The times., 1897-04-18

was always the courteous, polite and
friendly rellow. ready to give help
ing hand W hen needed, never shirking his
duty, however disagreeable, or depending
on his good standing with his superiors,
but would willingly exchange his turn for
guard or other duties when asked, or
help them TO figure out their clothing al
lowance when il proved too much for their
arithmetical abilit ties. About two years
after he had joined his troop was ordered
to exchange station With another troop at
regimental headquarters, but TO the sur
prise OF everybody, and not The least OF
his troop commander, Morley applied for
a transfer TO the incoming troop in order
to remain at Fort Blanco. This granted,
he served the balance of his term there,
and was discharged from the military
service.
AS he did not desire TO return TO the
East, the post quart ermaster, knowing bis
mechanical abilities, offered Iim the POSI-
ton as engineer in charge OF The saw
mill, and, accepting the offer, he installed
himself in the little cottage, where he
surrounded himself with all tho inteilec-
tual comforts his limited salary would
allow, Ccvoting his leisure hours to his
books and flowers, and, while not living
the life of a recluse, he rarely took part
in any OF tic social entertainments of the
garrison.
And here We find him on one of these
glorious evenings we described at the
beginning OF this story, sitting ON lis
porch. the book in which he had been
reading lying open upon his knee, his
pipe in his hand, and his eyes following
ord t,Df1-a at-f1g
the beaver dam, where the busy little
ANIMALS are at work, their tap, lap. Tap
distinctly heard mingling with the mir
muT of lfle Tipples AT the lord, put tIlt
inmobility of his features showed plainly
that he neither felt the balmy atnoS-
plfere nor did he hear the SOUNDS HON
the beaver dam or the npples, nor oid
he see that ON the trail winding down the
st,eeu hill two children were aPproa ching
until tie sound OF their footsteps On The
board walk in front of the cottage hr1dghb
him back from the far-away past where
lus mind had been wandering Looking
III, toward the gate, where the two, a boy
of about fourteen and q girl OF abolt
twelve years OF age, had just stopped,
he Snilingly nodded to them and cheerfuIy
called out, ''Good evening. Yrc-ca-she;
good evening, To-ni-tah: come in, come in
Opening the gate the children walked in
and sat down on the porch, looking up into
Moriey's face with an expression OF trust
aud confidence seldom seen in Indian
children, who as rule are shy and cautious
when in the presence OF or approached by
stran gers, but betw cen these three there
seemed to exist the teachers affectlonate
interest in favorite pupils on one side, and
the pupils reverence and perfect trust in
beloved teacher on the other hand, and so
IL proved to be.
Some six months previous Morley had
noticed two children, evidently brother and
sister, would stop in front Of his garden,
and from the animated expression OF their
faces he saw that they were attracted
by his flowers, most of which Were new
totheSe children of nature He also noticed
that theyneveT attempted to touch or pluck
any of the flowers they SO greatly admired,
One evening. while working in his garden,
he nnutioned them to come in, which they
did in the usual shy and shanlbling manner
of bashful children, the girl partly hiding
behind her brother, and he grasping her
little hand as if to assure her that he stood
between her and all dangers. Morley
spoke TO them in the kind way which was
second nature to him, and, showing them
the flowers, he told them that they came
from the faI-off Eastern country where
their great white father lived, and that
thev could only grow in the Indian country
with special and watchful care. His Iian-
ners and speeeh soon set the two little
aboriCincs at their ease, and after a few
evenings they would come regularly TO
asking questions about one thing and
another, gradually draw Morley out into
the role Of a teacher, and he finally became
so much Interested in the two that he would
al ways be on the porch awaiting their
coming, and they never failed to appear
at the tiI:le thus set for their instruction.
Morley now learned that which naturally
increased his interest In his two proteses,
that they were orphans, the Toy beng, as
near as he could make out, about four
teen wears old. and the EiTl about two
wears younger. their father, a Tonic Indian,
had married Sierra Blanca sGuaw, and
thus, as is the custom of the Indians, he
came n member OF his wife's tribe He
was killed in a fight with the MeScaleros,
who carried off the mother, and the two
children were left to be cared for by the
tribe
The hoy. Yucca she The who disappears,
so named on account OF his swlftneSs, had
inherited his fathers light-hronze color
and finely-modeled physique; the girl,
To-ni-tah tthe fawn), called thus from her
timid manners and large, EXPIRE ssive eyes,
was of her mothers tribal type, q small.
rounded. well-proportioned figure, small
hands and feet, regular features, and
several shades darker than her brother.
They were greatly attached TO each other,
and were always seen together. The boy
1 had assumed the responsibility OF q
| parental protector and guardian for his
Young sister, with a gravity unusual for
boy Of his age, and the girl clung to him
| with all The love her young heart could
| lavish upon him.
Morley found it a very pleasant task TO
| instruct the two young Indians. What
/ he at first had undertaken as a paStime
became after awhile recognized duty,
and he would often during the day catch
! himself mentally preparing for the even
ing's work. He improved their crude
, English; explained the growth and devel-
opment Of trees and flowers, and the causes
| Of the changes of seasons. He told them
of the stars and their consultations, and
the planets and their relative positions TO
the sun; of the far-off Eastern country
with its cities and peoples, and how, many
years ago, few white men and women
| had left their homes because they We're not
allowed to worship in the way they de-
sired: how these men and women had
crossed the great water in large canoes
| how they had landed in this country and
] en5eayored to live in peace with the In