Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-10-15
LIKE FATHER. LIKE 90.
Geronlmo's Promising Six. 49,.
Apache Terror, U


Goronimo's Promising Six.
Apache Terror. oa
There Is at present LIVING IN
can. Ariz.. in state of semi. wuo'
tion. young Apache lad who ulza-
ises to make trouble some dav PROM
the San Francisco Examiner says
He Is no other than tho
Geronimo. the widest chief thu. ~ o.
led an Apache raid. The lnd; Hs ever
the reservation are aware Of hi. a ns On
abouts. but have made no a,,. "oers
ly assert: 'peu'
Let him stay with the whit.
and learn their cunning; then r men
he is old enough. he will coma h, "nea
us and be our chief" 'k %
The boy Is about 6 years old hat,
as dollar and as ugly as Satan Ign
is altogether uncomfortable ana az
most vicious child when anoarsd .as
ever lived. 'aa
He is a queer-looking chan ,r,,,
head as large as a man, ;un M
ears almost like an animals a n.s,as
counterpart OF old Geronimo's s rsS
his body and limbs are spare I Ss
muscled like steel. WI
About two years ago when h. ~.
only years Of age little girl ., ~. .s
family which had adopted him tau. ~
him by calling him names. Hs .s;''a
butcher knife and frightfully wound
ed her. so that for long time h ~.
doubtful IL she would live Sh.
covered. but her face is preatlv AZ
figured by the knife wounds which y.
little wretch made. He was whrna S
numerically for this, but he bors ~
punishment without a murmur
About six months ago he got ho,a =,
some giant powder and blew I'm . y.
BILE in which were some ya,u.Ns
horses. aud after the explosion ~.'
seen laughing, like the little fend H.
is, at the sufferings OF the poor brut.s
He chews tobacco like man. smols,
cigarettes like Kea~ney street duS.
And swears like pirate. He is nsn
feet terror to the children Of bis ov,
age. and it will be a miracle iihs
doesn't become murderer before N
is dozen years old. n
To the cowboys he is a source =,
endless amusement and they are a.,
educating him in every form of a.
pravity. A favorite sport of their, |,
to get him in the saloon on SUNDAY
make him drunk on mixed drinks AMI
then tease him into a state OF frenzy
He Is regular little topper and viii
drink like a fish. and when DRUNK !,
about as ugly little devil as you ca.
scare up. He will curse the cowbou
and fight like the little savage that i.
is. -
His Indian nature crops out in thu
though, for he fights in peculiarlv
sneaking Apache way. He will SNAIL
at his tormenters and apparently for.
get all about 1t until hes thinks hh
enemy is of his guard, when he will
seize beer glass or any thing elss
that comes handy. and hurl it with alt
his puny strength at the man who has
angered him.
! Observation-Disclosures the name Ia
| goes by-is the curiosity of Duncan
He was captured when he was abouts
months old. 1t was during the last
raid of Geronimo, in which Gran!
county, New Mexico. and Graham
county, Arizona. suffered so severely
that goaded with desperation. tho
ranchers got together. determined to
see II they couldn't rid themselves Of
the Indian pest which Uncle Sans
boys seemed unable to do.
One night the Indians crossed tho
ella just below Duncan, and rounding
up what stock they could. headed for
Carlisle. The news was telegraphed
to Clifton. and some OF the boys from
Copper Camp there came down on an
engine.
The cowboys got together and So
cured mounts for about forty, and
started for Carlisle. All that night
they beat about in the Maytlower Dis
trict They cut the trail OF tho
Apaches, but not before they had killed
two miners, and followed them rapid
ly. The Apaches doubled and divided
into two parties, one crossing abovs
and the other below Duncan and unit
ing in the hills west of the ella Tho
cowboys kept on and struck their trail
at Horseshoe Canyon. and after
three days and three lights ride came
up with them just about dusk in Doubt
full Canyon. near STEMS Peak. The
fight was hot one while it lasted
After it was all over Little Doubtful
was found hiding like young quail
under bush and taken back to Dun
can. where he is growing up to give
Uncle Sans troops some valuable e.
ercise In the future.
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