Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-03
H. G. Howe
Supervisors
J. Montgomery
B. S. Coffman
Sheriff
81. III. Bryant
District Attorney
w. H. Stilwell
Treasurer
James p. McAlliSter
County Recorder
w. r. Bradley

The part of the poster bearing the
date was not included in the dress,
but statements in the Arizona state
history make it certain that the
above was the republican ticket IN
Cochise county in 1888. Undoubtedly
the poster was the one that disap-
peared from Hands cabin wall, at the
time the Indians raided his ranch
and killed him.
We come now to Patchy's other
belongings war-bag and the two
papoose carriers-that Mr.. Slaughter
had brought from the wickiup. TIE
carriers consisted of buckskin Jackets
attached to head bands. The Indians
used them by tying the jacket Sc
curely on the papoose, then placing
the child on the sduaw's back, both
facing the same way. Next the strap
was adjusted on the squaw's fore
head so that her head supported the
child's weight. The papoose kept it's
position steady by clinging with arms
and legs. There are a number OF
photographs of Patchy taken Jus.
after her arrival at the ranch. Two
of these show her in the carrier, with
Mrs. Slaughter acting the part OF
suuaw In the first one taken, Mrs.
Slaughter, not knowing the correct
position, placed the papoose so that
the two We're back to back. That
was not the way, and probably hurt.
so Patchy cried In the second photo
graph, the papoose and the "squaw"
faced the same way, and Patchy, being,
comfortable, wore most contented
expression.
The war-bag was made from pair
of buckslin pants that had originally
been sewed by machine, and stitched
with an elaborate design in bright
threads. The Indian who had remod-
eled the pants to. fashion war-bag
had cut them into straight strips,
leaving one pocket at one end, and
the other pocket at the opposite end
on the reverse side. Then the strips
had been stitched by hand, leaving
en- opening in the middle for inserting
objects to be CARRIED. The result OF
this ingenious contriving was neat
end durable war-bag, very useful to
an Indian when riding horseback
about the country.
Every one who heard her strange
story was interested in the little
papoose, and opinions differed as to
the wisdom of the Slaughter family
in taking her into their home. Many
people predicted that, when grown,
she would do some injury to her
benefaetors. For wasn't she an
Apache?
But at that time she was just
shy, appealing baby, with the high
cheek bones and copper-colored skin
of her people. Her thick black hair
had been cut short in front, but
reached to her shoulders behind. In
her big black eyes was the turtlVe
look of the little wild creatures oil
her native hills Her straight, we'll
formed body had the typical squat,
broad build Of, the Indian sQuaw.
There was no way of knowing
Patchy's exact age, but as sic could
both walk and run, speak few
Indian words and convey simple ideas
by signs, it was supposed that she
was about IA months old. She would
ieat any food that was offered to her.
| and saw no reason for disdainlnG
scraps picked up from the ground.
| When thirsty she would run TO
ditch, lie face downward and suck
| up water from the stream. She was
satisfied to curl up and go 10 sleep
!, wherever the sandman overlook her.
When she became accustomed to
Eher new surroundings, the little
transplanted savage proved to be as
bright as the average child anywhere
she learned to respond to her new
name. to understand much that was
| said to her. and to prattle volubly
in English. Presently her indian
habits were forgotten, and she was
eating from plate, drinking from
a cup, and sleeping in her own little
lbed. Mrs. Slaughter made NUMBER
/ of simple little dresses for fatchy'