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.

JIMMY PREFERS HIS SCALP;
When the animal came, a few minutes later, we found
Jimmy sitting upon the wagon tongue, looking the very
picture of desolation, and declaring that he "fit unwill;"
indeed, we were obliged to use not only persuasions, but
threats, to induce him to mount.
No sooner did the mule feel Jimmy's weight upon his
back than he commenced to "buck" in the most fearful
mianner, so that before be had an opportunity to settle himself in the saddle, he found himself lying upon his back,
a long distance in advance of his animal.
As he made no effort to rise from the ground, the doctor
approached him, and found him lying with eyes closed,
breathing heavily, and to all appearances insensible.
A slight examination revealed the fact that Jimmy was
"playing possum." Winking at me, the doctor remarked in
a very serious manner: "Well, Judge, Jimmy is done for
this time, I guess; he won't live but a few moments." My
reply, "Well, send that Zuni who is holding those horses
here; I want to see how the Zunis scalp a man," brought
Jimmy to his feet with a bound, while he protested "there
wuz nothin' the matther wid him, fur his insinsability wuz
marely timporary."
After many earnest protests, Jimmy was induced to mount
the mule once again, more by threats than arguments, even
though he told us "that he'd niver live to rache the battleground, and that he'd be the very fust man shot on rach
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