Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1889-07-02

Dzrtuert 81 the Gulf, ordered 81 Boaale-
lark, chef ~ car pos,-yoa xEow WHO AID
where 1 ux4n-to sSud force up oa The
other slice the river 10 clean out q hot Of
bQshws IA xing thieves @nd naraerers, the
scum ssd dregs left there after the dts
bandDsnt Of tie Rso armies, With = Ut II
sLlxi102s oessrters from oar side.
There were about Two hsntred Of them,
al mounted on The best stock that AS 10 be
lad for the stealing Of il, snd 49, armed 10
tie teeth Life and property were ~ their
mercy, and very little mercy they showed
u either. Catizsns up there CON planned
continually. but when al ofrcisl went
among the - they were afraid TO give iRfor-
nation or adler fear of after consequence
So Little Phi ordered them ~ be "a ken,
dead or alive. the former preferred.
What, then, does Old Blunderhead do but
detail me, a. usual, with seveasy-rye men,
10 do tho job. Great Scottl Think or IL !,
Seyenty-fye infantry To run down and Kill
wohundred mounted. armed desperadoes,
IN that sort OF country, bayous and forests
aud undorbrush, and they knowing every
trail and ford better than their A h C's
IL was just like old Jinglebrains, and just
my luck or his spite that sent ne, and away
went with my seventy 1--we foot aud two
subs, aud with never a sawbOnes, hospital
steward or ounce Of doctor stun
ave chucked our camp and garrison, arm.
rnunilon and commissarics on the first
boat up and started. Now, there was a casb
of brown sugar on the lower deck Of that
boat that had gotten wet and the head had
been taken out when it was appended sc
that the stun could dry, and my men filed
themselves aud their haversacks with that
l.
Mississippi water on top Of IL during all the
trip
1--WE got TO our station about four O'Clock
IN the afternoon, climbed over the wharf.
boat with our impcdimenta, and the men
stood in line while prospected little for
a camping ground. There we're two or
three stores, a grocery and about dozen
houses near the landing was approached
by a citizen who, with many apologies, told
me he had been sent by Dir. Mat King,
the leader of the outlaws (who with his
men were just outside, hidden by the cane
and brushesl, 10 notify me that must take
myself and men back 10 where came from
by the next boat going down. Ii l so did
he would not hurt me, but if / refused he
would drive Us all into the river
"My reply was that Mr. Mat King and his
men might 90 10 some place a good deal
hotter than China, and not near so celestial.
l was younger then, and added that l had
come for Kings scalp and that it was TO be
q fight to the death. / likewise informed
the arnbass ador that any man who came To
insult me with like message or order
would hang by the neck until he was dead
dead. dead.
Then | placed a strong guard and went
into camp on the river side OF the levee, sc
as 10 have that fine earthwork between us
'sThe officers tents were up and l was
sitting be fore mine watching the men in
the company street, when l saw a crowd
gather near the lower end. Presently Q
sergeant came up to me. was Captain
then.
"'Captain,' he said, there is something
wrong with Markley; will you please come
look at HING
II went down. Marley was dead. There
was the wrinkled finger skin, the several
signs knew only too well from old Florida
experience.
sCholerai
"'What had this man been eating other
than his rationsr i demanded.
Brown sugar, sir; got it on the boat,
several replied.
"'He drew death with that ration, said
"'Carry him SO far over on the other side
| OF the levee as you can to be within easy