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Show H DICKHUYL IflUf f rhawTiteroweetoDick Jluyl adobt, BHM not tincllyot rratltulo. llm "lory fla ; vrlll dcincoilratr, wbUb li, tijr wrltlo HMt 1I Wojtiplijr, irclu 14 iliicliariia. UlcV QHUi Iloyl' hlttorj will notcr l wrllltu 1 HHm n, nur by any oii rlio who) new lilm, IHH to blorn Uiimliy Inol llbriryi hi lSflyt, VMIiot IlLitlln.l ntitbvy. Dirk f EA MiAiaihDlnnan.Trlllinlltliocluiruclfr- KtM lulocf total drirarlly Hint th iruril BlSk Aiadi conty or tngftnlfc Wotrcrt RBflB thlllron toetlr. Dick ami L Wo Hint, MBS) foa jht on1 !) cil U'i;rl!,rr tor tw j jfr IIHLr: '" ''" u""' am l.'0,L Un t"n ,0'ra"'" lK- M ocriulon, Dior, intlKtl by tli RHIi .lotll-for 1 (Irmly UIIitp la tlin ilerll, TBt ' If only for.uclir 'Iioj'il downtlK MHL nrckofmy (ruck lUo Un. It i fllBBt' II caiua cf my fl"t At of byttrrlu, n 1 1H; I dctfruilneil, If 1 1'ttr Rrew obi cnoujrb, IfVV' ounf Ajtiicbf couU In. I WH In It:.', If I remember risbtly. (Irn. lH Cruok lml mwvleil, aflor 3-enn of kM UooJy vftr and tba bwfi of banlrCAls of tB ; Iiooil mendniubiluInjr,iitoftuf tbu liuli EH( itjinI(Mlnff tbo .pacb lullori of 7?rtr 'tHF Metlrotnl Arlrong. liny l.vl Un tit pHHl In tbo ftron.bobU of lnuinUlu ntl j( IB I ilvnit, (torn which the freiuttitly R B einuved to roll hxA lnnnlrr Ml miner 1MI ur rmlxMlilt that they conll lunluOi, V nTflt ' iMtlniiotbloKforthobouiin inlial to Jj'lllSli roneetxof lnllioyof ctnelty wjen- 1 tW 1'.' t,cr " "hu" '"" '" Into their vwcr. I Bill I ) ' ""' rncnratloa. altbonli they wero I2l?ttk "t" '! "'l 1'b Uvntly trr.if-1, H TJVa If vas tiecrinarylo wnUUthvm coniitant yWf V ly, anil Urno uoJlei of troip w-re. ilo JAu" i Ullol fur that I'tirrxue. Imrertheleet, nHI My $juAf W i i ttoii iltitt W W of jkh be, uauatly IM by awua attraU )" fl do (nar, wonM ll ijiilelly tntt tbo nil If gun il anil capo tbmusU tbn ilarlmeta VI L into tbdr btloinl mam limine ami K l mountain karreni ltoll all nearly overy ft J luornloeilowlnlieil tluwt atventlf ami 111 If neitiliy wonlUtimo tiovraof lutinlrr, li ' rapine anJ l.orroil jf twally. Afarurllo ft M A acbo lnu.lo of dUrolu; of tbo liniut 20 fl lctloi; freighter miner or cniIjTHnt I i 'J ehot9 camp they liait r-nrcctilci In rtl 1 f Hi lnj, m toUu thoiLtlni by 11m four Hi lluibs W ttaln, ami Ih'n U bull 1 a dm I I on that ortlou of bit Inly deiljmtcil it iuthocUfitihloueualinanaiantf "vlro.1 lii Tlicra oiuM to 1 auinetblnj; lur I ttcalatly faKliutins ti th .Aiacho ti in If rMinuuent In IbU torn of torturv. 'IValU Evf Leinu bm.j In cwnln, It r i the iqutwa nli an 1 1 numeivlealyof chain's to inrcnt ni1, email turmenta, on tha aide, at It were, d Uhu women and rhlMrcii unl;ranU- W but enuuglu W ifllm It til ray that th 'ak abaoluto hatred entertained 1 y thetw lit- .IS jiaua for the nhltet vra fully redpro- yfm caUl, iullly bylliiaolJIvra. Itwat h no vaay lnatlrr to track un 1 auwef nlly M folliw the runawaya through tho lattni M and meinra!t thlcLcta, ortr the lurrvn JB- deeerta and dieolate inoun'Jna that lUHl limVo up tho tonoifraihy of Arlioiw. Dl Uut In that ranhed country water la JT H only to bo fonn 1 at certain rlu;ra an 1 Jn Mtvater bolea" letwee n wbkb ila)t of vH travel oflin intervene, but which aro Bi family will Imotrn to aoldlera and to IK ludiaiia. H Ho when the morning repcit allowed jBj to Gen. Crook that o many wtitU're, Jnt iwjuawa and pippooeca telii inlanlux, the iH Krltu ol 1 warilor ittl I male no elitn of HH pnrault, but en Ita itUbt Mlowlmr, or 'wBEm perbai-s tho neat ouet n Mjuadron of 'KvB siounteil men wul 1 Ulo alltnlly out of UH tboteaerratiuitlicarln oedera to movo 'IwJ wraildly tuijoulblri to IhoHahtr hole lVR cf lUlo IlnUi, or to Arfiu Uriuda 1 1 Wtt tho reet nco if the prei loiu Hal 1 f jvorrd IfB a camping placo for the li nt Radea. Ilia I M H troopa weio altra) a pail it ely InttrnUed IfJIO to 1 riiiit luirk no rlaouer, all lintliri I T Ur of detail belnit U rt to the olllrera In com MjilMj inand. One JunoMorDlng there waaro IrIbb lorted inlaehif; ilht Indiana, eleten IIVM inawa and 11 pro1, Inclmlin- Wall IV utuio, than vthoiua moro depraYml au 1 jH cruel Indian never cititcd, oi en in Art- HI Two rr'shta afterward a antd of tho BVl Twenty-third Infantry, Crooks own r f m tinent, under Ment. Huyl, a (ilendld Iv yonti fellow, whn bns einco left the l ken he, wm aeiit out on a scout with tho B uauat order. No truro of tho renrRadea n waafouul but a burned rimUi and atajio a If' atatlon and a creuiatM cowboy vaoeTif I , Uy tldrut evi lence of Indiana at large, '1 ho I K lint idjjbt, or rathirjuatntdawu, alter ' a lon uud futUulnc inarch, tho Kouta IB reached n natural rock lualii at tho foot U cf una of the etcepeet and unlet limcce ! n elble kiioba tn In foun 1 lu deeulnte Ari- ; U tona. "I Ida 1'nUnli l oftiin lOlIntM B aupplyof airil water, wlikh bnncur, M waa drinkable cumuli In tint country II Tl A thin apir cf tuiuko from a nearly 911 epent llm continued I lie trooper that .f U their nltfht a mar h lia I not bci n in viiln, til and in cmpluifupna tlowaa liuullila I II the bo.tlln were oulllua.1 a.'iliiat the 111 4 locka, fiftnaleep Lj Tho lltllo t. juailroli allenlly deploM BB outnoiutoatuldiulttlujnaliule ahut, FfB ' au I at the word of ioioiiuuJ flriM, Vlll 'njBj. '"I! marly ivurj ono of tho ludUua. I'll" lha othcia Jiiuipel up only to bo cut llyl' ujwuby the n-urro fire. Iheoulytwo ir-gl, wiiut xtHK yjd.tu.jj aaJ Ida 4 jt iinUPk old patpooee. l-apln(t tho cblll, ho rprang for the mountain aide, acallog the nuke liko a tluiaoli, amid a tbower of bollelx, eoon dllanctni;bi pnrtnera an 1 Kettln out cf ranire of their ilflea. Halting Halt-ing on a ahdf of rock, be t the child donti and procoeded to Indoljco In every exhibition of contempt an I drlMm Ihit hie Imafrlimtlon ronfl lurent loaart vat tho dl-x-omflted tronprrri, who guaihe.1 their Mveml eeta of teeth in rage nt tho Inanlia of tl cl 1 hrailien. They wero relict ed at Hat by the arrltal i.fl.Uit llnjrl, who lore In Ida ban la newlaritelrlflo, rcctlretl only the lUy bofvra the acoula atarld, Thla wondeifnl gnn wai Rairanteed to catry1 forget -I, ICMyanH wllb accuracy, ac-curacy, an 1 the lieutenant, who waa one of the beet fellowa In tbo world in Karri-eon, Karri-eon, but qulU col 1 hearlcd an 1 bloodthirsty blood-thirsty where Apache wero concerned, announced that while bo waa doubtful of hut gun carrying near the Indian, )etbowaa goln to try. Tho Apache, feeling aecuro ngnlfit thilr rirblne-i, ronllniied bit launU until Hujl, taking dclllicrat aim, with aljihla ratac-d fur 1.500 rar.l. fired. Ilia aim wm true. anil tha gnn all tint it waa boasted. Tlie old anrago plunged tn forwnrd over tba lede, and cralil down tho rocky rauuutain aido at tha very fi-ct ff bin U).r The (tenUbii of lho fujl.llen wna how dliecte-l to Ilia pippuoee the aubject of thla ekitcb Tliat Intereellng Infant atillcalnlycccupie.1 tho ledge and waa evi leiitly turning tho ait nation oter In hi mlmL Tho troojiera, with Llent. Ilnyl at their head, ehmlynnd (Alnfully clainbrreiliipUierocka mi 1 finally a-jni.vhel a-jni.vhel tlio orphan, who, Intlead of upialllng aa a clvlllml Clirlitlin chlU woul 1 have done, comuHnctd throwing rtonei at Id pnranert, billing I.l-nt. liujl .uarely on tbo iicau with a half 5Mind rock atidilr-twlngl loudroplou-ly. ofolloiaiit thl eucife-v byothrr go"! Uirowa, iaulng a n-Mtlyn (undo ai poe-eible. poe-eible. At lat, by flanking blin, our Aparlmwaa knocked down byn blow from n eaber an 1 etnuueib llli rapture waa now nuy, lint the lienlemnla or-dtr or-dtr wero lo return lw priennera. "What flull wo do Willi tho litlli detllaid-M ono of tho utrn. 'Mioot Mm or throw blin over tha cliff after Ida fathei" Tlio 'little devil" bad re-palceil re-palceil roniclouitieai by thla lime, nnd Mil rnlely ret LI teeth Into the calf of tb-ieolllcrleg I.l-ut llurlwipolhl blooily n' anl uplietli "A lmby who lijllil. Ibla war ought not to 1 killed In cold blood, lly fleorgi. Ill 10 lilm lock to Ran Catlo If It coata luo ray coiiiraUr.iou!' A (rag waa I ut Into the young on' innulli lo l rereid any more bltln;, nnl with a aoldler holding each liand be wav llide-l on lho jlaln below. Tbre bo waa pl'.-l on boreeliack n 1 irlat tlvl to no foot, pKAaed nnder tho home nnd lied lo tho iiber,an) thca tbo trooper ro-tuninl ro-tuninl to tho rteervallon IJeut. Knvl uuiniit f.ivnr!tA Willi Oen, rrook, but be bad (Unobeyed nr-dera nr-dera and confide ptlyeipTted to Imi pat uniUr arrnl. Hut lho mural bud nl reiuly beail rouicthlng rt lho rtono throwing affair, and had cnJo)i-i u btty langb ner lluyla broken iioec. Wlien tha lientenant In making hi re-p.rt re-p.rt rrvtiM tno oint where Wnhiiemo waa IJ1MJ tha snitral Intermrt'-lavllb, "Hy tbo way, I think ton bad l-rltcr not let ino know ofllcliilly any mora of thia acoiit than on hiio already laid " Then glancing at the anolleu novo bo bunt Into a rour of laughter, In wbUh all tint other cfucera jolue-l, ' Tbo yonng In tlatt waa confined In tbo armory unlit Ida drat fright wn over mine Tb arldler of Company A named lilm Dick Hurl, and fitting hlin out Willi n uniform faldoiieil fiom tlej lieutenant' old clothe rejuluily adapted blin Into the aervlce lu leva than a month tbo small recruit learned totaprcM biitiHlf lolerahly In Lligllih. and In n very abort lime had ao nnildaled all lho ni umiplltlinu id f tobaooo t liewlog and r Mfanlty pHMea-l by tho aoldier. lie aleo plile.1 up n ctolutlon, tlnnv turi.ini; out nt roll rallinud taking lit pinion! the eilreuo left of tho couipiny when In linv When I tint knew lilm ho lu 1 Ixtn under tho refining Influence if the United SUtcaeen ice two jeer. If that Indian bad Improved in that time I am very glad 1 did not know him before. Ho waa not bcajtlful according to da"rlc ttan lard. The AjiarhH Hath u tin h-aJj ( their liable Wl neen 1-oarda, nnd thia, u lunch aa anything ilae.wrtM lo lend' r link unatlraetlio to La rblldren Then bv had inth a predilection for carrying enakea In I li pocket. Tho eoldh r ipvlleil him, of rouree, anl iijil.eld 1 im In every aillalny bo chow to irp ImIc. When bo i hot lho mule In im Miihu lanro filled wllh women and dilldren, catuing a runaway ami it atuaahnp, one aol Her Ihraalieil Idm wllh it Kirnl atuie, and a dozen imiegave blin live rent plecea lo rumfort bliu. Thoj ullmiale-ly ullmiale-ly poundul and pttcd, but It wa all ono to lilm. Hu tehlcm langlne! and Lever erlidi he we .in Ami he. 1 ea!d hoiicwr cried, 1 will note nn exception, l.ver) liiturday iifuriiouu tho men took bliu out behind (bo qimr-teraandgiveblmaliatli. qimr-teraandgiveblmaliatli. Thla (rote waa cry lui le. They altlpiwd i it Ut clothing and turned tho buM on him tin Ihi-M tccailiiu the ahrieka of the little lit-tle BtYiigo could bo beard all otcr tho lKat. 1 have not ee(n Dlckalnco 1 waa U jearaold, hot 1 like lo think tbitlu grew up and regulatl) rnliottil In lho old regiment nnd t now an lit nor to Die ervlce. ",-tpuitkirrino" In New Yolk '1 illume. |