Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1889-04-28

oiast vi hDOut tuIet minutes duration
that announced the successful starting
OF the enterprise and brought a fresh
crowd Of spectators TO the mill.
A SUNDAY MORNING AT FORT KEoGH.
How the "NIght on" Company Was Enter
tanned st the Post.
The following communication was
written by Mr.. E. Guy Spsngler, q
member of the Might Off, company,
and who performed in that play the
character of the physician and son-in-
law to Professor Babbitt:
We were booked for one night only
ut Fort Keogb, In the heart Of the mil
itary reservation, and as our last stand
was Miles City, only Two miles dis
tsnt, we rode over in rickety vehicle
behind two lazy mules.
After fording the Tongue river we
had q pleasant two-mile drive In the
soft evening twilight, when the team
passed the officers quarters and
stopped in front OF little improvised
theatre, which sent a thrill through
me till / felt like calculating, "Bsrh
stormers, indeed - The soldiers a..
sembled about the wagon and gazed
upon US as curiosities. But, nevsrfhe-
less, we won their hearts before the
evening was over. First, because the
play delighted them, and second. they
were appreciative.
As the company slighted two fine
looking officers received US and endea-
vored to excuse tnei. temporary little
theatre and all that, but we afterward
discovered that the theatre didn't
need any excusing. The interior was
as pretty little play house rs IL has
been my pleasure 20 play in. Ii was
decorated In white and red cloth, Just
seating $50 people.
1t looked like long tent, with
Americas emb.em draped az inter-
walls. The windows were portiered In
white with banIs OF red, and the seats
for the six officers were upholstered
with the same snowy cloth. The
stage, well, il was really no stage; IL
was little psrlor, with pretty fire.
place and mantel. lambrequin and
easy chairs; when you sat In one you
felt at home. Tables, portiers, etch-
ings, bits OF bric-a-brac, kindly loaned
by the wives OF the big hearted Off
cers, and when the curtain rose, there
they all sat, from the noble looking
colonel down to the smiling sergeant.
and back of them $50 fine looking pri-
Yates. The officers OF distinguished
aspect and consequential air, with
brozed faces, laughed and applauded
the efforts of nine weary worn barn
stormers. But even barn -storming be-
comes q pleasure when ones efforts
are appreciated.
After the Performance the genial
lieutenant invited the boys over to the
mess room to have "wet with "a
bit of soda"
We wet.
Indeed in the height OF our ex-
huberence and convivinlity of spirits
We quite forgot the ladies, who were
anxiously awaiting us, perched on the
old rickety wagon. Then the major,
more thought tful than we. invited the
ladies into the little chapel. not TO hear
a sermon st ll:30 p. m, but for bottled
beer and cheese and crackers, q char
acter Of refreshment which, however
much partaking of the coarse. is ex-
ceediDgly acceptable after the trying
fatigues OF three hours Of stage stomp
ing.
At midnight we left the group ol
noble fellows, with n chorus Of good
nights, with Q promise TO be over on
the following morning, which was
Sunday. TO witness the weekly re-
view; at $50 the next morning a
team from the barracks was awaiting
our little parry In front OF the Miles
City hotel 10 take Us over for the y
o'clock review. Az we entered the
barracks long bugle call greeted our
ears, followed by another, signal for
the review TO begin.
The magnificent military array, the
fsultless uniforms, the bright Euskets
cleaning and flashing In the sunlight
and above all, the perfect man@uvres
of the well drilled companies, COM
bined with the superb military band.
with its tall, handsome drum major,
with his Adonis-like form looming up
above ali the rest, over ell floating the
sweet strains Of martial music, per-
fected indeed o brilliant sight. and
one long 70 be remembered. After
the review the band played some beau
tiful airs.
AZ the colonel's quarters, the ladies
seated on the balcony had an excellent
view of the superb marching Of 800
bright, animated boys In blue. After
the review many Of the Officers were
introduced 10 the company. who en-.
pressed themselves a. being deiieneeo
with our performances. The major
said his sides achsd With laughing
and the surgeon said he suffered other
nconyeniences from an overdose Of
fun. and the Jolly lisutensnt declared
that hIs nose blvd from excessive Tlee,
The government team drove around
and We ali jumped In for visit to the
little Cheyenne Indian encampmenta q
- ---.-tk. s,lalna Arriving there