The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-05-19

Il Mentexuma followed with In
forces, eondseting then along
the valley Of 0slists, > little r
/ vulet, to its aosrse, ascending up
the highlands which divides iii
waters from those 4of the Rio
! Peeos, and thence descesded
like . torrent isse the plain in
which the Peeos village i situat'
ed. Scarcely had he catered the
! plain, when hs perceived that
the widest ceAfusion and dnmay
prevailed among the Inhabitants
Of the village The villagers were
flying in oil directions. seeking
safety in the mountaias Onward
FASTENED the renowned Monte
yuma. while Olatha, his unpetu-
Gus son dashed ahead like :
bolt from q thunder cloud, and
arrived at the village just in the
fright time to hear the shfieks
OF lutha, IS the rsveaseful dark
browed chief bore her . struggl-
ing captive to his camp On the
western table lands. Maddened
to fury, he pursued the rude cap
tor to the very foot of the rock
walledheights, and stroSe to clam
Der up the precipiee; but sudden
ly q black thunder cloud, with
bowling winds burst over the
heavens, and darkeaed al the
land. The storsn ragged. the thun-
ders rosred, and the ightning
blazed with terrific flashes. A
mid the stunning peiss Of the jar
ring elements, the piercing cries
of the captured girl ssnote the
| ears Of Olaths, and despite the
thick darkness the lightning vi
vid flashes Discovered to his
eye her idolized form in the
arms Of her hateful csptor. Foil
ed and defeated by these insup-
| cradle obstacles, Olatha was far
ther doomed, in his desperation,
to behold on the brink Of the
preeipice the fiendish, vissge of
the malignant wizard mocking
and laughing him to scorn. As
Doglatha gained the summit one
wild cry Of fiendisk emulation,
rose above the din of the blast,
and one thrilling shrek of agon-
izing despair, was heard mingl-
ing with their savage joy
Terrific was the night of whirl-
wind, and dire hail that succeed
ed. Storm and darkness in awful
and majestic grandeur held their
wild revelry amid the frightfuh
Rorges more hideous with thei
roaring mirth. 1t was such
night as awes mortals; Such
one as almost suspends anmati0l
lin the dread inspired by the e
er reckless play Of the anehs(
ed clements. The towering ta
pines tossed thir leafy tops
the multuous disorder, or wrenc
ed, and twisted by the whir(
wind, fell to the earth in pei
nell confusion or, shiyered BY
1.-THE fierce thunder bolt and was
shattered into a thousand frag-
ments. Rain descended in delug-
ing floods, accompanied by the
lightning internated with ponder
Gus hail. drabbling the leaves,
and grass, while the accumulated
waters, with astounding uproar,
rushed in fearful strength and
swiftness over the rock walled
precipice. Over and above all
this stunning confusion, dread
thunder roared and beloved
with all its deafening artillery.
Montezuma, staying back with
his forces, less Witt than the
flying Olatha, followed on, and
soon reached the village, where
he found the heart stricken gov
ernor bewailing the capture OF
his daughter. !
Had not my right arm been
withered, he cried, 1.-The Apache
dog would have left his carcass
in the streets of Pecos, there to
be burned, or thence to be drag
ged, to be devoured by eroaking
ravens and bowling wolves. Had
not the right arms, too of my
young warriors been also paraly-
zed,- they would have rescued my
daughter from the ruthless cap
tor. But the Wizard q curse II
upon me and my people.
Oh, Iutha, my idolized, my on
" daughter, had thy rude cap
tor dyed his war club in my
blood, and spared thee, gladly
would ] have entered the sha-
tdowy vale Of death to have saw
ed thee from his brutal arms
| The terror stricken villagers
| formed . singular group Is they