MALLERY.] NATCI’S AND PATRICIO’S NARRATIVES. 505 
PATRICIO'S NARRATIVE. 
This narrative was obtained in July, 1880, by Dr. FrANcIs H. ATKINS, 
acting assistant surgeon, United States Army, at South Fork, New 
Mexico, from TI-PE-BES-TLEL (Sheepskin-leggings), habitually called 
Patricio, an intelligent young Mescalero Apache. It gives an account 
of what is locally termed the “April Round-up,” which was the disarm- 
ing and imprisoning by a cavalry command of the United States Army, 
of the small Apache subtribe to which the narrator belonged. 
(1) Left hand on edge, curved, palm forward, extended backward 
length of arm toward the West (far westward). 
(2) Arm same, turned hand, tips down, and moved it from north to 
south (river). 
(3) Dipped same hand several times above and beyond last line (be- 
yond). 
(4) Hand curved (Y, more flexed) and Jaid on its back on top of his 
foot (moccasins much curved up at toe); then drew hands up legs to near 
-knee, and cut off with edges of hands (boot tops), (Warm Spring 
Apaches, who wear booted moccasins with turn-up toes.) 
(5) Hands held before him, tips near together, fingers gathered (U); 
then alternately opened and gathered fingers of both hands (P to U, U 
to P), and thrusting them toward each other a few times (shot or 
killed many). 
(6) Held hands six inches from side of head, thumbs and forefingers 
widely separated (Mewican, i. e., wears a broad hat). 
(7) Held right hand on edge, palm toward him, threw it on its back 
forward and downward sharply toward earth (T on edge to X), (dead, 
so many dead). 
(8) Put thumbs to temples and indexes forward, meeting in front, 
other fingers closed (soldiers, i. e., cap-visor). 
(9) Repeated No. 5 and No. 7 (were also shot dead). 
(10) Placed first and second fingers of right hand, others closed, 
astride of left index, held horizontally (horses). 
(11) Held hands on edge and forward (T on edge forward), pushed 
them forward, waving vertically (marching, i.e., ran off with soldiers’ 
horses or others). N. B.—Using both hands indicates double ranks of 
troops marching also. 
(12) Struck right fist across in front of chin from right to left sharply 
(bad). 
(13) Repeated No. 4 (Warm Spring Apache). 
(14) Moved fist, thumb to head, from center of forehead to right tem- 
ple and a little backward (fool). 
(15) Repeated No. 8 and No. 11 (soldiers riding in double column). 
(16) Thrust right hand down over and beyond left, both palms down 
(W) (came here). 
