Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-03-01

So 'lllE ~ litIt WIS q 'illlI' Va ~ r''
ing and his subsequent moves, barring the
olr dash down stream after "a ''tooing par
Is" while the main body slipped acros, the
ford had been dictated by sound Judgment
He dcplorcd the crippled and depleted con
dition of his little command however. Here
wa ; Blunt one of the best cavalry officers
seriously wounded and in high fever; here
was Mclean. another admirable young sol
dicr, he knew not how seriously wounded;
and with old Bruce laid up with rheumatism,
he had not company officer for duty ut
the post. The adjutant and quartermaSter,
the doctor and his own energetic self were
the only ones he could count for the next
twenty four hours, as belonging to the gar
rison proper. The infantry battalion that
had camped down on the flats SO short
time before was all ready beyond his juris-
diction. in march towards Fetterman up the
Platte IT was with great relief therefore
he read that six troops of the---th cavalry
had reached tho Cheyenne and were under
orders TO march to Laramie as soon rs
supplied with ammunition and equipments
for sharp field service.
Presently he heard the suave tones of DR..
Bayard accostng Mrs. Griffin with anxious
/ inquiries for his letters, and courteous apollo
gies for intruding upon her during business
hours but he had been without letters or
papers so long now had just heard of the ar
rival of the stage, MIR. Holmes, was visiting
him and would she kindly put any mall there
might be for Mr.. Holmes i'll the box. Mrs.
Griffin was quite rs susceptible, courteous
and highhred and flattering manners as any
of her sex. and her thinking that 10 man in
| all the army compared with the post surgeon
in elegance of departments At his bidding
She would willingly have left the diStribu-
! tiop of fine mail i'm almost any hands and
com" forth from behind the glass partition
| to indulge in chat with INN. she would
| gladly have invited him to step into herlittle
parlor, but the major was already there,
( porting over his letters and she could not ne
! elect her official duties IN the august pres
cnro, of the post commander. But Mrs.
! Griffin was all smiles when she handed out
! the doctor partially completed packet ana
then in low tone, informed him that Major
! Miller was in tn" little pnrlor behind IN"
| office if he saw fit to wait there, and Doctor
! BaYard, who could not abide beng J"StIed
| 10y his feHoWmcn or even being seen among
| what he considered 'he common nerd raHer
/ iy availed himself OF her offer. Miller looked
up and greeted INN win pleasant hoa ana
and immediately read to nm the news OIL
becoming cavalry battalion from Cheyenne
| then babe him pull up chair and read ms
letters by the bright astral burning On
the centre table Outside i'll the han and
corridor in front of the dusty glass partition
the crowd rapidly increased Not ono III
n dozen in the gathering had the ialnteNt eN-
. pectationS OF getting a letter. but there was
no harm in asking ana much mental solace
apparently IN cultiva1nS the appearance OF
a man OF the world or women ct society
who was i'll the habit of receiving and
responding to dozen. Ana so