The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-01-04
A Texas Romance.

a story is told, in years gone by, of
raid of the Comanches in Texas, the lst
of June, when the blaokberries were
rips.
There vas small settlement in the
far western cousties, as they were then
called but which now are the ones most
thickly settled. The girls of the settle
nent, three in number, had wandered far
out on the prairie to little strip of woods
to gather few berries, as there were
many, and of the finest kind. They had
become 30 excited over their find, and
were picking berries 80 fast that they did
not take in the situation. They we're far
from the settlement, as they had started
early in the morning, and had not found
any berries until the middle of the even
ing.
The oldest was girl about twenty, the
other two were from nine to twelve.
All at once there was q savage yell,
and si1 Comanches came in sight on q
little knoll on the prairie, about a
quarter of mile from them. Almost
simultaneously cowboy rode up to
them. He was armed with a good rife
and a brace of revolvers. He was a
stranger to the girls, and they we're 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
thieket. As soon as the Indians were
near enough one shot an arrow from bis
bow at the girls and all raised yell.
The oldest girl fell, wouuded-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
report frow the cowboys rife, aad the
foremost Indian fell. The other Indians
continued To advance, when another shot
was heard, and another Indian fell. The
Indians stopped and parleysd, and an
other then advanced still nearer.
Another shot and the third Indian fell.
The remaining three continued to ad-
vancs until a short distance of the girls,
when another shot from the thieket pros
trated the fourth Indian 10 rise 30 more.
The other two made q rash for the
thieket, as they had disceverd where the
cowboy bad concealed himself. AS thsy
came near he again fred, and one of the
two fell, and the other drew bis gun but
the cowboy knocked it out of his hand,
and knocked the Indian down with hiu
gun. The gun few out of The cowboys
hand. The Indian leapsd to his feet,
and they clinched. IT was some time
before either had the best Of the other ;
but the Comanche could not get tie gun,
as it was too FIR away, and the cowboy
did not like to let 60 his hold on the In
dian for fear he would get the advantage
of him.
Choosing q favorable opportunity, how.
ever, he disengaged one hand pulled out
his dirk, and drove it to the hilt in the
Indians heart. He nov came forward,
put the wosnded 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 great pain.
They took the trail for the settlement,
which was reached about 8 o'clock at
night. The arrow was soon extracted by
the doctor of the settlement, and the
wounded girl was soon out Of pais.
The young man bid the .youpg ladies'
father good night and left. The father
gave him pressing Invitation to return
In few days be did come back "just
to see how Miss Lucy Look was getting
along"
Tom Tobbs, the cowboy became quite
a favorite Of the Look family.
He was 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, q stranger
| of another settlement, had fallen in love
with Lucy on first sight when he met her
at the blackberry patch. He made other
short calls after she was we'll. 1t was not
long before Tom proposed to make LUCY
his wife; and Mr.. Look, her father, aaid
Tom had fairly won her by saving Aei
from the Comanshes.
The marriage on Christmas Day was
celebrated by 8 big dance, Tom leading
the party. Many came fron both settle
ments TO honor the occasion and pay
their respects to the handsomest couple