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At intervals of every fewband of infantry, and lastly a solitary horseore Madly his wounded horse sprung on, when just as the fort was gained, his luckless rider rolled senseless at the entrance One deep groan was echoed from church to fortress Victory, which had hovered doubtful o'er the bloody field, settled at last on the banner of the "Lone Star" Against what fearful odds is victory ofttimes won! The intrepid Texans, assaulted by forces which trebled their own, fought as only Texans can With unerring precision they lifted their rifles, and artilleryether in the dust The brave little band conquered, and the flying Mexicans left them sole masters of the field of the "Horseshoe" On the hill which rose just beyond the town stood, in bold relief against the eastern sky, a tall square building, to which the sobriquet of "Powder-House" was applied Here, as a ilance, was placed a body of horse, for the purpose of watching the plain which stretched along the river Fearing every moment to see the victorious Texans at the heels of their retreating infantry, they had orders to dash in, at the first gliht closed and none appeared, and, dreading the ht, many lay down to sleep at the close of that eventful day Several hours elapsed, and then the Texan forces, under General Burleson, wound across the valley, and settled along the verge of the town The Alauered

Forced, as it were, to re conflict, the cousins strove to cast fros which crept into their hearts, darkening the present and investing the future with phantoms of terror Mrs Carlton and Mary were far more hopeful than the remainder of the little circle, and kept up the semblance of cheerfulness, which ever flies at the approach of danger The girls saw but little of the gentles from the camp, and Frank, in opposition to his sister's tearful entreaties, had enlisted im his brief visits, was considerate and kind; yet Mary fancied at ti health, he had prescribed some simple re Still there was a certain so, indescribable, yet fully felt, whichhirew paler, and her step more feeble