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.

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satisfaction. Jimmy occasionally stopped in his operations,
furtively watching the pair, and plainly showing a perturbed state of mind; while it was equally apparent, from
the smiles that illumined the faces of the couple under his
espionage, as well as the loving intonation of their voices,
and their expressive gestures, that Don Rafael, if not verging upon the tender, was, at least, making himself very
agreeable to the woman.
Now Don Rafael, like all Mexicans, possessed a most
irascible temper, of which fact Jimmy was well aware,
having had it demonstrated to his entire satisfaction on
several occasions; consequently he stood in wholesome
fear of rousing the slumbering demon in the Don's breast;
but the present situation of affairs was getting to be unbearable. While Jimmy stood watching them, Don Rafael,
perhaps for the purpose of illustrating more clearly some
point upon which the conversation had turned, took the
woman's hand in his own, in that peculiar manner which
speaks more plainly than words.
This was the "straw that broke the camel's back," and
induced Jimmy to announce "supper" in the most stentorian tones, which summons, being unheeded by Don Rafael,
caused Jimmy to angrily exclaim, in a tone of voice that
in its volume would have done credit to the Cardiff Giant,
"Will yez be afther lavin' the woman alone thare, an' cum
to yer supper, an' not be kapin' it round all the night
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