Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-01

"El gallo and "Colea do toros.' aud hni
ever laid his trophies Of the sport at the
feet Of the bqwitching Yabcl. At .
gallo In December, four months before
tho arrival Of EscnmilIu, Nsabcl was
w01od and In a measure won 10y tho
presentation of The q mains OF % gallant
rooster ut tho h1udsof Juan Maria. who,
his offering being woll received, from
that moment looked upon the beautiful
girl MS his swcothoart
when, however, Escamlla took MP
his abode at The hacienda again, he. Zoo
much of an exquisite 20 work with Die
brothers and father IN tho great pas
lures, finding plenty Of timc ON his hands
for counting suprlaut-t Juan IN the NE
fcciions u tho young gill As Junna
nature was superior in irlnlmcss and
opon haarirlucs. he rHirtIned from
forcing bis suit, aud the affair was con-
clulcd hya day being sat for the mar
riaea Of Ysabal and E.ramilla.
In honor OF tho occasion % was deicr.
mined TO hayo Grand bun fight, nc
which ON the neighbour within % adius
Of 900 miles were TO hruraout. Tho
morning before che ceremony WIS 60 ba
performed "El Coso,' with go his sons,
excepting Ealmiib, who remained be.
hind To- attend upon DIS aniaucod Yubrl,
started out into iho great pastures Tor
tho purp5 Of driving I'm tho immnu.o
black bulls required for tho sport, whilo
otheruuighb1Hu-rnchoru1m .iodthcm-
selves iu building stout corfuls iu which
60 secure ttgm uuI.i tho time arrived to
lead thrm into th' nr.m
Toward evening. wuln tHo mesquite
grass l3y cold aul gray uulcr tho shnl-
ows of tho mountains. lcgwilh and tho
haww Yanhoi lolt tbDir hanmpas on
uowil, gallery of tho houa, where thoy
had bnnrH tingduuus thcmliry hours,
90 take walk along Che main trail lead.
ing toward lh0 rocky bills.
Whom they reached point half milo
from the gate of iho hacienda, wher %
thickct of cbupprl bounded each s'l'
OF tho rold. suddenly thcro arose cloud
OF dust in front uf them.
"IIoro como the bull fighters" SO.
claimed Ysahol. Hs sho withdrew her
waist from Che cncireling arm Of her
lover. "lot us go back 90 tho house.
"Oh no." replied EcJmilIa. perhaps
thcy are my father and brothers, Yes,
there arc eight; look"
But what thop0lr girl really saw, with
her eyes almost starting from their Sock
-ts and m0dunlcs with fear as she rec.
ognizcd them now onlya fcw hundred
yards away. was baud OF Comunchos.
naked 10 tho waist, painted horribly aud
brnnliahng their laucos. In % moment.
needless of the holplcs maid at his side,
tho cownrd EsCumilla turned and fled
down tho trail toward the rancho. shout.
ing rs ho rani "Los barharosl Los bar.
haros"
In a few rods horoman met him. II
was his brother Juan Maria. He had
caught young antelope with his lasso
and WAS riding ahead of his party 10 pro-
sent IL g. Ysabol. Tho exclamation Of
tho frightened Escamilla aud one glance
up the road showed him the danger the
poor girl was IN. lIc throw tho animal
he was carrying 10 the ground, aud
plunging his spurs into the TANKS Of his
horse dashed furously 10 tho rescue.
/ Alas. the favagos were already upon hrrl
Ysabcl, covering her face with hor hands
| a. II 10 thwnrt tho impending blow and
/ recognizing Juan, fhrUlicl out tohcr old
| lover, "Snlvn me. Juan Maria, pnt Di1f
saliva mp! AZ that instant the lance Of
tho nearest Indian pierced her heart, and
iu another her rocking scalp was swung
cxnltantly alnit by the incnruatc hcnd.
Short was his triumph Almost bound
ing through the air, with over ready
lasso swinging above him, Juah Maria
throw tho open coil from his export
hnud, and 10 fen over tho Indians head
! As the slillful thruwor pulled up hi'
| bride rUius, heavily the savage tumble
Co tho earth. Then Juan had fearful
odds 10 contend against, Received witt
o. flight OF arrows and uuHmod except
short, rusty sword regardless Of every
thing but 20 ayeugo tho murder of thD
girl ho deeply loved, no attacked th
nearest Indian. and bringing him wiihil
reach of his arm cleft his skull by
master stroke.
Tho others, terrified az tho Gorco loo
OF the bravo MoNican, keeping at an,
spccttul distance from him, ussailc
him with q shower of arrows, and in u
instant ho was bleeding from o score q
terrible wounds Sdl the gallant Jua
fought bravob hopiugaguinst hope, am
was soon encouraged by the shouts Of hi
father and hy brothers, whose horse
were on the dead run 10 the rescue. IN
old man and his sons rode mp In timo {
SEQ Juan fall from his horse, pierced b
q fcathorol shaft just above his breast.
Ell Coxo' and his boys fought wit
desperate courage tu uyungc the murdl
OF Isabel and Juan. Half dozen A.,
the Comuuches wcrr soon made Co "bit
tho dust, but two OF tho McNicaus al,
luy dead upon tho now rtdducl so,
The uuchoros cmc mp Ia short tin
from tho hacienda In force. compolliH
the Indians 90 retreat, but as night WI
, now upon them the McNicaus WEI
, obliged 10 abandon pursuit.
b ON the ground lay the ,till quiygrir
, body Of thruuiurtuunte Nsahol anduri
y her the two Indians killed boy the gallui
70 Juan Maria, juan was quite dead,
, arrows having pierced him. Two of D.