The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-09-20
AN INDIAN LOVER.
An Incident of Garrison Life on
the Frontier.
The blazing sunlightwas slewly fad

The blazing sunligftwas slewly fad
! mo away from the parade ground.
Z The shutters on the sleepy y-looking
adobe buildings were being opened,
and in the officers quarters could be
heard the hustle that always precedes
1 the afternoon ride.
4 The -four so'elocks,p psase the young
4 girls Of the garrison were called, were
3clustered together in front of the Cen
3eral's house. The ponies and dogs
alike were impatient to go flying over
The plains, The neighing, barking,
shouting, and chattering made a din
which to Eastern ears would sound ap-
! psIlIng, bus to she sTenth," tnen serv-'
ing at McKendelL it was the sweetest
melody.
"What's up at de Gineral's?" asked
one member of s'F troop of his fellow.
as they lounged in front of the suffers
8stqpe. a ssAissF
"Hisonly daughter am havin' birth
aay, and de Gineral hab presented her
With pony" was the response. t.F''
troop vas composed of ssbrunetses,s 2
j Who were serving, their country in
q characteristic style and with charac-
& eristic diction.
4 The dusky oracle proceeded '.Miss
j Nary am berry han some young lady,
i md can manage her mount as well as
I ny man In the Tenth Horse s
So she could; and lovely picture
Z he made that afternoon, tolnore than
i her father's proud eyes, as she dashed
lTay on the beautiful pony that carried
q har youth and beauty.
Her riding habit of army blue with
/ he bit Of cavalry yellow at the throat,
1 ogether with the little, visorless, un-
dress cap with its crossed sabers and
golden ''l0'' above them, set off most
I tfsctively the fair face aad dainty
3 hrm.
4 Every inch a. soldiers. daughter,
the fond General ] Thought, as he
Watched the gay cavalcade dash past
ne cavalry-stables, leaving far behind
. tie quartermaster's "eorrals.,, ,
10 enjoy youth, beauty, and your
'izteeuth year, you must be- an army
sRl In agarrison among the foothills
q the big Horn,n where the air itself
szhllerates, and life is one long holi-
1 iay! s8 ;seSssF9E q Iss - $50
As Mary bounded along over the
am yet springy surface of the plain,
NE threw her arms around the brown,
suny neckof her mount, and gave that
a'eiy joined member of the regiment a
asnt girlish hug. "To Think she
saeulated between each embrace,
mat have horse efcmrt own, and
"a ride as fast as I please. o, you
darhng!n
!, leu me horses can not understand!
aay did Brown Bessn raise her
usel9 head, and neigh, and fairly fly
Mef tne divide cutting the air with
- aalnty hoofs as though she spurned
isss ior an instant on the sodp
Inc Kid, so called in virtue of his
Naag the youngest officer at McKendell.
s. eoyish withal, followed after Mary,
amy endeavoring to overtake her
assnlp' Alas! that gallant member
ue ueneraps staff never could ride
s,s ~. IN q heavy, plunging, dragoon
S,aion' very trying to himself and all
~ true girlish mischieveusness,
sa's spured Brown Bess to her ut
sss' speed, and soon passed from the
~ as q ner escort. Turning to the
as sne followed the stage route
ARD Crazy Woman,n situated on
sers bank. Along the roadside,
II 4s Wild-howers were in full bloom;
s. s. sacn howers! glowing with color,
IN aeasy with fragrance. They who
= q the baroness and bleakness of
prairie know nothing OF the gor-
80 Oloom which covers Wyoming
nm.sy In early summer. Dis
lung, Mary gathered a handful of
s..s s'ge pink wild-roses. whose golden
"a ulsailed fragrance as sweet
~ haunting no e.anaalw -.