The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-08-04
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plate was well supplied, she began to
que stion me as to where / was from,
whittier | was going, and to what com
mand | belonged; seeming determined TO
make me communicative whether would
be or no.
| Having tasted long, I was not unaware
of the danger of partaking too freely oil the
| food set before me; so l measured at q
glance Just the quantity / would take ana
determined not to exceed ii; but the girl
kept on talking, and detained me till
consumed all the victualS on the tape
Dinner over | mounted a esh morse,
which was furnished me, and stared lof
Belknap. Ny Steed was n half-wlld mus
tang native To the country, and had peen
badly spoiled in brea king. had scarcely
touched his back when he began that
species of rearing and plunginG known IN
Texas as pitching" in California as
| "spilling," and in this country as buck
ing"
| Now my tribulation began. The first
! half n dozen leaps brought on pam anu
dizziness, and convinced me OF my I'M
prudence in eating so heartily after last.
| To diSmount was to evlnce cowaroice;
and the thought was not to be enter'aiiieu
and 10 be thrown was everlasting disgrace.
The pretty girl was spectator OF my
efforts, and must ride him or die.
Great drops of sweat were rolling down
my face-the result of pain and sickness,
my face-the result of pain and sickness,
not of eXertion. Seeing the case was
growing desperate, drove the spur again
and again into his sides, until, almost
frantic with pain, the horse dashed OIL at
the top of his speed, into the woods, and
in the direction of Belknap. l arrived
there in about an hour, still suffering
terribly.
Furnishing DEPREDATORS.
On arriving in camp, found that Col
Johnston had gone to eastern Texas, and
that my company commander, Capt.
Smith, had been elected Lieutenant
Colonel of the regiment, and that Sui.
Ross. a son of Capt. Ross, sub agent OF
the Lower Reserve, had succeeded him
as Captain. Our First Lieutenant was
named Lang, and the Second Lieutenant
was Dave SubIett.
The followers OF Baylor were not at all
pleased that a son of their old enemy
should have en- elected to an office
among the Rangers, although it was not
an affair that in the least concerned
them. But feud of the most violen
character disturbed the community, and
among men of the style of those OF west
en- Texas, hatred almost inevitably
led to personal collision. A single Incl
vailed:
Some Indians visited the settlements
on the Trinity River, east of Belknap,
and commenced at once raising Cam,
as the frontier men occasionally term 1t
that is. they helped themselves to horses
and cattle burned buildings, destroyc
crops. and did all kind Of in :ury which
their ingenuity and decent regard for
the safety of their persons would permit;
and Capt. Ross was detailed with a body
of men to pursue them and drive them
from the country.
We started off on gailop, and con-
tinued it for some time, till we came in
sight of house, when we slackened up 10
Il walk, in order To give the party time To
get water; and while at the well a woman
walked out before US and said:
You're gwine after the nuns, are your
was in the advance, and replied
politely in the Affirmative.
"Gwine after the Comanches?" she in
qured
"Yes. Madame" answered.
Whose company is thisi" she next
desired to know.
THE Waco company-Capt. Ross" was
my response, feeling a conscious pride in
our importance.
Il wish the Iniuns may scalp the last
one O. you" she shouted in a shrill voice
bowed politely, and the men all broke
out into a laugh, which only increased
her Indignation; and as long as we were
within hearing distance her voice rang
out maledictionS upon our heads and
upon the heads of every friend OF Capt.
Ross.
We soon found the intruding Indians,
who proved to be band OF kIckapoos;