The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-11-27

| Francisco and thence home by rail. 1t
| was easy to see from the lowering brow of
| Major Hatch and the detected visage of
McSawbones that neither of them hoped to
| hear that sweet voice say 'AJ V'sdsrschen.'
| Dignity, GOODNESS and reserve wrapped
| Herrold Royston as an icy mantle, and
that judicious parent congratulated him.
| self on his departure, as he was thunder
struck at the royal sway of his bright girl
| over the garrison. He had no idea of be-
| coming socially interested in the army
| register. Escorted by five stout cavalry
men the ambulance rolled away, and we
were left lamenting. while our bird of
| bright plumage left us, like Alexander, to
spread her conquests further
There was much strip cup drinking
| that night at mess. Jawkins kept us all
awake with the melancholy tootle of his
| flute showing how hard hit his gentle ma
! ture was McSawbones played chess in
| savage frame of mind with Major Hatch
| got angry, got beaten and sulked off to bed.
| So passed away from us that bright pres
ence which had made us all men of heart
| and feeling again-not sullen machines of
everyday life, bored and boring others
more deeply yet. Into the fastness of Nc
| Dowell canyon went our little train,
| freighted with we'll wishes, and what hap
| pened there shall be told in Dick Grahame's
| own words He told it to me, with certain
| additions, charming interpretations, one or
then from the sweetest woman in the
world, who at that time was nursing very
| good-looklng young cavalry officer. She
wore at her ivory throat knot of saucy
| scarlet ribbon and pair of pretty gold
cross sabers, with a figure a. as a mark of
the regiment and troop she had determined
| to reinforce.
"'You see, Hallet,' said Dick, Il
had secuted up and down the
canyon and the mesa | went over to
Salt river and down as far as Mak4
| copa. / looked along the ella found no
one. After executing your commission a.
Maricopa and getting forage, | started up
| into the back country, intending to strike
the Mcdowell road half way. l felt blue
enough. | got those famous gloves at Mar
icopa. ] slipped them in the breast pocket
| of my blouse. l was rather cut up when
l thought of the bail and of somebody
| there an interruption) and / declared il |
| got these two deserters I'd tie them up for
an hour or two just for spite Well, /
struck their trail about forty miles from
Maricopa and followed it into the canyon.
| knew at once from their doubling they
were out Of water and had to make for
Salt river pressed the trail and folio wed
! it quickly, as | wanted to catch them before
| they could hide on the other side of the
river We were winding down the hill into
! the canyon, when we saw an ambulance
| and escort coming down the Mcdowell
/ ~
after all, say goodbye. / pushed the men
on and struck the road Just then heard
| firing. / put the men at the run and knew
that the red devils had attacked the escort.
| | could tell the crack of the cavalry car
bine. My heart was in my mouth. / could
| hear the dropping fire of the Indians,
when suddenly the regular ring of two
| Springfelds was added By Jove Hallett,
when we got up there was Sidney and old
McCarty in the rocks practiciug on the
Indians who had killed Duffy, Stacy and
Maloney. The deserters had seen the at
| tack, pitched in like two heroes and were
standing them off. / never shall forget
| Sidney-just as cool as on parade; old Nc
| Carly, too, was the man for Galway
| Well, you know the team was upset and
Mr.. Royston wounded, and that's about
all, for when we got up we finished the
thing off,
| Now, that's not alp said somebody,
| for all l remember in that dreadful hurry
and horrid five minutes is the two brave
men helping us and hearing chatter of
horses feet. L saw Richard, like in
dream, on that darling old roam horse,
come flying around the bend, and his
| splendid follows dash after these fearful
Indians. l screamed to you, and you rode
| up like flash, and then | saw you fall SC
heavily from your horse. When the SER
geant said: tits all right, INSISTS all
overn there you were, lying in the road,
| and your breast was covered with blood.
| Some took care of my father while l
opened your coat, and 1 found in your
! breast-pocket this pair of gloves with a
| ball hole in them and the beautiful brown
| eyes were filed with happy tears as she
showed us the package which had helped
to keep an Indian bullet out Of a loving
and manly heart.
We'll all stories must have an end.
Dicks flesh wound healed quickly, for the
ball had glanced. The presence of two
soft brown eyes watching his sleep and dis
| turbing his waking hours incitsd fever, so
said the great McSawboneSs, as he divided
| his attentions between Lieutenant Ora
hame's wound in the breast and Papa
| Royston's shattered arm. Poor McSaw-
| bones was under fire as he exercised his
| grim art, but made ample amends for all
| the necessary pangs he caused by his ele-
ganU and appropriate present of massy sill
| verware at the wedding. After the grand
ball and the exciting ride for life. the cul-
! minating glory of that nsver-to-be-forgot-
| ten year was the joIliest cavalry wedding
in the world. The bride looked her very
loveliest. As in the old mess hall,
given cheerfully by the hand of her
| grateful, but Polar parent, to my dear
boy, she changed from an honorary
to an active member of the First Cavalry
| mess. We were all in full dress. The band
was proud of the applause bestowed upon
their rendition of Then You'll Remember
Me, played by DICK S request to commem-
| morate that guard mount The married
ladies-dear souls-in womanly sympathy
with a wedding, looked their very pref
ti0st and distributed their smiles upon the
cayelry, infantry aud fragmentary staff
with judicious and friendly fervor The
hall was decked with banners, and the
silken guidon of dear old troop had the
post of honor tied up with bridal favors of
white satin. Even Black Hilp was anna
ble The men had grand dinner which
was inspected by the wedding party, and
the health Of Agnes Royston was drank by
the gallant boys who rescued her from the
fate worse than death which lurked in Nc
Dowelps canyon. The wedding supper was
jolly to a degree, and Jawkin's speech in
proposing the health of the bride was a
marvel of classic dicton. 1t was accom-
panied with much redness of his honest
face. 1t was proud day for the post, and
when dear old Dick and his darling left us
and walked across the parade, under the
sweet shining stars, to the pleasant quar-
ters rendered them by Major Merrifield,
our hearts went out with them in fervent
prayers for peace and happiness, which,
thank God, has been realized. Shall tell
you of the ball which followed the recep-
| tion-how Jawkins waltzed; how Black
Bill complimented all the ladies in turn
with official impartiality, aud how McSaw-
bones giddily threw himself into the wild
mazes of the dance and made several mat
rons' cheeks Jingle with his fiowery phrases;
how, as we went home in the morning, the
stars were sloping to the west and faint
flush limited of the sweet singing bugles of
reveille; how it seemed as If an era of