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sell their lives as dearly as possible in order that their bravery
might be remembered by the foe.
The sergeant's moment of exaltation was brief indeed, the notes
of his recessional were written with the deep bellow of escopetas,
the swish of arrows, and the hoarse shouts of battle-crazed men,
his epitaph has never been written and his name itself is for-
gotten, but perhaps to the soul of the hardy old veteran it was
reward enough that the comandante, bending over his diary in
an ill-lighted tent that night, should write of "courage" and of
the "old Roman spirit." It is even possible that the Apache war-
riors, as they huddled over a tiny hidden fire, may have spoken
briefly of a brave foe who scorned to retreat, while out in the
shadows of the night the women wailed for the slain.
Ugalde had nothing but praise for the fighting ability of the
Cendes, remarking also that, "they knew how to seize the oppor-
tunity presented by the lost company, far from everything, fear-
less and ignorant." He had a sarcastic moment for those who
belittled the courage of the Indians, "saying that they are cowards
and that a whip would make them flee." He scornfully remarked
that
Such opinions are very fitting for those who express them, for,
apart from their lack of experience, if they found themselves in
the fray the war-whoops alone would make them run. For in
order not to offend modesty and charity I will not repeat what
I have seen and heard of certain persons who serve in the Provinces
of the Interior.
After the expedition had rested a night in the Ci6nega de San
Jacinto it marched in a northeasterly direction, and three days
later, at the Aguaje de San Felipe, effected a junction with the
supply train and reserves, which had been left on the Rio Grande
nearly two weeks previously.
Nothing unusual had happened to the main body while this
mariscada had been in progress, but the Mescalero chieftain Juan,
our old friend Quijiequsya, had returned from a successful diplo-
matic mission to some of the Mescaleros at Presidio del Norte,
including the remnants of his own band. He brought with him
two Spaniards who had been held as prisoners under the very
noses of the garrison at that place.22
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