New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-04-19

| nature was superior in franlzness ard
open heartedness, he refraiped from
forcing his suit, and tie affair was con
cluded by q day being set for the mar
rage of Ysabel and Escamilla.
In honor Of the occasion It was deter
mined to have q grand bull fight, ct
which ali tie neigh!,ors within q radius
Of 100 80 &c we're e BE present: The
morning before tie Ceremony vas e Il, ',aa
performed .:El Cozo," with all bis sons,
excepting EscanilIa, who remained be-
hind to attend upon his afianced Ysabel,
started oat into the great pastures for
the purpose Of driving in the immense
black bulls required for the sport, while
other neighboring rancheros busted them
selves in building stout corrals in which
to secure them until the time arrived to
lead them into the arena.
Toward evening, while the mesquite
grass lay cold and gray under the shad-
ows of the mountains, Escamilla and the
happy Ysabel left their ha1nmocks on
the wide gallery Of the house, where they
had been resting during the sultry hours,
to take a walk along the main trail lead
ing toward the rocky hills.
When they reached a point half mile
from the gate Of the hacienda, where a
! thicket of chapparal bounded each side
Of the road, suddenly there arose cloud
| of dust in front Of them.
"Eere come the bull fghters,' ex-
claimed Ysabel, as she withdrew her
waist from the encircling arm of her
lover: "let us go back to the house."
"Oh, no." replied Escamilla, I" perhaps
they are my father and brothers. Yes,
there are eight; lookv
But what the poor girl really saw, with
her eyes almost starting from their sock
cts and motionless with fear, as she rec
ognized them now only few hundred
yards away, was band of Comanches,
naked to the waist, painted horribly and
brandishing their lances. In moment,
needless of the helpless maid at his side,
the coward Escanilla turned and fled
| down the trail toward the rancho. shout
ing as he ran: "Los barbaros! Los bar
| baros!''
| In few rods a horseman met him. 1t
was his brother Juan Maria. He had
caught a young antelope with his lasso
and was riding ahead Of his party to pre-
sent it to Ysabel. The exclamation of
the frightened Escamilla and one glance
up the road showed him the danger the
poor girl was in. He threw the animal
he was carrying to the ground, and
plunging his spurs into the TANKS of his
horse dashed furiously to the rescue.
Alas, the savages were already upon her!
Ysabel, covering her face with her hands
as if to thwart the impending blow and
recognizing Juan, shrieked out to her old
lover, "Salva me, Juan Maria, por Dios,
saliva mel" At that instant the lance of
the nearest Indian pierced her heart, and
in another her reeking scalp was swung
exultantly aloft by the incarnate fend.
Short was his triumph. Almost bound
ing through the air, with ever ready
lasso swinging above him, Juan Maria
threw the open coil from his expert
! hand, and it fell over the Indians head
AS the skillful thrower pulled I'D his
bride reins, heavily tho savage tuznbicd
to the earth. Then Juan had fearful
| odds to contend against. Received with
fight of aI:lows and unarmed except a
short, rusty sword, regardless Of every.
| thing but to avenge the murder of the
| girl lie deeply loved, he attacked the
nearest Indian, and bringing him within
! reach CT his arm cleft his skull bv a
master strolze
The others, terrified at the fierce look
Of the brave Mexican, keeping at a re-
spectful distance from him, assailed
him with a shower Of arrows, and in an
instant he was bleeding from score of
terrible wounds. Still the gallant Juan
fought bravely, hoping against hope, and
was soon encouraged by the shouts Of his
father and six brothers, whose horses
were on the dead run to the rescue. The
old man and his SONS rode up in time to
see Juan fall from his horse, pierced by
a feathered shaft just above his breast.
lei Coxo" and his boys fought with
desperate courage to avenge the murder
of Ysabel and Juan Half a dozen of
the Comanches were soon made to .bite
the dust, but two of the Mexicans also
lay dead upon the now redeemed sod.
The rancheros came up in short time
from the hacienda in force, compelling
the Indians to retreat, but as night was
now upon them the Mexicans were
obliged to abandon pursuit.
On the ground lay the still quivering
body Of the unfortunate Ysabel and near
her the two Indians killed by the gallant
Juan Maria. Juan was quite dead, 20
arrows having pierced him. Two of his
brave brothers were seriously wounded.
and six of the savages were killed, be-
sides those who fell by the avenging arm
Of Juan
Sadly the bodies Of ISABEL and Juan
Maria were borne in the darkness to the
hacienda by the rancheros, whence both
were buried next day, side by side, at the
very hour when the marriage ceremony
was to have been performed
Escamilla, ashamed of his cowardice.
disapp eared, It, was supposed he went
to the. City Of Mexico. married there ard
purposely kept the knowledge of his
whereabouts a secret, New York Re-
corder.
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