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America��' or my 'Boys' and Girls' Weekly。'           I find it impossible�察�even with 

my    fastest  scouts�察  �to  keep   up  with   the  rear  of  General    Howard�察    �and 

replenish my literature from the sutler's wagon。           Without a dime novel or 

a 'Young America��' how am I to keep up this Injin business�拭─�

    Mushymush         remained    in  meditation    a  single   moment。     Then     she 

looked up proudly。 

     ;My brother has spoken。         It is well。    He shall have his dime novel。 

He shall know what kind of a hair´pin his sister Mushymush is。; 

    And she arose and gamboled lightly as the fawn out of his presence。 

    In two hours she returned。         In one hand she held three small flaxen 

scalps�察�in the other ;The Boy Marauder�察─�complete in one volume�察�price 

ten cents。 

     ;Three   pale´faced   children�察─  �she   gasped�察   �were   reading   it   in   the   tail 

end of an emigrant wagon。          I crept up to them softly。       Their parents are 

still unaware of the accident�察─�and she sank helpless at his feet。 

     ;Noble girl� ─�said the Boy Chief�察�gazing proudly on her prostrate form�察�

;and these are the people that a military despotism expects to subdue� ─�



                                  CHAPTER IV 



       But the  capture  of  several   wagon´loads   of   commissary  whisky�察 �and 

the    destruction    of  two   tons   of   stationery   intended    for   the  general 

commanding�察  �which   interfered   with   his   regular   correspondence   with   the 

War Department�察�at last awakened the United States military authorities to 

active   exertion。    A  quantity   of   troops   were   massed   before   the   ;Pigeon 

Feet; encampment�察�and an attack was hourly imminent。 

     ;Shine your boots�察�sir�拭─�

    It was the voice of a youth in humble attire�察�standing before the flap of 

the commanding general's tent。 

     The General raised his head from his correspondence。 

     ;Ah�察─�he said�察�looking down on the humble boy�察 �I see�察�I shall write 



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that   the   appliances   of   civilization   move   steadily   forward   with   the   army。 

Yes�察─   �he   added�察    �you   may    shine   my    military    boots。   You   understand�察�

however�察�that to get your pay you must first; 

     ;Make a requisition on the commissary´general�察�have it certified to by 

the   quartermaster�察  �countersigned   by   the   post´adjutant�察  �and   submitted   by 

you to the War Department; 

     ;And charged as stationery�察─�added the General�察�gently。                   ;You are�察�I 

see�察  �an   intelligent   and   thoughtful   boy。    I   trust   you   neither   use   whisky�察�

tobacco�察�nor are ever profane�拭─�I promised my sainted mother; 

     ;Enough�       �Go on with your blacking�察�I have to lead the attack on the 

'Pigeon     Feet'  at  eight   precisely。    It   is  now   half´past    seven�察─  �said   the 

General�察  �consulting   a   large  kitchen   clock   that   stood   in   the   corner   of   his 

tent。 

     The    little  boot´black    looked    up�察  �the  General     was   absorbed     in  his 

correspondence。        The boot´black drew a tin putty blower from his pocket�察�

took unerring aim�察�and nailed in a single shot the minute hand to the dial。 

Going on with his blacking�察�yet stopping ever and anon to glance over the 

General's plan of campaign�察�spread on the table before him�察�he was at last 

interrupted by the entrance of an officer。 

     ;Everything is ready for the attack�察�General。             It is now eight o'clock。; 

     ;Impossible�       �It is only half´past seven。; 

     ;But my watch and the watches of your staff; 

     ;Are   regulated   by   my   kitchen   clock�察  �that   has   been   in   my  family   for 

years。    Enough�       �It is only half´past seven。; 

     The   officer   retired�察  �the   boot´black   had   finished   one   boot。    Another 

officer appeared。 

     ;Instead of   attacking   the   enemy�察  �General�察  �we   are   attacked   ourselves。 

Our pickets are already driven in。; 

     ;Military pickets should not differ from other pickets�察─�interrupted the 

boot´black�察�modestly。         ;To stand firmly they should be well driven in。; 

     ;Ha� �there is something in that�察─�said the General�察�thoughtfully。 ;But 

who are you�察�who speak thus�拭─�

     Rising to his full height�察�the boot´black threw off his outer rags�察�and 

revealed the figure of the Boy Chief of the ;Pigeon Feet。; 



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     ;Treason� ─�shrieked   the   General�察   �order   an   advance   along   the   whole 

line。; 

     But in vain。      The next moment he fell beneath the tomahawk of the 

Boy Chief�察�and within the next quarter of an hour the United States Army 

was dispersed。       Thus ended the battle of Boot´black Creek。 



                                     CHAPTER V 



       And yet the Boy Chief was not entirely happy。               Indeed�察�at times he 

seriously thought of accepting the invitation extended by the Great Chief 

at Washington�察  �immediately  after   the   massacre of   the   soldiers�察  �and   once 

more revisiting the haunts of civilization。            His soul sickened in feverish 

inactivity�察�schoolmasters palled on his taste�察�he had introduced base ball�察�

blind   hooky�察  �marbles�察  �and   peg´   top   among   his   Indian   subjects�察  �but   only 

with indifferent success。 The squaws insisted in boring holes through the 

china alleys and wearing them as necklaces�察�his warriors stuck spikes in 

their base ball bats and made war clubs of them。                He could not but feel�察�

too�察   �that  the  gentle   Mushymush�察       �although    devoted    to   her  pale´faced 

brother�察   �was    deficient   in   culinary   education。      Her    mince    pies   were 

abominable�察      �her   jam   far  inferior  to   that  made    by   his  Aunt    Sally  of 

Doemville。       Only     an  unexpected      incident   kept   him   equally    from   the 

extreme of listless Sybaritic indulgence�察�or of morbid cynicism。 Indeed�察�at 

the age of twelve�察�he already had become disgusted with existence。 

     He   had   returned   to   his   wigwam   after   an   exhausting   buffalo   hunt   in 

which   he   had   slain two hundred   and seventy´five buffalos   with his   own 

hand�察�not counting the individual buffalo on which he had leaped so as to 

join the herd�察�and which he afterward led into the camp a captive and a 

present to the lovely Mushymush。            He had scalped two express riders and 

a   correspondent   of   the   ;New York   Herald;�察  �had   despoiled   the   Overland 

Mail Stage of a quantity of vouchers which enabled him to draw double 

rations from the government�察�and was reclining on a bear skin�察�smoking 

and   thinking   of   the   vanity   of   human   endeavor�察  �when   a   scout   entered�察�

saying that a pale´face youth had demanded access to his person。 

     ;Is he a commissioner�拭         �If so�察�say that the red man is rapidly passing 

to the happy hunting´grounds of his fathers�察�and now desires only peace�察�



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blankets�察    �and    ammunition�察      �obtain    the   latter   and    then   scalp    the 

commissioner。; 

     ;But it is only a youth who asks an interview。; 

     ;Does he look like an insurance agent�拭           �If so�察�say that I have already 

policies in three Hartford companies。           Meanwhile prepare the stake�察�and 

see that the squaws are ready with their implements of torture。; 

     The youth was admitted�察�he was evidently only half the age of the Boy 

Chief。     As   he   entered   the   wigwam   and   stood   revealed   to   his   host   they 

both started。     In another moment they were locked in each other's arms。 

     ;Jenky�察�old boy� ─�

     ;Bromley�察�old fel� ─�

     B。 F。 Jenkins�察�for such was the name of the Boy Chief�察�was the first to 

recover his calmness。        Turning to his warriors he said�察�proudly 

     ;Let my children retire while I speak to the agent of our Great Father 

in   Washington。       Hereafter      no  latch   keys    will  be   provided     for  the 

wigwams        of   the  warriors。      The     practice    of  late   hours    must    be 

discouraged。; 

     ;How� ─�said the warriors�察�and instantly retired。 

     ;Whisper�察─�said Jenkins�察�drawing his friend aside�察 �I am known here 

only as the Boy Chief of the 'Pigeon toes。'; 

     ;And I�察─�said Bromley Chitterlings�察�proudly�察 �am known everywhere 

as the Pirate Prodigythe Boy Avenger of the Patagonian Coast。; 

     ;But how came you here�拭─�

     ;Listen�    �My pirate brig�察�the 'Lively Mermaid��' now lies at Meiggs's 

Wharf   in   San   Francisco�察  �disguised   as   a   Mendocino   lumber   vessel。     My 

pirate crew accompanied me here in a palace car from San Francisco。; 

     ;It must have been expensive�察─�said the prudent Jenkins。 

     ;It was�察�but they defrayed it by a collection from the other passengers 

you understand�察�an enforced collection。            The papers will be full of it to´ 

morrow。      Do you take the 'New York Sun'�拭─�

     ;No�察�I dislike their Indian policy。       But why are you here�拭─�

     ;Hear   me�察  �Jenk�    �'Tis   a   long   and   a   sad   story。 The   lovely   Eliza   J。 

Sniffen�察�who fled with me from Doemville�察�was seized by her parents and 

torn from my arms at New Rochelle。             Reduced to poverty by the breaking 



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of the savings bank of which he was president��a failure to which I largely 

contributed�察�and the profits of which I enjoyed��I have since ascertained 

that Eliza Jane Sniffen was forced to become a schoolmistress�察�departed to 

take   charge   of   a   seminary   in   Colorado�察  �and   since   then   has   never   been 

heard from。; 

     Why   did   the   Boy   Chief   turn   pale�察  �and    clutch   at   the   tent´pole  for 

support�拭     �Why�察�indeed� �

     ;Eliza J。 Sniffen�察─�gasped Jenkins�察 �aged fourteen�察�red´haired�察�with a 

slight tendency to strabismus�拭─�

     ;The same。; 

     ;Heaven help me�         �She died by my mandate� ─�

     ;Traitor� ─    �shrieked    Chitterlings�察   �rushing    at  Jenkins    with   a  drawn 

poniard。 

     But a figure interposed。        The slight girlish form of Mushymush with 

outstretched hands stood between the exasperated Pirate Prodigy and the 

Boy Chief。 

     ;Forbear�察─  �she   said   sternly   to   Chitterlings�察   �you   know   not   what   you 

do。; 

     The two youths paused。 

     ;Hear me�察─�she said rapi

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