The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-02-22
A TEXAS ROMANCE.
"A COWBOYS STEADY AIM SECURED
FOR HIM A WIFE.


A story is tod, in years gone by, of
raid Of the Commanches in Texas, the
last of June, when the blackberries were
ripe,
There was a small settlement in the far
western counties as they were then call
ed, but now are the ones most thickly
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 they 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 in the after
noon.
The oldest was a girl of about 20, the
other two were from to II,
All at once there was a savage yell, and
six Commanches came in sight on lit
sic knoll on the prairie, almost quarter
OF mile from them. Almost simulta-
ne0usly a cowboy rode up to them He
was armed with good rifle and brace
of revolyers. He was a Stranger to the
girls and they were apprehensive of his
presence, when he tod them not to
scream, that he was their friend and
would protect them from the Indians,
who Nere advancing, having espied the
girls
The Indians, evidently, had not no
ticed the man on his pony, who was part
Iy hidden behind a thicket. As soon as
she Indians were near enough, one shot
an arrow from his bow at the girls, and
all raised yell The older 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 !he Indians yell was the
aepori of the cowboys rifle, and the
foremost Indian fell The other Indians
continued to advance, when another
shot was fired and another Indian fell.
The Indians stopped and parleyed, and
then advanced still nearer. Another
shot and the third Indian fell. The re-
na:ning three continued to advance I'M
sil within a short distance of the girls,
when another shot Frustrated the fourth
Indian to rise no more. The other two
snade for the thicket, as they had dis
covered where the cowboy had concealed
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
3eaped to his feet and they cllnched. 1t
was some time before either had the
tbest of the other, but the Commanche
rould not get his gun, as it 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
however, he disengaged one hand, pull
ed out his dirk and drove it the hilt IN
the Indians heart. He now came for
ward, 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 young girl, but could not without
giving her very great pain.
They took the trail for the settlement.
which was reached about eight o'clock
at night The arrow was soon extract
ed by the settlement, and the wounded
girl was soon out of pain. The young
Fnan babe the young ladies' father good
might and left. The father gave him a
pressing invitation to return. In a few
days ne did return, lust to see how
Bliss 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 i'm
proved rapidly and was soon up. She
was considered the belle of the settle
spent. Many of the boys h ID tried to
syin her, but failed. Tom, stranger of
another settlement, had fallen in love
with Lucy at first sight when he met
her at the blackberry patch. He made
other calls after she was we'll 1t was
mot long before Tom proposed to make
Lucy his wife, and Mr.. Look, her fathe :,
said Tom had fairy won her by saving
Ner from the CommaDches