The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-08
-" MASSA|'S BAD HEART. y
Her Mother shot and she Compelled
to Ga With the Ras~aIiy Indian
Her Flight with Him From Place

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ed down w4ih bUekskin and other Indian
naerx. 1 took her into my ofsice. for she
was so tired that she could hardly stand
I'd xhlie sac was hsggar6 and worn 10
the last degree. When sae had sufficient
~ recovered she told me her story. She
said she wsH ~ IN the walnut tree when
an Indian shot her mother. and coming
up. forced her to SO with rim. He tFaiied
ard picked Up the mare bound her on It's
back, and drove 10 along. The colt wfin-
rfed. whsreupon he cut its throat After
killing and cooking the mare. he gave her
something 20 eae, tied her Up by the feet.
and standing over her told her that ne
w@s getting 70 be ar cid man. was tired
Of making his own fires, and wanted
woman. IL she was good girl he would
moi XII her but would treat her well and
Always have venison hanging up. He
continued that ne WAS going away for
few hours. ana would come back and kta
her II abe tried 10 undo the cords; but
shs fsg! asleep while he was talking. Al
ter daylight he returned. united her. made
her climb On his back. and thus carried
Esr for a long distance Occasionally hs
made her alisht where the ground was
hard. telling her If she made any sign"
he would kigi her. which made her careful
of her steps
After soms miles OF this binding OF the
trail they came upon a white horse that
Was tied 10 a tree. They mounted double,
and rode all day as fast as he could lash
the pony. until. Eear nigntfan. II fell from
exhaustion. wasrepon ne killed II and
cooked some Of the carcass. The 'bron-
CO" Indian took himself OF for couple OF
hours. ard when be returned, brought an
other horse. which they mounted, and
sped onward through the moonlight all
night long. On that morning they were
ia the high mountains. the poor pony suf-
feriRg the same fate as the others.
They staid here two days, he tying her
up whenever he went hunting. she being
50 exhausted after the long flight that she
lay cnmatose In her bonds. From Themes
they tousneyed south slowly. keeping TO
the high mountains. and only once did he
speak, when he told her that certain
mountain pass was the home OF the CHR
fcahjias. From the girls account she
must have gone far south into the Sierra
Madrs Of old Mexico. though OF course
she Was long since lost.
He killed game easily, she tanned the
hides. and they lived as man and wife.
Day by day they threaded their way
through the deep canyons and over the
Blue mountain ranges. BY this time he
had become fond of the White mountain
girl and told her that he was Massai, a
Chirtcahua warrior, that he had been ar
rested after the Geronimo war and sent
east on the railroad over two years since
but had escaped one night from the train,
and had made his way alone back to his
native deserts. Since then IT Is known
that an Indian did turn UP missing. but
II was a big band of prisoners, and some
births had occurred. which made the
checking come of straight. He was not
missed at the time. From what the girl
said, he must have got OF east of
Kansas city and travelled south and
then West, till at las. he came to the lands
OF the Mescaiero Apaches. where he stad
for some time. He was over d year max
Ing this Journey. and told the girl that no
human eye ever saw him once In that time.
This is all he ever told the girl Natasiale.
and she Was afraid 20 ask him moro. Be
yond these mere facts, h Is SIN midnight
prowf OF a human coyote through a set
Tied country for I 300 miles the hardlhood
OF the undertaking being equsled only by
the instinct which took him home.
Once only while the girl was with him
did they see sign Of other Indians. and
straightway NASSAU turned away-hIs wild
nature stunning even the society of his
kind.
A. times ''Massai's heart was bad" and
once he sat hroodlng for whole day. final
IL telling her thar he was going into a bad
country 20 kill AexiCans. that women
were burden on warrior. and that he
had made ur his mind 70 kill her. All
thrnagh her narrative ne seemed at times
10 he overcoTne with his hloodthirss. which
took the form of a homieldal melanchol!a
She begged so hard for her life that he
reiented; so he left her IN the Wild tangle
Of mountains while he raided on the Mex
lean settlements. lie came hack with
horses and powder and lead. This last was
ia Winchester bullets. which he melted
up and rccast into 1fty-ealiber balls made
In moulds of cactus sticks He did not
tell row many murders ne had committed
during these raids, but doubtless many.
They lived that winter through In the
SIerras. and in the spring started north,
crossing the railroad twice. which meant
the Guaymas and the Southern Pacific.
They sat all one day an a high mountain
and watched the trains OF cars 30 by, hat
This heart got bad" az the sight Of them.
aud again he concluded 10 XIII 'he giri.
Again ahs begged or. and they continued
up the range OF the MoEollonS. He Was
unhappy sn his mind during all this jour
ney. saying men we're scarce up here. thar
he must SO back ~ Mexico and xiii some
one.
lie WAS tired 90 the woman. and dld not
want her ~ 40 back with him. 81. after
sitting all dag OH a reck while she Ne.
sought him. the old WOLF told her 20 ga
home In peace. But the gjrl was lost. ard
told him that either the Nexicans or
Americans would kin her - she Geparfvti
from him; SO his mood softened and teu-
.Uk her - come on. he began the home
ward 5oarney. They passed through a
small American town in the middle ~ the
niEht-he having previously taken of the
Indian raNh.de shoes from the ponies.
They crcssea the CHA rear The Nau Ta1r
mountains Here no stole two fresh horses.
and loading one with all tho tvckskin4 ne
put her oa ard headed her down the EaElA
trail - Bjatk river. Sse now knew where
sae vas. bat was nearly DYING from the
exhaustion ~ hts ny-hy-uixht EXPEDITIONS.
lle hAAsd acT. tqtd Srr - ':rli he white
Officer ;Gai she was = pretty good girl het-
'~s than Saa Cagles woman ard that ne
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