Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-10-06


proud Castllian possessed.
senor Etzatlan came OF a disting'
uished ana ancient spanish family
no had inherited great wealth from
his father who had been made d
Grandee of Spain for bravery and
and daring lie possessed not a druI
Of Mexican blood Sonora Etzatlar
was Of equally proud extraction and
her family was one Of culture and re-
fnement Thousands OF poems Guilt
waited the soil, dug In the mipes and
bided their every act and word. -Four
beautiful daughters had been born IL
them. The Oldest, Anita was a
charming type Of Spanish beauty She
had been reared I'm affluence ana had
received the best education that the
times and abundant means could give,
Her attractiyeness had changed tho
course Of more than one young man s
life.
| Wyatt's fascinating manner and
strong personality made him an ac-
ceptable visitor 10 the home. Days
passed and the beauty Of the senorita
grew on him, She had volunteered 10
teach him spanish ana II became 10
| him the language OF love. Long
trips were taken along the vine clad
hills, up the steep mountain side ana
hours were spent musing by the still
waters Of a beautiful lake that graced
| the valley. The friendship ripened
into love and the weeks passed rapid
! ly. Jones concluded ne would leave
and when he sought his companion
he found that wyatt could not be in
duced 10 leave.
on Sunday morning, when all the
family had gathered TO attend sery-
ice. Senorta Anita went to her lover
and told him her father had consent
ed OF her marriage TO him and that
the senior desired TO talk with him. lie
entered the presence and was form
ally announced the finance Of Anita
Wyatt's heart was to. full for utter
ance-the thought that he could lead
that beautiful Castillian, Hymen's al
tar could share the almost ineXhaust-
ablt wealth of the Etzatlan family.
seemed to him a dream He pond
cred over tits reality was far great
er than any air castle he could CON
ceiye. The world seemed to him
wholly centered in the beauty and
surroundings-and 50 It was.
Weeks passed on and the charm had
no abatement Senorita Anita was
preparing for the coming nuptials
Wyatt prepared TO go TO his eastern
home and return as soon as his visit
with relatives and friends would per-
NIT.
He reached the Mississippi valley
Just as the civil war was beginning.
He purchased n large bunch Of sheep
which he expected to take back with
him to Mexico and had them near
Kansas City. Nearly the first plum
der secured by the Confederates in
one Of their marauding expeditions
was Wyatt's sheep. Being intensely
patriotic he resolved to enlist for
the ninety days and secure some
slight revenge for the loss, keeping
up in the meantime a constant cor
respondence with his fair Castilian
sweetheart.
Wyatt participated In the battle OF
Wilson creek and on the night tho
battle ended he was approached by
Mexican who had reached the camp
with the information that Senorlta
Anita Etzatlan had died from small
pox and that communication with
Mexico had been abandoned. True II
hn In
and that fact led him to believe tho
story told him by the Mexican. Lifo
seemed heavy TO him. The brightest
hope seemed heavy to him. The
brightest hope seemed gone The eX-
element of the camp, the glory of
victory had no charms to him. He
plodded on and comri,ted his service
He settled in n couEty OF Missouri
was elected to county office, served
eight years and was highly respected
and honored. During his service he
married and reared four sons one be-
ing a prominent oil operator near Tul-
sa, another in business in western Ok
lahoma, one dead and the fourth n
citizen of Oregon. In 1878 his health
idNllE ldlltu ne Stltltu III Il ldI NtSt-
ern state and in 1890 his wife Joined
the unnumbered dead.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wyatt numbered
among their acquaintances lady
who resided at Tucson, Ariz.. whom
they had often visited On Mrs
Wyatt's death an obituary appeared
in a Tucson paper which gave much
information relative to Mr.. Wyatt.
The paper was printed in two lang
uage-English and Spanish. few
weeks after its appearance he received
a letter in Spanish asking If he was
the man who more than thirty-five
before resided several years with the
family of Senior Etzatlan on the Rio
Sonora state. Although many years
had elapsed and he had grown grey
with age. the writing recalled his early
love. He answered he was. and that
he would like to visit the grave OF
Senorita Anita, whom he loved, and
place on the mound a few flowers as
a small tribute Of his affection.
Senorita Anita, now Sister Paulina,
still lived. The story of her death told
him on the battlefield at Wilson creek |