Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-28
LEGEND OF LlMplA CREEK.
THE HEROINE STILL LIVES AT
FORT DAVIS, TEX.
A TRUE STORY OF WESTERN Ro-
NANCE. TOLD BY SERGEANT
DOUGLAS, A TROOPER ON THE
TRoNTIER-THB LEGEND OF
THE LIGHT


opposite Neuvo Laredo, Mex. Abe
broad muddy water of the Rio Grande
sweeping In It's tortuous course be-
tween the garrison and the land OF
the Montezumas"
At last, from our department head
quarters, came the long looketd FOR
order to change station TO Fort Davis.
Tex. and for several days the barracks
presented a busy scene, while troops
and personal property was being
packed for shipment.
We were soon to answer the call OF
"boots and saddles" to bid farewell
to the vista OF cactus and mesquite,
the soft Mexican airs played by stroll
ing harpers, the languishlng glanccs OF
Aztec maidens and the chimes or the
cathedE1l bells waited to us so long
from the other shore. on the 10Th day
OF September. 1857, In the early dawn
ere the torrid sun OF that summer
land had darted its rays upon US, our
ears were greeted by the bugle notes
sounding the general call"
The transportation wagons were soon
loaded and then We saddled up our gal
liant bays. ready FOR tho long march
across the arid plains of Western
Texas. As we moved out I'm column
OF Two ntound inc Pafaue our com
well from the porches OF their bar
racks, and many dainty bits OF lace
tiuttercd from the windows on the
ROW Northwarl we rode, and after
h'eHy uaysi from loity position on
mn; Wy iogheu uvwh upon our GoaI-
or 1--WE, Icy Wu5 Nha picture
VI D','ii's.us' WIN us lueer ehNiion
i.'"'n W uuou Hlu7es WIN ult rooms
w HNety stream or Llinplh creek
".Iuihh 'Hi puEh bhu neyohl the town
g.! PUa' uly bretH Cot'oh"ood trees
49, w. , utH,, W HeIu Oh ulNk,sye
,a4'It ul'lu Wy plalh OF bearing thcF
-, Du' 5'"9 'liv"sH t"e alItet-, lhe
al r. 'L,.u ~, 'HHH' "ooAel mus
80 10y 1870 "1,vtS JUS III lHs sun,
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ny 49, '"t a.i JUS, anu mere ihrh'
az ~ ~ NM sH.ltet from storm
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r-Ti ..tt -,''.4 t'I lHs 'HlnF
', -'t ~ HE'l ana neufi5
Ire h4r-sHlpf % She long march fore
gotten. Days, weeks and months mss.
81 lg. and u.w fr.sulshIps Wore fHrgt.
81. new scenes presented &. our view.
WIKI March rlma the rrIIfIp flowers.
the rliffg carols " birdie the scented
winds and the deep vgrIuTe Of plain
and mountain slope. The aIr ygl4
i1lmy. IuvlEnrluus. and. though the
diyH Nefs often bot. at pvputlIc tile
sDlhyrs swept the post ana niEht was
y-tgeEHluriy cool. II was my euatom
Oh ihe night shadows ieli ana the dow
spgfklei loo tha moonlight to place an
easy chair on the long balcony, M and
light my pipe and enjoy the soldler'u
greatest spection through
smoke. often through the darkness Of
the gathering night, or through tho
shimmcring mlonbeams on the vega, /
had noticed upon far-om mountain
peak gliWm"rlug light. penetrating
the gloom or lending It's ruys TO the
fair-acrd Luna "a mlnrIc with nor
brightness, At first / deemed II inc
distant wHtohurr an some ahcphtru
boy, with hlR fool, Of sH,oD or roatg.
thyu az tlmcl in the gloamlnp n Soon.
ell "a rising star above thn MONK. Ilit
nlrhuy ID burned with gtradv lIrbt.
and seeming Unclaimed. uuef1nl-Iur.
Il diverted my dreamy thouyhtg lnt1
the channel OF surlasIty
To satisfy this natural bent Of mind
] straysd one rvrnin. 10 M. ANAL AZ an
AGED pcludo. up1n who's. h1,ry. b,1d
rested tine ynpwp of many yyintrrs md
wnuao mefnorles ~ b,rti,r rnr,vs m
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