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.

A BEAUTIFUL LEGEND.
beauty and his noble pride, saw his betrothed die oli the day
he was to have wedded her.
He had given proof of his impetuous courage in battle,
and the warriors of his tribe had long admired his intrepidity; but now his heart was without the power to endure the
cruel loss he had sustained.
Since the fatal day which had destroyed his dearest hopes,
he knew neither joy nor repose. He often went to visit the
cherished tomb, and remained whole days absorbed in his
bitter grief. His family and friends urged him to seek a
diversion from his sorrow in hunting and war, but his former
occupations had lost all attractions, and his tomahawk and
arrows were forgotten.
Having heard that a path existed which led into the
"Country of Souls," he resolved to seek it out and follow it,
until he should find her whom he so sincerely mourned.
One morning he departed alone, and turned towards the
south, guided only by tradition. For a long time he perceived no difference in the aspect of nature: the mountains,
the valleys, the forests, and the rivers resembled those which
he had so often traversed near the tombs of his fathers.
The day preceding his departure from home, a heavy fall
of snow had covered the ground; but by degrees, as he
advanced upon his journey, the snow became rarer, and at
length disappeared altogether. The trees soon became
green, the forests gay and smiling, the air pure and warm,
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