The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-01-02

through town on a bareback mustang yelling, IN
dians Indians as he passed In a moment the
whole place was in uproar and confuson men
running here and there in search Of arms, women
screaming, and children crying. Mr.. Pitt and |
hastily seized our guns and ran out 20 the edge Of
the village, where saw half dozen men stand
ing together, and apparently gazing al some OBJ
jects a mile so distant on the prairie. What's
the row." said ] 10 one Of the crowd, after we
joined them "Fath and be iabbers. said Pat
(most Of the people al that time in Victoria were
Patlanders), cts looking al "A lively race we arc
out yander betwixU Tim Mccarthy, Pat O Iouli-
han and the bloody njins ] turned my eyes IN
the direction they were all looking, and about
mile off on the prairie I saw two men coming as
fast as their horses could run closely followed by
a large party of Indians ] have seen a good
many races in my time bat ] never witnessed a
more exciting one than this between the two
Irishmen and the lndians-except on one or two
similar occasions. when ] was rider myself.
There was no 'jockeying' in IT, II was an fair
and square running from the start 10 the out
come
/ had scarcely taken in the situation when |
heard shrill scream, and looking round saw
bare armed, red faced, strapping woman rushing
up with her loose hair streaming in the wind.
"Och We sllulking spalpeens," cried Mrs.
O'Houhan ffOr ] suspected from the first she
was the wife of one Of the men pursued by the
lndlans) Och We skulklng Spalpeens, and are
yez going to stand here all day Yid yer fingers
i'm yer mouth and see me puir PAT murthered be-
fore yer ewes Take yer guns, We cowardly looms,
and 60 out at wanst and save better mon than
any of We But no one stirred. for indeed il
would have been sheer folly for the few men in
the place 10 have left the protection of the houses
and gone out on footsto encounter such over
wheming force Of mounted Indians. There were
al least eighty or a hundred as could plainly
see o whirra whirra ~ exclaimed Mrs. 'llouli-
han. wringing her hands me pur Pat viii be
murdered before me face and YOU. We chicken
hearted thaves o. the worruld won't crook yer
fingers to help him. May the widdys and the ar
plants, curse be on We, and your children's
childerl'
AZ this iuncture two or three Of the bystanders
grabbed Mrs O'Houlihan and carried her off, in
the last stage Of Mysteries.
By this time the race between the two Irish
men and the Indians evidently drawing 20 n
close. The lrishmen, only a few yards ahead Of
the foremost Indians, were now within quarter
of a mile OF the village, and we could plainly
see that McGarity's horse was falling fast, and
that half dozen Of the leading Indians must
soon overtake him. The poor fellow looked back
frequently and seeing the distance between him
self and his pursuers was rapidly essening, he
piled whip and spurs vigorously but all 10 no pur
pose for In few seconds the grim warriors we're
alongside Of him. and we saw him fall from his
horse pierced with their arrows aud lauees His
fall made "a slipht diversion in % 'loulhans favor
hy rctardine for moment the pursuit Of tho
foremost Indiana. bat they were quickly passed
hy others and u was soon apparent be- would
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