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committed himself to his God, went out and was soon killed. In the spring preceding the breaking out of the present war, some horses were one morning absent from their enclosures in the neighborhood of the little village of Mina. Suspicions very natural in that retired region, immediately fell upon those wandering tribes of Indians who inhabit the extensive prairies upon the other side of that beautiful ridge of naked moun- tains that intersect Texas from the north east to the south west. .AJ!. is usual in such cases the owners of the lost horses invited their friends to join in the pursuit. Among them was a boy of 15, whose parents through more than ordinary indulgence consented that he should accompany the party in the hunt. Having travelled several days in search of their horses with- out finding them they determined to make a halt for one day. During the day the lad asked and obtained permission to stay in the woods for the purpose of hunting. When he had wandered a considerable dis- tance from the camp, his watchful eye caught glimpse of an Indian chief who was also hunting alone. Before he was discovered by the Indian, with great presence of mind, he raised his rifle to a firing position and ad- vanced slowly toward his sable foe. When the Indian discovered him he became rivetted to the spot, and at the stern command of the boy, surrendered his arms
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