St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-11-19

| which ended h the departure OF ~.
| eral Of them on horseback. In thu
course Of N hour they returned and
with them . number Of other neigh
bors. and all fully armed and sccoutred
for the road. BY this time the moon
was shining brightly, and Is its beams
rested on the faces of the men il re-
vealed on each IN expression Ut fierce
determination that boded no good for
the Mexican were they to lay hands on
him.
Everything being in readiness . big
fellow from Ell Monte. who assumed
the leadership. gave the word. and Z
dozen mounted men rode silently away
across the valley toward the noun
tains.
Upon the physicians arrival the gooil
friends and neighbors left matters in
his hands and were overjoyed . few
moments later when. after . critical
examination Of the wounded ones, he
assured them that there were NO seri-
Gus results to be feared and that with
close attention and careful treatment
his patients would in . few days be
we'll ON toward recovery from their
painful wounds
The men who went In search Of the
would-bc murderer returned Fate In the
evening of the following day. covered
with dust and showing signs Of having
done much hard riding. Their mus
tangs wers worn-looking and the men
themselves presented the appearance
of extreme WEAKNESS. yet they seemed
to wear IN air Of triumph. ~ they
slowly rode up to the home Of Uncle
Billy and dismounted before the door,
One Of tho neighbours In attendance
upon the wounded people came ont rs
they were tying up their horses. and
eagerly inquired If they had captured
the Mexican. and was answered by one
Of the horsemen with: ibid we get
him? Well. kinder guess we got him,
Ell. pard?" turning TO another of the
riders "Yes," replied the one nd.
dressed. Hes IN awful still greaser
now. He amt likely to do any more
cuttin' er shootin' round these diggin's,
I'll gamble" With these words they
entered the house, and while partakin1
of prohered refreshment their leader,
the big fellow from Ell Monte, related
the particulars of their search and
capture Of the fugitive.
They had ridden al over San Gabriel
valley from La Puente to the Cajon
Pass without obtaining any clew to the
whereabouts of the Mexican. Their
search had been carried on quietly SO
rs not to arouse the country and give
the alarm to the fleeing villain, and il |
was with intense disappointment that
they were about to relinquish the |
when one Of them caught sight |
If boot tracks near . pool of water !
that was fringed upon one side by some |
bushes. The whole band !
gathered about the tracks and followed !
them about among the bushes until !;
they came to the edge Of the water
where they disappeared. They were
ID the scent again. and their inn
patience found vent in Impressions
upon the head of the ''greaser' u they
:ircled about the pool in search Of his
rail. After an extended examination
# the surroundings they were about to
lband0n the spot when one Of their
number noticed . slight movement Of
he bushes which hung down over the
water. Watching the spot intently he
aoticed faint ripple upon the surface
# the water Immediately under them.
Turning to his departing comrades he
Here we are. fcllers. here's
- 49, - l. 4
With : wild rush they all returned
md surrounded the pool crying eager.
y: where. where is he?" And he was
here. sure enough, all but his face rn-
Ter water and that concealed by the !
angled bushes which overhung the
DOL.
As soon as he found he was discov.
red the Mexican rose mp and made .
ash for liberty through the bushes,
mt he might as well have attempted &c
utstrip the wind itself, rs the swiftly.
wing lasso which whizzed over his
cad brought him TO earth with .
.rk that turned him heels over head
a . few moments the work of retribu-
on was finished and the band of grim 9
iced ranchers turned their horses
cads towards La Pucnte, leaving . =
hastily perforated corpse dangling
Om limb in the midst Of the thicket. a
The victims Of the muracrous Mex. e
an were soon nursed hack TO life and Z
ealth. and through the kind assist. q
nee of friends their business was care
lily attended to. As \ result Of his a
forts to save his throat from the Mex =
ans knife some Of Uncle Billy's" d
ngers were 50 badly lacerated rs to h
ave them stiff and useless for life. n
Mt his wife fully recovered, and to
lis day he relates with much feeling a
e story of the tragedy and how his "
bacon" was saved by that "Arkansaw K
oman" Of his Frank II. Welch, in p
amer Of Gold. v
A HUNGRY MANS DREAMS.
. banquet Always vaaished Just - He :
Began TO Eat.
Dine Of the worst evils AtfendinDI