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.

EXPLA.VA TIONS.
a withering look upon Doll Rafael, who was congratulating
him upon his fortunate escape, said, "Ef mi bones is not
bruk, me heart is; I might ez will bin kilt thin."
"Why, Jimmy, what do you mean?"
"It's mi mither-in-lor I mane," said Jimmy, bursting
into tears.
"I don't want your mother-in-law, Jimmy; I was only
trying to entertain her while you were busy. She looked
so lonely sitting by herself, and was waiting to see you."
"But yez squazed her hand," said Jimmy.
"0, no, Jimmy; I was only looking at a wart on it."
"Is that so? B'dad! Doll Rafael, you're a rale gintilmall, and can aplpryceatc a gintilman's faylins," said Jimmy, as he grasped Don Rafael's hand in both his own, and
shook it with a fervor and earnestness almost paralyzing
in its effect, quite forgetting in the excitement caused by
the reaction in lhis feelings, that it was Doll Rafael's blood
that he was thirsting for but a few moments before.
Matters having been arranged to the entire satisfaction
of Jimmy-, we all retired, but were hardly ensconced ill
our blankets ere we saw Jimmy rise, and silently steal
away in the direction of the pueblo. We did not disturb
him, but allowed him to go his way, solacing ourselves with
the thought that though he might build his "Castles in
Spain," they would exist only in the bright clouds with
which his imagination canopied the future.
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