Arizona republican., 1891-04-07

or Lieut.. huyl, WHO pore III HIS uaHu U new target rife. received only the day before the scouts started.
 This wonderful gun was guaranteed to carry--I forget-1, 100 yards with ac- curacy, and the lieutenant, who was one of the best fellows in the world in garri- son, but quite cold hearted and blood thirsty where Apaches were concerned, announced that while he was doubtful of his gun carrying near the Indian, yet he was going to try. The Apache, feeling secure against their carbines, continued his taunts until Huyl, taking deliberate aim, with sights raised for l,5O0 yards, fired. His aim was true, and the gun all that it was boasted. The old savage plunged face forward over the ledge, and crashed down the rocky mountain side at the very feet of his slayer.
 The attention of the soldiers was now directed to the pappoose-the subject of this sketch. That interesting infant still calmly occupied the ledge and was evidently turning the situation over in his mind. The troopers, with Lieut.. Huyl at their head, slowly and painfully clambered up the rocks and finally ap- preached the orphan, who, instead of squalhng as a civilized Christian child would have done, commenced throwing stones at his pursuers, hitting Lieut.. Hnyl squarely on the nose with half pound rock and drawing blood copiously. He followed this success by other good throws, causing as nearly panic as pos sible. At last, by fanking him, our Apache was knocked down by blow from saber and stunned. His capture was now easy, but the heutenant's or ders were to return no prisoners.
 What shall we do with the little devily' asked one of the men. "Shoot him or throw him over the cliff after his fathery" The little devil" had re- gained consciousness by this time, and deliberately set his teeth into the calf of the soldiers leg. Lieut.. Huyl wiped his bloody nose and replied: "A baby who fights this way ought not to be killed in cold blood. By George, I'll take him back to San Carlos if it costs me my commission"
 A gag was put into the young ones mouth to prevent any more biting, and with soldier holding each hand he was landed on the plain below. There he was placed on horseback, lariat tied to one foot, passed under the horse and tied to the other, and thus the troopers re- turned to the reservation.
 Lieut.. Huyl was a great favOrite with Gen, Crook, but he had disobeyed or ders and confidently expected to be put under arrest. But the general had al. ready heard something of the stone throwing affair, and had enjoyed a hearty laugh over Huyls broken nose. When the lieutenant in making his re- port reached the point where Wahnemo was killed the general interrupted with, "By the way. think you had better not let me know officially any more of this scout than you have already told" Then glancing at the swollen nose he burst into a roar of laughter, in which all the other officers joined.
 The young Indian was confined in tho armory until his first fright was over. come. The soldiers of Company A named him Dick Huyl, and fitting him out with uniform fashioned from the lieutenants' old clothes regularly adopted him into the service.
 In less than month the small recruit learned to express himself tolerably in English, and in very short time had accumulated all the accomplishments of tobacco chewing and profanity possessed by the soldiers. He also picked up a wonderful knowledge of bugle calls and evolutions, always turning out at roll calls and taking his place at the extreme left of the company when in line.
 When first knew him he had been under the refining influences of the United States service two years. If that Indian had improved in that time am very glad 1 did not know him before He was not beautiful according to classic standards.
 The Apaches fatten the heads of their babies between boards, and this, as much as anything else, served to render Dick unattractive to us children. Then he had such q predilection for carrying snakes in his pocket. The soldiers spoiled him, of course, and upheld him in every villaiDy he chose to perpetrate. When he shot the mules in an ambu. lance filled with women and children, causing runaway and smashup, one soldier thrashed him with barrel stave, and dozen more gave him five cent pieces to comfort him. They alternate ly pounded and petted, but 1t was 'all one to him. He seldom laughed and never cried; he was an Apache.
 said he never cried. will note an exception. Every Saturday afternoon the men took him out behind the quar- ters and gave him q bath. This process was very simple. They stripped of his clothing and turned the hose on him. On these occasions the shrieks of the lit- tie savage could be heard all over the post.
 l have not seen Dick since was 9 years old, but l like to think that he grew mp and regularly enlisted in the old regiment and IS now an honor to the ervice.--"Spusskerriwe' in New York | Tribune.