Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1893-04-15
A TEXAS ROMANCE.
An Interesting Story of Early Life
on the Frontier.
How Rrave Cowboys Coed Aim Won
for Him n Wife-A Friend In
Need Who Became =
Friend Indeed.

A story is told by the New Orleans
Times Democrat of raid of the Co
manches in Texas the first of June,
many years ago, when the blackberries
were ripe.
There was a small settlement in the
far western counties, as they were then
called, but now are the ones most thick
ly settled. The girls Of the settlement,
three in number, had wandered far out
on the prairie to a little strip of woods
to gather few berries, as there were
many, and 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 mid
die of the afternoon.
The oldest was girl of about TWEEN
ty, the other two were from nine to
twelve.
All at once there was a savage yell
and six Comanches came in sight on
little knoll on the prairie, almost a
quarter of mile from them. Almost
simultaneously a cowboy rode up TO
them. He was armed with a good rifle
and a brace of revolvers. He was a
stranger to the girl and they were APP
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, hav-
ing espied the girls.
The Indians evidently had not noticed
the man on his pony, who was partly
hidden behind a thicket. AS soon as
the Indians were near enough one shot
an arrow from his bow at the girls, and
all raised a yell. The oldest girl fell,
wounded, the arrow having passed
through her shoulder. She was losing
blood, which fact and fright caused her
to faint. The other girls ran to her.
Answering the Indians yell was the
report of the cowboys rife and the
foremost Indian fell. The other In
dams continued to advance, when
another shot was heard and another In
dian fell. The Indians stopped and par
leyed and then advanced still nearer.
Another shot and the third Indian fell.
The remaining three continued to ad-
vance until within short distance of
the girls, when another shot from the
thicket Frustrated the fourth Indian to
rise no more. The other two made a
rush for the thicket, as they had dis
covered where the cowboy had con-
cealed himself
AS 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 flew out
of the cowboys hand. The Indian
leaped to his feet and they clinched.
1t was some time before either had the
best of the other, but the Comanche
could not get his gun. as u was too far
away, and the cowboy did not like to
like to let go his hold on the Indian for
fear he would get the advantage of
him.
Choosing a favorable opportunity,
however, he disengaged one hand,
pulled out his dirk, and drove it to the
hilt in the Indians heart. lie now
came forward, put 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 settle
ment, which was reached about eight
o'clock at night. The arrow was soon
extracted by the doctor of the settle
ment, and the wounded girl was soon
out again. The young man babe the
young ladies' father good night and
left. The father gave him pressing
invitation to return. In few days he
did come back, Just to see how Miss
Lucy Look was getting along"
Tom Tubbs, the cowboy, soon be-
came quite favorite of the Look fam
lily. He was fine fellow and brave.
Lucy improved rapidly and was soon up.
She was considered the belle of the set