Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1901-06-21

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Tho others jumped up, only to be cut
down BY tho reserve fire. The only tive
unhurt were Wahnemo and his 4-year-
old papoose. Grasping the child. he
sprang for the mountain side. scaling
the rocks like a chamois amid n show
er OF bullets, aOon ~distanclng his pur-
suers and getting out OF range of their
rides. Hating on a shelf OF rock. he set
the child down and proceeded to In
duige In every exhibition OF contempt
and derlslon that his Imagination could
invent to %aggravate the discounted
troopers, who CRASHED their several
sets OF teeth In rage at the insults Of
the old heather. They were relieved
at last by the arrival Of Lieutenant
Huyl. who bore in his hand a new tar.
get rife, received only the day before
the scouts started.
This wonderful gun was guaranteed
10 carry-I forget-1 100 yards with nc
curacy, and the lieutenant. who was
n Of the best fellows In the world Ia
garrison. but quite cold henrted and
bloodthlrsty where Apaches were con-
ccrned, announced that while he was
doubtful OF his gun carrying near the
Indian, yet he was going TO try. The
Apache, feeling secure against their
carblnes, continued his taunts until
Hnyl, taking deliberate aim, with
sights raised for 1900 yards. fired. His
aim was true and the gun all that it
was boosted. The old savage plunged
face forward over the ledge and crash
ed down the rocky mountain side at
the very feet OF his Slayer.
The attention Of the soldiers was
now directed to the papoose, the sub
ject Of this sketch. That interesting
infant stlll calmly occupied the ledge
and was evidently turning the situa-
tion over in his mind. The troopers
with Lieutenant Huyl at their head,
slowly and painfully clambered up the
rocks and finally approached the or
phan, who. instead of squalling as a
civilized Christian child would have
done, commenced throwing stones at
his p~ursuers. hitting Lieutenant Huyl
squarely on the nose with n half pound
rock and dra wing blood copiously. lie
followed this success by other good
throws, causing as nearly n panic as
possible. At last. by banking him, our
Apnche was knocked down by a blow
from a saber and stunned. His capture
was now easy, but the ~lieutenants
orders were to return no prisoners.
"What shall We do with the little dew
~" asked one OF the mon. Shoot him
or throw him over the cliff after his ia
thcrf" The "llttle devil" had regained
consciousness by this time aud dcliber-
ately set his teeth into the calf of the
soldiers leg. Lieutenant IIuyl wiped
his bloody nose and replied: "A baby
who fights this way ought not to be
killed in cold blood. by George, III
take him back TO San Carlos If it costs
mo my commission"
A gag was put into the young ones
mouth 10 prevent any more biting, and
with n soldier holding each hand, he
was landed on the plain below. There
he was placed on horseback, a lariat
tied to one foot, passed under the horse
and tied TO the other, and thus the
troopers returned to the reservation.
Lieutenant Huyl was a great favorlte
with General Crook, but he had dis
obeyed orders and confidently expected
to be put under arrest. But the general
had already heard something OF the
stone throwing affair and had enjoyed
o hearty laugh over Huyls broken
nose. When the lieutenant In making
his report reached the point where
Wahnemo was killed, the general In
tcrrupted him with, by the way,
think you had better not let mt know
officially any more Of this scout thar
you have already told" Then CHANGING
at the swollen rose he burst into n roal
Of laughter, in which all the other OH
GERS joined.
The young Indian was confined II
the armory until his first fright wa
overcome. The soldiers of Company 4
named him Dick Huyl and, fitting hin
out with a uniform fashioned from thu
T l~ieutenant's old clothes, regularly
adopted him into the service.
, In less than a month the small re
cruit learned to express himself tolera
] bly, In English and in a very short tim,
had accumulated all the accomplish
e ments OF tobacco chewing and profani
i ty possessed by the soldiers. He ais
e picked up a wonderful knowledge o
I bugle calls and eyOlutious, always turn
d ing out at roll calls aud taking hi
= place at the extreme left of the compa
ny when Ia line.
o When ! first knew him, he had bee
q under the refining Influences OF To
% United States service two years.
that Indian had improved In that tim,
| am very glad l did not know him be
fore. He was not beautiful accordin
D 10 classic standards.
a. The Apaches iatten the heads {
q their babies between boards, and thl
II as much as anything else, served {
b. render Dick un%attractiye to us chi
ID dren. Then he bad such a predilectio
T. for carrying snakes In bis pocket tt
soldiers spoiled him, OF course, and u
le held hin In every vlllalny he chose
N perpetratc. When he shot the mules
a an ambulance filed with women an
re children. causing n runaway and
a smash up. one Soldier thrashed hi
GO with a barrel stave and a dozen me
a gave him o cent pieces to comfort biz
a They alternately pounded and petite