St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-10
Ros1TA HAD HER REVENGE
Romance Ending in a Tragedy on
an Oasis in a New Mexican Des.

Romance Ending in a Tragedy on
an Oasis in a New Mexican Des-
ert.
| st. Louis Republic.
Stretching away to the north and east
| of this plaza is what is known as the
| great lava bed. An area eighty-five
miles long and forty miles wide, vast
desert, and without a sign Of veg
citation or water, except in one spot.
| Animal life is absent, and not even the
| hum of an insect is ever heard in this
vast solitude. The condition obtains
over the entire waste, with the eXcep-
ton of one spot near the center of the
desert. Here is small oasis, and in it
a never falling spring. This oasis is
directly on thetroad across the desert,
and several years ago an enter
Dean took up the entire oasis as a
homestead. He diverted the road by
fences and built house for the accoui-
mediation of travellers. Here he ar
ranged large tank and trOughS, and
sold water to the wayfarers at the rate
of % cents bucket. He reaped a rich
harvest, but the life was lonely one,
and sometimes for days he would not
see soul. Dean tried to get white
woman to marry him, but the place
was not tempting, and he could
desert. He came to this place and for
small sum bought the daughter of Carlos
Pinto, worthless Mexican, and took
her back to brighten up the desert. The
girl was only fifteen years old and mad
shown great desire to filrt. She
was we'll developed and had a dark
beauty which was very attractive.
RoSita soon lOnged for other society,
and when travellers would pass along
she would train her battery of eyes upon
them and the result was that Dean soon
had his hands full watching his pur-
chase. He was driven to the verge of
insanity by her actions. and many were
the storms which passed over the do
nestle paradise. kosita, as she was
generally called, was proving curse
instead of a blessing.
Sometimes several days would pass
without passer to mar their life. Then
ROSita would lavish her endearmentS
upon Dean, and ne would think himself
in the seventh heaven of delight. Then
a traveller would come along, and ROSta
would transfer her affections to the
newest man. This went on until two
months ago, when Deans rage over
stepped all bounds, and he took down
heavy whip ana cruelty laShed the girl
across the face and shoulders.
With the stroke all the nature of the
girl was charged, and she sprang at him
with the fury of wildcat. A battle
royal was fought, but no damage was
done, except to the ceilings. For sew
eIal days Rosita sulked as she went
about the place, and not word was
spoken; then she appeared to get over
her anger and become even more loving
than before. Dean fiattered himself
that he had found a way to check the
wild inclinations of the girl. He was so
pleased with the result that he told sew
eral freighters the whole story in the
presence of Rnsita, who sat with down.
cast eyes during the recital.
Last week party stopped at Deans
ranch for water, but the place was de-
serted. The tanks were dry and the
house was closed. The door was not
locked, and the party entered the main
room. Nothing wrong was seen there,
but in the back room most horrible
sight was presented TO their gaze.
Lying on the floor, with his hand grasp
ing the whip, lay the dead body
OF Dean. He had been stabbed NtO
the heart, and then, as if in uncon-
trolable fury, his slayer had Utterly
hacked the body to pieces. The head
was completely severed, and the body
and arms were stripped of flesh. From
general appearance it was surmised
that Dean had again attempted to whip
the girl, and the enraged slave had
thrown herself upon the man. and. with
one stroke, had driven the dagger to his
heart. No trace of the girl has been
found. either at the ranch or at her
fathers house in this place.