June 24, 1863, Austin State Gazette
The “News” published a letter from Parker county, without date, from which we extract the following:
“A few days ago four Indians rode up to one of those old pioneers’ better half as she was going for a bucket of water with a gun on her shoulder. The Indians cursed her and told her leave. The brave old lady cursed them in return, and told them if they did not leave instantly, she would put a ball through them, at the same time fumbling about her gun preparatory to a shot. The red devils took the old lady at her word, and scampered off at “double quick.” Forty head of horses were stolen out of Parker county on the 30th ult., making one hundred and forty from that county in less than three weeks. No person killed the last drive.”