I was warmed by the sun, rocked by the winds and sheltered by the trees as other Indian babes. I was living peaceably when people began to speak bad of me. Now I can eat well, sleep well and be glad. I can go everywhere with a good feeling.

S. In his old age Geronimo became a celebrity. He pleaded in his memoirs that his people who surrendered had been misled and that his surrender as a war prisoner was conditioned in front of uncontested witnesses (especially General Stanley).

"Geronimo" was the name given to him during a battle with Mexican soldiers. His Chiricahua name is often rendered as Goyathlay or Goyahkla in English. S.