The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-26

thirsty where Apaches were concerned.
announced that while he was doubtful
of his gun carrying near the Indian.
vet he was going to try. Tbs Apache,
feeling secure against their csrhines
,oneinued his taunts until Huyl. TAXING
;eiiberats aim, with sights raised for
,,50O wards, fred. His aim was true,
and the gun al that il WIS beasted.
The old savage plunged fsce forward
over the ledge, ana crashed down tbs
rocky mountain side at the very feet a
his slayer.
The attention Of the soldiers was now
directed to the pappoose-the subject Of
this sketch. That interesting infxnt
still calmly occupied the ledge and was
evidently turning the situation over n
his mind. The troopers, with Lient
Huyl at their head, slowly and painfully
clambered up the rocks and finally ap-
preached tire orphan. who. instead OF
squalling as civilized Christian child
would have done, commenced throwing
stones ~ his pursuers, hitting taeuf.
Huyl squarrly on the nose with ball
pound rock and drawing Mood eopiously
He followed this success Ivy other good
throws, causing az nearly a panic as poe
sible. AT last. By sanSiag him, oat
Apache was knocked down by blow
from q saber and stunned His capture
was now easy. ont the heutenant's or
ders were TO return no prisoners.
what shall we do with the little
devilg' asked one Of the men. "Shoos
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 aid replied: "A baby VINO
fights this way ought not 10 be killed in
cold blood. By George, I'll take him
back to San Carlos if it costs me my
commission
y gag was put into the Young onet
mouth 10 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 &c
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 70 be pm;
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 Wah1eIao
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 roar Of laughter. In which
all the other officers Joined
The young Indian was confined in the
armory until his first fright was over
come. The soldiers OF Company
named him Dick Huyl. and fitting him
ont with a uniform fashioned from the
heutenants old clothes Regularly adspiej
him into the service
Ia less than month the small recruit
learned 10 express himself iolerably ID
English. and in very short time bad
accumulated all the accomplishments q
tobacco chewing and profanity possessed
by the soldiers. He also picked up "a
wonderful knowledge Of bugle calls and
evolutions, always furning out AT roll
calls and taking his place al the extreme
left Of the company when IL huv
When first knew him be hsd been
under the refining Influences OF the
United States service tive years II that
Indian had improved in that time am
very glad ! did not know hin before.
He was not beautiful according 10 classic
standards.
The Apaches fatten The heads Of their
babies between boards, auG this. a. much
as ANYTHING else. served 10 render Dick
unatiractiye 10 us children. Then be
had such 4 prediction for carrying
snakes IN his pocket The soldiers
spoiled him, of course. and upheld him
IN every villainy be chose to perpetrste
When he shot the mules IN an ambu
lance filed with women and children.
causing runaway ana "A srnashup. ore
soldier thrashed him with barrel stsvs
and dozen more gave him FIVE cent
pieces to comfort him. They alternate
ly pounded and petted. but II was Al,
one 70 him. lie seldom laughed az.
never cried; he was an Apache.
| said be never cried. | viii note an
exception. Every saturday afternoon
the men took him out behind tine quar-
tiers and gave him bath. This process
was very simple. They stripped of his
clothing and turned the ha-ae on him.
On these occasions the shTieks 81 the lit
tie savage could be heard all over The
post.
/ have not seen Dick since I was ?
years old, bat | like % think that -
grew up and regularly enlisted in the
old regiment and is now an honor 10 the
service "Spussker1ws" IN New York
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