Los Cerrillos rustler. (Cerrillos, N.M.) 188?-1891, 1890-11-14

The Young rlFi. hAli-terrihed out Of
her vita promptly obeYed the maternal
command. aud . long, winding blast
and reechood through The IN
tervenlng woods
She bad left the house and loined her
mother on the outside. hcfone she 60
saved " hlow it. and a. she lowered III
horn from her lips. now rendered color
less from her recent fright her anxious
eyes we're bent In the direction u tho
distant corn-neld. where her father.
and brother and a faithful negro scrv-
ant we're at work. although a narrow
belt Of timber stretched bctwcen them.
she uttered a quick exclamation u
Joyous pleasure. Tor Al that moment
she saw all three strike out Of the ~
and start on a rapid run toward tue
house.
Hearing the FIRST shot that had been
/ fred. and then alarmed by the other
two which had followed in such rapid
succession. they caught up their loaded
| carbincs. and started on a run from tho
Geld where they we're then at work.
The moment they had quilted tho
:imber they saw AZ a glance. by n
several horses hitched to the fence, and
the belligerent attitude of the heroic
giantess at the window, pretty nearly
how matters stood az the house, and
they all three sent up an encouraging
shout to the
just at this point they heard tie
ringing sound OF a horses hoofs In an
opposite direction. and. turning sudden
lv. Leah beheld her lover dashing
furiouslv toward the house. This ad-
ditional reinforcement, coming so op-
~portunely, yet so unexpectedly, filled
the heart OF the timid maiden with in.
creased confidence.
..Oh. MOTHER she burst out excited
ly: Randolph Is coming-sce! He u
7 lust leaving the wood. Isn't IL luck,
for him to come Just at this time whei
? we had no reason to expect HIM
"a expected him." said Mrs. Hart
with quiet assurance. 81 knew it wa
( he the Tories were in pursuit OF, and
was determined TO outwit them, II !
e Law in the power OF woman to do u
5 Every thing has turned out for the best
y for had Lieutenant Darrell riddle
straight here, instead of lingering In On
wood, as he did, he would doubles
e have been captured, and perhaps mul
d dered before our eyes. So you see, m
n girl, the Ways Of Providence are bott'
d than our ways, for they always turn OF
d for the best In the end
in another moment, Randolph Dare
N had alighted at their side, aud in u
+, next, the b~lushing and happy Leah WI
ID embodied In his manly embrace.
While the lovers were thus prc-o
cupied, Abijah, Silas, and the neg
Ok arrived, fearfully excited and Who'll
r. out of breath.
s. Silas recovered first. and was abo
r. TO shoot down one OF the Tories, wit
eh his mother resolutcly interfered.
-, Don't shoot them! Leave them
III me, silas. | will mote out their pu
ishment to them. We haven't forgott
= Ebon's murder yet, and shooting Is
a. rood for 'em. We will just hang The
''' like a pack OF dogs, the whole coward
kit OF them. Get the clothes-line. Lea
III we can afford to cut IL on such q rig
'tN eous and He~ayen.sent occasion'"
III Randolph %shuddered, for he und
stood the determined character OF
woman and knew that she would not
long in putting her terrible threat II
10y execution. Nor, indeed, was she;
ION within the ensuing hour. in spite
their prayers and protestations'
hN' bodies of the four Tories went dangl
tne from the nearest tree. And thus
'ho the hand Of a r~esolute and hei
ou' mother, was the death Of a beloved
ioh simply and satisfactorily avenged.
After the Tories had hung q sufhci
ely time, they were cut down and tumt
De indiscriminatoly, with the other TIL
into n common grave.
Tue shortly after this event, Leah
hoe Randolph Darrell were happily uni
aug in wedlock; and soon after the close
any our glorious revolution, the wi
family emigratod to Hardin Coul
u q Ky, where they could have, as J
neu Hart expressed 1t, more "elbow-roo
was II less civilization. -Maurice SLING
in n. y. Weekly.