“There were four of us,” said he, “all Mes-…
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Roman Chiquitoperson
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a.k.a. Roman Chiquito, Roan, Roman
other Apacheperson
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Mescalero Apachesorg
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a.k.a. Mescalero Apache
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“There were four of us,” said he, “all Mes-
calero Apaches; every day the soldiers would
march us out to work; there were hundred sol-
diers, thousand soldiers ; when Apache no work
hard, soldiers hit him with gun, say ‘d— n
Apache’. My heart got very sick. I say Roman
you go back to Mescalero country. You not go
back you die here in calaboose. Then I say to
other Apache, come we run away, go back to
Mescalero country. Then other Apache he say
no; soldier shoot, kill Apache. Then I say no,
soldier he shoot, no hit Apache. Then I say if
soldier kill Apache all right, better than cala-
boose. Then other Apache he cry, then he say
all right, tomorrow Apache all run. Other day
Apache he work all day, then when soon come
night soldier he say ‘d~n Apache vamose cala-
boose! Then I say to Apache, now ! run 1 Then
all Apache run, not run straight, run like snake,
then, soldier he shoot; boom! boom! twenty