, 1870-01-11

the army u no protection to them or their prop.
etty, and when taken It their word. aud the
troops withdrawn from that locality, there IL im-
Deolasel5 camor for projection, aud no reat Is
given the government or it, Generals until the
soldiers are returned. This tnconlsrencJ often
cortnsea CoDgreasnen and Eaasern Journalistic.
and causea them to do the army great Injustice,
4 ere at The West, where the matter Il bette. IN.
oerttood, It causea less nstor1ahment for every
ole ktows that It 10 utterly impossible for the
army 10 do a the settlers dealre, not ouiy on &C.
count Of tts panc,ty Of numbera bnt the diversity
Of interests Involved and the wide area of terri
tory over which the soldiers are scattered. But
there Is ELL better reason why the army does
not do what the aettlers demand, and that IL be.
cause 1t dars NOT The frontlessmen dest1e e1-
Termination OF the Indians, and the government
insl1ucts tts onlcers to pursue humane policy,
ard teupeF 1uauce With mercy. The great differ
eLce Of opinion between the frontiennen and
the government ~ to what should Be done and
Whist Gons IL not the fault Of the army; yet the
army Is alWa5s held TespoQAlble, and abused &C.
coIdsnglJ. That the government will taruish the
national fame BY changing lts time honored policy
Of mercy and pesce for one Of. vengeance and ex.
tsrniEaiion Ia rot likely; and until 1t does the
RrQDclin4 aloug the border Will be loud and deep.
and the army be made the scapegoat On which all
the dlssat!sned may vent their spleen
The trouble has always been that civilization
r,,o ~ s1s a-nac;sd ~ -, sa eom
~an.aa no,o,s ~ .tros. ~hs ue.es VI muse
80. - - sDeJ nafo aet
they can, bnt with the limited nunher OF troops
at tEc:r command they fnd II TN mposaihle to A.
Ways Intercept the willy BaVBges, ard prevent them
- .rrore :, t,,Ird ,hrra ia m nnrosr ~. -.
denounced a, vnr,h,e,, ,he nan.rtmsnt 80
narocr ahnsed IN the nsne,. a.. ,rrorna,a,, nod
sr-hIa -. -. ~ 80 ss,s t.A3
W =. @ tuo ..0A'us naAlps
S'.o.s w. Ta4. :. ~ na. ~ nas ,a.,sn
,s.as a. n...,na Tna.an. a..a ~ W we
,.s,,e 49,. =. .,.a ~ ~ ~, '.s o,ue. oa1
ou naae nt,e @ =, ~. ~ .aI % sne !eau' ano
WA. kaoes u1uo-Is 20 o.teo "oao 10 " tae Peo-
p's' 'ue se.' 49, .y ~ tue spllog
w. ~ ous ".o W. .oso"s' Auo .toto Apni 70 De-
.emvs. W as " ius " euoa'au1s'' oiten Wlta-
o.s HN,. a ~ Ae' 4Aaou'' We rus nuaateos
.! Mnes e'et wiz aua uesola1e regions IN pursuit
VI t1e Aloiaoss onu "ueu We ges 70 see . newa'
papee ne nsa ~ nas oeen reporting oa as hunting
luola0s "isu oAa"s oAaas ana Gonon Laying
OUT LII tne 'a'n ~ u'Ku', aau iaa'o8 nasd al day
toon HaAes ua o:e auo Stlur ano WAea we
can't go any more We ara retired on
Ian pay' OF No'6 1te4aeatly tu1ned ont OF the
a1My Oh year Pay' aua leis 10 make = uV1ng
80 pest We Gan II our OH age. a caVAlfJmsn on
lne p.alns rarely rloes less tnan 1000 nlles per
5ear. ana does not come Into the for1a until No
senb:r or December, when the cold drtses him
ID. DarlnX me Wnole or Inc summer neither OIL
css nor soldiers arc with their families, who re.
n ain IN the forts or go East On via'ts to fFends
when the troops come 10 for the winter the5.are
geee1a'ly greatly Eedaced IN numbers and horses
ard men mucn ofoHen ooWn.
"Then Jou feat SAD.
mot exactly" he replied, "for then our work
neetns IN preparing ior Ine W7t summers cam
paSH. tHe11 1eetols aio Eeat lofs and these
mnst oe "tet up''-saasl Ii, ufllled, learned how
10 taEe care OF tHetr arms and accoutremeDts,
how 10 rce aud care 1oE their horses; aud what
iaoof Is :1sulsea IN tbs you may know when l
TELL Jon II taxes I'VE 5ears 70 make uan nrst-
ca1S Cavalry so'ilef. Of1lle, dress parndes,
rchoos for ofnce1h and non commissioner officers,
1eedfpg up olo no5sest curing soIe backs aud
Rettlbg new mounts and equipments, occupy
the ~Eo'e winter, and early 10 April, or as soon
as tne pfaif!e grass grows, We arc on again."
"When 40 you 70 on leave 2" inquired
1T customary TO go East on Leave
or abaence once In TWO yearB; but
few officers now can afford to 60
ofterer than once in fte years, because the GOV
etpnent takes away one-nalf OF an omcer,t pay
II be Is absent from his post thirty days. and. an
an otnccr canno: 20 home from the frontier and
return In thirty days, most OF them cannot m at
I'll. for they are NJ nbe 70 ,ose an ruucn neY 7
haze Known OG5cEFa who waited fhrnh ypAra n on
on leave. apd then gave 1t up pecsu3a they conid
m. aar. mnnav cnnnob tn nav tne,r nynan,as ;,
..Whv doIs r. cost no m,rh ~
pecsnsa ~. a,st,rna \. raro-.u.
tnon,and m,,e, and the faEs uiu .rnnn, - n.as
.lsS.t,oa sa,,,.s 49, .s.r 49, ss ~ o'el s
uuAe se.' -.a - 40 ,s. utuseia VINO
AHo" u re ste~' pe!au'eo ~ .ns Eass aRAast
nc AMY, Wy s.sen se'' " aass' N, aao
nus aeo'o nol.ee ALa coHmen'. Inete
s'se' es'' so 'ua' ~ on.et eauao' HeA eo
oomu ~ go sasa .om ~ a'o uaaolen uouAts
=. .,,, " 80" %, ,o ~ ~, musa
.u.r M soa rsss 80. wv sAseaS wnat pA' Aau
s'.u y. 49, o =. 10 Asuy teeese
nv p'easo eno ~ ues.u ~ 'ae uss.nulnE
.s. ne len sou saas wv Wv oet @ We - u''losa lnso
.oiee s1eas ~ asms aaas, ca,'eo .n.sn easat1 aha
MtIiei3, tue ~" esk N.Y. poo'ess pala y! "nlca
1oe tua*ats,. auo '1e nlRness .Ano oesI psta me
casafJ. - SECOND Leutenaut OF ln1ans!y ge1 WA
pel "on.uI fne. .A'eu'enau. slis' aoa eAp'asn
slzs. secoIo A'eueeaAnt oi caFaA9 receives as
pay aaa enolaWeou s4sNae Pes hoatn. fl1ss
Aealeoatt tue eaue. aou s7psa1a u ca'a1s
Flo. Msofs VI ~ a1tns keL t1sV, Lieutenant Got-
ontls ssua' sna Co!ooes ssss. omeefs OF Marines
ata s1ulletS hse Pa'u aooat sne saHe Us eaFa1y.
For efefy nse years an oa1cef remains In
service nc Is allowed m extra rAuoo-caned
fefV'ce fauon-ano " u World " per month; bur
At p1esens lew omeefa nave mote tnan one Old
ioey, ana tnas oees nos pay tae 1eSeuue LAX On
tue taaIy.' ....-.... .....
"Do INC aooFe tAla1lts include fne revenue
sa17"
"They inc1nde everything the on1cer gets, and
are for month Of fhtrtJ.oae daJA- II you deduct
the ta1, and one DAY for April, June, and Novem-
beT, Jcu will have the exact amount left for which
the PaJnaster gives the o1acet CHECK"
.Ilox Euch does It cost you to llve7'
"If an o11cer Is single he can loln mess, and,
20 far a. eating is concerned, live for so per