Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-04
QUANAH, THE CHIEF,
Blesses Quanah, the City.
A Romance of the Panhandle.

More than half century ago, beau
tiful maiden, just blooming into woman
hood, was taken captive by the Indians
during one of their frequent raids into
Eastern Texas aad carried by them far
into what was then the wilderness of the
Northwest.
Torn from the arms Of her friends and
hopelessly doomed to life of captivity,
her fate seemed almost uncomfortable.
But, as time passed on, she became
reconoiled to the wild life of the border i,
and at length became the wife of great
chief of the Comanches. son was
slaesn to her, grew to manhood, and, in
I'm, became a great chief of his tribe.
Under his influence this people grew in
numbers and dwelt at peace with the
world, while they advanced in the rude
arts of their race.
But at length trouble again arose
between the whites and the Comanohes
and rumors of bloody skirmishes in the
far-off country of the Cross Timbers
reached the ears of the great chief and
his people. Leaving their occupation of
tending their herds in the fertile valley
of the Red river, they sought the coun-
Gil fire on the mystic medicine mounds
in the beautiful valley OF the Wanderer'
creek in what is now Hardemap county,
Texas. Excited by the nominations and
and wierd rites of the medicine
men, the hot-blooded savages were
about to declare war of
determination against the whites.
One after another the orators of the tribe
told the story of their wrongs and called
for vengeance. Single and alone, the
half-breed chief plead the cause of the
white man. and, with all his native
eloquence, protested against :he inaugu-
ration of war, which his superior in
tellect foresaw could only end in disaster
to his people.
His words of peace were mot with
murmers of discomfort from those war
riors who advocated the policy of war,
and at length one more bold than the
rest stood forth and sneeringly referred
to the white mother OF the chief, whose
blood made him an alien to his tribe.
Again the half-breed confronted the
| assembled warriors, his towering form
drawn to its full height, and the flash of
his eve was as the CLINT of steel as he
spoke. ''I am alone," said he, "and
the blood of my pale face mother does,
indeed, flow in my veins. I am alone,
and one cannot war with many; but one
by one will meet all who call me trail
tor to my tribe, or doubt my courage and
| skill. am alone; who says this of the
| half-breed chief" No eye was raised,
no voice responded, and awed by the
stern countenance of the brave chief the
council dispersed, and never afterwards
did that tribe take the war-path against
the whites. That chief was Qua
nah Parker, the son of the white
maiden, and years later, when the
enterprislng settler had invaded the
Wanderers creek valley and saw from
the SUBMITS of the medicine mounds
how fair was the surrounding country,
they heard the story of the council fire,
and, grateful to the chief, they founded
city on the plain and named it
oUANAH,
| in honor of his loyalty and devotion tC
the whites. A delegation of settlers
sought the lodge OF the Indian chief and
told him what they had done.
"He listened with delight then rose NY
and said: cit is we'll, you have done a
good thing in honor of man who has
! tried to do right, both to the people of
his tribe and to his pale faced friends.
| May the God of the white man bless the
town of Quanah. May the sun shine and
the rain fall upon the fields, and the
granarles be filled. May the lightning
| and tempest shun the homes of her peo-
pie, and may they increase and dwell in
peace forever. God bless Guam All. 1
have spoken.
Quauah Parker, tde Indian chief, still
lives with the remnant of his tribe in the
Indian Territory, only few mil es from
| the town, which has grown and pros
pered during the past two years in q
manner which would indicate that the
blessing invoked by the uptutored red
man has, indeed, lowered over its poo
pie. From q little hamlet it has grown
ToA CITY OF OVER 1900 INHABITANTS.
Fine buildings, built of the native stone
quarried near the town, line its streets,
business enterprises of all ki nds are To-
Gated and prospecting, and the solid ma
ture of the so-oalled "Quanah Boom" is
admitted by all.
The four points of the
PANHANDLE DOCTRINE
are:
LIST. The healthiest country.
I'd. The most productive country.
Sd. The best market.
4th. This cheapest good land.
HARDEMAN COUNTY
possesses these points to degree unex-
celled by any other country anywhere,
and Quanah commands the trade of
Hardeman as well as that of Greer
co,zSty on the north and Cottle and King
iezeHnties on the south,
If you put money into Panhandle
towns at all, be sure to get some into
| Quanah. 1t is safe; it is sure to bring
profit.
DON'T FORGET.
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