, 1889-10-10
GENERAL CUSTER's HORSE.
The Sister OF the Famous Indian
Fighter Talks About Dandy-Last
Moments OF u Noted Stecd.

f'o'' 'hc Do'lo''
There is a cet.faced,. gentle-Voiced
woman living In quiet seclusion in this
city in a suite of rooms which contain
the simple treasures OF her HE, IN whose
veins strain OF heroic blood runs. AS
she passes quietly on her way few know
her or imagine that she has been SET
apart from ordinary people by national
wearing on the liable of his coat the
button of iri'color which Is his medal
of honor meets her and lifting his hat,
stops to look after her that one recalls
the fact that she Is the only SISTER l OF
home is at Monroe, in this state. Mrs.
Margaret Custer Calhoun was at home
yesterday III her pleasant rooms When
",,inJ ,o s,,ior ord ,,,nJ ;r sHo h"J
| Clusters horse, which had survived his
| beloved master ten wears or more and
whose closing hours had been given in
detail in the newspapers by Mrs. Gus
ter.
Poor DANDY" said Mrs, Calhoun,
'wc all mourn his death, for he seemed
| like the last living thing that linked us
to the general, He came to us two
months AFTER Auties death. The in
cidents of those days are seen through
n mist but can remember this. An
officer brought him to us. He was found
among the led horses with the baggage
high spirit and insisted.that the officer
should ride him befo re father attempted
to. was more willing to sacrifice our
friend than my father. Dandy never
walked in his cavalry days. He had a
gay prancing step that was almost a
q,iickstep. do not think IL carried him
any faster in march, but made him
look very spirited"
| What was his colorY'
"a bright brown. havea very good
| picture of him and father taken together,
Como in to the other room and
see it,"
horse Of medium size, with white strip
on its nose and
n,su ~, ,y,r, ~, ,r. vo,,,
pN'n W "hiih ~, oH iia roNhhhA''
Father Custer, with beard as white as
snow, sat astridc the noble horse, and
group OF heroic interest.
II was speaking OF Dandy,s spirit
Mrs. calhoun continued. From the
moment my father mounted him he be-
hhved as II he had never heard a bugle
call. lie had never been in harness,
but ne end came me down toa steady gait At
war days were ended, and settle down
for the rest OF his life. used to wonder
at 1t, but horses are like people some
tunes, ana accept tno lleNltaDle In the
same spirit. But what will father do
without Dandy2"
"Did he die OF old age?"
HE died of Indigestion. His teeth
We're all gone, and he could not chew
his food, Father used to spend so much
time out in the barn with Dandy that /
asked him one day a few weeks ago if he
didn't think Dandy could spare him to
us little more-wo didn't care about
living out i'll the barn. He said Dandy
flung his food over everything when he
ate.it,end ne stayed there to help feed him.
IL was SOFT chopped food prepared for
him. ] remembered that in the army
we used nose bags. HUNTED up. two we
trv dn" He a ss3 anu was aSRen hep ,a'er iroo 10
af,sr ar o nnc, 'o'Se ~ law moi,m t; cay out o, ~
IT, and IL worlied ;,,a .,ts'e pm. he i,tIa ,I,ea
Ioaan' ~ III - " nm a eiia im III. y hi..io
wnnt o,,t W My NY Lice liz ;faH n,aoet IL; ous,oi
and innI,oJ o M" nIs neau
amd thcn az har q, Uit .i, oi , mis i,,u ISBs
nopyins, bin, ana Sio iou o,, !, ia 'ase ~ an
,aya ,js nm ,on o. ~ t' ~ ~ uau Dal
ySG yaGSe hel 'o9k oi ui,i,qs. i,,''iiah grnu-
Of his shoes. T + '' ;ntond sending naNe nn WY
thar 'Is a,'o1, ~, in'e'u sehu'hS ohe oi
'''Nn. NIL ~ 1oihn,n Ius, nusorr. on; D., ho.,. ,s
brought out a small nall and W " sbapeiv Ie borse. is,.
shoo S,,b ;ot o'i ID" Si'aai @ anu s,apeIy noIse-
deod nanav nav oee'' 'aAe" ''o'h Pooh
sII;s oroSe ,vas dr, nm tho ,au, and
that To- p war,, ,,'os Us IS IL Wy % %,am'' a,u
s,rnna C,,stnr m,r "rS a. ,omu uy Teorse TN
THAT niece of gronnd @ T. sd secred 70 meiMI; fem,iIv
,ota y, 80 @ s.;od - saoG ~ ia,,,S
| Raa,. ratn1 We 'Su az 'heie;
smrv;v cod hor nc e;oht Jas uaorn ,oor'' uos' h,,i
tho General rams horyye from O Nav Tnr WnrLr
ha ,Safdad Ia ,' ', ,iu'ne iiorn n Ne" ioiN
.Wbat shali 'ci dn ,ri,b ;,g ., ,,-od
Il would en,ntv IL at onco n,othor;
iut;o aid bar toot, i, a., i',a H.,
Litchen to er,r,,, On, H. ~ S, T,,. nv VIC
mcnts and a hssll % ~ ,vhito ti,,tI', mn6i n6si
roIled ont "a ""''' ""i' "o''
-, w,s ,,ro ,r,,,r sn,,, ,,,,
oN'o' willie eriin fluffy
VINO was Always a perfect salts
luctloh 10 US from his early puppy
nood 10 ms last dog days. Alter mothers
ueath hther adopted Cato. lie was
theh an oiu dog. can remember when
ne used 10 be sent up ever morning
when was ut home to .waken me. l
would cover up my head only to hear
lather sending Cato up again. and lie
would keep sending him up until was
up, IL VIII DC lonesome Tor father now
with Cato and Dandy both gone. They
were each so intimately associated with
my brother"
lhe closing, hours of Dandy's life are
graphically described by Mrs. Custer
IN recent letter:
ION recent Sunday these two conf
rades went on up the Raisin for q little
tline. anu az was we'll: Lie still hello
one JOY ior tie TWO. ihcy could so out