“Comanche Rube”

Comanches were known for never surrendering in battle, but near Dublin in 1871 there was something like an exception to that rule. As three children were washing dishes, a hunger-crazed Comanche rushed in, scattered the children, and began scooping beans from a dish and “devouring them like a wild beast.” A humane Baptist preacher, Ruben Ross, thereafter known as “Comanche Rube” arrived to see the man cross his arms over his chest, a universal declaration of friendship and mercy. He had lost his bow and horse and had been wandering along Armstrong Creek for days. The Comanche was cared for in Dublin until he was able to travel. After conversing with someone, probably in Spanish, he promised that there would be no more raids in or around Dublin. The promise was kept. The gun-ports in Ross’s log church were no longer needed to guard the horses during services. Later Ross established the Round grove baptist Church.

Dean Rippetoe, Days to Remember, Xibris Corporation, 2016; Dan Young, Unpublished Manuscript, 2022.

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