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.

A MORI'ING VISIT.
had procured transportation for him across the plains
as far as Westport in Missouri, which was scarcely a day's
journey from his old home. He interrupted me by declaring, that he had no home, no friends,- nothing but ashes.
Referring to the son whom he had started to join in California, I asked if he would like to go to him. "Yes,"
said the old man, brightening up, "can you send me to
Parley?" I promised him that if, upon reaching the Rio
Grande, he should still desire to do so, I would take him
with us to La Mesilla, and send him through to Los Angeles
by the overland mail, as soon as the doctor should pronounce him able to endure the fatigue of the journey. This
promise seemed to afford him so much comfort, that he
permitted me to throw a blanket over his shoulders to
protect him from the damp air.
After a little further conversation, I left him, and proceeded to wake the doctor, with whom I paid Jimmy
a morning visit. We found him fast asleep, and lhoking
like anything but the fresh, ruddy-cheeked Irish boy of the
week before. Perhaps the doctor and myself both experienced some compunctious throbs at the sight of his pale
face and sunken eyes, but they were speedily dissipated
by the reflection that we had used our best endeavors to
put that "tartar" where it would do the most good, and
this thought went far towards quieting any twinges of
remorse that assailed us.
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