New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-07

scr
gated upon the subject, had stated that ne cOn-
sidercd the verdict Bodily good. lilo. e,d
Mr. Slickney and Dr. YelaIdc could hsrs" their heir
opinion of tins travesty upon justice as tney
termed il. and announced their intention OF pro-
ceedeng at once TO Washington and lay tEeir CASE
before the highest tribunal of the land.
They were so remarkably expeditions, NOT 70
say precpitatc in their preparations Tor uepur.ule
that they were enabled to take the very heA'
'i' Before leaving they very thoughtfully paid
two weeks board in advance LOT tns
heir, and gave him o, i inStruc aoli"t 70
call daily at the telegraph and postoihces' as
they ght summon him to Washington az any
time or, in any event, in two weeks az lui it
Inc would receive a remittance, together WIN
instructions for his future course. The last OF
the Almohazas promised TO observe these dlrec'los
faithfully and, with a warm clasp OF the Ianu'
parted from the representatives OF the great last
The ensuing fourteen days passed for the claim
ant like dream of happiness. lie was taken up
by Mexican society ana honlzeu ~ oe were as
plentiful as canned blackberries, while as LOT
mescal. il flowed like water in the rainy season
When the two weeks had elapsed the landlord
NJ the hotel having heard nothing from the ag
rlomeration of Eastern money-kings, reiehtiessly
turned the son of the ancient house Of Almoh s
ont upon the street. As he stiu possessed a 10"
dollars the heir had no difficulty In securing en-
tertainncnt in Sonora-town. as the Mexican quar-
ter was called. and with soul deyold OF care
or anxiety for the morrow, cohhuenuS ""'" ."
remittance from bis stewards lii. l., 4,
Every day with unfaltering regularity, ne III
ouired for letter or telegram Inc answer MeS
an invariabe negative, yet he seemed IN now,sg
cast down. but merely smiled ana murm"ieu
Manana" (To-morrow). :, $1,000.
Ills last dollar was soon expended. and ne was
again compelled to seek new Quarters ho,o tor-
And now, when fortune seemed TO nave lot
saken the last of the AlmobazaS his motherS race,
that had held aloof from him In the DAY OIL M
nrosperity behaved in a manner worthy the emula-
tf,t,o Of fhai trhi
him with open arms and once fairly installed IN
the rancheria the disinherited one seemed even
more content than when surIounaed Dy al o |nJ
uxuries of life as exemplfed by the leading hotei
True he soon lost that glittering, superficial,
what might be called Castilian, pollsn-,or ~ was
and the pristine freshness of his Talment was re-
placed by the sooty hue ond acrd, smoke-tahneu
odor of the wick-i-up"; but such tri1es as these
could not disturb the philosophic soul OF Almo-
hazas heir. And though il may seem hardly JusI1
that the last descendant of brave ana ioyal
servant of her most Catholic majesty shouId haVg
been compeled to subsst upon broken vlctuals and
10 labor at such mental tasks as the heWlng, OF
rather saving, of wood and drawing OF water, 10
should be remembered that whlrl OF fortunes or
the roulette wheel has worked many similar trans
So the days grew into weeks the weeks to
months and still no word ron the q. to
of fher success or failure, remittance to ad the
claimant in his hard struggle for existence. Inc
long summer wore away, ana te ireshness ot 'io
evenings and early mornings indicated that IN IN
regions less favored of the sun the season called
winter approaching.
Juans appearance had greatly altered s nc was
no longer the sleek, well-fed holnbre' OF Jew
months before. His long hair, escaping from DE,
meath the now limp and Tapping sombrero, showed
much grayer than when close clipped Inc once
ganteel Prince Albert was worn and SmoKe-grlmed
with tattered lining floating mOurnfully in the
breeze and no one would have yentured TO assert
the original color of his shirt. Shoes he had long
since abandoned as superuous luXurles, ana oil ms
former prosperity veStige remained save MS
smile That was still as beaming as ever, ana no
hardshps could overcome his invlnclbe hope1ul-
ness Yet the change Of the season seemed 10
affect him in some way, for he was suddenly pos
sessed with restless longing to return to his ola
home in California
II was not that he despaired of hearing from the
agents of the great estate-his faith IN them
might have moved mountains, or in fact, anything
less obdurate than the heart OF confidence
operator-nor could there have been any important
business requiring his presence in San Gabriel he
appeared simply to obey blind lnstlnct, sucn as
that which warns the migratory birds of the time
to seek winter quarters
He interviewed the railroad agent, and was
overjOyed 10 learn that, in consideration OF the
lands granted them, the great transcontinental
corporation would be pleased to extend to the son
of the noble house of AlmohaZa the same privilege
accorded his Acknowledgements, namely, the free
dom Of the freight-trains The agent even gave
him a letter of recommendation addressed TO all
trainmcn, requesting that the bearer be not killed
unnecessarily as he was good Iniun.'
Delighted by this unexpected mark OF consider
alton, the claimant, after warmly ana demonsua-
lively thanking his benefactor fastened to make
ready for the journey. He begged and borrowed
what tobacco and matches he could, filled an old
lard-can with water, and wrapping his ancient
blanket about his gaunt form, started down the
ward an search OF transportation facilities west
bound freight was ready to start and the claimant
lost no time in securing seat upon the first avail
able flat-car.
81 10 nj IN coo off
"Ados adios amigoi" cried the MeXicans, as
the long train pulled slowly out of the station
but the Indians. motionless, gazing with fatefnl
impassibility. spoke never a word Of farewell,
as. surrounded by halo Of dust and coalJsmohe,
the last of the AlmohazaS passed from their view.
The afternoon sun was nearing the level Of the
sea rs freight-train No. % began TO move out Of
Cactus teezraph-station on the Colorado Desert.
Suddenly the head brakeman, who had been scat
ed upon brake wheel, idly dangling his legs and
apparently absorbed in the beauties of the sunset,
dropped off the train and signaled to the engineer
to stop.
Hay there Hay, there Hy-ah-h-hl" he yelled.
as he Swung his a%s up aH GG%n at the s 1be
engineer glancing leisurely back to see If he had
all his train in tow prior to opening her out, J"
saw the trainman's excited motions and brought
the cars to a standstill with crashing shock
than fairly lifted the wheels from the rail
why in blazes can't you look back once in a
while p shouted the brakeman. angrily; you've
killed another Iniun7
The remorsefu1 engineer swung himself to the
ground, and. followed by his fireman, hurried to
where the other trainmen were already engaged in
removing the victim of the accident from beneath
the cars. This painful task performed as gen.
tly as circumstances would permit, and, wrapping
the torn blanket about his mangled limbs they car
ried the unfortunate back TO the little telegraph
office and laid him down on, the platform before
the door.
Upon reporting the accident to division head
quarters the conductor was instructed to leave
the injured Indian at Cactus TO be picked up and
taken TO Yuma by the east-bound express that
being the quickest method of obtaining surgical
aid for him. Glad TO be rid of their charge the
trainmen resumed their westward way leaving
the wounded man TO he cared for by the operat tor
until the arrival Of the passenger train at midnight
IT then about six o'clock in the evening and
everything seemed to indicate THAT long before
twelve the luckless red man would be past all
surgery"
Seated by the open door, with his chair tilted
back against the wall, the operator watched the
sufcrings he was powerless to alleviate.
The twilight darl1ened rapidly: