Patrick Griffith

“stretcher, and coiled himself up. But he was not allowed to stay in the tent as it was found that his hair swarmed with large ticks, and the smell from his body was overpowering. He was therefore given a bed of straw and chained near to the dogs, and a watchman was told to look after him. Next morning we were able to examine our strange captive more closely. He was apparently about ten years old. With difficulty we got him to stand upright. He measured four feet one inch in height. His knees, toes, elbows, and the lower part of his palms were hard, and covered with calloused skin, showing that he habitually crawled on knees and elbows. He would occasionally get on to his feet, run a few paces, and then fall on to his palms and hurry along much as one sees a monkey do. When”
― Patrick Griffith, INDIA ADVENTURE STORIES VOLUME ONE

“Reno then made his only error; he gave the command, “Retreat to your horses, men!”
― Patrick Griffith, Little Bighorn Appendices