Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-01

| hoped so much
But even rest was denied him. Ho was
oppressed with persistent reviying OF
| FarocLcl's image and ot nll the events nl
that first wild night al FAngcport. There
| was something Nv -ho fresh memory ul
| how tho sands had looked that seemed 10
bring homo to him tho repGlsiHeness OF
tho Wedding Tragedy which "a, tho time he
had hardly felt An oyerpuwcrlng disgust
of it all seemed ia crystalline IN the brutal
facc and figure he cuuld not forget Siccp
would not release hin rom the haunting
II only made tho thing moro real ana trt
IL In more hdeous surroundings, which
awokc him l!lu u blow.
When AT last IN ondurnblc slumber
came, lt.was only 10 be Immediately bro
ken, for about 3 o'clock in tho morning
thcro was Knocking az hls door and the
officer OF thu watch calling his name.
Captain Cur;ls,' he was saying,
"thnre'a firing ashore again.
Where away cried Curtis, getting
into his oyeralls
seems away By Fort ponthieyrc sir,
but no man can tel on snoh night
II was sill dark as sin when Curtis got
on deck. thu lash Of the rain almost rs
wicked md the gale as loud. But now
away to windward. about where the fort
should be- the hiaGkncss was dashed with
fltful patches OF fiery light md the sound
Of muskrtry camr home with the raging
Of the wind. Presently It ceased for
awhile, and then the black Of tho night
began 10 pale for the dawn and the trou
bic broke out again.
What can il meant said Curtis for the
tcnth time.
God knows, sir. but could swear It's
coming nearer"
Curtis looked at the young officer by his
side, expecting to SEQ II sign of tho uncom
Portable feeling hu was compelled to admit
in himself hut ho saw the boyish face
aligh with the prospect of II fight.
You are right" said Curtis. 1T Is
nearer Well get u spring ON the cable at
once and beat toquartcrs in half nu hour.
And tho giving Of tho order refreshed his
spirits like bath.
II was u resolution he had no reason to
revoke, With tho coming of tho day 1t
was clear the worst that could be feared
had happened, for tie sight the dawn re
veHlcd was the republican ilag flying over
Fort Pcnthcvr0. Confused cries from the
shore were telling how complete was tho
surprise, Oillccrs and nrdcrles were gal
looping toward the fort to sec what had
happened Tlon camo others with small
bodies oi troops or shouting bands OF
ChOuGns
But already The rond from the fort was
dotted with fuRitivcs that met tho hdyunc-
ing bodies, stopped them, broke them mp
ard rolled them back. Officers were seen
struggling 20 cxtricatu their men from tho
rout but 1t wns only to he overwhelmed
in the clanor and sooner or later carried
away with The yoSt
Meanwhile aboard the Seduisantc Cur
IL, orders had boon carried out, though not
without great difficulty. The rain had
ceased, so thar what was passing ashore
WAS clear to SEQ under lowering rush Of
cloud that was sweeping in tattcred masses
across the sky with an effect Of uIcon-
trul!ablu .nut, Tho wind ragged oiTshoro
almost as high Us ever, so that, even when
the spring was fixed upon the cable, It was
no small labor TO get tho slOop's stern
round and bring tho Blues abeum. But
her broadside was got TO bear nj last, and
as u mass Of infantry were beginning to
descend tho hill shc let fly, Tho discharge
brought them up, aud n faint cheer greet
ed 1t from tho village; second sent thom
sullouy back over tho crest,
THAT will do fer the present" said
Curtis, "but we mustn't lose time /
insst Wy TO g9t roino OF thosc poor devils
OH. "ot VIC cannon cleared away.
VINO WIN 80 Wlth her' SIR
hh'li 20 IAySciI' ~ VIII ne tlcklsh
bit Of work, can 500 that. Youth stay
WIN tHo s'oop ana sap at anything you
SEQ on ,ho hill; ANA rec hero watch
where thAo road comes IN down the ho!'
low nero 20 the icil. Thoy Will work
fOuhu lhe Wlndwnru sldo OF the hill, where
wv oa!i 'USoh 'neIh' ana eoini IA tAcro to
InAo ,ho 'N'oEo IN r'ter'r "a on II train
WV u''er guns 10 STOP 'hcm - con as they
nipunF' we mus tIy 10 hoia them till tho
ooininVnoro gets IN 10 heip us us all
VIZ sh"ll uo,
away 70 coward INC iriRates hnd boldly
ehppo'' tnoIr canles IN spte 81 Tho gallo aud
were lApor'ously beating IN tho cnmmo-
uore irR,.nS' III IN almost hopeless effort
" ~, M1Iih sunshot In time I" save the
oNi'uuHlSn rom complete destruction.
IN Aof' u orange tho Seduisanto's Of
.uu't'u n .,, nay cone soinethlngt TO
uinpVr lno phhio' siill u was clear Curtis
h nv, no e.sy 'ask before MN Tho iniser-
"nio luR'''Nos hnu ioSt thoir heads beyond
i'0o'1rs'
as NO urow abreast OF tho nearest chnsse-
! nae a man ieapVa Iown, ana struggling
u.toush 'n1 illu 10 mo dcop water struck
ouu .ur 'no 'Huhch ana was picked up. In
Ffs1t a I,