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.

ATTACKED BY NAVAJOES.
Instantly rousing Dr. Parker, who was a very sound
sleeper, we at once prepared to give the Indians a warm
reception, should they favor our camp with a visit, though
Don Rafael seemed to think we had nothing to fear from
them. Telling him to call Jimmy, I learned, much to my
annoyance, that he had not yet returned to camp, although
it was now nearly two o'clock in the morning.
What could have become of him? I was exceedingly
vexed, and somewhat anxious at his absence from camp at
this particular time.
An examination of our fire-arms revealed the fact that
,ve had twenty-one shots, without reloading or counting upon
the condition of Jimmy's fowvling-piece, which, experience
had shown us, we were as likely to find with the powder on
top of the bullets, as the bullets on top of the powder. We
were quite satisfied, however, that we could successfully
cope with any number of Indians that might attack us.
At this moment the Navajoe war-whioop rang out, filling
the still air with its terrific sound, and in spite of our best
effxrts, almost curdling the blood in our veins, sending a
thrill of terror to the very soul as nothing else can. An
occasional desultory shot; again the war-whoop rings out,
shouting its defiance to our ear; and just then Don Rafael's
quick eye catches sight of a dozen or more dusky forms
visible upon the plain before us. " Carraho, they're comin'
this way," said he; "we'd better git behind the wagon."
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