Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-03-28

and at the WORD OF cOmmduu urcu' AnS'
ing nearly every one Of the Indians,
The others jumped up. only to be cut
down by the reserve fire. The only TWO
unhurt were WahnemO and his 4-year'
old papoosA Grasping the child, ne
sprang for the mountain side. scaling
the rocks like a chamois amid show
er of bullets, soon distancing his pur'
suers and getting out of range of their
rifles. Hating on shelf OF rock, ne SET
the child down and proceeded to IN
dulge in every exhibition OF contempt
and derision that his Imagination could
invent to aggravate the discounted
troopers, who CRASHED their several
sets Of teeth in rage at the Insults o.
the old heather. They were relieved
at last by the arrival OF Lieutenant
Huyl, who bore in his hand new tar
get rife, received only the day before
the scouts started. :,
This wonderful gun was guaranteed
to carry-I forget-1,1 100 yards with &C.
curacy. and the lieutenant who was
one of the best fellows In the world IN
garrison, but quite cold hearted and
bloodthirsty where Apaches were con-
cerned, announced that while he was
doubtful of his gun carrying near the
Indian, yet he was going to try. Inc
Apache, feeling secure against tneir
carbines, continued his taunts until
Huyl. taking deliberate aim, with
sights raised for 1900 yards, fired. HIS
aim was true and the gun all that II
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 still calmly occupied the ledge
and was evidently turning the situa-
ton 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 pursuers, hitting Lieutenant Huyl
squarely on the nose with half pound
rock and drawing blood copiously. He
followed this success by other good
throws, causing as nearly panic as
possible. At last, by fanking him, our
Apache 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 dev-
il? asked one of the men. "Shoot him
or throw him over the cliff after his IA
Their" The "little devil" had regained
by this time and deliber-
ately set his teeth into the calf Of the
soldiers leg. Lieutenant Huyl wiped
bis 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
me my commission!
A gag was put into the young ones
mouth to prevent any more biting, and.
with a soldier holding each hand, he
was landed on the plain below. There
be was placed on horseback, lariat
tied to one foot, passed under the horse
aud tied to the other, and thus the
troopers returned to the reservation.
Lieutenant Huyl was great favorite
with General Crook, but he had dis
,beyed orders and confidently expected
% be put under arrest. But the general
had already heard something Of the
stone throwing affair and had enjoyed
/ hearty laugh over Huyls broken
lose. When the lieutenant in making
1is report reached the point where
Wahnemo was killed, the general in
errupted him with, by the way,
hink you had better not let me know
any more Of this scout than
you have already told" Then glancing
It the swollen nose he burst into roar
# laughter, in which all the other off,
.ers joined.
The young Indian was confined in
he armory until his first fright was
overcome. The soldiers of Company A
FAMED him Dick Huyl and, fitting him
tut with a uniform fashioned from the
ieutenant's old clothes, regularly
ldopted him into the service.
In less than a month the small re-
ruit learned to express himself tolera-
'ly in English and in very short time
lad accumulated all the accomplish
nents Of tobacco chewing and profani-
J. possessed by the soldiers. He also
licked up wonderful knowledge of
ugle calls and evolutions, always turn
ng out at roll calls and taking his
lace at the extreme left Of the compa.
" when in line.
When I first knew him, he had been
nder the refining influences of the
United States service two years. If |
hat Indian had improved in that time,
am very glad did not know him be- |
ore. He was not beautiful according
. classic standards.
The Apaches fatten the heads of /
heir babies between boards, and this,
s much as anything else, served to
ender Dick unattractive to us chill
rem. Then he had such prediction
or carrying snakes in his pocket! The
oldiers spoiled him, Of course, and up
ED him in every villainy he chose to
erpetrate. When he shot the mules in
n ambulance filed with women and |
hildren, causing a runaway and a
mash up, one soldier thrashed him
nth barrel stave and q dozen more
ave him 8 cent pieces to comfort him. |
hey alternately pounded and petted, |
ut 1t was all one to him. He seldom |
aughed and never cried. He was an
Apache.
! said he never cried. I will note an |
xception. Every Saturday afternoon