The National tribune., 1897-10-14

G- soon made lrlenCS oil the three seem
| fists: his quaint Irish quips and come all ye"
songs won their hearts. He sang for them
The Maid of Lismore, y The Spahlpeen
Fannach, y and the f'Colleen dhas Cruitha
ia Mo-" in Englishsspd Irish.
Among the Zuni visitors to the camp was q
good-lookiug young pluaw of about % years
She wore scarlet z5uave jacket plentfully
adorned with gilt buttons, short skirt Of
orange 'squaw cloth,'' and boots of bucksn
beautifully beaded. She was the belle of
Zuni, and c. lost his heart to her at
once upon making her acquaintance.
Well, me purity, fair maid, phat's your
name?" asked c..
She said her name was Benito, and that she
was the granddaughter of Pedro Pine, the
aged Governor of Zuni.
Well, " said G., you're the purtiest
giirul | seen since / left Dunquin, and bad
luck to me but I'll escort We home, so ] will,
by ware lave" and the two disappeared in the
direction of the pueblo.
C had been detailed rs assistant cook,
and rs he did not come back during that day
it was determined to discipline him, and the
case was placed in the hands of the taxi
dermist dubbed Z" Doctor because of his
many drugs and instruments, and he was to
be Judge, jury and executioner.
In the evening c. slipped into camp,
but no one took the slightest notice of him.
Going over to the cook-tent, he devoured a
dish of pork and beans that the Doctor
had g fixed y for G--'s especial benefit
He then lighted his pipe, and, coming over
to the fire. sat down to listen to converse
ton going on between the Doctor and
Serg't Will Edwards as to the habits and
customs of the Zuni.
Eyes, - resumed the Doctor, it is strange
why these Zuniw kill people in that way"
ooh, | think it's a religious rite" said
the Sergeant lyon know, these Indians
are descendants of the Aztecs, and they prac-
ticed human sacrifice"
Very likely" said the Doctor; but
they must find it very difficult to find vic
tins nowadays, for every white and Indian
in this country knows that if he eats with q
Zuni he's dead man within "a hours, and
no power on earth can save him."
"G-'s pipe dropped from his mouth.
Getting up slowly, he went over to the wagon
and leaned his head against the cool tire.
Evidently, C. was not we'll No one pre-
tended to notice him, though every eye was
on him. He stood so for Is minutes, then,
putting his hands on his stomach, walked
over to the fire and said: Doctor, is that
thrue about thin Zooneys pizhenin people?"
why, yes, of course" answered the Doc
tor. Didn't you know that?"
"No, l didn't" walled C. "And,
oh. Doctor, Pm dead mon dead mon !!
dead mon u
''What !" roared the Doctor, you don't
mean to say that you've been eating with
those people 2"
"Shurc I did" moaned the freshman
"Fhot did | know about them, and they
civil and polite? Oh, Doctor, can't you save
me at all, at alp"
"Well, C., I'll try; but get right into
your blankets and keep perfectly quiet, said
the Doctor
Next morning C. was able to 90 to work,
and his gratitude to the Doctor was beyond
words to express About 10 that morning
someone sang out:
Here comes G-'s sweetheart"
Sure enough, she was making straight for
the campfire, where c. was washing
clothes and had an armful of Government
shirts, socks and drawers all wrung out and
twisted hard.
As soon as G-saw the girl he swore
Irish oaths. Charging down upon her, he
opened fire with shirt and struck her fair in
the ear, imperiling eribalance. Taking one
affrighted look at the madman she sped for
the pueblo like a deer, with C behind
her, pelting her with the weeks wash, and
never missing shot, until his ammunition
was expended and the girl safe in the pueblo.
/ To say there was hIu in camp would be to
put it mildly. The Doctor and the Professor
backed each other up against the wagon and
pounded each other in the exuberance of their
mirth, while the soldiers were in commissions.
Pedro Pine, as was expected, came TO in
quire why the girl wasassaiIed, and the Doctor
was delegated to settle with the Governor.
Governor" said the little man, this
| red-haired warrior is not an American he
! belongs to strange race across the great
water. When a man Of that people falls in
| love he washes all his clothes, carries them to
his sweetheart and throws them at her. II
she picks them up it is q sign that the young
man is accepted"
oh, | understand" said the Governor.
Good day, seniors"