The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-26

him TO fall to pitching, or "bucking." and
| il was with great difficulty that | kept my
saddle, and in the meantime Narrowly os-
capped several arrows coming in quick sue
cessicn from the CHIEFS bow. Being at
| such disadvantage he would have killed
| ne IN a few minutes but for a random shOt
from my pistol tWhile was cinEing with
my left hand to the uommel of my saddle)
which broke his right arm at the elbow.
completely disabling him. My horse then
became quiet. and | shot the chlot twice
through the body. whoreupon he deliberate
ly walked to small tree. the only enc in
sight, and leaning against it. began to
sing a Wild. weird song At this time NV
Mexican servant who had once been CAP
tive with the Comanches and spoke their
Language us fluently as his mother tongue.
came up In company with two OF my men.
then summoned the chief to surrender.
but he promptly treated every overture
with contempt. and signalized this declara-
ton with n savage attempt to thrust mo
with his lance, which lie held In his left
hand. | could only look upon him with
pity and admiration, for. deplorable as was
his situation with no chance Of escape. his
PARTY utterly DESTROYED. his wife and enid
captured in his sight. he was undaunted
by the fate that awaited him. aud AS he
seemed to prefer death TO life ! directed
the Mexican to end his misery by charge
Of buckshot from the gun which he car
riei Taking up his accoutrements, which
subsequently sent TO Governor Houston.
to he deposited IN the archives at Austin.
vc rode back TO cynthia Ann and kellheir.
and found him bitterly cursing himself for
having run his pet horse SO hard after an
"old sOuaw" She was very dirty, both in
her scantv garments and person. Hut as
soon as looked on her face. | said why.
Tom. this is a white woman Indians 40
not have blue eyes" on the way to the
village. where my men were Assembling
with the spois and large caballada of
Indian ponies, / discovered an Indian boy
about years of age secroted In the grass
ENrectinE to be killed. he began crying.
but made him mount behind me and car
riod him along And when in after years
frequently preposod to send him 10 his
people he stcndily refused TO 60 ana dlcd
IN McLenuan county last year,
After camping for the night Cynthia
Ann kept crying and thinking it was
caused from fear of death at our hands.
had the Mexican tell her that we rccog-
nized her rs one of our own people ana
would not harm her, She said two OF heF
boys were with her when the nEht began
and she was distressed by the fear that
they had been killed. 1t so happened, how
ever. both escaped. and one of them.
"Quanah" is now chief. The other
died some years ago on the plains. then
asked her TO give me history OF her ne
with the Indians. and the circumstances
attending her capture By them. which she
promptly did in a very sensible manner
And rs the facts detailed corresponded with
he massacre at parker's Fort. | was I'M
pressed with the belief that she was CNn-
hia Ann Parker Returning to my post.
sent her and child TO the ladies at Cooper
where she could receive the attention her
situation demanded and at the same time
dispatched a messenger TO Colonel Parker
her uncle. near Woathorford. and as | was
called 10 Waco to meet Governor
Houston. left directions for the
Mexican to accompany Colonel Parker to
Cooper In the capacity of interpreter When
he reached there her identity was soon
discovered to Colonel Parker's entire salts
faction and great happiness.
And thus was fought the battle
OF Pease river between a SUI
perior force of Comanches under
the implacable chief Peta Nocona. on
the one c.de, and sixty rangers led by their
youthful commander. Captain l.. ). Ross.
cn the other.
The immediate fruits of the victory was
some $50 horses and their accumulated
winters supply of food But the incidental
fruits are not to be computed on the basis
Of dollars and cents. The proud spirit OF
the Ccmanche was here broken. and TO
this signal defeat is to be attributed the
measurably pacific conduct Of these here
tofore implHcable foes of the white race
during tho course OF the late civil war in
The UIion-a boon of incalculable value to
Texas.
In letter recognizing the great service
rendered the State by Ross In dealing the
Comanches this crushing blow. Governor
Houston said:
Your success in protecting the frontier
gives me great satisfaction. ! am salts
fled that with me same opportunities YOU
would rival, If not excel. the greatest OK
ploits of McCulloch and HAYS. Continue
10 repel pursue and punish every body nj
Indians coming into the state. and tho
people will not withhold their nraisc
(Signed) Sam Houston.