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.

NOT OUT OF THE WOODS.
upon Jimmy as being in the slightest degree instrumental
in the girl's capture, we had allowed ourselves to believe
that his agency inthe matter was unknown to any one save ourselves. Imagine, then, our surprise at being disturbed in
the midst of our reflections by the appearance of the ca.
cique himself, dressed in his robes of office, accompanied
by two of the most woe-begone, dilapidated-looking specimens of Zuni manhood we had yet seen. Their faces were
daubed with mud and ochre pigment, their clothing perfectly
filthy, and resembling in quantity the original fig-leaf pattern. With these two braves was a woman, whom I at once
recognized as the mother of the girl from whom I had taken
Jimmy's presents. I immediately arose, and proffering the
cacique a seat, asked to what fortunate occurrence we were
indebted for the honor of a visit; for I had learned enough
of the manners and customs of the Zunis to know that
when the cacique paid a visit dressed in his robes of office,
it meant business.
Seating himself upon the proffered stool, and drawing
his elegantly embroidered blanket more closely around him,
he turned to me with great dignity, and stated that he
desired a few moments' conversation with our Don Santiago (meaning Jimmy).
I have rarely seen a more interesting study than was
Jimmy's countenance, when informed by Don Rafael that
the cacique desired his presence.
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