The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-05-16

route was south to the town of Saueripi,
capital OF the district, and from there to
Bacanora, little town in tho mountains,
about forty miles further to the west. 1t
was their intention to locate all the stray
stock on their way down and to pick them up
as they returned by the same trail Arriv-
ing at Saueripi they put up at the house of
an old American physician who had lived
in the place many years The old gentleman
had been a surgeon in the Confederate army
during the civil war, and, in common with
many others who fought on that side, had
emigrated to Mexico after Lees surrender.
He was full of life and vigor, and he insisted
that ali Americans who visited the town
should enjoy the hospitality Of his home
Billy and his partner were handsomely en-
tertained, and in the evening the doctor
called in few of his neighbors to have a
frolic in an inner courtyard Of his place. A
number of Mexican girls came to enjoy a
moonlight dance with the two gringos, who
spoke very little Spanish, but who knew all
about Mexican dance. Billy looked his
best In suit of buckskin, and his graceful
bearing was enough to captivate any
womans heart He impressed all present,
but there was one in particular who showed
very plainly by her actions that she had Sc
rionsly fallen in love. This was Senorita
Carolina, a tall, graceful girl not more than
IS years of age. She had an abundance of
glossy black hair and great big, lustrous
eyes; but a low, receding forehead and very
large mouth gave her face peculiar express
sion.
She danced several times with Billy and
seemed perfectly happy as long as he re-
NAMED by her side; but the moment he left
her to dance with any one else she seemed to
give way to u fit of melancholy. The old
doctor, who was watching with evident in
terest all that was going on, noticed the
girls actions and twitted Billy about his
''monley facedn sweetheart When the
crowd dispersed Billy was still joked by his
companions, and poor Carolina was inva-
riably spoken of as ''monkey facen
Early next morning the two scouts set out
for Bacanora and arrived there late in the
afternoon. The trail between the two towns
leads through an exceedingly rugged range,
which has always been favorite hiding
place for rowing bands of Apaches. As they
passed over the trail Billy and his partner
counted eight new wooden crosses, which had
been erected on spots where travellers had
lately been killed by Indians. They were
not on the lookout for Indians, as Geromino's
band had been seen only few days before on
the Barispi river, nearly 200 miles to the
north.
Accomplishing their mission at Bacanora,
the two men started ON their return trip, driv-
ing three or four horses before them. They
had covered about half the distance to Saueri-
pi, and were jogging leisurely along through
the mountains when they refined up short ON
hearing the report of guns not very far
ahead Immediately afterward they saw u
woman mounted on horseback dashing up
the trail towards them.
ssWhat in the h do you reckon that isg"
exclaimed Billy in establishment as he and
his companion hastily dismounted and got
their Winchesters ready
sits some greaser tryin' to kill his wife,
guess. was the nonchalant response, but II
a moment later, as the woman came near
enough for her features to be distinguished,
Billy cried out;
"If it amt my monkey face you can have
my hat.n
Eyes, and here comes tho whole cussed
Apache tribe right behind her, chimed in
bis companion.
The woman was now only few yards
away and ii could plainly be seen that the
bosom Of her plain calico dress was saturated
with blood. Billy sprang forward to catch
the frightened horse, which she was evident.
~ to weak too manage, and as heidi so heard
her murmur family:
"Cuidadol Los Indiosl Los Apachesl" and
the next instant she fell heavily forward into
his arms. Billy eased the girl gently TO the
ground, and tearing open her dress tried to
stanch the blood which flowed from two
gaping wounds in her breast, but he soon
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sist his companion, whose Winchester had
already begun to talk The two scouts
pumped leadn lively for few minutes, and
the Apaches, who were completely taken Thy
surprise, could not take to the rocks before
three of their number had been killed out
right and several others wounded. Once
under cover 1t was next to impossible TO get
a glimpse of an Apache again, and after
waiting in vain for several minutes for some
thing to shoot at, Billy's partner exclaimed:
''Look here, Billy, we'll have to git outn
this mighty quick. The cusses are slipping
up on us all around
''And leave that girls body hereto be torn
to pieces by the breech clouted devilsgn re-
marked Billy; mot much. Pm going to
take her with us or die trying
He meant just what lie said, and regardless
Of the heavy fire which was opened on him
whenever he exposed himself to view, lie
succeeded in liftingfthe girls body to the
back of the horse she had rode and securing
IL TO the saddle with his lariat. When this
was done the two men, with their animals,
commenced to retreatfrapidly toward Baca-
nora, stopping only to return the fire of the
Apaches, so as to keep them at q respectful
distance. Night set in before they reached
the town, but the darkness helped them to
make good their escape and when they ar
rived at the little place, bringing with them
the dead body OF the girl, words could hardly
describe the excitement and confusion which
followed The presidinte of the town called
on every able bodied man, and soon n motley
crowd, armed with every conceivable kind OF
weapon, was organized to go in search of the
Apache band
The next morning sad procession OF sew
eral hundred men set out on the trail for
Saueripi, escorting poor Cardinals remains
Billy was gloomy and Respondent all during
the journey, and recalling all the events of
the dance at the doctors house, he could not
help thinking that he was in some way 60
blame for Carolinas death.
At Saueripi he learned the truth. The In
dams had suddenly turned about and taken
the back trail They reached the vicinity of
Saueripi the day Billy left and killed several
people close to the town. Carolina heard Of
the depredations which had been committed,
and Knowing that tho Indians would head
for the mountains through which Billy would
have to pass on his return, she resolved to
ride to Bacanora and warn him of the dam
ger In time to save his life. Hers was q he
roic act, but the Indians reached the mount
ain ahead of her, and she died, as many
other women have done, while trying to per-
form q mission OF love.--New York World.