New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-11-16
obserced before what dark frown he could

obserced before what dark frown he coul
wear.
Anything wrong 2" asked.
He gave me black look and went o,
through the window upon the piazza. Ju
then the tea bell rang, and l. catching U
the boy to ride upon my shoulder, was IL
frat to reach the diningroom.
The next day had new horse and as
rode by the house. Mrs Dacre stood upo
the piazza and held up Flo to see him. Sc
ing the childss delight, ! rode up beneat
the railing and took him before me in til
saddle. The boy laughed with delight. BIZ
| just as l turned my horses head, Dac,
started up, and laid his hand on my brid
| rein.
Give me my boy" he said roughly. B,
fore l could hand HIM the child, lie pulle
him off the horse, and with a dark, dowr
| cast face, turned away.
MY face flushed. Was the man foo
| What harm did he think l would suffer t
| come to the child! Mrs Dacre, who ha
handed the boy to me. over the railing, ha
disappeared l rode down the street, on
| OF temper for the morning.
dined in the city. When | returned a
night 1T was past the supper hour, but tn
servant who had kept the table for me SAT-
that Mrs. Dacre had not come down to sup
been served alone She was a shrewd littl,
thing. and her manner impressed me to be
leve that something had happened; but
had no disposition to ask questions, having
horror OF family quarrels.
| had a suspicion that Dacre had re
preached his wife with being careless of thu
boy. and that had been mentioned witt
questionable cordially. But this episode
passed without more inconvenience to my
self. Flo was Ill only with passing fever
flush, and appeared with his mother a,
breakfast the next morning.
did not know, then, that Mrs. Dacre
avoided me after this; but remember, now,
that there was no word spoken by her to
me, excepting at the table, for space of
three weeks. She looked pale. I thought
she was not well; and | once mentioned to
Dacre that bis wife appeared i'll. His sheer
and flush of anger made me dislike him and
pity her. Indeed, the atmosphere of the
place was not exactly the treest; and was
thinking seriously of leaving. when there
came crisis of affairs.
My quarters were under the same roof
with Dacre's. One morning, while 1 was
giving my orderly some special directions
regarding the cleaning of rifle, little Flo
ran into the room, followed by his pet
kitten. He was shouting gleetully He
went to the table, and took up what I sup
posed to be an empty pistol case. The next
moment there was the report of a revolver;
and, to my horror. ] saw the child stretched
upon the floor.
Isnatched him up, and, telling my orderly
to 60 tor surgeon, started across the hall
70 the room where l had seen Mrs. Dacre
quietly sewing an hour before Before
reached the door Dacre strobe in from the
piazza.
Course you!' he exclaimed. catching me
by the threat.
| had the child in my arms, and could not
Easily defend myself He struck me twice
before Mrs. Dacre relieved me of the child.
who was, after all. unhur+.
Then l closed with him. had the heart
to beat him to death. 1t was a furious tus-
,le. struck him once in the chest with q
orce that sent him staggering ten feet from
ne. He recovered himself. ! saw him
lraw his pistol. / was unarmed.
Mrs. Dacre rushed forward and covered
ne with the child. She knew what she was
bout. She might have interposed her own
light body and been shot to death. but she
leld the child up and Dacre's pistol fell
Then be broke into yolley of Oaths and
| did not heed him until he
accused me Of beip. the cause Of his wife's
Take caye what sou sag. Dacse," said.
hen.
.D-n your he exclaimed. allow dare
'ou face meg DO you think I'm fool: Dc
'ou think don't know that you admire nv
wife; that you pet my child to curry favor
With her? Haven't ! seen You sneaking
round heT for the last two months, and she
urning red and pale every time yoa look !!
t her."
Mrs. Dac,e had gone into her room, and !
hut The doos. We two sneH stood alone in
be hall. !
"Dacre." said I, taking him BY the shout.
er. ''you are drunk and jealous. You are |
'orse than fool. I'll not talk to YOU now.
70 about .oUs business. III see you to-
With that. I turned on my see.. ve:: .nto !
" quarters, and closed the door. !
Ten minutes after we received notice tina. |
10 regiment to which we both belonged |
as ordered out on the plains to reinforce
oops already there. There was no time
" the settlement of private Guarrels. At !
aybreak next day, Dacre and were in
lie saddle with our men. Ou: Colonel lead.
g tofccs march.
At the end of three days hard riding the
o!onei ordered u. 10 be Oh the lookout for
e indians. The probability wa. that |
ere was large number Of them in am.
lsfI somewhere in our road, 10 cut us off.
ut the men were tired. think half of
eln were asleep in their saddles the next
CHR. when savage yell electrified Us.
ne Indians were upon rs.
My horse. pierced by IN arrow. grew
ante and beyond eopt,oi. : left him and !
rang upon ono iron, whSc's l cav one Of
= men fall. Our Colonel was among the
st dangerously wounded. There was no !
ne toE delay. ! rallied the slismayed
oops and led them 10 the charge.
Ahc towards were in tract OF timber. a.
uai There was no possibility OF knowing
elr humber: buy. az we found them; we |
them down slse weeds. dashed open |
zee painted shulls with my own sword. I
fes cracked il solleys. The woods rang
To SeIls and 1mpreeations. Silence came
last The Indians had :ai:ea OK t!ed. The
1t was complete.
hen we began "a examine our own in.
les. Three were killed. seven wounded.
cong til. latter. Dacre lay ;nsensihle.
reed by three arrows. Hi. was the worst
e. The arrows were cut from his flesh. | ,
was pa into ST ambulance, and. 81 mid ! !
hs. We:ontiHu ea our march again. When |
moon Wancd. az four o'clock. the Colonel. ! .
III has ambulance. ordered a rest of two ! :
irs. lis was IN extreme pain. but bore |
pfaVely, giving ue certain orders and !,
pctions. however, in ease he should final |
become unable 10 hold command.
he men cooked a meal, and then threw I
mselyes down tor an hours sleep. was =
sleepy. and having seen Che Colonel as / Il
ltortable az possible. went around to ! ;
k at the others. Some were asleep: one I
n sat up on the straw. his mutilated arm '
az across his breast. softly whistling q | .
'et OLD YGadrille. Dacre was already q
eIish and delicious. One poos fellow
:. unexpectedly. dead.
I daylight IT rained furiously. Having
led moor Alien. we sae IN nrr