Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-11
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1O ISIIlIlA III lIlt 4lOlASt Was NN It burned alive or killed by the plunginS animals. To leave it was to perish per haps in q still moro horrible manner. Just as Raymcr and his companions wcre on the brink of despair the clear, musical Voico If the young Indy rang out:
 They uro hvre-tha solGicrSi Hark! Uark!"
 Ping, ping, ping, ping, ping! They heard the sound uf ritlo shots. The war whoOpS ceased and werc followed by good, honest cheer. Was there ever swceter music?
 The blanket was quickly snatched from the chimney top, and two thuds on the cast side of tho cabin showed tho Indians had left tho roof. A general scurrying If feet and other thuds down the pprpvudicular bank to the spring showed tho brSicgoys wcro in full re- treat,
 Doors were flung open, the reScuing party rushed in. and before n greeting waS said f,,t and butts of muskcts wcro swv, irrc brands, coals and burning straw into the fireplace, and the roaring draft Nv:,s fist clyarinS the mir. Thvrr WAS joy all around and a cor l ti:l shaking rt hands Snatchcd from tho jaws of Cru, death. tho rescued vrrr ,.Nuhrrant in their synSo of relief. The horses Were lcl outside and pick ,;sl, and tho mrn looked about to sec what l;lSUaltjvs had bvfailcu the In diAuS Only four had been killcd-two l'y the dvtt:.dtES and two by the rCScu- CTS. ThcrG were evidences that somc haj br,u Nuund"d and escaped. A fire wa~ hj"1lrj uu the open space, d guard posted @"d thr cabin given up to tho sisters and their charge \ lunch was prrpsrll alld eaten, and after an rx- change of adventures tho soldiers and priest Nl,., i,,,i themselves i'll their blan- kcts and \ nt to sleep.
 A; dalr.,,.k ti.r lieutenant and his LI,n u;, a rrll breakfast and nlado IY,V2rHti,u> fur Il r>turn march to the v&.!t>, pa'.l,' Gutirrrrz and the wom- rl ;l>o N.>..r ready, and Ill took tho trail tu-,tI> I.
 About a mile north of the butte tho trail frrLvd, the ,'Ilr to the right going | to lhr town If rrua Blanca un the Rio | GrauGr Al this point Padre Gutierrez and tlI' iNvp sisters tuok leave of the hvut,uaHt aul sergeant, with many l thanks for the protection they had re- criVv0 and generous communication of their sr!li,riy NraN.ry- The priest de cluv,i ti!> iU;. utIuu tn take an early Op- prJuu::N to visit the valley and urged Ravm, tu ro".r often Ia his house at ,1r'u,L
 During this vNrlaulref rour,csicS the 1-,.f !. l >hawl~l, ~..y un her pony a considerable | dj>;uI!r, .!Wl> When her companions 1 jr;n,u | her ;,:i.l all Were riding away, | Vic l.GAu IvhaHiuG ill a curious man. ur-. S!., vn,.lJ run after her master, ltlp ;.ud cirlv a,,uJ him for a moment, then dash after 1hr departing MrNicans. leap ai:I ,It,lc about the young lady and th, II r tuin to her master. This she dId "-s.s.l .ud asH,n. the lieutenant i h;.l;il'- ttN.atch her.
 WA,r ,4r MrNlr..u> had reached tho c:,,t >t ul .:>,..ut and their features v,gr sill llalnIy visible, Vic being l now w.tA lurl;!, the girl s!ilItl out of 1 Ltr S.:Iilr, tLr,w hack her veil, and l stse f!HI J,e.k tIv duS i'll her arms and | ", -~,l llr ta>r against the animals 1 In l.>j", again the shawl i, Il away. and Ruyl., ', c,.-uizvd Teresa Valencia
 X h., -,.,..>7i lost in wondrrmrnt at thi> r,N, I.cl1n, Padre Gutivrrrz sprang to th. .,:~u:.i, assisted the younE lady tui,lH ,.it.t ,ald hUrgI>i hvr away. Not | u...,: l.:r f,Ur ,t-,uu lrokrd back, aud >li, :r.y ,I:, rwaru Vie joined her mas t,r..l .e>,rI!., ;, q, Jyct, and disappointed. Ray ll,r u!.,,I his horse into a gallop and uyc::,,- tt,r dvtachmvnt
 "Nl'!. thought he, If the old saw, Love l.>.. Love ny dog could be trans Ie,Syi .:.;, Lowe Hly dog, love me, 1 Hi Eht have T>a>,,u tn congratulate my If r!l s,..uc If Ilr incidents of this trip tDJl.!,L."
 Tn, |, ut,lI..,!;'s party rvached camp at nu,'n and tilv d,i..!l from Jpmcz lit tIe lAitr. After . few days rest the old routine WAS resumed tho timc being spynt ill truuIjug, hunting. fishing, watching Indians and the cutting and hauling If iuvl for the fires during tho rOI:;..-, winter.
 Ill th,S duty the NuuuG officer had <,,m th, l,ay,> turn from green to brown au3 ', How. fall lo the earth and whirl through the Nallvy. driven ly the aU- ll.LlAll NJ ttl'A ltsA'A '~t II b4sN ANNlA face If thp broad basin riPvn and bleach and tho mountain slopes and ravincs
 open moro plainly to view, the ever
 grren trees appearing more dense anC
 dark as their deciduous companions were
 stripped of their foliage.
 Fall had passed and Dccember was il
 its last week when tho lieutenant ont
 evening sat by his fire reading the peri
 odicals which tho cavalry expressmeI
 had brought few hours before. Hewa alonc. for his companion, Vic, had beeI
 lent to his friend Reed and sent to San
 ta Fe 10 accompany him on 0 huntin:
 trip. He was about to light a canal,
 when his attention was attracted b,
 running footsteps. followed by sharl
 tattoo on his door. To his Come inr
 First Sergeant Cunningham entered, re moved his cap and stood at an atten
 ;iun,
 ; What is it, scrgcant?' asked Ray } mCr.
 "There is a Mexican boy outsid : wants to sec the commanding officer.
 answered the sergeant
 , Bring him in. "
 That's not so easy, sir. His leg
 broken, and he appears to be badly GU
 up i'll other ways He fell from his pom Is he entered the parade. "Iu go to him. sergeant, " said tn
 lieutenant, rising and throwing on hi !. cape Has he said anything?'
 Nothing. except that he wants
 sec el comandantc immediatamente.
 The sergeant led the way to the frs :. cabin to the left, occupied by himself q = quarters and orderly room. Before tn
 entrance stood small, wiry mustang - with saddle and bridle of Mexican pat l tnrr, and r,rn,n thn c.rnnnd resting a