Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-02-08
Devoted
Texas Girl
When q Child
She Was Saved
From Wolves.

| not so strong as n thousand wolves.
| Ef we save de life trow him something's.
Trow dc brat, de ole man. Den We 60
to trees and 60 up de tree" Spidron
was amazed and SO snraged that he
was about to brain the man with his
club when wolf sprang into the wag-
on. He had only time to kill 1t and
throw the carcass out before others
were leaping against the hind end or
the wagon box.
a Fight Against Odds
While the pack was nghting over
| the dead and wounded wolves Spidron
turned his head to see what the stran-
ger was doing and rs he did so he
heard the child scream. The next in
slant he saw the body OF the little girl
passing through the air toward the
pack OF bowling wolves. Without the
least hesitation he sprans after the
child and seized her almost the mo-
msnt she touched the ground. Hold
Ing the trembling child above his head
with one hand and beating on the pack
with the other he sprarg into the
wagon Just in time 10 save the life
OF the farmer. After hurling the child
to the wolves the monster had seized
the old Texan by the collar OF his
coat. and he was Just In the act OF TAX
Ing the lines and pushing the man from
the wagon. Spidron struck the brute
n furious blow across the skull. ana
knocked him scnseiess and sprawiins
on the floor Of the box. The old farm
or fully eomprchcnd.d the situation
and while lashlns the ponies he took
time to shout TO Spidron. "ii!t him
again"
Cowboy To the H-ssa~.
They were now within sight OF n
body OF timber. Spidron fought with
the desperation Of a mailman and he
had succeeded in keeping the pack out
Of the wagon. but his s;rcasiA was
faE, waning and the hungry beasts
would doubtless have tcasted upon ;hs
fcsh of the brave young man aad those
whom he was defending had not
cowboy come TO their rescue. lie had
good Winchester and he Talnei bot
lead inin III. NANCY hides o. the ycip-
Ing pack until they abandoned the
chase TO tear the flesh Of their kind.
Inc Texan soon reached his home.
where spIiEoa aud the cowboy were
welcome guests. They surpassed that
the Futiiaa Nha Was lyIas IN the Sas-
on Was dead. but after short time he
sat up and asked for water. Several
aciEhhoFs had collected at the ranch
sad. after listening 10 Sp.aEpa's story.
they concluded that the wounded
stranger was not wanted in Texas. aai
committee sas selected - hang him
at sunFisr on the EsSi morning. Dur
iaE the nigh, the man sseapei. AZ
leas; Il is said he sas never sesa aft
cTWaFd.
sriar-s ~ N-sisss
Boston sp.dFpn worked GA the same
ranch toF several years after he saved
ihs life Of iitils Lena Trent. and hs
never allowed week to pass without
going to soc his little sweetheart as
he called her. always putting ia nrr
naHts something that hsE cHiIdIsa
heart would appreciate. Nearly ten
years ago SpidFpa sent TO Old Mexico
20 supsrintsal a ranch belonging TO a
TeIas cattle company. AZ time passed
the name Of the once popular young
ulsa was mentioned less frCgusa;iy IN
the old BsiEhbpThooi in which he had
lived so long. A feW months as1. hop-
ever. xoFd came tha; there had been
a fEht In MEXICO between American
cowboys and Mexican SsGusFus anu
that rightly or wrongly Boston SDid.
roa had been arrested and sentenced
TO a long period in prison
SECURES M. Liberty.
This aroused Miss Trent Contrary
/ to the advice Of her friends she al once
/ set out for Mexico. She found the law
. yss Who had defended SpidTon and she
vas comsoTted by the assurance of
/ this man that he vas convinced that
I hls ellen, was innocent Of the crime of
which he had been convicted. Armed
I with a petition signed by numerous in
fiuentiai Mexican citizens and hundreds
Of Texans. she continued her journey
to the capital. Here she sought Prcsi-
dent Diaz- lie listened to her story
with deep interest. She did not for
get to tell about the wolves. and when
the Ereat.hearted old soldier had heard
it all he said:
You are a brave litus girl the
world would be better u there were
more like you. Such courage and de-
votion shall not go unrevaried. Con-
ident. II this man is not what you
think he is. tina; you will make him
good citizen. II there is a spark OF
man hood in him. I will make you a
present Of Boston spidrun."