The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-03

.tpui tne veins of the poor, staggering bcnsts
, eSaataucs farewell. Bsfoot Wallace nos.
sesstc such Splendid physical constitution
NM ne was able to endure II all, aud MS
+ ns' never wandered. When the nubic.ieart.
81 Colonel Mexia came upon the poor I'm
ln,,uiaies Wallace was about the only one
40 o 70 speak, The wretched condition of the
N"NevIefs ana the, pitcous appeals In their
Esyos touched the heart Of the generous aud
81 .tANe MeNia aud he az once ordered HIS sol
waisr M, S'N ,ha INC prisoners thsr .an,sens II
ilahie VIII eyer be held sacftd IN tbs henrls
n q .tne thiidicn OF The old Texans. who have
a nn,uJ ai're'tv town In his honor. AS n-
at.ipi. as ~ may appear, uiro of these pris-
oAers i.ached Teas. The remainder were
rst ,a 70 the hacienda saladc and all heayi-
10 shoot every tenth man, but this brave
EsoiGier tNili,d that he would have nothing
- 40 With such al inhlnau piece OF butcli-
i 81 q wretch was easily found who executed
tne massacre One hundred and fifty- nine
wnise, Tours and seventeen black ones wero
Ss, re N M, nv earilen mug and the prisoners
The prisoners wcio ironed aud many thrown
INTO gloomy DUNGEONS II was ,,onod.'t says
1 Maita ne Win fourteen others Oh the nth
| uay thcy began to die; ono lasted to the
' tMelitih have forgotten his name on tho
ioliieenth day the British minister aud Il
z mo ths prison, aud the MoNican officer cut
Z tn cords on my arms and ordered the chains
Z unhecked. That terrible experience brought
/ this day. '''t n - ~ y
We were released In September, lsii. after.
nasnh endured every species Of cruelty aud
/ torture that the inbumal MtNicnns could dc.
wise Tor about twenty-five months A great
| nifty Escaped and many others died. OF tho
NY a VINO were at Mier, don't think over half
| ever got back to Texas. know oi nut one
hnsides myself who Is alive today His name
| IS Boone and he llycs over en- tho Plauco'
H., nc SURVIVING Mier prisoners oniy had
rev Years 10 wait before an pppurtunity pre-
serted itself Tor them To avengc themselves
hpSn the MeNicans War soon afterward
Mtyico: Bigfoot Wallace no sooner hoard tho
| news than he mounted his horse and rode a,
inc nearest military camp. He served with
ms characteristic energy nnd tntrcptdtty ana
behaved with such gallaptry at Monterey MS
10 VII complimentary notice from the COM
manolng general.
| lace returned To Texas. intending To do u
ilttin forming and raise n herd of cattle mo
inulFhs would not let the people alone, how
ever. 80 he had to resume his old occupH,lnn
OF killing them. He followed them to their
mountain businesses Il hirdrod zines and sitlJ-
mished with them equally as often. He fought
nins pitched battles with them boating them
every time. He had been In five wroat bnt-
ties with the Mexicans. and so far. had
payer hsner besll wounded. but in his most famous
battle with tho Comanches near Cotnila he
was slightly wounded, no loss thni, sever,
bullets passing through his clothing while
several arrows lodged In his buclssk,n cont.
There were ninety warriors. and BIe
foot was following them with only nsnoteen
men put these We're All trained Indian fight
teeth and riding down an eiefny with re-
yolscr in each hand. a brave youns chief
rode boldly out on the prairie and challenged
Bigfoot TO open the battle He pranced about
on line horse. shaking his lance defiantly at
the Texans and shouting. Come on Bigtoot;
knop you and want your scalp There
others cnncenled, yet the Texans did NOT hest
tate The young chief charged. riding FAR
a anead ID, OF MS p Warriors and urging, them 10
riiiomen to shoot at the chiefs legs. At the
s cru Of their guns his horse fell, but he
, bi, or ms feet with blood squirting from his
hal been given him by Mime. Candclario aud
WI with TINS famous gun ho shot the chlef dead.
wni'e swinging his magic roots over his head
and singing Wild weird song he led them
bach t. recover the body Of their fallen chief
tain. ligfoot Instantly led his men in a
charge Thirteen OF the warriors fell and the
remainder fled In confusion. The Texans
followed them up on. the Nueces and sur
sued, and, OF the ninety warriors known |
TO have been in the rnld, moro thnn half wore |
killed This broke the power Of The Com
anehes, and they never made another MUIR |
definE expedition into that part OF Texas.
4he Iilhns upon one ofrasion SURPRISED Big |
loot loot md made him prisoner. Their ohief.
irdinns that ever lived, amused himself |
by bringing out n hIdonrs old sQuaw and |
coping torture and death WINS lodged Ia the |
hands Of this OLD wopnn. You iigfooi" |
SAID TIE chiet lyon killed her husband IN bat
tie, and unless you take his place and marry !
her at once my people viii hrrn you alive. |
Biefoot gazed for moment upon tho wealth
or-leaten. Scared vsage OF the nohstrosity, |
AMI tqclly said to the chief, while looking I'M |
flinchlngly into his face; TEL your people |
TO light their fires Castro laughed heartily |
lev days attersard he ESCAPED and fled
70 ms home To his surprise, when he rode
up TO his gate he found Juan Castro there
10 salute him The chief stayed over night |
with him. He wanted to make an allinnre
a1tpa "A
he induced Bigfoot TO 20 md see President
Houston and execute the treaty for him Ces-
ana when the great chief died the Tipans In
vlted Bigfoot TO his funeral. The mourning
warriors killed 600 horses for the service ~
their great chief IN the happy hunting
Nh Wallace was never married. He SAYS
Thar when young man H. WAS engaged 10
lie was inl en- srN md lost al his hair. and
he went into n cave in the rnorntans to VAT
until i grew out again heforc he presented
months he concluded that his scalp was pref
y well concealed, and with hopes beating
high, he went straight 20 tho home of his
her coming from the altar leaning on Tho
arm Of one Of his rivals, Iio at once returned
has never had much faith IN any but very
Young or very old women" During the late
war he remained on the frontier in the sery-
ca OF Texas. u wanted nothing to do with
Ilat foolish war" he says II did not want
% sec the Union dissolved and / could not
light against old virginia. and | would have
fought regiment before would have Shout
iered mnsket on either side" He could
,asily have been a general In the Southern
he war was mentioned
They cali Nj, Wallace "Bigfoot and
iorhiless he viii always be known by that
lame, although ne wears No. boot on 4 ,,
err shnpely foot. We have Tho true story !
y tic origin OF this name from his own lips. (,
ie was stopping IN Austin in early times ,
4 the house q Jolly old Texan by tho name
Il Draws There was hGif-eylikeG ~, |
'ery treacbsrous indian In the country who
lHd q wonderful foot. II was over fourteen |
Hrhes In length, and he weighed over 80
'ornds. One day this Indian peeped into a ,
oura where there was II young girl. Jr
travis came homo and saY the noecasin | {
rnek. aud be jokingy accused Mr.. Wallace !
4 Keeping al the girl. for he said, you 4
~ the Only man about tie house who wears
pdian niocrasins,H NJ. Wallace was H. !
ifnaEt, ana went and put MS. foot IN TIE =
indians track. They all laughed great :,
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