The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-11-25

a pAYMAsrKRS STORY.
hsd bssa waiting vesk q Jsdsrso
los sisslractiaps IRON washiaston. be-
wrxass pssahalss v - 70 Kss Orleans
- ! hsd relatives there With vhou ! vish
d sop@h tbs vintes; bat q the spd Of
|vqknytppssSere sli nipps4t tnth9tp
tyStp hllesise pinus: ~ANN
N~Asj0s YSa viIf proceed y oNcs V ro'
Ssssson; thence. with al possible dispssch
" Fort Carson ssd ll,saes. 70 Fort Ksas
Iasy, - Which upsts yOa win ~ Of th
ssrellA nsa ssd efnosp. snd 40 sstsl
= ~ sstlnaAiasGa Mn A6aa the Of
Dee on eccount Of provisions. iorAse. csmI
and garrison store. etc,
W. lt@ mseinhrly reqsss1sd thss - Sil
- AefSlsu1 sxset il yeus S>pr4 - pstj
pstss ia - coming vist4 o&shA
CA 6Scdvfn vilidsth for you sucl
escort y you nay require.
! have The honor 70 y, slc.,
q. r DownAx. D. r. n. a..
Major and Paymasssr. U.S.. A..
To @. g. Cochrans."
This did not reach me by tho hands oI
0ngA Goodwin howevsr. whom ! should
havD bssn happr - msss; ut by -
hasds Of Hsset 1hues Cbnnovsr. shd
c6ns With siz asss ns8ss his conuand. to
escort mo q ~ way. il deemed sum
cient. Goodwin. Who wAs sick with fever
and sgus, wrote by the hand Of his clerk
II would send you more men; but real
y. l think more would bs in your way.
There srs no Indians on tho trail between
Jefferson and Etetson, and certainly this
sscort y sufficient sgainst auy ordinary
highway Interpolation. Sergt Connover
= rot svery brilliant man; nor y he over
md above sociable; but I have found him
'rss - stesl; sn1 the privatss, mem bsrs Of
ny own company. whom I send with him,
vou can rely upon ia any emergency.
0nly they have the common weakness.
Don't give them too free run st the whis
roy bottle. They won't break faith with
Iou TO get IL bat IL allowed full sway they
night get drop too much for your own
comfort"
Aud be wrote about other matters. but
lothing more of his men.
After reading the letter raised my eyes
nd met the gaze Of the sergeant. who
TODD, With his cspi in his hand. on the OPP
,osite side Of She small table. He started
vheu l looked up. and ! thought be was
shamsd of having been caught staring
1 mo 90 axedIy. But tho Aush quickly
~ biz ices. and he inclined bis bead an
thor way.
He WAS . man Of medium sizs, very
eavily built and evidently very muscu.
Ar In short be was made for . fighter
nd for one of the valus bic fighters Who
'cssess stubborp, will and dogssd resolu-
iso rather than hot impetuous pugnscisy.
L was not man 10 be ever 10 ferment;
nj man Who when fairly aroused. is to
. feared. He Was not iar from 45 years
I age and the stripes on his forearm
bowed that he had served fsur full terms
| enlistment previous TO the present.
Well Bergeant I said - pleasantly -
ossible, Capt. Goodwin gives such a good
ccount Of you that already feel thank.
Il that I am TO have your company; and
trsst you will haze no good reason tol
Dmplain of me.
He returned my look; but not smile
armed the chilly gloom Of bis brown
'cs. nor WAS there even gleam Of good
'eling 70 bEeak up the hard crust Of dog
ID reserve; but with IN effort be ducked
i head. and said:
I'll try, sir, 70 do the best can.
came very near showing my disliks
this SORT Of bshavior; bot rsmen bering |
bat Goodwin had written, I coacludsd |
it I would take tho fellow for what he
as and make the best Of him. However.
'rbsps this bard crust might break under
. influence OF acquaintance.
All right. said. Wo can none OF us do
ore than try. We've tramp Of ssvervI
~ before Us. and / hope they may be
esDnt onss.
Certainly. Connover responded. There
- slight relisi in the tona and took
'pe.
I went out With the sergeant and found
: six men on the piazza, standing st ease
der arma TbsyHw really nas-look- |
islovA and aaxered. reapect ctiysly i. 70
: named Smith, AdSns, Aeaisy. 0sau,
N Writ and Connolly. Smith vas .
'ukee; Adams was On Englishmsn, and
d been 10 the Quesns service - drag
.; Msaiy and Counoly vers Irishmen,
'sau was DutOhmsn. and Van Writ wssl
herman. A vide range Of nationality
! 20 sn9al : squad, but fair yAmp,S 81
I slsu&as aruys ssst11sl1e pSpd fdF.
p}nerd ~ msVne or bsfoJ could
ybsvS $500 mory br60k y MAJ wstv
~ six. Unlike their sergeant, they
- frss and seemed 10 BE- thaukful Tor
osivilsss ol taking the forest tramp
:. ~; vhils !. 10 turn. gave them TO
-. ~ that would do all I could To-
\ NJ. comfortable. The squad hsd |
!. 80 ,od horsss, 20 the oniy pre- I
49,. TO make for the start we're
I. ~ a., = ssss ready and dras ny
'sv, II!
900. aed this mo. |" sase = so'a'
{ 70 ~ b&pt. ~ith
sef ~ $50. cad &. mo- y
ch Itook svay ia fsur - 49,
shisg atout " pounds ssc..; Dt. =