The marvellous country, or, Three years in Arizona and New Mexico.: Containing an authentic history of this wonderful country and its ancient civilization ... together with a full and complete history of the Apache tribe of Indians .../ By Samuel Woodworth Cozzens. Illustrated by more than one hundred engravings.

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peaceful "world of dreams," from vlwhichl I was suddenly
awakened by feeling a hand laid upon my shoulder. I
sprang to my feet, revolver in hand; but the l)right moonlight revealed to me the fact that it was no one but Jimmy, who in whispered tones told me that "she was acallin' him." For a moment I fancied that Jiminy had
gone mad, when to mny surprise a low wvail, like that of a
child in dire distress, fell upon my ear, apparently so near
at hand that I was at once startled and confounded.
"D'ye hear it?" exclaimed Jimmy, excitedly. "The poor
crayther's a follerin' me, and it's lost she is, intirely I"
Once more that plaintive cry fell upon my listening ear.
"D'ye hear it?" he again repeated. "She's a-cryin' for
me, surr; and will yez not l)e afther hilpin' me foind her?"
Just at this moment the unmistakable bray of a mule in
extreme terror and suffering anrswered the cry; and for the
first time I now realized that the peculiar moans I have
described proceeded, not from Jimmy's Acoma charmer,
but from a ferocious panther.
Immediately arousing Dr. Parker and Don Rafael, we
hurriedly grasped our rifles, and listened intently for the
sound to be repeated. At last we heard a low, satisfied
growl, as though the creature which had uttered it was congratulating himself upon an unexpected and extraordinary
piece of good fortune.
We slowly ai,d cautiously started in the direction whence
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