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.

THE A-EWS HE BRINGS.
United States forces in a campaign against the Navajoes, who
of late had made themselves very troublesome to the settlers
on the Rio Grande by their depredations. Early that morning he had come upon a fresh trail of what he supposed to
be Coytero Apaches, which he had followed far enough to
ascertain that its direction led to this pass, through which
they must cross the Sierra Madre range; but he reckoned
that "five Americans, even if one of'em was an Irishman,
was enough to whip the whole party."
The news which the scout )rought, unpleasant though it
was, produced a remarkable effect upon Mr. Stewart: from
a listless, feeble old man, with one foot almost in thle grave,
he suddenly became young once more; and his quick step,
the firm intonation of his voice, and his flashing eye seemed
to speak as plainly as words could say, that in the event of
a fight, he would prove a most valuable ally.
Borrowing the doctor's rifle, he petted and caressed it
as he would a child, lavishing the most endearing epithets
upon it, and hugging it fondly to his bosom. So singular
were his actions that the(y attracted the attention of the
scout, who viewed with so much curiosity his manner that
I briefly explained to him the circumstances attending Mr.
Stewart's presence in our camp.
"The old man's jest achin' for a fight; and he'll have it,
too, as sure's my name's Sam Bean," said the scout.
"They're plucky cusses; if there's a few scalps to be made
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