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Show I. SBaJch th i itch rifaU of a eU tjpeat hoj'f , "BKyEsaEl' :ifoveng6,-,f or oiir mur-crsl-Vratlie battlp,cr oE: JackJHalldx Ckft'Xti'.li& rwaa"' 'famiUarly'caHed) while ghtingtStthe xtXket-juiuwify lie 'caltdeate tb; mariyV" fqcmaoj; but - all iaiun1'-Hiit'-Vmrades' by tbeupepornumbeira at Shq.qnemy, Trerq';8aucKtcrcditbDuK Sccr ing" that all was lost,-Jackt ytitti y$P geanco buraijg at his heart, darted away, e ' Then did Texas' daughters iqoutd for tho brave who wero slam on that disastroosjiayt !Tho,urviyqrs; of the gallaat-hand sworb otomal vengeance on the .slayers; of their brethren. Reaiwiber theJllarao bccanjo'tKpir battle cry;4 and tbb implqring shriek 'of. the ehepiyfqr mercy'wa?; fanswcredxin tartling 'Bnc8j(fBVmb,erih.o Al- J ack was wounded .but he; was inany miles off before he discovered . Mn the hurry of; the ilight ha.ad nqtimp to ,think;of hurtsi but-nqwj.whVn cooled down, 'Pthe- wound bwaml 'painful. Hurrying fon"as fast1 as rhi3 crippled state woujd admit, ho, sougKt for shelter and refreshment. At length; v;hen newlyqxbrcqmeiand ready; to sink, to the ground with fatigue and exhaustion, ' he Baw through- an ppenifig' of th&' forest V neat lfttle cottage- Hq huir1 ried towards it. He arrived, at the door, hja mind and thoughts in amaze; he strbve,to."raise the latch; rKis head became, dizzy, his brain whirled, and netememWrano.moNff .Whenhoreturn6d,to consciousness, i he 'was in a1 bod in a strange room. 3Che fragrancpf flowers floaed in tho half-open window, the melody o birds nUvened the air without. All-this he saw,,feltj an.ctlieardi Where was he? That was what puzzled, him How to amount for his being there, he knew noUgtidually he remembered past events,-faint, dim and shadowy as' a dreamt HeTrqmqmhered the Alamoi hie .flight, escape', finally his falling senselew at the door of a cottager-all else !was blank, The rustlbg.of a dress was heard, and. Jack, turning his eyes quickly in tlfcat directs, saw an appuittes, which h4 fer years afterward remesabered. It w a yog girl, 8yljh-Wce awl S-aeefal; her featares regalw' aad ef recian would,-, and her eemplexiea pure and clear aa anangeUs, with color enoagh to isspart a rose-like hue, aed re4red still teer baaatifal by bet glaisy t)lack hair. The g,rbe f:ierery ovement and geetsre copletely f aa-ciaated aa-ciaated aad captured the heart of oiir heiroi and h could have gazed forever, and neverftiredi at.hif aluqst, per-; naioral beauty. r 4'. She entered tlw room nhcoMeipua b rj&dteirtvjBte'v,a.L' hiniv.an'.d itqtally unWar;e!;qf::shqVeyes!' fixed fpn, -hbri(andJacki having!.raised:Hirnself .upon his i elbqw -'at bet entrance, 're-. ;ained;3tyiu )& tho;ugKnhe)-i -1ra;; aidtfwasa1 voniandqnldanlsh!'; Suddenly her: eyes were Raised alndv encquntered hiSVwhen flu8jbeandfnV'-?i;.iiew' blown.roVesuff ialdenj- iiid. Jacket Ja, breaks. ing ithespeltnppn himandndldg urance;;ca43yqr:.tell ime where sX jam, andlhqwX-came;hcre?',"t,i ?ybu areIlbelievew to ihbw:. yptfl camo ;hereIaknbw ?notr ;Ol0 .found yquy"wqunded ;and'!seriseleS3; at thqdoorV "ippatlydyin&;'bjj ' IhankGbdouarq-recoverpgl?- ;i" "Hpw;IohJJwI'been 'h1ere?!- , WcrilngridiiVnw ' !"rWavo ' I'beensenselcM- 'alt that , ou.Iiave , , , . knAKvnow.,a,,ipn!sl .my ihanksj b,ut,;SliouldJyqu,'eii'er. need the services-, of j;a .friend, Jack Halloday willcvcribO:. ready .toassistyou." . -; thanks, arc wmeceM8ry,'Ws. have jdqno'nqfroore than iMt &u&ft -L, 'D'uty or-aotj, I ni -nonethet less grateful i'C - 'f Uically, sir; 8aidlwnait6lyi:5' must -carry ::bu'tnryihsctio Vheyarc, not .to allowyou torcpnyersq tiIl;yqubccomeBensibic;;so,i gratefui,- show lit' by beihg 'silent : ;if 'p: Amqrith passqd over; and thq jnyalid .was again strqng;andlar toorrbwhqwas toJeayij the;c6ttagciytd. mingle qneb more, inthbf scenes pE-;a soldierlife4 ..Olwhaa'fpang;, it., coat 'himJnoBVmonUT-hoadicarned lovethfrgentle Isabella. f- As. yet fhts loyb' had bech?'iinskeni;unless'"' the. glances if his- dark" eyes,T'and the ad-miratfonrhisyery'iacts ad-miratfonrhisyery'iacts dcclarcdehqwed it "to hi3 cbmpanibn SpeakI itho 'ar1cd;nqtj,as'slecmcd to' him to' be bi a, higher 'brdeqf bdmgs. "" Kight came,5beauti ul. and serene, but with iicame no jqy ..for J ack. His ; heart, was oppressed with the thought of to-morrow -He was then to go. forth in the defenco of his country. Perhaps, .for the last time .ho sat and conversed with- his kind friends, to whom ho owed his life; He could scarcelykeep the'tcarafrom -. running down his cheeks. -There was. another tbtySrho '"f eltf oppressed; " butj; with the delicacv"of her. sert'she strove to an- pear unconcerned ltftTbsIi6rk'? time tliey ...ihad :-b'efcn'i together, thwe5 tb' kindred boarts.had-learncd'tbjbyei'y .with' thb, dullness f qjr .Trhlch"! lovers ' are i-prwifa ierencq.oC.thb.otber. ' , " Tho"housenbld:had gono tct restrr-alt restrr-alt but tho,8tranger. .Jb'iUed with mel-ancholly mel-ancholly reflections, Jack was in no humor for sleep; and; in order to. pass the dull, yet fleeting hours, bo took, a stroll through the garden, and' entered the edge of the neighboring forest. Suddenly he'Hcard the sbund:ofvotces, evidently in earnest converaatipn. At tho' time' oE which wVTitemen dwelt in constant dread, pf Xtiq enemy, arid every circumstance, however trivial,! was deemed suspicious Moying cautiously cau-tiously forward, our hero secured a Eosition where, ho could hear without efngbeard fJitn,,! said a voice, when did you say thb attack on the Yernons takes place??? ""At pnq o'clock thb'nigktf thoMex-ic'aii thoMex-ic'aii Olqneral said be would be. hero." "Is the'p"rizb80 great as to "require Kfcj MesenoB?' Mq yqusconsidar ihq life and soul of tho whole Txian army,CbL Lincoln, worthy his presence?' , lit do; bat how-db yeiaknow Aat U f HwldoI kMw?a'elty qaeatHH tralyf dtf yqu.Buppose1 ilL' forgo rent eance? aevert yo do not kne me, if j9i do; XI ;gwore tegean upofi her, when she dismissed me. ''' will keep; ypro8fe.,, v . "The Coteael baa nothing to do, witl thatl'' ; . . . 'I'feH.yoa he haskhe I haSBly m there a OBtb;and yet she loves km Td think that -J, who Ibved -ber fa years -I who Wpuld.-hayje, beenwilliBj tq-shedmyiblqbd-in 'to bodiissedj whilchVwj? her .butt'One., short 'JmoDth'shqald;; bi Iqyedjthqjthbught , tis! 'maddeningj yfiiti fss' revencedf terribly .' rcyengei on.hcr .'liwIUibjwiwhali ,ist jspdrnt hdpedEyears, ariddistarb'tno' curreii of,alifbtimbv,2 - fef:'. Jack had; heayd threatqnediiia 'generous hostess and.he loVclytdaughtbr'be felt ccrtairijind hi was not nature to seb.' jiyusticb don' his .country ttennvithOut astruggU Qnobciock:hb: still had time to ai themi Carpfully ,ahdrBbisqlessly h ifctracbd5 his csteps; "and, when, beyon hearing towardsthb.stable saddlingja horse' that was there, and i: less; thanTtqn'ininuW away "as-'fast las' horse'"-cbula 'carr mi- : " "An'hour elapsed ; and: then'3 ahbthei and still he had, not returned. .'Sure! he had not prqved recreant,.and, left th beauti fill Isabella to the tender mercic of tho 'vlhdictiyp and exasperate lover! J(o, uiiely be would noti proy so base. Hal f-past twelve; suddonl the Cautious tread of feet Was heat annroachinci Were tbcyf riendsi t fbes?F4rbe'moo,n8wki vobjcurc.by'.tbcscloudi inedtfiq.lBcene f qrataqmenti and agai di$sappeRwd'.lbavi than ;be ir:But,by toitjiglii'was'sqc tbq strangcrYf bllowed closely bytwehi stalwart ana'daringriflemen'iThe entered rtho? cottage, and;all was agai :stil''. '$1:. v--m 'tr'trpj.: i 0en;y'4pliife6 -sought tl roont of the -.mw''Rnd-'iujcKly1 :formedber qf'thejw : thq;racisures;ho to tbwai thbevi purposes !b "-the ' enemy. B Ieft'hVjtq ' bcakhe ries';asibest si might, tq her5 daughttiiy and burric ;.babkitq his-mradestodirect thei how tO' prepare, -for 4he: attack. . A was; prepiyed, and they awaited J silence: for thb enemy' " ' One o'clock 'camei and sdark fprn: might bo seen Ibaying thb gloom of th forest, and advancing towards tho co tage. It was surrounded a loud knoc at' tho door resounded through tl house. A loud and authoritative voic ordered the inmates to open. "N answer was returned. The same voi was. again beard ordering the troo without to-forco theidoorj the crash c the splintered door was the response, s they crowded in, jcbnfide fliof a blooc less victory. -Suddenlyfrom outll darkness, a dozen iron tubes belchc f orth their murderous contents', and tli startling lbattlo-cry, MBcmember tl Alab'cechoed through tho stillnei bf 1the""nighairi with thrilling, effee The assaijants, .affrighted at the ri peated discharge, confused by .tho m expected resistance, and the fall . c their comrades, had not time to lor before the Texians were upon them. "Dedth to the invaders," and B member She Alamo cheered the hear and nerved the. arms of thoTeaian and carried' despair and confusion 1 the Mexicans. One by one, two I two they fell before the arm qf ir& domfs soldiers. They were gcrafic to appease the manes ,of those th wero slaughtered at the Alamo. 1 length the survivors retreated in wil melee for their very lives, "Hurrah for our gallant Golop( Hurrah for the brave Lincoln," cri the Tcxians tn atones wbick rang : pride. '"Cqliiincolnj" sz.iL Mra.Vcrno in tones of surprise, to our hero; ''whit ishe?'A ' "Madanj,'" said . Jack with prid "when you succoured mo in my distros I was a stranger' now OpL Linco thanks youvJ' a , Gqlt XibcoIbj'' raurmared Isabeli "lbl my dream of bliss is over." k i'ttM madam," costinucd Jack, " f me yea behold Col. Lincoln, and; y r Would still more .enhance my happine e and gratitude, would you give me lea I to call this sweet girl mine. ; '" As Lincoln spoke he moved to t h side ef Isabella, aisd took her WiUIb yet hfembling. hand: : ""r f , B "Isabella, is this your wish?" sa u '-Mrs; yetnon, ,,,,;, . it is." xjv.'s-T 5. "TJbeii take hcr?-Colonel and mi heaven bl.qssyour;.'iiaiqnasT.,do;,', n "Hurrab - for,, bur CqlPncl",and'h 0 pretff bridc," rang: in'stbritonan chce 1 from tho" gallant riflemen, j"'? ' 5 .Xincblrt iciVricd'jtb o took a nohlo and prominent part, in ti b liberation of h!s,',cj:fromtthbi - i umaii i' oppf essipn4'. and r,bbndagei "Mexico vrtfieraggFasrc ; BBd' flhe !ibpk.her; place amqpg h, sister. States'xbe ! returned to.Lis Itbm Bdmidet thb pretty Isabellahisif b Then.'he was happy, aridjif , sbroctimi be. thought, of thpAlamo,':hq?bles8( d the bour be ;was wounded and f btii o his way to tho .rural cot, wHerp first 1 a, saw his. peautcous bride; y.; v,, ' y, - 'One more ssccne,,anwev.are.,dbn yhe villain' whb 'led tfieXpartybr foi 5 "men:tq;tho cottage,, tq. ac'cqmplisb- b f: revenge on avdefcnccless,, womai i becaped the disasters of that ight,,ai r fleditpftbe camp of the enemy. ,Ther X ik consequence -of the defeat, be Wi looked' upon as a spyt'who 'badlur( !! th party fo tlicir destruction',' and; 7 8Uch;;h d was courtmartialed.thtf" sb: tericb was death,, and' he" -was cxeciit i ac'cordiriclv. |