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.

JIMMY WANTS HELP.
shouts of defiance filled the air, accompanied by a shower of
arrows, immediately followed by answering shots from our
revolvers, together with the braying of mules and the nleighing of horses, who seemed to have combined together in
their frantic efforts to break loose. Indeed, they succeeded
in dragging the wagon some little distance, which had the
effect of causing most lusty cries for "Hilp! Hilp! " to proceed from the confused mass of legs that surrounded it.
Again a voice which we recognized as Jimmy's, was heard
calling, "Hilp, in thi name ov thi Blissed Vargin, hilp, for
the mules are a-kickin' me to dith."
The scout, turning towards him, said, in a low voice,
"Sarves yer right, yer blasted fool; yer ought to be kicked
to death by mules; an' ef yer so much ez peep once more,
I'll blow yer through, sure's my name's Sam Bean."
Again the ring of a rifle far in advance sounded clear and
sharp on the night air, followed by a shriek, which plainly
told that it had not been fired in vain; a solitary shot from
a revolver, and then all was silent. Even Jimmy and the
mules were quiet, and after a while we ventured to converse
in low tones, wondering if the Indians had gone, or were
only gathering fresh courage to make a more determined
and desperate attack.
Thus the long and weary hours of the night passed. No
sleep; no rest; nothing but anxiety and suspense. How
impatiently we waited for the morning light; how many
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