The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-12-16
APACHE "REMINISCENCES.
The Amusing Features of a Sur
geon's Campaign i'm the Ger
OnimO War.


his Indian experiences in New Mexico
in 1852 The following is a con-
tinuation of the series:
Prob bly, the most amusing expert
ence was my first Indian scout, which
took place near Lake Valley. One
bright day the Photograph flashed the
message from Lake Valley TO our
camp at Hillshoro, tina; Capt. G. had
arrived from Eagle Pass, Texas, and
had assumed command of the troops.
relieving First Lieutenan K, who had
been in temporary command at Lake
Valley. The message also reqne ted
nv presence at the camp KIT day.
I was curious to meet Capt. g.,
since what [ had heard about him in-
dicated that he W a man some " hat
out Of the common order aud the stories
regarding his irascible temper and fite-
eating propensi;ies had often amused
me.
Imet the captain on the following
day when [ arrived at Lake Valley,
and as the humor of the scouting incl
dent which | am about to relate will
be better appreciated if | preface it
with few remarks reg riding the cap
tain's person Atty, | beg your indul-
gence while | do so:
Captain O.. was a bachelor sii Il,
starchy and slightly pompous in man
ner, possessed of corpuleut figure
and face stern and somewhat
sATURNINE IN IT'S EXPRESSION.
Altogether, on first acquaintance,
one would never imagine him to be
the kind-hearted gentleman which he
really was. He received me with
serious politeness. expressed his pleas
ure at my arrival, especially so, as he
had heard rumors of a baud OF
hostiles which were approaching
from the south, and that be expected
shortly the report of scout whom he
had sent out to examine the surround
legs before he decided upon making
an extensive Scout, land pozsibly,"
he added, 81 may find work to do for
both of U.s. He frightened as he
dwell upon the probabilities of COM
ing upon the hostiles. BY jove,
sir :" be exclaimed with an emphatic
slap on his knee. "If we meet
them we shall do them up; every one;
not one shall escape"
During the morning I attended the
sick in camp and at IL o'clock we had
dinner. The captains cook and gen
eral hustler was and elderly soldier,
an Irishman with
A. MOST SINISTER COUNTENANCE
which was, however, relieved, softened
as it were by large red nose. Our
dinner was composed of beefsteak,
potatoes. slapjacks and coffee. My
host Informed me conGdentially, that
Moriarity such was the hustlers name,
was a most famous cook aud that his
slapjacks could not be beaten. To
show my appreciation of Morisrity's
cooking and to pay a delicate compli
ment 10 the Captains judgment, [ ate
heartily of the .Iapjacks, evidently
so his intense delight; after having
eaten until / felt that my stomach
would for sometime to come be dis
NAL ruin, declared that | had enough.
To my CONSERVATION, however, the
Captain replied, by calling out in
commanding voice, "Moriarity,
another slapjack for the doctor J" [
sirily tried to wave away the
forthcoming slapjack, but my en-.
tertainer, in stern voice very much
like giving the command, "load, I"
previously to ''fire," said, 81 insist
upon it," From his manner as we'll
as from his reputation felt that
refusal on my part
WOULD PROBABLY RESULT INA
CHALLENGE
or worse. | therefore opened the top
button of my pants, ate one more pan
cake, which was placed before me by
Moriarty, who to nay distressed i'm
agination looked like the incarnation
of malignant fate. At six o'clock We
had supper, at which meal biscuits
took the place of pancakes and the
Captain informed me with pride that
his cook was the best biscuit maker in
the regiment ana probably in the
army. We retired early in the ex-
pectation that we would have to rise
soon. | rested uneasily and had
most distressing case Of nightmare
during which | imagined that l was
a cannon loaded to the muzzle.
During the early part of the
night, was aroused by the entrance
of scout into our tent who informed
the captain that IL miles southwest
from the camp he had discovered late
In the afternoon a trail made by about