, 1876-10-21

<1u1A AG4 ~ W BAA4 kIlAt Ibk QUlf
recruits raw, but tho backs Of many Of their
horses also. The average recruit has got to 70
through many trials md tribulnttons before ho
Is thoroughly imbucd With tho ldcn TINT in
riding It is much better for the man md horse
to Sit erect In the saddle, and not lounge all
over It from cantlo to pommel. This is usually
taught him after many miles Of weary marching
on foot.
COL. MILLS tRAsnHEss.n
It Is somewhat amusing to lis who arc In tho
field to read the structures made by number
Of newspapers OH Col. Mills for his strnshncss"
IN the affair Of Slim Bnttes. This Is notably
the case with tho Washington Eveaing Herald,
journal that processes to take spcc!ai inter
est In tho army, bnt yet appears to be partic,,-
lar1y blind to the frat duty Of soldier. Whcn
Col. Mills first discovered the presence Of Tho
Afinnccon1ou village, he could not tell whether
1t numbered thirty or 300 lodges. or whether It
WINS anything but q hunting. Gruard, thu
guide, owing to tho conformation Of the ground,
WAS unable to get near enough to count tho
tepecs This WIS ct half.past O'Clock on tho
afternoon Of Sept. y. After consulting with Ills
officers, tappearc.l to be tho unanimolis opinion
that tho command should be drawn bnck Ear
enough to render their d!scovesy by tho enemy
out Of tho question, nnd thcn attack at day.
break on the following morning.
Col. Mills did not send them to Gen. Crook,
for several reasons:
First-Hc did not know positively that tho
village numbered any very considerable number
OF lodges.
Seco,m-A courier could not hayo reached
Gen. Crook until late In the uiglt and the main
column could not lave como vi, until after d4y-
break.
TNird-ff tie main column had been brought
up, tho chances are ns tGn to ono that 60 large
force would hare been discovered, and tue In
diane would have escaped.
II Col. Mills lad acted with this ili-timcd prl1-
dencc, aud sent baels for Gen. Crook, how would
It layu looked TO the army aud to tho people to
see tho fact published, that the senior Captain
Of tho Third Cavalry, with 1850 picked men Of
l.ls regiment, Ind hcsitatca to attack an enemy
not gFcates IN force, and sent back for tue sup-
Mills might have rushed nto an immense village
and been cut to pieces as Cussnr mid his inl6r-
Col. Mills might be struck By lightning aosnc
should DO terrified when he hears thunder in
tho sky1 No soldier Gun always be absolutely
certain Of SUCCESS when hc goes into baltic; be
Is necessarily
cos!rELhEp TO TAKE CHANCES.
Custer took chances many and many d tfmo in
Virginia, and won fano greater tlIan that Of
any soldier of his years, and now stands pre-
eminent as tho cavalry-so!dter Of the century.
country mourns with great sorrow over the.
row is not nnmixed With honest pride. Mills
took chances at Slim Buttcs: 10 won victory,
in a nlannor that for nil Tina Wilj rnilcat
brieht lght on Ills record and % The record OF his
regiment. liz '' nfgSs hayc sA' been ' kile;i' ii S
o and 'nS , az ns men, e,s even ks Ss cufts M
tl,e officer who l,cs|tases for such a reason ins
no right to wcar tGe insjenla Of M honnrabio iS
service, and Is unfit to casl soldiers to battlc.
Just as soon as Col. Mills Ind possession Of
ier he sant hact far assistonIs UNA i,asr3 ~ pJ3
he had every reason to believe Tint Other and
larger ytllages were within raIiMa Of from ten ten
correct by Cray Horso,s nttnck that niterronn Nv
Tint Il "'''~'e eA'@' *A''1 'oo"'
WHERE PRUDENCE Lratrtu.rr11 oAur,r.
Eycrythjnc l,ad BEEN cninctj tint cn,tiI In
caiped y What tils Hera enIis i rasbncsa :, ~ ~
ettackInT and surnrssinr the yiIlore wito,,t a,v ~
assistansa: md Il VIVA s}mniv th, nr'''at th,,
to do to make Insurance ,ioIbly s,,ra hy hmrrv.s
ing-up tl,e supports In order tiat the fruits Il
tug ss50fy a gcn mg95 gfo % sGeTea' %|,.
sotne Of the mowsnaners mi f. ai' Fiat ~, i,nntv
here is thai m t tha Tina lint .nx ~ ~ III ,S;s
con,mand. ia wnrt1 NJ fnmit.1nIintr hnI, "seonn%
Sent back to lin en froo, s on MY H." Nv nvcnS @ Ut
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