The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-04-05
An Apache Scout.

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An Apache Scout.
ing. Accommodating among the hills,
Clark caught sight of the redskins
upon an opposite mesa. They, had
Clark's horse in tow. The white man
opened fire, when the reds abandoned
the horse and darted down the hill.
Clark remained there where he was IN
til darkness came, when he resumed
the trail. Climbing the hill where he
had first seen the Indians he saw
four figures moving stealthily along
below him. His quadruper brought up
the rear. The villains had captured
it again. Clark squatted and fired.
His shot was greeted with the I'M
earthly Apache yell which in times
agone has stricken terror to the hearts
of the settlers. Shots were rapidly
exchanged and the Indians fled. The
next morning Clark came upon trail
Of blood. It led into small canyon,
where prone upon her face lay the
dead body Of an Indian maiden. She
had been shot in the thigh and had
limped to the canyon to die from loss
of blood. She was a comely girl, as
Indian girls so, and in her belt were
bowie-knife, ammunition and gaudily
colored feathers of birds that do not
fly north of the Mexican line. This
latter possession was almost proof con-
elusive that the dead squaw was the
latest bride of the Apache Kid, for
Mexico is where he spends his honey
moons and dissipates upon the gains
that are sometimes bought with hui
man blood. Mr.. Clark clipped lock
Of hair from the head of the dead
squaw, and her body was left to the
rapacity Of the coyote and carrion
crow.
| He is not very picturesque figure,
this Kid He no longer belongs to the
feathered tribe and the head dress Of
plumes and hideously painted face have
almost been retired from the fashion
journals Of the willy Apache. The Kid
himself dresses in the rough garb Of
the lower class Mexican, the more to
conceal his identity during his period
ical trips Of pleasure to ". foreign
country He speaks Spanish f1uently
and easily passes for a peon. He is
gifted with all the talents Of the Indian
Of tradition. 1.-the aud sinuous in
movement, he is said to be us active
and agile as a trained athlete. He
rides like the wind, and his horse never
becomes jaded because he changes oft
en-. He is never at a loss fer fresh
horse, and the owner seldom knows
how he gets the animal. He simply
knows that his horse is m,ssirg, and
lays it to the Kid.
The evolution of the Apache Kid
from a little naked savage with all
| Of lar, f0 vii
la: nous buck whose mission is that of
story. Back in 80 and 20 Capt. Jim
Billiard and Joe Copeland headed a
party of scouts that went on the trail
of band of red fiends who had made
a raid on some miners near Silver City
N. Mex A spirited engagement took
place, and Capt. Billiard was killed
slaughter. The Indians were entrench
ed behind a cluster OF rocks, and when
the brave bucks turned tail and scoOt
ed, the hardy Indian fighters " ere sur
prised to see a diminutive tit ure clint
to the summit of a jagged lock ant
we've his hand in def llce, accompany
cry in imitation of the eide
guns were raised, and the next momen
the Indian Lid would would have join
ell some Of his Late companions in tn.
happy hunting grounds had not tn
commander OF the party given the or
der to spare his life. The boy, VIII
was scarcely 10 years of age at tn
time, was captured, being the Onl,,
prisoner taken. His captors learne'
that the warlike young shaver wa
quite an aristocrat. The blue blood 0
royalty cOursed in his veins, for b
claimed the distinction Of being tn
grandson of Chief Mangus Colorado
Young Colorado was taken to Silve
| City, where, although his early educs
ton may have been sadly neglected
! he had the opportunity of becomin
respected citizen and an ulMmat
voter in the glorious republic. But a
/ though he was removed from the col
tamination of evil associations, the III
bridled spirit of the savage would Gro
out If the Kid had had his way ST
yer City would possibly not have bee
on the map to-day His primitive b;
o bits stuck to him as tenaciOusly as til
! clinging vine to an uncovered cottag
+ He had an annoying habit Of buildin
q fires under sidewalks and in dilaI
IS DATED buildings and several times tt
. pioneers and volunteers" We're rou
+ ed out OF bed to quenoh an inoipie1
3 confag grafton started by the India
q waif as a signal fire to an imaginal
II band of Indians.
IL, About twelve years ago when Il
: Apache troubles forced the cover
= ment to send troops after the redskfn
= the Kid became a scout in the servi,
4 Of the military. His first offense ";