The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-04-04

the laundress, the servant and the cooks
and to 60 back to the camp from long
distances for articles sent for. She was
an unerring setter and fine retriever.
She was taught not to bark where
sound might bring an enemy upon her
friends, and she would follow at the
heels of her master horse when told to
do so and never make break to right
or left.
The march out of the valley, through
q deep forest, down zigzag descent Of
2,OOO feet to the banks Of river, along
the river to the cultivated lands of the
Jemez pueblo need not be described. As
the detachment came in sight Of the
timed spires Of the church in the town
o distinct murmur filled the air. The
lieutenant ordered halt and listened.
In moment what had seemed MUIR
muir swelled upon the shuddering air an
unmistakable warwhoop.
It was very evident that the Coinini-
cans had arrived before the soldiers.
Telling Sergeant Cunningham to bring
the men up as rapidly as possible, stick
ing to the road, which made q long
curve around the cornfields, the officer,
accompanied by the Indian agent, put
spurs to his horse and dashed toward
the town.
-Raymer's route was through the cul
tivated fields, while that Of the soldiers
was ON the hard ground along the base
of the foothills. His was in a direct
line over deep, soft earth, frequently
crossed by irrigating bitches, while
theirs, although nearly double the dis
tance, was over firm soil without
break. The lieutenant rode directly to-
ward the church, which he knew over
looked the plaza.
Often the two riders plunged down
the banks of the bitches, carrying ava
lanches of soil with them into two or
three feet of water to make a hard
scramble up the crumbling wall Of the
opposite sides, and as they neared the
pueblo the louder grew the discordant
warwhoops. Being better mounted than
the agent, the officer took the lead by
| few rods.
As he reached the border Of the plan
tation Raymer found between it and
the street cactus hedge about four feet
high, with no passage through it, ex-
cept at considerable distance to the
right Distrusting his broncho's ability
to leap it or his own to keep his seat,
the agent veered away toward the OPEN
ing, while the lieutenant gave his thor
oughbred his head and rode sharply at
the hedge, clearing it at bound and
receiving but few scratches from the
spines as he went through the branching
top.
Clear of the hedge, the officer found
himself at the foot of narrow lane
which passed between two tall build
ings and entered the plaza near the GEN.
ter of the western SIDE He took it at q
run, and when half way through saw
directly before the inner end, facing to
the north, group of old, gray haired
Navajoes standing alone, with arms fold
ed and holding their blankets firmly
about their shoulders and breasts, while
mounted Pueblos painted and ornament
ed in true aboriginal style.
On the terraced front of the houses
and their fiat roofs and along three sides
of the square seemed to be gathered the
entire population of the town, looking
| passively on.
Before Raymer had more than taken
in the scene a rattling discharge of
rifles came from the direction of the
Dominicans, and the 10 old warriors
fell in a heap to the ground. Covered
with dust and mud, his horse reeking
with foam, the lieutenant burst through
the crowd of spectators on the west side
of the plaza and gained the open space
just as the firing party was advancing
with wild yells to complete the tragedy
by scalping the slain. Raising his right
hand, he shouted in Spanish:
'Stop where you are!"
The Pueblos halted, and at the same
moment group of Is women and near.
ly twice as many children, who had
been reserved, as the officer afterward
learned, for later execution, ran into the
space and clung to his feet, stirrups and
the name and tail OF his horse, entreat
ing with eyes and tongues for protec
tion. What their eyes said needed ne
interpreter, but Raymer did not under
stand single spoken word
The warcries had ceased, and the
Dominicans had gathered in an angry
and gesticulating group, when Sergeant
Cunningham and the rest o. the mer
appeared on foot, running into the plazt
from a side street and formed in line be
fore their officer
The massacre ended with the deatl
of the old men. After much earnest ant
noisy consultation three chiefs of thu
Pueblo war party separated from thu
rest and advanced to the group of sol
diers. One of their number, using thu
Spanish language asked by what righ
the white chief had interfered to pre-
vent the punishment Of their enemies
SPY the right the strong have to pro
tect the weak, for one thing" replied
the young officer, ''and by the right O
the great government to protect hi
children.
''But in other fields the great fathe
is furnishing these same people for tn,