Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-04-20
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and unensiazse Pzsdiczmeu4 We, that ID
90 say, av0anndred pSsssd nsn OF Nor
gzn's coHsanamd. had made y kn0rx. khpagh
by no means unsatisfactory visit 10 tho
Blue Grass region cf KentRchy, and for
certain good REASONS wnre returning by q
different rs~se frDn the one By which we
had entered tire ssate. - Cur cncampmeut in
eastern Tennessee. Also fer szndry cogcnt
motives, w4ESch IL Is not my puEpcse hero 20
give in fun, k was impnrtxxA 80 aeccmpaish
given dlstaace in = given time and we
were therefore, pushing m nuaeEly hasse to
ward Cumberland Gap
We had traversed BeH couaty, Having
the shiretown Pi1sySlle 10 our right, and
were about sixty miles fS0mth great msuR-
tain pass, when realized the predicanent
before mentioned In other words. my
horse fell Aame. He was no high mettled
charger, ne nokle war horse that scented
the battle afar ana aeighed tAcrsupon with
: anticipated ensnyment, but q COED. strong
well-built roadster OF whom 1 had had pos
session few weeks uniy, and who seemed
10 make up in endurance what he lacked in
style; ard yet, iRst then. when strength and
speed were most apesasd. he failed me sign
ally. Such Is life had some intimations
after the neea rest that day that his move
ment was not 50 free as usual. but tho mer-
ciless spur Of a cavalry soldier win often
overcome minor ms in karsetlesh, and 80. L
had striven not 1s heed the hating gait, but
about O'Clock p. ~ the Tired animal could
be urged no lenEcE Whist could dor What
could be done fOr Res These simple ques-
lions resolved themselves. through my
brain. One axinm asserts itself-I could
mot keep up with the Boys So the word
was passed quickly along the lima 70 The
sergeant, rhen TO the lieutenant IN command
of the last Try men The response came
: back pronIp5ly and deCisively=
We cannot wait HIS must drop out -
With a soldier. 10 hear IS 10 obey. went
in with the Erst Of that d4untless hand, and
was among the last tOleaga / knew, there
fore, that the order MAS imperative and i'm
mediate, 30 with n hasty gpod-by 10 my
comrades, rough hut sincere regrets ut my
nl-iuck, an unnecessary saggessien, '-Join
US as soon asyoae&n,~ and, 4 say, cid man,
don't you waas xsme sponsE' 70 whiek re-
piled in tie negative, The gallant four hum
dred and ninety Rine dashed ON, the elatter
Of their weI1-shcd Steeds awakening many
An ccho dfonS kkc 2oAa411a nal Tor We
were now fairly in this spur Of theCumber-
land Ridge. Ihaa spoken truly when l de
cllned pecuEary aid, ~ spoons" ~ either
greenbaeks or g5ld WAS designated In the
technique Of amy lie Twas weIl clothed,
well armed, and in the soft channels pockets
Of the gird1s 1RezB next my skin. was an
ample supply Of sFeCie What wanted was
morse with four sound legs, and that / did
not have on hand sor would 1 m The near
future. so far as present prospects seemed
70 say.
However IL Is poor philosophy winch does
not come 70 the frUnt ghsn required, so
drew eagerly hsH my stock IN store. and
having rea4f1sa my situzEion pretty
thoroughly, began to look around for the
famous fox -ta1. or some Szch classic zrflcls
to show me the way 81 escape from this
cave OF predrazusns jzts which had been
as suddenly AID as r1sAlossiy thrust As even
Aristomenes Was by Inc Spartans of
pid-
IL was gsorisus zntr1nn0 evening; the
sun was fast sinking 70 the visible horizon
Termed by me sohae mountain peak which
seemed around aad about ms on every side.
through tho valley flowed RATION, tortu-
sus sfresHa, the siiFerJ hns Of lis wander
ings clearly defined far away; and over all
me mellow gsSW OF a perfect October day,
fading fnte fzst the Deepening twilight, and
then int the So1nbre night Sum, sky,
mountain AID valley seemed inclined to lin
ger each M fond embrace, as though 10th to
part from - much A0rehnezs fer even = few
short hours
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