Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-05-28

e1nlD17on M ccszfcE-Dt and de-isiu1 that
his imagination could invent TO agra
vate the discninftei troopers. who
gnasaled their several ects Of teeth In
rage az the insults Of the old heather.
They were relieved at last by the arrival
or Lieut.. Huyi, who bore In his hand a
new target rife, received only the day
before the scouts started.
This wonderful gun was guaranteed
to carry-J forget, 100 yards with ac-
curacy. and tho lieutenant, who was one
or tho best fellows in the world in Rarri-
son, but quito 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 Apacha.
feeling secure against their carbines.
continued his taunts until Huyl. taking
deliberate aim. with sights raised for
1,50o yards, fired. His ann was true,
and tho gun all that it was boasted.
The old savage plunged face forward
over the ledge, and crashed down the
rocky mountain side as tho very feet Of
hia slayer .
he attention Of the soldiers was now
directed 10 the pappooas- tho subject Of
- szsisstA:A. TEat interesting. infant
still calmly occupied the ledge and was
evidently turning the situation over In
his mind. The troopers, with Lieut..
Huyi ut their head, slowly and painfully
clambered mp the rocks and finally ap-
preached the orphan. who, instead Of
squalling as a civilized Christian child
would have done, commenced throwing
stones at his pursuers, hitting Lieut.
Huyl squarely on the nose with a half
pound rock and drawing blood copiously.
He followed this success by other good
throws, causing rs nearly panic as pos
sible. At last, by fiaItlring him, our
Apache was knocked down by a blow
from saber and stunned His capture
was now easy, but the lieutenants or
ders were to return no prisonera
"What shall we do with the little
devil?' asked one OF the men. "Shoot
him or throw him over the cliff after his
father? 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: ga baby who
fights this way ought not to be killed in
cold blood. By George, IN take him
back to San Carlos if it costs me my
comInissionr' -
A gag was put into the young ones
mouth to prevent any moro biting, and
with a soldier holding each hand he was
landed on the plain below. There he
was placed on horseback, q l;riat 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 great favorite with
Gen. Crook, but he had disobeyed Or
ders and confidently expected 10 be put
under arrest. But the general had al
ready heard something of tho stone
throwing affair, and had enjoyed a
hearty laugh over Huyrs broken nose.
When the lieutenant in making his re-
port reached the point where Wahneino
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
The young Indian was confined in the
armory until his first fright was over
come. Tho soldiers of Company A
named him Dick Huyl, and fitting him
out with u uniform fashioned from the
heutenants' old clothes regularly adopted
him into the service.
In less than q month the small recruit
learned to express himself tolerably in
English, and in n very short time had
accumulated all the accomplishments of
tobacco chewing and profanity possessed
by the soldiers. He also ricked up a
wonderful knowledge of bugie calls and
evolntions, always turning out at roll
calls and taking his place at tho 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 II that
Indian had improved In that time I am
very glad / did not know him before.
He was not beautiful accordirg TO classic
standards.
The Apaches flatten the heads Of their
babies between boards, and this, as much
as anything else, served to render Dick
unattractve TO rs children. Then he
had such a prediction for c=1rrying
snakes In his pocket. The soldiers
spoiled him, OF course, and upheld him
IN every villainy he chose to perpetrate.
When he shot the mules in an ambu-
lance filed with women and children,
causing a runaway and q smashup, one
soldier thrashed him with a barrel stave,
and dozen more gave him five cent
pieces to comfort him. They ufternate-
ly pounded and pettea, but Ii was all
one TO him He seldom laughed and
never cried; he was an Apache.
said he never cried. ] win note an
exception: Every Saturday afternoon
the men took him out behind the quar-
ters and gave him g bath. This process
was very simple. They stripped off his
clothing and turned tho hose ON him.
On these occasions the slrrieks Of tho lit
tie savage could 30 heard all over the
post
l have not seen Dick since I wAs 8
years old, but like to think that he
grew up and regularly enlisted In the
old regiment and 10 now an honor 10 the
service -Spusskerriwe" In New York
Tribune.
Prospects Good.
-Florry, dear" faltered the Washing