The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-24
A TEXAS ROMANCE.
A Cowboys Steady Aim for Indians
Secured for Him a Wife.

a COW boys Steady Aim for Indians
Secured for Him Wife.
From the New Orleans Times Democrat.
A story is told, in years gone by, Of raid
Of the Comanches in Texas, June /, when the
blackberries were ripe.
There was small settlement in the far
western counties, as they we're then called,
but now are the ones most thickly settled.
The girls of the settlement, three in num-
Der, had wandered far out on the prairie to
little strip OF woods to gather few ber~
rieS, as there were many, of the finest kind.
They had become so excited over their find,
and were picking berries so fast, that they
did not take In the situation. They were
far from the settlement, as they had started
early in the morning, and had not found
any berries until the middle Of the evening.
The Oldest was girl about 20, the other
two were from 8 to IL.
All at once there was a savage yell, and
six Comanches came in sight on little knoll
on the prairie, almost O quarter of a mile
from them. Almost simultaneously COW.
boy rode up to them. He was armed with a
good rife and brace of revolvers. He was
a stranger TO the girls. and they were ap-
prehensIve OF his presence. when he told
them not to scream, that he was their friend,
and would protect them from the Indians,
who were advancing, having espied the
girls. The Indians, evidently had not
noticed the man on his pony, who was partly
hidden behind the thioket. AS soon as
the Indians were near enough one shot an
arrow from his bow at the girls, and all
raised yell. The Oldest girl fell, wounded
the arrow having passed through her
shoulder. She was losing blood, which fact
and fright, had caused her TO faint. The
other girls ran TO her.
Answering the Indians yell was the re-
port from the cowboys rifle, and the fore
most Indian fell. The other Indians contin-
ued to advance, when another shos was
heard, and another Indian fell. The Indians
stopped and parleyed, and then advanced
still nearer. Another shot, and the third
Indian fell. The remaining three contin-
ued TO advance until within a short distance
of the girls, when another shot from the
thicket Frustrated the fourth Indian to rise
no more. The other two made rush for
the thicket, az they had discovered where
the cowboy had concealed himself AS the
they came near he again fired, and one of
the two fell, and the other drew his gun, but
the cowboy knocked it out Of his hand and
knocked the Indian down with his gun.
The gun few out of the cowboys hand.
The Indian leaped to his feet. and they
clinched. It was some time before either
had the best of the other; but the Comanche
could not get his gun, as 10 was too far away,
and the cowboy did not like to let go his
hold on the Indian, for fear he would get
the advantage Of him.
Choosing a favorable opportunity, how
ever, he disengaged one hand, pulled out
his dirk, and drove 1t TO the hilt in the In-
dams heart he now came forward. nut
the wounded girl on his pony and told the
Others TO follow him. He tried to pull the
arrow from the wound of the other girl.
but could not without giving her very
great pain.
They took the trail for the settlement,
which was reached about o'clock at night.
The arrow was soon extracted by the doc
tor Of the settlement, and the wounded girl
was soon out Of pain. The young man bid
the young ladies' father goodnight and left
The father gave him q pressing invitation
10 return. In few days he did come back,
''just 60 see how Miss Lucy Look was
getting along"
Tom Tubbs, the cowboy, soon became
quite a favorite OF the Look family He
was a fine fellow and brave. Lucy improved
rapidly and was soon up. She was
considered the belle of the settlement.
Many of the boys had tried to win her, but
failed. Tom, a stranger of another settle
ment, had fallen In love with Lucy on first
sight, when he met her at the blackber
patch. He made other short calls after she
was well. 1t was not long until Tom pro-
posed TO make Lucy his wife; and Mr..
Look, her father, said Tom had fairly won
her by saving her from the Comanches
The marriage on Christmas day was cele-
brated by big hunt, Tom leading the
party Many came from both settlements
TO honor the occasion and pay their respects
TO the handsomest couple of the Texas
frontier.