Thrilling adventures among the Indians: comprising the most remarkable personal narratives of events in the early Indian wars, as well as of incidents in the recent Indian hostilities in Mexico and Texas . a house where Governor Benthad but a short time previously taken up a temporaryresidence. In this extremity, the unfortunate manappears to have lost his presence of mind, neitherfighting nor retreating until it was too late to doeither. As the Indians approached his room, hedecided upon retreating; but, being wounded in at-tempting to jump from the window, he returned, andwas shot through th
Thrilling adventures among the Indians: comprising the most remarkable personal narratives of events in the early Indian wars, as well as of incidents in the recent Indian hostilities in Mexico and Texas . a house where Governor Benthad but a short time previously taken up a temporaryresidence. In this extremity, the unfortunate manappears to have lost his presence of mind, neitherfighting nor retreating until it was too late to doeither. As the Indians approached his room, hedecided upon retreating; but, being wounded in at-tempting to jump from the window, he returned, andwas shot through the body by the Indians. Thenfollowed a scene sickening to every one but a dying man was shot in the face with his ownpistol, then scalped, and, lastly, nailed to a Mr. Leal, acting at that time as district attorney,was killed by slow torture, after having been scalpedalive. Some others were killed in another part ofthe village; and the Indians afterwards formed inprocession, parading the bodies of the governor andattorney through the village. The object of thesavages was undoubtedly to excite an insurrection,but in this they were again disappointed. ADVENTURES OF COLONEL HAYS. 95. COLONEL HAYS, The war between the United States and Mexicobrought into conspicuous notice individuals whoseabilities for border warfare have since been a themeof wonder and admiration, both in America and Eu-rope. Born amid the wilds of Texas or of the west, * For the facts in this sketch we are indebted to LieutenantReids Scouting Sketches of the Texas Rangers. 96 THRILLING ADVENTURES. accustomed to the Indians whoop and the glare of theburning village, they had early become initiated intodanger, as to their natural element, and from earlyyouth looked forward to the battle-field as the thea-tre of distinction and renown. At an age when themore favoured son of an Atlantic clime is quietly stu-dying amid the shades of a college, these youth ofthe wilderness, armed with rifle and revol
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