Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-12-04

cadet at West Point by Pse.iden, -
colin, and he graduated No. :. I3G. and III ~
Der % in a class of 40. After gradDati -ull'
West Point he was kept there for 80. =
lime as military INSTRUCTOR high cor, a',1
ment to subaltern officer. f'i'
From 1866 to 1869 Capt. King ssrvos
the regular army as cavalry officer
toned at New Orleans. Then h. -. -
isred to West Point as INSTRUCT, h =
airy tactics. lie was relieved from, Jn,s
1871 10 accept a stat position Fra,n ~,
TO 1871 he was confidential aid on fbes.,s.
Of Maj. Gen. W, II. Emory, WITH sts,i--
at New Orleans. There was rorn.r..-
/ turn to Capt. Kings life about this -
/ 1t will be remembered that there v,s
good deal of excitement over an ipte-a-
tional race Of gentlemen riders Oh tbss,,
Aletaire track at New Orleans ia A..
1872. England Ireland. France aud ta'
tria were represented, but there was II
one 10 ride for the United States Attbo
last minute Capt. King entered the ~
test, and the race WAS a notable One AL
tinguished people from an over the conn
try were present The flower and bss4t-
Of the south turned out ana the go
stand at the Jockey club on that f.lr-;o.
lar day was a scene of 0eWildering ha,5,,.
and chivalry The rcce was "A uiaer.i,ir,',
one, and 70 the surprise and delight N
every one King won il by two length.
After the hu2zlhs % cOugratulati0u hs5
subsidized the victor WIS presented wiH
gold whip, which he look acr0s, the t.set
and laid in the lap 81 a Young ladr ,rbo
had accompanied Gen and Mrs. Emorr
She has the whip YET, and # IS susuea3J
from a ribbon over the parlor maatei =
Capt Kings coy home. They were fsar
ried few months after the stirring ia5.
dent. After going through The r.sag.
struction period in tie south our bero
asked to be relieved from stall duty 10 lain
his troop, X. Fifth cavalry. fl me ADsabs
campaign IN Arizona in 1871. kim saw
brilliant service. The troop OF which h,
was in command became conspicuo1e
Gen. Sherman publicly stated that he e5b.
sidered their service, "uueuulled bv rbass
Of any cavalry rex nent On Nov
1871, King was severely wounded at sunset
pass He was then only saved from fallin,
into the hands Of the Dloodthrsty savagas
by the yalorous devotion of one OF III, nj.
iiers
For months the intrepid commander ,gas
aid mp with shattered saber arm Al.
most before il was well be was ia Tie IA.
ile again and went through the terrible
Big Horn and Yellowstone campaigns n.
ervice was brilliant, his bravery matches.
ma his GOODNESS in the heat 81 many 81 tie
most terrible battles ever fought with The
Indians won bin ans;inted praise from hs
uperiors. Ia lS1S Kugs wound. which
lad never healed heralue So Troublesome
hat he was forced to 90 before retiring
'oard Tie next year be leit the army
hat he loved SO well and be lne d ,hevei
OF sears ald glory before he
ed re.chei one-half OF man threa-.eors.
nd-fcn years And thus it WIS t6at The
older became an author Nftef his retire
lent he held several impug.ant civil and
Military commissions, and became ideui.
ed prominently with The national guard
J which he is still very much interested.
In Capt Kings study where he writes
Is stories, there is the veritable Navajo
Ianket IN which his soldiers bundled Or
lrried him down the mountain s6lcafter
.ceiving his wound at Sunset pass
here, too. can be seen the pictures tn uni
rms OF mnny Of the herr Of bis stories
boulder straps, sword hel.s. forage can
I'd buckskin leggings are suspended from
,e walls. There are thousand and one
her curious things picked up by the cap
IN during his army life On the wallis
line portrait o! Gen Rufus King. md
ar by is the magnificent preservation
forI owned BIS the soldier writer di,m-
ished Gather Altogether it is homeuf
lngmeat and taste, Capt King aai ths
ly who won the Metgire whip have -t7ea
iidren and there isa Charles KIM, H.,
10 i q living pic,ure of the flther aada
rfect soldier ii miniature
q. H. YGNOWISE