The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-04-16

skin, and II was q novel one. That huge
pipe, followed by "tomahawk pipes. "cob
pipes" and hundred other kind OF pipes,
passed from mouth TO mouth with friend.
ly Chow, how" until the last "crumb" oil
that regular army tobacco" had assembled
in cloud OF smoke as q sweet incense to
the Indians "Great Spirit"
Now, mind, l don't say positively that
the Lieutenant removed" that pipe and
tobacco from its headquarters, but we al
ways thought he did.
During the day after the arrest OF the
mutineers, they were given another chance
to join the regiment About fifty men con.
Guided to dose. The remainder determin-
ed to stand Court Martial. This, how
ever, never occurred, except in the case
OF the ring.leadefs. who were tried and
sentenced 10 some military prison for a
short term Of years-but soon pardoned.
Adjutant General Pierpoint, nephew Of
the Governor Of West Virginia, was sent
for, and in few days arrived. He met
the boys, and through his personal friend.
ship and kind persuasion and advice, the
remainder soon consented to cross the
plains, and accordingly soon left Leaven-
worth under Lieutenant Colonel Fleming.
But they only went as far west Us Fort Sed.
wick, in Colorado. This ended the mutiny.
We got back to the regiment on Salt
Greet The second morning OF our encamp.
ment dawns, and we.are in line Of march.
Our long train is drawn out, and we present
altogether very imposing spectacle. We
have slept well, after our previous night Of
dissipation, and we all feel that this is the
dawn OF new life.
The day is beautiful, and the prairie
stretching out before US, covered with Its
rich carpet OF green grass, is a sight which
calls forth exclamations OF wonder and
admiration from the boys who were reared
in the mountains Of West Virgins, or the
iron bills Of Southern Ohio.
The first and second days out are spent
in shooting prairie chickens. We pass
across a pretty country, and the second
night camp at Kinnakuck creek, near
little village OF the same name. We are
now in the heart Of the Patawattamee and
kickapoo Indian reserves. We have
spent a good portion Of the time in visiting
camps along the way, and making our
selves familiar with their habits.
The dissatisfaction, or "little unpleasant
ness" at Fort Leavenworth is forgotten.
In the new and strange scenesof our march
we almost forgot the three or four years OF
hard fighting and marching Just passed,
and every day brings with it ils pleasures
and delights.
Our camp here proves to be unfortunate.
We stake" our ponies out to Craze. A
large area OF lands required for small
herd Of ponies. Our lariettes are forty feet
in length, and hence eighty feet Is required
between ponies 10 prevent contact.
During the early evening some Indians
came into camp, and the boys try their
hand at shooting with a genuine bow and
arrow. All the old coins in the regiment
are raked up aud placed in the end Of
q stick, which is stuck in the ground for q
target, and one by one they are knocked
out and dropped into the wallet OF the
pesky red rascal, who rarely ever misses
bis mark.
had learned little OF the Potawatamee
language when living in Kansas few
years before, and here surprised the boys
by engaging little squaw in conversation
in her own tongue. 1t didn't last long
though, for soon run short OF tongue, OF
her kind.
As the curtain Of night fell upon us a
cloud appears on the horizon, and coon the
rain came down in torrents. It was such
rain as We had never seen in the East, and
our little tents afforded but meagre shell
ter. All night long it poured down upon
us, and when the day dawned there was
not dry stitch in the camp. We pitched
our tents in all the higher places, in order
TO keep as dry as possible. ..
AS day broke we were startled by COM
rade by the name oil Burton, who tumbled
out OF his tent entansled in gun sliRgs, re-
volvers, old boots and blankets, shouting:
"Holy Mosesl Snakes! snakes! Whoop!
whoopl Turn out, boys. Come out Of
your holes! Snakes"
The next instant his partner awakened
by the cry, rises on his elbow, and yawns,
and then seeing the cause OF Burton's
alarm, springs to his feet, and tearing the
tent from its pins, dashes through the
camp completely enveloped in canvas.
Both these men had been drinking good
deal, and the first thought OF all was that
they were sliced with "fits."
Now all over the camp the boys are seen
rolling out from under sides Of tents; others
spring out with boots in hand, while others
roll up in their blankets and lie still. In
moment after the first alarm the whole
camp Ia In fever oil excitement and com.
motion. Sabres, carbines, boots, tent poles,
and everything that could be used as q wea.
pom, were seized, and general slaughter
Of snakes followed.
It was soon discovered that hundreds OF
small prairie rattlesnakes had taken refuge
with US in our tents from the storm. Some
were under blankets, others coiled up on
top, and some bad found increased comfort
in old cavalry boots.
remember an Irishman, whom We will
call Finn for short. Finn had sat for some
time on cracker box, near smoking pile
OF wet wood, over which the boys were try.
ing to boil coffee. He had donned his gar.
ments one by one. He had pulled on his
hali.dried stockings. Then picking up q
boot he turned 1t upside down, then pulled
iton. ,
He sat for moment "chinning" the
boys and keeping up general laugh with
his wit and humor.
"There's no snakes on the Green Use.
Diyil the one did zee in thirty years In
Ireland. guess, be the mother oil st.
EatilChI W Ine ui0Vuy NatmlnS Galne "
Kansas whin 81. Patrick banished them
from the auld country.
He then picked up the other boot, hpt
Immediately laid It down again. A peoul,
lar expression spread over his face. He
sat for an instant with his eyes cast upon
the boot which contained his foot. Then
his countenanCe assumed Q death like
pallor. He raised his foot slowly to one Of
the boys near him.
"Will ye phase be after pullin' that boot
of amadiately, II not sooner"
The boot was soon straddled and pulled.
It slipped little, making little more
room In the toe, Finn was now sure Of q
perceptihe movement Of something in the
toe OF that boot
aye Godsp yelled Finn. "{ank the
boot from of me foot immediately-imme.
diately, II not at once. Och mother Of
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