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.

ALMOST A CATASTROPHE.
approached the wagon, and drawing from it his " shot
gun," proceeded to examine it with the air of a man determilled on desperate things. After apparently satisfying
himself of its condition, he cast a hasty glance around the
camp, and addressing the doctor and myself, who were
:amuse(d spectators of the scene, said,
"Where's the ould black divil gone?"
The doctor smilingly replied, "If you mean Don Rafael, you'll find him up at your
mother-in-law's, Jimmy. He went home with her."
"Will, sir," said Jimmy, "whin he retarns, I shall inthrojuce him to the contints ov this fowlin'-pace, in a manner that'll not be very idifyin' to him."
"I wouldn't do that, Jimmy, because the Don is a good
shot, and he will certainly kill you if you should fail in
your attempt."
" Fail in mi attimpt!" said Jimmy. " Fail! How will
I fail? The ould thafe ov the world's been thryin' to thrajuce mi characther to mi mither-in-lor, an' I'll hev his
heart's blood, so I will, bedad; I'll shoot him like a dog."
At this moment I said, "Jimmy, I hear Don Rafael coming. Hadn't you better
put up the gun before he sees it in your hand?"
With a bound Jimmy sprang towards the wagon, attempting to violently force the gun into the place from which he
had drawn it at the bottom of the wagon. In the effort, one
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