The New York herald., 1877-10-30

much whether they were lighting or not. II was tho
Inconvenience OF 1ghting or not nghting the
might be- that disturbed them. On the morning when
/ LETT one approached me, saying in good English,
which most OF them spoke, III II don't get warmer
than this we'Il havo 10 60 to lighting again."
clvluzED AMENITIES OF wARFARE
Lieutenant Jerome gives several vivacous incl.
dents OF battle From the first General Miles had
ordarsd all the troops push forward thor intrench
that night In order to get and
the enemy. When Lisutenant Jeromc's line was
within forty Atty yards from that OF the Neg
Psrc6s II arranged between the soldiers and
the Indians that either side being overfatgued from
lying At full length their bellies In the rife pits
might by showing white flag, arrest the firing and
arise and stretch their limbs and walk and fro
within full sight Of each other that deadly distance
Such truce with white men on both sides has been
frequent in American warfare; never before had
American soldiers such confidence in Indian magma
nimity they were justified In exhibiting on this
occasion.
THE BgAvEsr INDIANS OK coSTixESr
"Why," said Lieutenant Jerome 'those Indians
the bravest this continent There, In the arst
night, when our men lay wounded alter the charge
when we lost many. they wouldn't xiii wounded
man. All they wanted was his gun and his cartridge
belt Several times the wounded would rise up in .
sitting posture and stretch themselves The Nex
Perces never fred At them; yet II one OF our In
the trenches showed his head from lvo ten bullets
came whizzing at It on tho instant
"Once." said Lieutenant Jerome, s'when General
Niles riding along the line, Indian jumped up
and raised his revolver at him aud Ehoutod,
ave light; wo do, General, you bctp"
THE cHEvALxRs WILDERNESS.
Throughout the action there does not according TO
the testimony OF all the officers OF Captain Tyier's
command. including Captain Tyler himself, who were
ssemblcd in my tent to mighty appear to have been
single instance OF mean or unaeroc conduct tn 0
part OF these manly Nez Perc6s They fought mcrriy-
merrly as they livod-and died cheerily with
hardly groan and nevor complaint So cxtraordi-
nary balance OF tho faculties complete an indf-
ference to fate. such apparent delight In mortal
danger, have seldom been associated, at least IN the
annals Of redmen. with absolute and knightiy
chivalry toward thor foes.
BRAVE pEviLTRy or rue cuEYENSEs.
The twenty or more Cheyenne scouts who headed
Generai Miles, advance did emulate this chvalry
but nvallod tho bravery oil the Neg PerceA The
Cheyennes fought In sheer love OF lighting; from the
moment Joseph's village was discovered they doIed
their superfuous wear, donned their paint and
rushed hi-hting to the fray. Lieutenant Jerome do
scrbcs thcr fcats marves OF hardihood and daring
Whenever, during the four days OF the engage ment,
the firing sackened they foil to the and there
took TO comparative vagabondage. but when tho fqsl
lade Of magazine rides rolled around the line they
rushed to the front and recklcssly exposed them
selves
'scoRNER" DEATH
sThey fought" says Jerome, "for tho joy OF it. At
one time four OF them formed q combination queerer
than any Wall street combination ever heard or
Three of them burrowcd in pit aud put up
on Joseph's whole band Tho fourth one-the man
who did the most 10 win the corner-then used TO
jump up and leap TO his horse and rdc out draw
tho Nez Perces hre This brayado would, of course,
obhge Nez Pcrc6s who fred at him expose their
heads above the edges OF their tronches where-
upon the ridcrs three companions would lifL up aud
give them hell"