Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-01-23
FARS IN TEXAS.
! Of Austin's Colony in
Esars Of it's Existence
n shcrt Crop.
Lggle for Bxistenoe-An
Latter EOm an EARLY
Slsr in Texas

La Towacopies on the
|rhe Small Force of the
"a War Dance.
ssll and winter of 1923
. was in a very feeble
r. indians were contin-
I,ng them. Provisions
n everything was indeed
lure. t...ar l,,ou,I
.,rless and most deplora-
fhey we're in, we will
If a letter written
Pbv one of the settlers
old kentucky;
IN AN Early SETTLER
ms TEXAS.
". h. pEw EEs.
~ coAnu1bA ANp TEXAS,
hh' Dec. L, 1873,
,,Sn- Since 1 last wrote
Z p,rs have been very |
\, Of provisions. On ac-
drv weather our crops
4, and are now entirely |
sne has left this section
and we are very much
ood, There have been a
ssw eettler5 come on this
4 Who have not been &c.
uniting in the woods for
obiqed TO suffer Were
~ u US boys who have
helr wives aud children
much more than they
M [ fear some of them
Those OF us who have
n our own reside with
amilies in the settlement
Sere, Notwithstanding the
rovisions, TO assist ia pro-
settlement. We are
u out In the morning, q
IA hunt food, leaving a
men at home TO guard
Nd from the Indians who
shle 10 us. Indeed, we
out and hunt except in
n we are Obliged to keep
hut lest the savsges fall
II one cannot watch and
lame Is now so scarce that
nnt all day for "A deer
and return at night
Ed. 1t would make your
B see the pour little half
zen who have eaten moth
The day watch for the re-
he hunters at night.
hqy catch the first glimpse
esgeIly Iun to meet them
they have been successful
BIT. If the hunters return
Or tarkey the children are
with delight, while, on
Ind, they suddenly stop In
their countenancts fall,
tier tears well up in their
\ down their pale cheeks.
hesrt.rending TO see us re-
after a hard days hunt
any game, knowing,
DO that the wo-
children are entirely with
|ican have nothing till we
4 il 10 our hunt. No one can
offerings or even imagine
D uultss they Themselves
b similar situations. And
|lr situation the more dread
|lerings the more acute, We
bllged to get the women o.
ht statements tog ther and
II Of fort to protect them
merciless savages. 1t Ii
to see how bravely
ale females bear NJ
'sUfisrings without a muir
inPle complaint. IT'S only
/ ks that they show theil
When we seem the least dis
hey cheer us with kline
looks and strive to appeal
ID happy. They do NOR
20 worried out with toll ant
icy take our guns in thel
assist us in standing guard
poets for the winter lOOl
~. II the Indians Rttacl
~ know what we shall dc
for the best and trust tina
, provided for in some way
.ot for the Toncaway III
mall tribe who are friendl.
iupply us with dressed dee
We should be a
rely destitute OF clothing
great while we are able I
|aall piece of unblesched dc
DIT Of calico at the exorbiI
% cents a yard from som
3 through the country, bu
by seldom. The commo
men and children is mad
and even the women al
% wear the same. A fe'
went over on TO th
sAn Felipe de Austin
.ne purpose of seeing ho'
: succeeding In building b.
"a anything else. Viii.
ulgnt just after supper Au
u me and told me that
au come in town aud brougl
pn mat a large party OF Ii
marching down in the d
/ our settlements on ii
de advised me
me with all possib
give the alarm, that the Sc
y oe prepared Tor an attac.
isa,eiy % Ught my hors
icy very little like rldin
~ irolicking for two or thr
,l nave become very wild I
guy up, AS | was, by a Ba
y, and started home. Aft
tlgnt or nine miles l II
w horse took a deffere
,m 5 the one / general
10 struck the San Berna
pace | had new
! !, was awakend by his ato
INK. Bafara mo - ~,