Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-13

pointed out to me frsm the palace win
dows from time to time. Then / saw
you when you punished the wagner be-
fore the convent gates, and more re-
Gently saw you ride across the fields at
Jemez and into the plaza to rescue the
Navajoes +"
"You were at your uncle's, of course?"
81 was on the roof of his house with
tho sisters. We had begged uncle to in
terfere for the protection of the Indians,
and he and the sisters went to the chiefs
of both Dominican and Jemez Pueblos
and did all they could to prevent the out
rage. 1t was useless We were glad to
see the soldiers appear in the distance.
"And still the men-perhaps the
very husbands and fathers of tho women
and children we saved-did all they
could to massacre us at the log cabin.
"Yes, such things are difficult to un.
derstand. have never met more gen.
tie, considerate and Industrious people
than the Navajoes in time of peace, and
l canlot realize how they can be such
fiends when on the warpath. !"
''It is characteristic of all rude peo-
pies. The white man behaved no better
in the stone age, )" replied the lieuten-
ant. Then, after a pause, he asked,
"What prompted the sisters to veil and
wrap you when they saw me on the
trail that day?'
can instinct of the recluse, the
duena and the chaperon for one thing,
q costumbre del pals for another. -
"True. l know something of the So
cicty customs of the country
Raymer did not pursue this topic fur
ther, for at this point Cain returned
from the orderly room with package
from Sergeant Cunningham, who had
been delayed by duty from sending it
at once The package had been received
by the last express and contained Tere-
sa's medal a silver shield, engraved
upon one side with her initials, T. l.
v, in monogram. Upon the other side
was a running dog, under which were
the words, LA Heroina Victoriana,
Oct. -, 1864. 3"
"What a good likeness of Vic" said
Raymer. "Did you draw it?'
II lined it with pen upon paper, !"
replied the young lady, "and the plate
ro has engraved it faithfully. Then you
really think there is resemblance"
Even to the chip in her mouth and
the message in her collar. No doubt
Mistress Vic will be very proud of col
lar and medal.
The meal was at an end, and with a
few words more on general topics Tere-
So retired to her cabin and the lieuten-
ant to the orderly room, leaving Cain
and Jenny to eat their dinner
Supper time again found officer,
guest and servitor gathered in the same
cabin, Teresa pouring the tea and ask
ing the conventional question:
"Will you take sugar and cream, Mr.
Raymer?
Both, if you please" answered the
lieutenant, wondering if his Christian
name would ever fall from those lips.
'How you must enjoy pouring your
tea in this cozy cabin" said she.
eff ever have enjoyed it, I shall
hardly do SO again after seeing you pour
it. Besides l could never imagine that
condensed milk to be cream"
''Not even the cream of joker"
II may hereafter associate it with
cream, but its relationship to that lux
ury has hitherto seemed somewhat
strained.
"But your life in the valleys. Don't
you enjoy this isolated and adventurous
existence?"
"You were with me at La Roca
Grande and at Los Ojos Frios. Those
incidents of valley life think you can
bear witness were hardly conducive to
hilarity or even quiet enjoyment. "
"Of course I meant the more quiet
phases, although l have no doubt even
those experiences may be looked back
upon with pleasure at your success in
meeting and overcoming the threatening
difficulties.
II have not enjoyed the isolation
certainly. am social animal. Still
life here has many attractions, and there
has been abundant adventure, spiced
with danger. The trip to rescue yo'
was pastime compared to most of them. .
Jenny has told me of the attack 0!
80 Navajoes upon the camp, the recap
ture of the Mexican focks and herds,
the affair in La Puerta and your escape
from an ambuscade when fishing on the
San Antonio You are hero in hel
eyes. "
"But she could not tell you of my
anxieties and the dull between times
when the monotony of life here can only
be broken by hunting, fishing, scouting
or going into the woods with the team. ,
is it monotony that can be so pleas
antly broken? To fish where there arr
always fish to be caught; to hunt wher'
there is such abundance and variety O.
} game, and to scout through such beauti
full mountain scenery can hardly b.
monotonous. 1t seems to me you hav
resources against ennui that some O
your city friends would gladly exchang
. for their pleasures. -
eyes, city man would enjoy tn
q AsulHS anu IiuAOlhS5 90 u ASSlOholoAi,
have no doubt, for he would be consciou
of his power to leave it whenever b
grew tired of it and feel that a world o
s other enjoyments awaited his returl
7 home. Perhaps l have little cause 70
a complaint in summer, but in weathe
? like this, and with no wandering maid
r Ell to entertain, I think you will admi
T that one can find time to be dull Di
n you enjoy the isolation of your life i
e your cabin when masking as La Senior
e Vieja?"
n ''The cases are not parallel. The
: differ as prison life from liberty. Th
e confinement was simply unendurable-
i veritable solitary confinement, bus
e with thoughts of home and parents an
!. how to reach them. To prevent discoy
y ery had to remain closely in nv room