Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-05-18

during which time he had lived among
many different tribes and Travelled
several thousand miles, was restored
to his family. Both he and his father
are now dead.
CYNTHIA ANN PARKER
remained twenty-five years with the
Indians and became the wife OF eel.
ebrated chief She was re-captured
by Gen. Ross, now living at Waco. n
full account OF which (ss given by
Ross will be given in oneof the future
articles OF thls series. 1t Is said that
] Cynthia's brother, John, had quite a
romantic adventure while u prit.
oner. The tribe OF Indians
to which he belonged, while
on one OF its raids into Mexico,
captured very beautiful Mexican
maiden. The two made love to each
other at first sight and We're soon en-
gagged to be married. John took the
smallpox and was left by the Indians
to die. But the little Az &c beauty re-
fused to leave her lover, insisting on
her captots leaving her to take care OF
him. To this the Indians finally
agreed, but not until the two had
pledged themselves 10 rtjoiu the tribe
after recovering. John finally recnv-
cred, but Instead OF rejoining the M
dams the two made their way To the
white settlements. where they were
united in marriage, and IL Is
said they are still living
on stock ranch In West Texas, sur
rounded by their children, to whom
they often relate their adventures.
THE NEWS OF THB MASSACRE
at the fort was brought To the men
who were at work on their farms by
one OF the women who had made her
escape when the attack was first made.
Catching up and picking the filnts of
their trusty rifles the little party started
10 the fort, determined to rescue their
loved ones even against such fearful
odds. On their way they encountered
small party OF Indians who had u
Mr.. Nixon, Mrs. SilSs Parker and
two or her children prisoners. The
Indians, taken somewhat by eur
prise aud thinking perhaps that
large force was near by dropped their
prisoners, fleeing TO the main body,
which was some two hurdred yards
from the fort. From the fort the men
could see their friends surrounded by
a large party of painted warriors, who
were whipping and maltreating
THE HELPLEsswoBfEN AND CHILDREN
in every conceivable way. 1t was
truly heart-rending to see their loved
ones stretch out their hands and call
on them for help, but Rs soon as the
men would move In the direction of
the Indians about thirty or forty
mounted warriors, armed with bows
and arrows, strung and drawn and be.
smeared with their war paint, would
charge them, uttering the most un-
| earthly yells, at the same
time taunting them as towards
and squaws, but ON the presentation
of their guns they would halt, right
about wheel and retire To safe dis
lance. This continued until they had
! passed through prairie Of about forty
acres and entered the woods, when
they ceased to pursue, supposipg that
they were being lead into an ambus-
cade. The little party of helpless
whites now gave up all hopes OF res
culng the prisoners and began hunting
for place OF safety for those who had
escaped,
| FEARING ANOTHER ATTACK
from the Indians. They carried Mrs.
Parker and her children about FIVE
miles, stopping several times for the
exhausted mother to rest. Mr.. An.
Glln was compelled to dip water
in his shoe to give her drink. On their
way to place Of safety the party met
with old man Bates. his son Silhs and
old man Lunn. They carried Mrs.
Parker and her children into the Nsva-
sofa bottom, leaving them with Mr..
Bates, and agreeing upon signal, the
hooting OF an owl, on their return.
Mr., AnRlin, David and Evans Faulk-
enbury and Silas Bates started back to
the fort to succor the wounded and
those who might, have escaped. On
their way the party had to pass by the
house Of Mr.. Anglin's father. Being q
short distance In advance of the little
company, Mr.. Anglin saw his
FIRST AND ONLY GHOST.
He says, ut was dressed In white,
with long, white hair streaming down
It's back. / admit that i was worse
scared at this moment than when
the Indians were yelling aud
charging us. Seeing me hesitate,
my ghost now beckoned me to come
on. Approaching the object 1t proved
TO be old Granny Parker, whom the
Indians had wounded and stripped,
with the exception OF her underwear.
She had made her way to the house
from the lort by Crawling the entire
distance. / took some bed clothing
and carrying her some distance from
the house made her a bed, covered
her up and left her until we should re-
turn from the fort. On arriving at
the fort we could not zee single In
dlvldual or bear q human sound. But
the dogs were barking, the cattle
lowing, the horses neighing and the
hogs squeallng, making hideous and
strange medley OF sounds. Mrs Park
er had told me where she had left
some silver, SlO6 So This / fOund I'M
der hickory bush by moonlight.
Finding no one at the fort, we re-
turned 10 where we had hid Granny
Parker. On taking her up behind me,
we went TO where we had left the 9TH
er parties hid. and giving the signal 1t
was answered by Mr.. Nixon, whom
we had not seen since his cowaTdly
flight at the time no was rescued
by us from the Indians. In the book
published by James w. Parker on
pa0es ten and eleven he gtatPg that