Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1882-12-01
or. Her grief was poignant and unrca-

drove everybody IN the Daulton camp
nearly crazy, was cool and seemingly
unmoved. He did not dsmount, but
asked several questions from tho sad.
die. A great black dog, the property
of the scout, and his inseparablo com
panion, ran about the camp and
whined. Apache George noticed the
dog agitation. .i-. .i..I.L
"Buster misses him. he said 81
reckon between him and me and Cou-
gar" and he patted his horses neck,
1--WE can find him"
"You will not go alonep' asked Mr.
Daulton. t.-..
"Yes. yictorio's been seen out to-
ward the Gaudaloupes at the head of
two hundred and fifty warriors.
He's headed this way. Our COM
pany start on scout this even
ing. The Captain could only spare me.
/ reckon this was part of Victorio's
band, I'll follow the trail and do the
best can. You had better round up,
and go back to the post. Going to be
hot times here directly. If | discover
anything, will send you word. Come
Buster. Adoisl' iss -t.H..ea
And before any one could ask any
more questions, or offer any. sugges-
tions, Apache George had dashed into
the cane-brake. They saw him again as
he mounted the cliff. He looked back,
waved his hand, and disappeared on the
top of the mountain,
Mr.. Daulton proiited by the advice of
the scout and returned to Fort Davis
with his tlocks and family. Two days
after he left Victorio camped at the wa
ter-hole in the canyon of the Lone Cot
tonwood. Every one knows the history
of that daring chiefs reckless and brl-
liant dash along the frontier, his pur-
suit into Mexico by the rangers, and his
death and the dispersion of his hand by
General Terrassas and q brigade OF
Mexican soldiers. Those of his band
who escaped returned TO Texas. They
were under the leadership of Mana, Ju
and Black Wolf, three of Victorio's
field chiefs. The bands under the two
former.chiefs got back to the rcserva-
ton in safety. Black Wolf had q small
party, and the rangers pressed him
c,ose. In a rugged canyon deep in the
Sierra Diablo he turned at bay. There
was a sharp fight. Black Wolf, five OF
his warriors, two squaws and a papoose
were killed, two squaws and three pa
pooses captured, several We're wouniea
and the rest put to flight. When the
rangers, returning, reached Fort Davis
they were received with open arms. In
the .crowd collected TO welcome the
brave scouts was Mr.. James Daulton.
''Where is Apache George?" he
asked. '' ''
rA"That's what no fellow can find OUT
answered one OF the rangers, "at least
no fellow in the outfit. He was with us
in the fight and capturedra squaw and
papoose. We camped that night about
u mile from where we had the fight,
and next morning George and the sluaw
and papoose were missing.n
Several of the rangers corroborated
this story, and Mr.. Daulton was forced
to return to his sorrowing wife with the
sad intelligence that nothing had been
heard from their missing child, and that
the only one who seemed able to give
them information had mysteriously dis
appeared. The rangers talked deal
among themselves about the desertion
of their ccmrade and the escape of the
prisoners. E ...I -
There's something behind it all"
said one of them. sagely, 'for it was
| lily Sultlu. anu Wutl L lCDplttu W tlO
Captain he said nothing, asked no ques-
tions, and didn't even send a scout out
| after George" 900 HT'.
Hell turn up again, never fear!'
said another, and sure enough he did
turn up about two months after the re-
turn OF the rangers.
In the meantime Mr.. James Daulton
had returned to the canyon of the Lone
Cottonwood, and erected an adobe
ranch-house.- He saw the Captain OF the
rangers n few days after the latters re-
turn from the Sierra Diablo scout, and
since the interview his face looked
brighter and he took more cheerful
view of life. His wife, however,
mourned daily for the lost one.
One evening, late in the month of
July, 1880. Mr. Dau ton was busily en-
gagged about his ranch, experimenting
the erection of corral. He saw a
horseman coming up the canyon, but
thought the rider one of his herders and
turned again to his work. Suddenly a
piercing scream, and then loud cries
fell upon his ears and he fastened to-
ward the ranch house.. AS he entered
the hall by a.rear door his eyes fell on n
picture that caused his heart to leap
with Joy. In the middle of the hall was
his wife on her knees and holding in her
arms the lost Willy. The ioy-crazed
mother was smothering the little fellow
with kisses. The other children were
clustered around and Apache George
stood in the doorway, leaning ON his
rifle. 1t was an hour before the people
at Lone Cottonwood ranch sobered
down sufficiently TO hear the scout s
story. He told 1t modestly and lacon-
ieally. l have heard him relate it n
dozen times, and give nearly his own
words. Ii was of little interest up to
the time OF the fight in Sierra Diablo.
He followed the trail leading out of the
cane-brake until il was lost in the broad
road made by Victorio's warriors. He
joined his company and was with them
down to the night of the Sierra Diablo
fight.
"Ireckon Ibid my share of the fight
ing" he said: "The Indians made but
little resistance. / took after buck
and a squlw who had II papoose in her
arms. My first shot brought down the
buck. ! fired ut the squaw. but the shot
was bad one. 1t struck her hands and
wounded the papoose in the feet. She
dropped the child and ran into II lit
motto of timber. The papoose was
screaming nj the top of his voice. He
was n little bit OF n fellow, and for AN
Indian. pretty. He had on bright cal-
leo dress, and was about two years old,
/ reckon. When | got close to him /
pulled out my six-shooter TO kill him,
He looked at me sort of p.tiful rs /
pulled down and my heart failed me.
put back my pistol and picked him up.
His feet We're bleeding, and ! wrapped
EN- up in my handkerchief. Then |
took after the squaw. She had hidden
herself under u ledge of rock. | sat
down the papoose and pulled her out.
] was just about TO draw my knife
across her yellow throat when the
papoose began TO below. She jumped
up and ran toward it. The little devil
held out its arms an she caught it up,
and began TO Cry and kiss and hug t.
That touched me right here" and the