whenever any O
 the other Indians were at war with tn,
 Apaches, Colonel Pelton would soon b,
 at the head of the former. One day h,
 would be at the head of his soldiers, ant
 the next day he would be at the head o
 band of Mexicans. Nothing gave hin
 pleasure but the sight of dead Apaches
 He defied the Indian arrows and courtet
 death. Once, with 8 band of the wildes
 desperadoes, he penetrated 100 mile
 into the Apache country. The Apache
 never dreamed that anything but an en
 tire regiment would dare to follow then
 to their camp ill the mountains. S.
 when Colonel Pelton swooped dow
 into their lodges with ten trusty follow
 CTS, firing their Henry rifles at the rat
 of twenty times minute, the Apache
 fled in consternation, leaving their VIC
 men and children behind. It was thel
 that there darted out of lodge 0 whit
 woman.
 "Spare the women !" she cried, an tainted to the ground.
 When the colonel jumped from hi , saddle to lift up the woman he foun , she was blind.
 "How came you here, woman, wit I +basa Apaohas ?" ha asked
 sI was wounded and captured" sh said, s'ten years ago. Take, oh, talk mo back again ''
 "Have you any relations in Texas ? l asked the colonel.
 F "No, my father lives in Albuquerque t My husband. Colonel Pelton, and m . mother were killed by the Indians. "Great God, Bella Is it you, m , wife ?"
 t "Oh, Albert, I knew you woul 8 !" exclaimed the poor wife, blindl : reaching her hands to clasp her hu : band.
 t Of course there was joy in the o - ranche when Colonel Pelton got bac :, with his wife. The Apaches carried tf B wounded woman away with them. Tn
 poison caused inflammation, which final q destroyed her eyesight.
 6 When saw the colonel in his Text s rancho he was reading a newspaper 0 his blind wife while in her hand sl f held 8 bouquet of fragrant Cape jess ' mines which ho had gathered for he Il It was picture of absolute happines T A SWORD, The new sword of Sta