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Show 344 FORTY YEARS AMONG THE INDIANS. saying that I would abide the decision and that he could take charge of a lot of wagons and stock which myself and sons owned that were now at home on the ranch. I gave a list of the same, and they were worth over one thousand dollars. I told him he could take charge of the whole of it or that he could pick and receive sufficient to cover the fine, and I would hold myself in readiness to assist under his counsel to get the money out of the property. If my offer was not properly worded I would sign any agreement that might be required of me ; but when the letter was read one party remarked, " Jones has followed his rule and gone contrary to what we expected." CHAPTER LI. I Remove to Tonto Basin Death by Accident of my Wife and Child Return to Salt River My Official Duties There Trip to Old Mexico. MY OFFER was unfavorably received, and I was told to have the cash ready to pay by the time named. I counseled with those who presided over me, and though the advice I received was contrary to my ideas of justice and right, I followed it, though it was at the complete sacrifice of my home acquired by years of toil and hardship. I was determined to retain my standing in the Church at any cost, and leave judg-ment with the Lord, who will eventually deal out strict justice to all men. I was so much used up now that I felt like hiding up |
