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Vol, VII-—:Va.3S0
Fray Ciictobal.
A N.irratiticoflhe Rivofniioi.Hi-y War in Texas.
nv pf'.ncY n. st. jou.n.
Bcfiite  llie Wilt    vvliicli fin   inany yi'ais
filled vvitll dus,,liiiinii and inpii.e llic vMn.lo j '""'ois, lilimil MXty in nuinlu.'i, it vWis iii.t'i-
of Ti'xas,  ci.l'niisiiti'.ii   vvns (,'.M(iniliiig ils I ''""''. "f"-   I'oriei iiccdIilt'KMl and  iiulter
bci.cficiHl ilifl.ic'iice inid llic   vmy liuait.if  [""vidcd in ov'.'ry vvny llinu llicir  I'elliivvN,
ihriUgli |iniiil uiid i^xpo.'^iiio Imd (Inne tht ii'hiif.Iie.'!, litiili(IprIiii*sl'S, aiul   cvfci'v  varifety   cpremonifiiK'^Iy insttrlled liiin.self in the arrrt
cliiiir'tluu   (luy only   llie    piilriurcli of tfie
vvoist, llii.s j'diitli ciimluiiiidcd 11 1)1111(1 (if dill ill" will I hns, wild I'OI 1 icii tlifir I'liini? intd   llio vciy   Iieiiit cf .^Icxico.    His fni-
tlie cduiiliy, 'riieiihlilingoiiGijjy and jier- severaiice of die Aiiiild Suxnn nice wcie currying the nils nf peuce nnd r^^'t'''-"''''" into llio wilds i und in every distiict vvlnjie wond, water iilitl I'bitile liiiid tt'iniiti^d llie odventuicr, arose fuims aifd tjllllivated fields. The snvngi's, even tile vvild ,uliil warlike Comiinclies, vvere easily Cdiicilia- ted, and lliu whole land' was de>'d'c(l-^at Vaiit distanced nne frtitii the other, it is line — vvilli smiling h(llTle^leads. That lioppy nnd iiiiliie icsulls would huve ensued, iidtie cun (liililit, had not the tiuin|> of war sliu- ken lhe lain ie df isinieiy, and ie|ilifretl the back solllemcnis in the cotulitidii ofa wild nud uiijiidduciivo waste.
Anilievv P(>llvick,a KeriUickiiltllando.wn- ei of till    iucdiisidcrillile wealth, had heen one (if the eai liest coldiiists who detcl inin¬ ed, at   the instance   of Moses   Anslili, the oiiginnl selilei, to iiuike lexas hi.s hdiiic. Of   [leculiar   laSlefi,   hovvevei, which led llirn Id liivie lhe .'ioHlude aii'd  fiuliliiiiiiy of the vv'odds and the inighly piaiiies, vvheie lidtie but the   |iiiilite(I   Indinii   is fnuiid Id tlvvell, PoHdck, with his family, paissed lhe outei most lionleis of civiliiZution, anxl erec¬ ted Ills leill .sorne ihiiiy nii'ie.s licydiid Sail Aiitdiiid  do    Ei'Xiir,   wiihin   the   distiict wheie the Alalis ofthe Anieiicail  desert, the Cdiruiiitlies, hulilcd   and fiinght.     His lialiilati'ili    pieseiited, al',eV twn yeiil.s of care had-liceli ttlevoled lo  il, a  ttiost pleii- Biiii; si"lit.     Andiew Pdlloik IukI sicleCled OS his'Mbiiliiig Jihicfc the motitll (ifa valley, wheie Q Hlitaiii liuist fmrri its peill-iip pn- eitiiiii lietvvL'eii   cfJg'-'.y   l.ei'^hls.    To   lhe lidilli nud Ciist .spieiid a vast   pi nili.dnilvd with its laii'ls (iltiuiber, while a ihick gtoVe in the vicinitv nl the dwelling Hluivvcd that the vvii'y Kotitntkiiiii ivus as inilcli alive to lie iiiipditai.ie of hi.s   pioxiinity to vvniid as to U'iitui,    The dwelling and its niiuite- Iiniices   had   been  eiei'tctl   vv nh caie urd liistb ;  ils siiiii    betiikeiiiiig   that the loorti had   been   pioVititil   f'.u   ii   large  futnily, while a sliitkade  |iidVcd tluit diinger  wac jel Id lie feaied in that Keelndetl spot   Nu- n.erous fields tif ciiii,   iniiize,   and oiher Vegelalilo   prodiiciinns,    weie    caitifnlly fenced ili, while large heitls of I'tiltlu loatii' Cfl at will over the plnlti, recalled   ill even by the aouiid of thc guuidiaii'd voice uud lelL
Eaily on lhe fiiSI Sali'.ialli morn in May 1S35, the whdle (iimily and lhe hdintiieiK wcie coiigregnled nil a kind of lawn in fioiit nf the dwelling nt bieakfusi. The fatnily WHS rompdncd (if the father, m'dthtjr two (Kill!*, Illld a dtiiightjr, Helen Pulldck, a chaiming gii I, who added lo the iinso- phi.'fticiiledtie.ss of the vvihl.i lhe Bdvaiitn- ges of nil  excellent educaiiiti.    a dnzcn
while dilKii'.'iil fiiirritlie usual Imliiiii piiic¬ tice, ihey yielded implicit dbe(li"iice In their chief. "• Belween I'dlliick and Fiiiy •Ci islnliiil, a.s he called liimseli. a f'l ieiidship had KnlisiiU'd ever since the liirmei'rt .set¬ llenienl, vvliicit Wils invaluable I'l the wliite tnan. vv Im, in the coliHtntit pieseiil?e of liis Ci'ilnaiiclie fiicntl at his farm, found liia l.'est pidU'clion aeiiin.sf irji.iy.
" 1 lell you, Fi.ay Cristobal,'said An¬ drew PiiHock, ' cu the picseiit dccasion you intisl lie iiiistiik'iii. A .Mexican arftjy ill full maieh on Texas, and a reglmeiff of diagoons about lo pass this v^'^y—iiii[>(jK.'!i- ble I"
" Finy Ciislobal has .seen them. Wnr hns begun, the Mexitiiins Iiavelhdnsaiids in the field, and my friend wiil f.-el the fiist blow if he is not vvifc,' replied tlie olliei ciilmly liullirinlyi iu pule lMigli>li, nr lalli- er Aiherican, as our^ tongue is called In I lie.se regions.
" You appear Very ]inFitive," sold the eoloiilst ' and 1 must fnin ciedit j'tliir woid.s.  Ibit vvluit Would yon have rne ilul If lhe Mexicans art? in such foice ns Ihi.s sniely In defend litis hoUSB vvoulll be of little .use, lililcss inleed ycur wariiois Coiild be llioiighl dovvn ?"
" My \vaiiiiiis aio far oil liie war path, and ^"ray Ciistobal is iiloiio. HLs aim would be as a iced In dtfehd j but he vvill hide the flay head ntid his Ilnck,' exL'liiim- ed he, hin eye glancing vHih a Imik of min¬ gled bibleiue.ss and atittiiialioti lit IJelen.
"Fly and leave rny Inirae to ihe destroy¬ er?"
" Or siiiV and he ' de.ctinyed with your hotiie,"said the Comil'ticlie iliieft
'' Fill hei i" inteiposed Helen, risttighiitl miA'ilig tieiiiri' to him, ' belter let li(irn« and the wti-iillh ofihis Woild pel ish iiloiie, Ihan lis die \viili it. If tlieie U danger, folltivv CitSldbal's advice, tlhd fly.*
'' Il is too late," r<ai(I the Indian in a tntle of deep ilejecticii t 'Imik up the valley ; the Sdiiibierou oflho Aleiiicaiis are lisiiig on the edge oflhc clill'i'
It was too line 1 the pf^ncc ofilKit qui' et fipot Was to he inVnded, uiitl Hy the iiiili- le.iiv nnd piiilcs ^le^ican.'^, with luilers to neat nil Aineiittaus as lebelsi und put iliein Id dealh (111 llie spot. Bufiue ihc stueiigih df Texa.< vVasdiscovelcd, (ilicli vvuslhe terrible policy llf the lalo Pio-iitlertt .Sutita Anna. A loud shout fr.iin the Mtsxican cavalry pro¬
of fiieai ins, fillcil llif ihiiiight.s vvitll visimrs (if baudilli, Id whoin; in guise and c'lnditffl, ¦ "pdt "ver sal in. The tdloiiel's air was 'nil Mexican so'ltliei'H 'uiif'oituiialely ajip.-dX- , .self .¦iali>fied and cciifideot. He knew the iiiiiilo loo much. i 'i'x piinciiiles in vogue in .Mexico, and that
Andrew PdUdck, with his whole family' few Would theiefoie htisilate between life lind dc[H'ii(Iiiiits, weiO now led liefmo ll.e j ""d hnnnnr. Ho llieiefdio boldly broacli- ciimmamJitlg ofhcei, a young man iu a fii-i <-'d hi.s d/iposiiion of giving PolltKik and all ded unil'orlii, wilh the addilioii of a yellcvv bi-dependents libeily iu exchailge ior his (iloak and a high crowned hat. This wtis j j'd^.'iesiSiou.'^ and his daughter. Pollock Clildiiel tjdii.Jo.se du Siiiinlfento, vvlm, [ "as peli ified ; vvliile Hc-liiii, vvho under- eyiiiiig his piisnneis vviili liule favour—ex- j stood .Spnnisli, looked at hef caplor in dis- cepi llie fair haired iilid now p'illid Helen.^''¦?ii--'t- * N'> nifaoious spiiliatdl !' said the -—inquired Uhd lliey were, nnd what Iliey U"'in Kenlutkian, 'my life is in your (lid wiihin tbe cunliiies dftlie INIexicaii lei- | hands—take it ;  bul neither land Kor child
lildiy t Andre-.v Poll.K'k, who undei'-ildod i shall bo ydiii.s,
Spaiii.sli, lepUed siimevvhal   hiiightily llinl
he vvasa flee hoin Ameiican citi'Keii, and,
bv adoplion, a meniblT of the new   rcplib-
lic of Texas.    Colonel Dill ,llise scarcely
peritiilted hiw to lini.'^li bis   il'ply, eie  lie
Clied, 'U lebel !  a leliel I  MttC/tos a todos
Ios Tejnttos I* I shall rest'liL'ie. a duy or
M
y (Ian
gliter wed a .Mex¬
ican rdbliei I No. My life y,iii vvill take < but yet II fevv days and my brave coiintry¬ inen will scdiirge ydu and yi^Ur race back beydiid the Great River.' Tho colonel was tislfiiiiided, and at otlce oidered his piisoners back to cdiifitieiiietit. Senti- nieiits   of this   characier weie so new to
Sd : td-moiidvv triorliiii!:, at  (hiybieak, lel j him, that it required   snme  leisure ere ho these rebels'—('(impicheiiding by a svv«ep | fully cotnpieheuded their force.    He then
of hi.s aim all the whitb men 'die.' Yon. Pi'-ito, back to geneial Woll, and bring liis wat I unt fill theil e.ve'jiitl'in. Andrew Pol¬ lock and his .sous, with all the white meii; wt*l'e now hniiied into oue of their out¬ houses, lolilid V hich a stKiiig guaid vvn.s placed, while Helen and tlie rest of the Wimieii weie placet! in safecnstody wiihin one ofthe IiuIb ofthe iDbouiers, also guai' tiKl.
Colonel .Fose, afitir giving the inexjillcn- llle older, asit appealed to his men, lo Sliare
leiieiated his commands for the execution slicked his Itiiistoclle witha self satisfied air, lilld lay down to an eaily siesta.
Helen meanwhile, vvho Sat at her prison vvindovv ga'/.iiig out upon the sceno before li>i'vvilh vacart eye,.dvvt?It vvitll agony up¬ oi: the posilion of her lamily. Hef ihoughis wfeie ofn mixed charactei. Hof- 1(11 at the pKipiiaitidii ofthe Mexican pal- lisan 'va.i mingled wiih '.he leflecticii that her iMieiifico might save many whom sho IdVijd,  This again was doubtful, as the free
all piopeity us much as pn.'isilile, atid , gilt"f ll'e jM'operly appealed lhe great ob¬ io touch notliiiig but what was absolutely 1J"*^' aimed at by D.in Jose. Th,iii came neeeesary fir iheii refie.'^hment, sat d'.vVii "P"" '»-'i'"iher ihoughts of one who had on.lhe lawn with his officers to eat the un-I'"'^ '¦'•'' '^''^ ^'"^ '"^'^ "' ^'er feet, and ta.sltd bteakfttS'.i whicii had been provided ' ^^bnm she bad lejected wiih disdain be- f'lr lt,< rightful owneiSi For sorne lime the i cause of his coKiui—Fray Chiistobul. He colonel was silent, nppaielilly musing I''"''"^'-""^'1 "'qnit his lube, his r, ving lifo deuply wiihin liimself! At length lle^poke i all,for lier, and settle down a colonist un¬ it! ll lovv tone to the next in Cditimaiiil.    It
appealed tllalj sli uck iiy the comfort, police, untl litlii*qiiilil.y of tlmt retired ham¬ let, the soldier, calliid much against his vvill fiiim'lhe pleasures of Mexico cityi h.id coticuivedfl desiie, vety naliirel in a cnn- queier, of upiri'ipriatiug Pollock's proper¬ ty to his own use) and us df cmiise, in his view (if things, Mexicii must tiiiim[ili, of
del the banner of Texas. Hei manner her slli inking repungeiice at binding Iier¬ selfto one wilh Indian Slood in his vein*, llild t'ceii iiufficient answer foi the waitior, Ilo .s|)'ike no mnie, but his alteieu mien indicted deeply-vvounded feelings. Hei- letl knevv him well, and knew that, under other ciicumslances, Fiay Cliiiitobal had pet ilfed life, all, fer her   and  ber  family.
settling there and ini.king it his home. 'It She felt with biiter legiel that on bis  do»
will miiki^ a   lovely lanrlieio,' said he, ga- vctioii she now had iro claim.
Ziii'^ vvilh   ndiniialion al all the evidences Tho day pas-ed ; the Mexicat>  soldieis
ofAnglo-.Saxoii taste and indusiiy display- ate, (bank, slept and   amiiifd   themselves,
ed nround (? and vvilh thai iittle flir beau- a few keeping  wat(.'h.    Night tame and
ly for miatiess, it vvould be a peifect para-
tlieii sentinels vvere posted at eveiy   weak
li-e.    Colonel .lose was tnitoriounly a tnan ' !'''i'it ! in fact a chain of soldiers suiiound of   impuNet  but   as   the   present whim 1 ^'"-''"'"^'-'-    Ingress and egress   appealed
promised to transform a lietnenaiit colonel
(luimi-d Iheir delight at tin ir arrival at a j i„tn a cihinel, the inferior officer iH'uIc no habiiailon and in a fevv momenis the houso comment, but wi'h a meaning smile said \i-as   nlirioulided, and   all   its iiilial|italits
equally impossible. Hours passi d; al I,ISt meal was brought to the piisonctS, with an intimatiin that at daybieak tlw teriilile Iiagedy  Would be  enactod.    For
• Y(iu can learn yoiir ftito nt once : make made pii,s(iiiei's, wilh the t^xcepiion of! her hand the piice of her father's life, and , 8"'""-'';'"*'•''}'' ''g'ns \>ei'e denied ihem. Fray Ciistobalj who had instantly sought j 1 duubt not I'adrd Vevortlia will wad you j t'"'"ig'' '''e guards omitted to dejiiive iha the ever oflhc wood. The wi'd appear- | on the spot. Tlio old felhm- will d-iiiblle.ss , ^'"l''i*''-"^ oftlieir pipes and tob.-jrco pouctr* ance if lliccenlialisl lincps was littlo cab | bo loo happy to give bis daughiei's hi'iiii}"'" '•^'li'-''flints and stud weie alvvayt fuim'Iaboiiteis nnd iheir  wives, with half ^"'""¦''  '" ff^s-ooe  the captives.    VVith | n„t]|,is po.ssessions to save his   rebel lifti,« j'«*-T''    Fot: U'!,ml iwo liours after sans«,
huge low Clowned hats, gaudy jackets | Colonel Josc>, nppiovinn of his sulmi'dj.} ""'"'ound Was board gave the meainrcd uildrned W'ith biitioiis, pantaloons covered | niiu'.s idea, Helen r.tid hcr futbr wnssenl i tiamp of iho mounled upntinels without withiinsel, and ilie«^r('//ifi!n//(7/fro. (ir lat)-;fdi'. The interview took place in the I I'le ,-stockade, and of ibernot wiihin. HeN cy blanketj ihey at iliu fiist ghmcD looked ' foom ofthe hou.'.e, whom the invader un. j en sat alone at the window tif her hiif, [lictliipsqiie  enough; hnt   black  and   nn-j—7-7-^ ^ ! which overldoked the lawn.    To the right
OS many black slaves, completed the putty, ifwe add a snlitaiy llitlinn, who stood lean¬ ing against on iipiiglit post a little way froni lhe table. Fray Ciisldbal vVns nn an¬ omaly in his tiihe. About two nnd twen¬ ty, gay,tall, and handsome, with features Utttirljr   distinct   frum   bi«   compatiioDi),
washed lines,   -y.s   iu which gleamed no ! Ui," |?e7l''^''T(!.'i!''i,I'in'';'Mirdr'" T'"".'' ''"7'*"' '¦ '^'|s the oulliouse coiiIaiiiin« the male piis^
Hr     •    I :   k   11     .   ..1      I..        11 i*   nrifKlren> {»i   i uxJii^ id ;i   i ocnv v.ud,     i f>lir him- I- -^    '     .
le (if mind ..r intellect, the knowle,Ige..f I ri,,j«.ere,l.auslneredinc(,ldbMaiou»tit,!yi^^^ left    «he   stream.    On  tM«
tbeir gio«s ignorance, with their huge mus-1 the war.
now fell the rays (jf the dtru moon jua* ri«