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Chapter 68

           Itistruethat,atthetimespokenof,therewereruffiansinTexaswhoheldthelifeofared-skinatnohighervaluethananEnglishgamekeeperdoesthatofastoat,oranyothervermin,thattrespassesonhispreserves.Nodoubttheseruffiansaretherestill:fortenyearscannothaveeffectedmuchchangeinthemoralityoftheTexanfrontier.

           But,alas!wemustnowbealittlecautiousaboutcallingnames.OurownstoryofJamaica—byheaven!theblackestthathasblottedthepagesofhistory—haswhitewashedtheseborderfilibusterostotheseemingpurityofsnow!

           Ifthingsaretobejudgedbycomparison,notsofiendish,then,needappearthefact,thattheyoungofficersofFortIngeweresomelittlechagrinedatnothavinganopportunitytoslayascoreorsoofred-skins.Onlearningthat,duringtheirabsence,Indianshadbeenseenontheotherside,theywereinspiredbyanewhope.Theymightyetfindtheopportunityoffleshingtheirswords,transportedwithoutstain—withoutsharpening,too—fromthemilitaryschoolofWestPoint.

           Itwasafreshdisappointmenttothem,whenapartycameinonthesameday—civilianswhohadgoneinpursuitofthesavagesseenontheAlamo—andreported:thatnoIndianshadbeenthere!

           Theycameprovidedwithproofsoftheirstatement,whichotherwisewouldhavebeenreceivedwithincredulity—consideringwhathadoccurred.

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