The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-05-21
THE FRONTIER.
Comanrhc Jim Chronicles she nurn.
ting or ihe AdJatanrs Onicc al
Port Grimn.
From our Special oorrospondont.l

Fokr dklFflN, May IL, 1870.
In spite OF fog callings aud peti.
tions, despite straw packing by hogs,
grass eating 10y dogs, ground flying by
martenos, lightning In the north and
northwest, still II will not rain. Oats
aud wheat, luxnrlaut ana generous In
promises few weeks since, now droop
their heads aud are fast succumblng
between heat and drought The yield
viii not average well, II IL unsafe to
predict, small Gs our mental estimate
IN, for tue figures con,rnsted with
facts, should the drought continue,
would Ice exaggeratlon itself. II we
DULY had u little more rain In proper
season what country thls would Le.
Canaan, with lis honey aud milk,
would be u Sahara 10 northwest Texas.
We might, II Is true, come out u little
short on the honey question, but as to
milk, we're at n heavy premium, hav-
Ing as good aud bountlfal IA supply us
tle children OF Anak could gorge.
A careless soldier treated Fort Griilln
aud lts suburbs to u brilliant lllumlna-
tlon by setting fire to the Aijutanps
Office. The structure being OF wood
and dry az u match, owing to the long
drought, It was impossible TO save II,
although strenuous exertions were bent
TO that end. The desks, stationary and
post archives were fortunately saved,
OF course nobody was 10 blame, no.
body Ii on such occasions. A party
under the Dan OF suspicion was arrest
ed, but succeeding IN proving an alibi,
was dismissed with caution and the
Commission whereased and resolved
II case of spontaneous com bustion.
Considering this Is about the third
mishap of the kind we have had 10 en-
dure within the past four months, the
scene was well attended by COM
munliy au fait IN the matter. When
II became evident that the flames
could not he stayed by well directed
and persistent efforts, the misfortune
of the Adjutant was enjoyed immense
ly by the soldiery aud citizens, espe-
cinlly when u box Of cartridges, spite.
ful at being left behind when things
Of less Importance to soldiers aud from
tiersmen were eagerly sought for aud
carefully slowed away out OF harms
way, began exploding. This NINA.
ture bombardment, combined with the
"shoutingof the captain" the roll Of
the drum and the cries of the sentries,
WINS quite success, 80 far rs II went
toward enlivening the monotony OF a
frontier post. In these centennial
days Uncle Sam, who never squeals
when his pockets IRE eased OF mil
lion or two by those hanging around
the throne, will scarcely object to the
frequency Of these mishaps, being, II
u spontaneous combinations, cases OF
pluriLus unum on the part OF sol
dier, or that other man his friend. The
officers are, however, on the alert.
Lo is Oh his good behavior Just now.
lie IN still In the stock business, but
has turned his attention from HOSES
to sheep. The fashion OF scalping
seems to have gone out OF date with
the ComaDchcs aud kiowas, and while
u source OF congratulaiIon to frontier
people, must, we apprehend, prove nm
moving to the writers Of dime novels.
The red man IL satisfied, for the pres
ent, that II IL better and safer to raise
his own wool than to walt for the un'
certain chances of raising that Of his
neighbours, however disagreeable that
peighbor may be. There Is consider
able irregularities" however, to west
ward, and a raid, conducted on hui
name scale, would make things u little
more lively bereabout, net US a gentle
reminder TO Lo, and give the Rangers
al opportunity of earning their sala
ries, which the epvious are bold to Say
they are doing quito too easily.
CoMANoHE JIM.