Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-02

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noise rattle We. rn 1-@<l
horses on the dead SOFA
goin' at that. and / an
We to do the sba,' sa,pae; n, /,
ready Then here We ~. ~
Two men crouchine s r
tne coach praying II ~ " 4
raced men with TEEN \ ~ a,
their rifles and dete,.,n,.a,'a y. \
good fight Of it. with :
lines the driver break !, 4 IN
into a run. and then w -
and looks straight XXI. Y s'aess \
animals will be terros'.. n
n , yell and run awsx
Keep the coach in tho ~ n
out is certain. '' 'oa9 e
Yes. the Indians A..
hundred of them. ThAv ue'rist
ambush for an hour III. naH
stage to the West for ~ II
VIII be the last for 4 , u'r b.
another Indian outbrestV 'snlle
men Will ride over ~ n. ~
section to find mut,la,s, snsc
every relay house for ~ osiaI
The bend Of the road i s's ,a.l
sudden fifty ponies rush ~.
ravines, which spread Al, ~ ~
fingers of n human h..H
Indian warriors whoop sh.s, y
at the top OF their voices n 4. \
their rifles and discharrs III
ade. W
"Stady nowl" calls ~
keeping his eyes on hls am, 4's
MY little trick has knost.a
They'll hev' to swing in bsh VI.
you fellers want to take Il ~
waste yer lead. Gee whee
them horses cuttin' out H. v
The Indians fire at ire ~
roof-they urge their pohie.
take the swaylng. bouns,s.
coach-they yell like devls
Crack crack crack 70 ,he,.
pony falls-a warrior thmv,
hands and tumbles to Ii,
driver gets a firmer grin m 4
and mutters; "Splendidl snlssi'.3
The warriors arc gainIhs &
sudden rush the mob part.5
the stage right and left ans Z !
the horses. Then from M n.
rifles and revol jers crackea.,.
wounded croucned on The ~.
faces buried in their hssr
shrieks and walls Of despalr
ITS a straight run now =.
Lord help us" whispered Il, Il
as he shifted all the lines n n
hand and drew his revolver "a u
fire. Take that, We psln,sa h
Down we go. ye spotted cayus' I,
yer last arrerl Revolvers Is n. Il
boys-down with yer rifes IA
them barkersr'
"Oh, God have pity on u.s. u
the women between their sol, II
white-faced men men firing M
the open doors over their hs,,sj
them not. Thudl splash whlsl
bullet and arrow. There was IN \
Of breaking glass-splinters nv n
drops Of blood fell upon he I,
faces and burned like ar n
once pandemonlum ceased and Il
relgned. The Indians had az.
the attack. on that thres INF, n
lay Il dozen dead and WOUNDED n
more than the number Of al
wounded ponies.
"Whoal my beauties.s c,Al
driver, as he laid aside his ~
separated the lines. This Or. "A
over. and we needn't throw az
shoes off. Easy now-whoal III
It with you fellers back thar
As the frightened horses I'd
slackeh their pace he cast
glance over his shoulder. n 4
men were laying down on II
Half a mile further on he buaa|
horses to a halt and called to I'd
side a man with blood on M
and hands stepped out and asks.
Are they gomez"
"Yes-llcked 'em In a far fort
body hurt down thar2'
women all right-men all Nai|
How is 1t up there?'
whoa. horsesl Lemne -
feller's dead--that ones iead-
one only hard hit. I guess. Tilf|
though. Git In and chlrk VI
wimen. We've passed he a
pint, and it's only two miles u 4
Somebody must hav bin praye n
to pull us through. aud Hes dM1
purity good shape. too."-Dstfot1
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