Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-07-20

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they went, and they made it all np-l
mean they made up the quarrei-and sc
there was not any war. And we were
ordered off to Fort Darling. And there
Patty had her bad fall, and broke hel
head. And she had military funeral
as told you. She had it because the
General was so fond of her. And al
ways say Patty did it, and 1 say sc
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u.-wHAr THE LIEUTENANT TOLD.
was interested in what Lulu told, in
her energetic way, and when was in
New York the next week I asked al
General Hancock's headquarters when
Lieutenant Grattan would come East
To my surprise and pleasure, L found
he was at the Hoffman House. He had
arrived that day summoned to an in
quiry about some blankets. = ID
[ called at once to see him. After we
had talked about some old friends of his
and mine, / asked him if he remembered
Lulu and her don Patty. He smiled
with pleasure, and said that he remem-
bered Patty very well. fl.
t'H you know the General, . said Mr..
Grattan, very earnestly, 'syou know he
hates to take drop of Indian blood if
he can help it; and though he has done
such wonders in keeping the peace out
there-and I suppose there is not such
another campaigner in the world she is
taking care Of the poor creatures all the
time. -
che had had wonderful success in
Oregon WELL I will tell you of that
some other day. All of a sudden, by
telegraph we were al ordered down
into the CHA country you know where
the strip we bought from Mexico-
ordered to suppress the Apaches Every
body said this time we should have to
massacre them all. I know / thought
so. For the Apaches had always been
at war. They did not know what a
treaty was; they never had made one,
that was certain. 1t was certain, there
fore, that they never broke one. 80.
"The General never tarries, and we
were soon in the valley of the Colorado.
Before long, sure enough, we had stories
of the red rascals everywhere. But
either they did not know we were there
or they did not care. We were not there
week before gang of them separated
from the rest and encamped within forty
miles of us. & The General knew to a
man who they were and where. And
every man in the command wanted him
to pounce on them. Instead of which
he babe me and old Andrew, a famous
scout, and some fifteen dragons, to 90
and hang round, without exposing our
selves, and bring him three or four
prisoners and children, if we
could. -.....--y5
"Oh dear, how old Andrew hated it
all! tEf there's anything hate said
he Sits nigger-ketching; N I'd as lief
ketch niger as red man. I hate it
all. But eff the General said so, ct mus
be DONE
s'And done it was. We snapped up
three or four families the second night,
clapped them all on fast horses, and
were at headquarters before noon. And
never an Apache in the big party knew
it. They were all so secure that these
in the canyon. ''N" '.s
I tried baby-tending, much as little
Lulu told you. HeavensI how that
child kicked and scrambled! And the
Generals screamed worse. But he had
his wife, and /, alas! had none But I
did have a sergeant's wife, a real moth
erly woman, and she did her best But
both brats cried themselves to sleep. 1t
was then that the General sent for the
doll. And Miss Lulu sent her. Patty, if
that was the name. And certainly Pat
ty won all the blessings of the peace
makers. shall always say sthe doll did
it.'n sa' ,sa4i.
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