The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-05

thirsty where Apaches were concerned.
announced that while he was doubtful
of his gun carrying near the Indian.
vet he was going to try. The Apache.
feeling secure against their carbines,
continued his taunts until Huyl. taking
deliberate aim, with sights raised for
$500 yards, fired. His aim was true,
and the gun all that il was boosted.
fhe 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 MP the rocks and finally APP
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 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 lieutenant's or
ders were TO return no prisoners
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: "A baby who
fights this way ought not to be killed in
cold blood. By George, I'll take him
back TO San Carlos IL it costs me my
commission
A gag was put into the young ones
mouth to prevent any more biting, and
with a soldier holding each hand he was
landed on the plain below. There he
was placed ON horseback, lariat tied Il
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 aud confidently expected to be put
under arrest. But the general had al
ready heard something Of the stone
throwing affair, and had enjoved 3
hearty laugh over HuyIs 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 yo1 have already told"
Then glanciug at the swollen nose he
burst into roar q laughter. in which
all the other officers joined.
The young Indian WAS confined il the
armory until his first fright was over
come. The soldiers Of Company A
named him Dick Huyl, and fitting him
our with a uniform fashioned from the
lieutenants' CID clothes regularly adspted
him into the service.
In Less than a month the small recruit
learned 70 express himself tolersbly in
English. and II very short time had
accumulated all the accomplishment Of
tobacco chewing and profanity possessed
by the soldiers. lie also picked up a
wonderful knowledge Of bogle calls and
evolutiOns, always turning ont a. roll
calls and taking hrs place al the extreme
left Of the company when IN linz.
When l first knew him be had been
under the refining influences Of ths
United States service two year. II Tia.
Indian had improved il that TINE anl
very glad | did Dot know h5m before.