, 1869-05-30

and rearpeaH IN t!ack bogaJ banks; and 80 COP
until at laA It dives under the deser: n hundred
Maricopa Wen. About ten miles west Of Tucson one
desert, where one nnds ones sslr IN : ya5t ptana-
ieAgues-a regal emerald colosn ade, which proudly
rea1a ns capitals Is 70 p!ilht up the cope Of
aesren seoT oi he W e,a ae raeioS ri &C. % Wales
Pe1so . The GU. hundrea mics, BE-
tween the parallel Saur2 Ihta and Santa Catha-
rina Mountains but Is cut dsagonallS tnto three
q four SECTIONS b. spurs Of hllls, which reach .
third OF halt OF the way aerosl The Ctnfofnls
point Of one Of ihesa cross walls, the rotn, Of
and ano.aez the Gi!a hillk Al! tne..s stenss, even
EsnAeul-Sas ae of rea brown q
y ss ,t 11eoEe y yns1 .
lilac hAze. Is wonderfully beautiful They are not
m1rftd BY bushes, nor any ungtGhly thing, ex-
eeps near ne Dase; but ne poyerty-eattng pta-
sanmtts, IKE scattered senttneis whcre they
stand ont daskfy dltauct against the mighty moon.
.hish tssI VI sloit IN lhsir AIMS hks one q
7he spGi, @ of Which he Point of Mountain is the
noIthern end. coneeals Tucson from our 1!ew.
west 10 the bloody Pcacho- Long before We
reached Tucson, or at least seventh niles Distant
We had seen this singular pesk-tnoush I :
al othert. As when rustic architect carries up
tower, massive and ambitious, then cuts II on
IN It's full tigness because the church fun's fail,
and sets studied horns on the corlers-so looks
tie Picacho.
From the Point Of Morrtain to the r,cseto.
thirty miles II II q EcarY read walk no longer
giaat thonsh II L, loves the g1avellJ barrenk
Tie Ltiqu!tous mczquire, the s1raIi!ug saEehush,
tie nasty chertondia, patcqes Of saort, downy
snd oas Sete9SM,a y Wortncss 'ans red
root weeds - these 8re the alphabet froo
which one must spin one 3 Gnli EtorJ.
O., pinole, 80 some ne mancaets AZ Il YeiloT A.rontsn
| -four, and one Of my hianketA Ains Ind none,
! tor IKE Anac1cou. ! had no 0ercef ambition tfan
snsd The noed Of n gR a @ e
intolerablc, a fplaRue upon Al blankets
IT, asa vpea Sqn S ,aresesa i seS 4 ae1 as'
took t up, sweat Intcr It for awhile, then dung IT
| away forever.
Al might slrp. under the bousas OF eatun.
| near the base OF the P1cacho-1he yerI neat-egg
ina % aisas ,a1se % snd ler,iI5 Ct sleep, wiia Sosts
s s.nteiy 9d ~ ss ss eat &c ees heven Asz'
| worth century OF dull, thlck.crammed
years to ne down alone IN . mighty lsnd, aad
eeRsp Hhes e'f my roam iae n ,nc ass g
| vold! To ting OF ones alr coanterpsne IN the
morning, to ait upon ones bed and behold the
be, too, rises In the greatness of hia slory, tEon
h:s coIch In the mounsain-thls, this Is liberty
| Arizona Is uiEe. America Is my honss. The
versai atmosphere is my chimney. bring me mi
co1ee anu cigar!
washing them down with dew from noe1I SOD
let's in The Picacho. After breakfast walked OF
TITO tie pass There Z rca1y 40 pass to1 ths
| txo or three miles OF the southern end Of The
range. The whole thing seems done IN miniature
| vet one walks long milo after mite, mp tue easy
mighty walls Of porph.rr, fog capped ln the morn
Ing, but all the while on the plain, which Is hem
carpe'ed With plcnteous grass, and snr1nklcd witt
tun, aud the coluu1nar pitalsya; then. DOM By t
descent As easy ard as beautiful, along aanaiJ
avenue winding between the delightfully."- greer
When rot down Upon the ard ieret Of tht
plain, where the bushes were very. scant ant
stInted, plodded on In the Eand without looking
this tiay how shey 70. 10 neal, hefofr noticed
them-I Eaw band Of mounted Tonic Apache:
approaching from the right MJ blood surned
ness; but 1t was worsc than useless tn attem1l
g ssoppel pdn,sa sna s1oa asss mo
Tered senses and th!n1J CLOAK nj very grnnine
ttrrnr under senhlsnce Of audndsJ. They saw
was whuliy in their clutch. and 80 rode 9n'etly
| for Hard. After few momentR swallowing doWr
my heart with choking sensauon, advanced X
nett the foremost, wrcathlnG my face In wha
ri' ior tsrc @ not @ SHOW bs IL vote bow trenabied
! handed the.ChI my cs1Ahash, III which pur
rosely had some spElss md stcSs Totesquels ar
r,orsir EIiceu II. found II empty, aad dashed Il
on the ground with G1unt Of lnmeas1raale cor
semrt. :,
saynces arc ruin. Ny Etrrtf: my ui1Irur!
landed It to the Chief open He saw ietorc h!u
that fnce which to most OF naaltnl is IT.
dearest ore On tnTh, his own-1 face which 10
forty years had been 10 him blank-s1d his saw
age rf1de wes kindlest lie g1zstI At himself witt
oa.s eraea sdon 1F na4 sose anossr
eE.4:cb II fer moment and thcc, another; and 5
o:-onc Ertnn!ng With foolish delight, other
fsee to liz doane viii ss I'D u
Al All : ,h!s iS r.ve me time, eaye ne con1
,ntm. % Now enis psy fol- or Jour e sa.a % 10 mysei, @
like captured mouse. 1beg4n to cIec1te . n
r1ety Of absurd md rtd!cnlous antics IKE lunl
ps ia 81 M ~ 1s ss Ssns e n sor
hand! VIII give you lock Of my hatE ut par
inR; but pray you DO not take It ali! | graspe
ihs thigh, as he Sat before ne on us horse. m
seemed 70 please h!u1, for he sailed q little, b.
gnye mos, Of hts attention 70 the mirror: The
1usS ststs' 81 sssS aS"p on y alan' r. sSsss chi
aud laughed Ike EaIt.4.:, though Still did M
venture 10 speak This d1d not scum to pieaI
Ills Greasy Majesty so well, Vat he showed no n
= After the curiosity OF hhc mirror bad . ntt
;, , alalcd, they lexxn 70 plumber me; but the Chi
= ! eccMe to lie considerably Impressed IN mf iaEo
. another-now with son Of pleased. silly aear
n | esccnce, now with solemn aoh my itertoIa &C
: tusrs Of reEnonstrnncr-l saved ny pTecio
| notebook. The chief seemed to be IN uGu
ase1t ne sn whea ,sa ..s hs ev xn ts
:; ca1sct. them TO let Tie aletc- Tneg now turned
= ride away, and one Of them uostoutd to ne
i taocui bthlEI him: I would have given farm
j :hs rst7ttGe Of net doing 50; hdt It night "a
: | teen HnsAtc to decline: 80, Muunted--but, pit
I n,aely. got on HronRs.dc before with nv IA
a ! iuflc1 toMnIIt the tail AZ this my Er1m capta
= we're mach amused, bat they ryie brskIJ AWs
W, tf"x e1IIy NE ni awn' ;nMaS Snr1se rnn1rve
Il make myself 80 tisagrecable 10 the felloW-uo
i hy urging on hts ho.se: now, by swlnEt
y uly Arus around. and vocieratlnE Ike
fssisn isss arI 1nn bead a'~ asHst z 'Iains si:Wns,
Il stopped and maa,e me d.smoC1t TO avert
consequences Of the anger which feared mtg
have beea aruuseu. ran to horse, opened
y mouth, and plneaet ont ~ M tonSae 10 1cTs iof
4 a1cteA the sAsafcs, nuu seemed to BE- the Il
Z. link OF evidence which convinced them that y
- . an lncusable fool They talked little togtth
-. aud then, when shook bands With them. a
y with many stsurd Sessurea and RT!maees OF II
=. well. turned to 20 away. 70 NY Cseat JOY, Il
n n offered no oppoeMion- unly once conslderes
~ ~ Necessary to look back anl kaw them Rnthcl
nralu around the understanding c!ass, gazing
hi | lncnselscs ith an iESaSaaAe ct11o4try.
~ SuKxesston.
~ The ln1l srd Lass wcrc forced 70 par1,
Hkl[sHs n1] nV mt . hytF