Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-10-14

was little more than fort. The walls
that surrounded Il have nearly all either
fallen down or been removed, so that ]
was only able to find one or two small
traces Of them.
While viewing these remnants OF the
old wall was reminded OF a bit Of ~.
nance that took place here many years
ago In which a gentleman who has since
become quite prominent IN our part Of
the world and N Spanish beauty figured
as the principals. 10 seems that our
friend had made considerable money
out OF the mines iu California and in
casting about Tor some way 10 increase
u had hit upon the idea OF going TO
Mexico and buying up cattle which he
proposed to drive overland and sell al a
profit in the California market lie had
been to Mexico and was at Tucson on
his return trip when he met DIS tate IN
the person Of The aforesaid Spanish
beauty with her wealth OF raven locks
large black eyes, heavy llshcs, and all
the other pcfquisites that 80 10 make a
perfect heroine for a dime novel Well,
The result was that when the time came
for him to continue bis journey his
friends left without him The days
went by one alter another and still he
fingered He seemed 10 live In the
light Of her eyes There was never
another being on earth half so lovely.
Il was plain that he could not live with
out her Money. cattle, was nothing In
comparison. In q word, he had COM
plctely lost his head aud heart.
Thus matters went on foi a number Of
days. one night he had dream lie
thought he was TIA cling over a prairie
beyond which were hill aud a grove OF
trees In which he cspied a house. Being
tired he turned his footsteps thiihcrwatd.
The door was opened TO him by young
lady Of exceeding rare beauty by the
side Of whom the Spanish beauty wancd
into insignihcancc lie was given TO
wife. lie awokc. The warning was
enough. He arose quickly, quietly
donned his clothes, stCalthily scaling the
wall secured his horse from a ncighbor-
ing pasture, aud rode forth into the
night. lie has never been back since,
but afterwards found aud married the
lady Of his dream What became Of
the Spanish beauty he never knew
Probably she pinned and died or shut her
self up In the convent out at the point
OF Sierra Tucson. ! would rather be-
leve that she was among the many
matron ladies that saw hurying to
vesper3, aud that her postcrty were
among those saw knccling before the
images during mass at the church Of ST.
San Francisco. But to return to my
narrative.
Tucson Is said to be the third oldest
town in the United States, having been
settled way back IN the sixteenth cen.
tufy bya party Of Jesuit priests who
came here from the City OF Mexico and
located for the purpose OF propagaiing
the doctrine Of Catholicism among the
wild Indians that inhabited the country
at that early date. How well they
succeeded Is known from the fact that
they were able to live and maintain a
settlement IN the midst Of such a bar.
barous, waflke people as the Apaches
are known TO be, aud for SO long time.
We could learl nothing Of the history OF
the place for the first $50 years. Probably
the little fort found here by the Mormon
Battalion represents the growth OF the
place during the long dark night OF
viceregal rule. Way back In the early
days OF the settlement two churches
were built, one Just across the creek
from the town, the other that Of San
Ninihc at the point Of the Sierra Tucson
about nine miles south east OF the city.
Both were erected more than three