The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-08-31
A ROMANCE OF HISTORY.
An Incident Of Mexican Cruelty on
tho Texas Border.


A little restaurant overlooking The
San Antonio river. Two men witt
chairs tilted back and feet against the
projecting rail Of the balcony. were
smoking their evening Gig NetteA
The dusk lay above them like bat,
wing, ready to fall swiftly and sudden.
II. as il does Ia southern latitudea
Both were young and Of goodly pres.
ence. Western Suns and winds had
tanned their cheeks and burned ID the
red q youth to a rich tsopic hue.
Across the brow Of one brow
whose hoyish contour moved women
with mother instincts 10 sndden long.
ing to carcss-lsy loose avcs Of soft
yellow hair. Beneath looked out eyes
Of dark gray, heavy with the long
thoughts Of those curly, desperate
dayg-davs when republic worked
ont in blood her long probation. The
other had a fairer countenance, more
iightsomc and full Of happy promise
No dark prophecy broodcd in the
sunny shadows Of the bright bluc eyes.
and laughter sprang DIS lightly to the
lip as the blush To the cherl IF maid.
Superadded tonight TO his native
exnberance was some fore gn clen.eni
of joyousncss, which seemed to niaSteg
spirit and muscles alike lie was fnli
q movement tossing away half
nnisnea eiRafette, ne cltlsEcd ms iis:ntis
pacK OF ms curry mead aaa broke the
nn ~ Mlsh suunen speech
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SUPPOSE the psc&cheFs
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y "a ~ armstrong hrss lords
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tice y VIII sponge, ms very
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anou ose 'he raining and looked
80 Z mo 1ne slueglsh waters 81 the
~, = hosNths q ~" leet below
-" w aiiu WISE they looked, those
~. .a. > =. tneir eaitn, unIretted how.
'oou lot You old Fellow he said.
'Atslaed iVs hand May you
Aihse sehSafies 81 happiness II any
4 ni -, reserves her y Is You, Harvey
His Nas ~ the summer OF 1871.
.ne autumn. OF 1912, when Prcsi-
oe ~ iloils'on ordered out Gen. Somer-
ven y ING lilo Grande to organize
tsooPs Aha ayenge the insulting raids
q Nt'siuez ana VOL, Ned Foster was
among ne hrSt,to respond to the call
tpr volunteers.
At,out one hundred and eighty miles
souen 81 saltillo, on the road to the
Wy 81 aiexico' Is An old fort. known
= niatory A. the Hacienda Salado
~ th's place, on the Goth Of March,
1919, We're brought the recaptured rem
nant q tbs unfortunate Mier expedi-
elon. mat gallant band Of three hun.
urea ana sixty men, the fiower OF
western militia, who went forth 10 Al
oattte ior the honor Of the young re-
Pupilc and We're 50 treacherously
aealt with by the followers Of Santa
ana e whom they surrendered as
prisoners Of war Allreaders OF Texas
history know how the terms Of the
Featy We're broken and the betrayed
men shown9no mercy but marched into
the Interior, subjected to incredible
hardships, and finally imprisoned miles