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 IN COUNCIL.
most sincerely upon my very wonderful escape from instant
death. He took his departure, wishing me a speedy
recovery, and promising to spend a portion of the morrow
with me.
While lying in my blankets, I could distinctly hear the
low, monotonous tones of Jimmy's voice, uninterrupted by
any sound in reply, until, fancying that he must be talking
to himself, I managed to so change my position that I was
enabled to see him sitting upon the ground at no great distance behind the wagon, conversing by signs with the
woman that the doctor had procured from the pueblo to act
as my nurse, while at the same time, he kept up the incessant talking that had first attracted my attention, although
he knew very well that the woman could not understand a
single word that he uttered.
Curiosity prompted me to endeavor to ascertain what
the subject of conversation was, and, by attentively listening, I managed to occasionally catch a word, while fancy
supplied the missing ones.
In this manner I soon became convinced that he was
rehearsing to his auditor a list of the many charms possessed by the "girl he left behind him" in his flight and
hurried descent upon our camp on the night of the Navajoes'
attack.
As I gazed at the pair, I thought that I remlembered the
woman's features, although I could not recall where I hld
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