The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-03
from the Spanish crown.

from the opuIlsH cIoWH.
More strikingly dissimilar even than
these were the types of femininity pre-
sented by the generals fair young wife
and Don Ramon's daughter. The one,
in her fashionable, exquisitely fitting
travelling dress, complete in every APP
pointment, brought into the rough sur
roundings tho cultured ease and charm
of manner that characterize the highest
society in the great cities. Garments
dark beauty was set off to perfection by
the arrangement of her hair hastily
gathered and fastened by a gold arrow
Shot through its knot, and by her bright
" lowered gown the sole one left her
after the dash Of the Apaches upon her
fathers camp. Her untutored grace and |
naive, pretty, half shy manner OF speech |
and the pride of race that unconsciously |
to herself pervaded every expression and
movement gave her an interest and at
tractiveness that none appreciated and
admired more than the cultivated lady
who sat by her. A bond of sympathy
and confidence seemed at once estab-
lished between them, and soon, by in
quiries, delicately made, the generals
wife learned the destitute condition OF
Garments wardrobe.
After breakfast | saw the generals
wife and her husband conversing with
Don Ramon apart. AS a result OF the
conversation her trunk was taken down
from the blackboard, opened, and she
took from it handsome cashmere wrap
per and various small articles of wear
ing apparel and others for toilet use.
The smaller things she rolled up in the
wrapper and carried the bundle herself
to Garments room.
She came back to Don Ramon, still
standing in conversation with her hus-
band, and he began to thank her warmly
for her kindness to his daughter.
, "Not "a word, not word OF thanks!'
she cried impetuously why, the poor
{ child! Think what she has been through
, and what she has narrowly escaped
t These trifles / leave with her l shall
not miss, and it is great pleasure TO
S me TO think they may be Of some use to
0 her. "
4 While the mules were being harness
ed to the blackboard under the careful
j superintendence of the driver the gen
t eral, cigar in mouth, watched critically
Y the soldiers composing his escort as they
d eouipped themselves to mount and ride
AT the same time he gave to the llttl'
@ knot OF listeners gathered about him HI
= views as TO the movements OF the nos
II tiles and the likelihood that they Nigh
@ be intercepted and forced to battle b,
@ the troops.
'sThey have left the ella valley, h
l. said land have been massacrlng an
T. plundering as far east and north as tn
Mogollon mountains and the Blac
I'd range. The troops concentrating upo
ID them have headed them off on the ea'
IN and south, so that it will be difficult fc
of the Apaches to proceed i'll these dire
ed tons. especially if they are loaded dow
% with plumber Either they must tn
70 hack, or they must take the risk of NEE
70 inc the troops III fight. There are
many of them out that they may We
no. ture to try battle, but think TN
~ will turn back and run for Mexico, II
an lowing pretty nearly the route they TO
ps- in coming north.
nos 81 predict that important news CT
he corning them will come within
-ho hours" he said III conclusion.
mo Now everything was ready tor
10 blackboard to start. Before taking
w.. scat the generals wife kissed earn
Iys and wished her and her father a
II and pleasant journey to Silver CITY
+h Santa Fe. The other farewells, warn
III than usually follow so brief meetl
wore said, and then the blackboard r.
- od away down the trail to the W.
20 ward with the cavalrymen gallop
and behind
,,aT The blackboard was not the first or
49,, m leave the station that morning.
% - light had found the three outlaws :,
,ok. and-what was as gratifying as u
absence-there were no reports by
ror ono at the station of horses or o.
oot nropertv missing as result OIL q
on,t visit. The prospectors did not rem
INV. long at the place. They had taken Or
fast in the early morning, packed I
rio, burros, and Immediately after the
ono rival of the blackboard had starte'
olk. the trail to the eastward.
Now their little procession was al
speCk in the distance IHo 4"i
with more things to look AFTER
more lcisurely in making move. 81
fast with his family being over, pref
tory to packing up his movabies
start he came up to the station 81
ING with him the spare harness W
he had engaged the night before t'
- Don Ramon. The harness was
! mon the driving mules, ana IL
- found that with some slight ad
ments, it could be made to mt then
i isfactorily. The price agreed on
n Maid the Missourian, and few mil
II later the white topped wagon, wit
- rocking chair and the led cow behii
and the family mysteriously stowe
meath the canvas, was taking It's W
the trail.
One grewsome ceremony the 8.
keeper had asked each man 10 OIL
who came up to the station before
Lxsz. ing away. 1t was to look at the