The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-09-17
INVADING MEXICO.
A Military March of Five ThOus-
and MileS-NOteS of the
Trip by Private John
Sheridan of Col.
DOniphan's
Regiment.
Continued fIom .ast Sundays BazOo.


Wednesday, Sept. 80. A heavy
frost last night. Comrade Gwynn
died at 3 o'clock this morning. We
buried him at Daylight in the center
of our camp, heaped pile of stones
over his grave. and, after breakfast,
packed up our tents and resumed our
march, leaving him to finish his ever
lasting sleep alone. His name, age,
company and regiment was engraved
on big fiat stone, which We placed
on top of the pile. We travelled four
miles to little town called Nisquens,
two miles from Sebolteta aud went in
to camp two miles this side on a great
rocky mound. A fine spring dubbed
out of crevice between two huge
rocks at the top of the mound and ran
off in two beautiful steams to the east
and west.
We pitched our tents about five
O'Clock and to all appearances had the
best camp We had ever had in our
trip. Just after dark we were startled
by an unearthly screecb from the d.
rection of the spring. and a moment
later saw one of the A company bows
running with huge snake hanging to
his ear. He struck at it frantically,
and finally it dropped ON the ground
and instantly coiled up and struck
him on the leg. 1t was big RATHER.
No whisky being in camp a messenger
was dispatched back 10 the wagons
for some, but it was too late. The
poor fellow died about three hours
afterward.
In the mean time our fires burned
brightly and seemed more comforts
bic on acto Int of the pitch darkness
which prevailed outside. The incl
dent at the spring was the subject OF
conversation in every tent. Just as
the drummers were getting ready to
beat the tattoo another scream was
heard in one of the B company's tents
and q dozen men hat dressed tum-
bled out of it pell-meil. One of the
boys had found a big RATHER
under the blankets. About then
screams from every part of the camp
ca used general CONSERVATION, rattle
snakes crawled from every rock near
the fires and bad taken the camp.
1t was so dark we could not see our
enemies and we We're forced to scramble
to where our horses were picketed
and the greater part of the boys spent
the night on their horses. 1t was a
terrible night, We did not know what
to do, there were thousands of snakes
in our camp, but it was too dark to see
them. The peculiar odor of the rat
tie snake prevailed the air, fortunately
Dobody was reported bitten. The
next morning after day light when We
could see,we returned to the camp and
folded our tents and got out as soon
as possible. We marched into town
and proceeded to get breakfast, the
negro cook of ga" company found too
big snakes coiled up in one of the
cooking pots. He was scared so that
he almost turned pale.
Thursday, Oct. I've reached
Seballets to-day and will remain un-
til our wagons come up and messen-
gers arrive from Santa Fe. A report
is in circulation that peace had been
declared, but where the report came
from no one knows. / would give d
good sum to hear what is going OH in
the states. 1t seems to us that the
people in them have forgotten us. l
can't see that we are doing any good:
There are no greasers to fght-in
fact, the great majority of the people
don't know what government they