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.

lA NEW COOK.
d'ye think? I'd know I couldn't do it, sur, but can I give
the woman a few things, sur?"
"Yes, Jimmy; but remember we're a long way from
home yet, and our supply is none of the largest."
"Shure, sur, I know all that," said Jimmy, as he hurried
away to bestow his presents, leaving me well satisfied in
my own mind, and greatly relieved to think that we should
have no further trouble from Jimmy's too susceptible heart.
Ere half an hour had elapsed, Jimmy returned, and seating himself by my side, remarked, "That's a moighty foine woman, Juge."
"Yes, Jimmy, she seems like a nice kind of a person."
"She's a beauthifool craythur, sur, and an illigant
cook. "
"Well, we don't want her to cook for us."
"But she's comin', this blissid avenin', sur, to cook
garvjes for yez; thim illigant little cakes, that looks like
wasps' nishts."
Thinking it best to humor Jimmy in his desires, I made
no objection to the arrangement; and away he went, to ascertain if possible what had become of the doctor, who in a
very few moments appeared with Don Rafael, who reported
seeing Jimmy on his way to the pueblo; nor did we see
him again until he appeared, late in the afternoon, in company with his mother-in-law, who was evidently prepared
to cook the "garvies," as she bore in her hand a small
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