Telegram-herald., 1890-09-19

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mas Marce.l-s Wilcox. = Alzb3sna. an
swer T. Gen. Wlcox. il 5 wei % say
oy way q pzcf2oe, Was oneef the bravssE
generals q the Coafederass array Hs
fought Desperately against Overwhelming
odds, All beng beaten has beea one q
thoss who accepted defeat gracefully and
ulanfully. rs WIS also a soll.er H. the
AeTican war. 923 the niglt after ths
battle u CerTo GorGo enjoyed = most
novel experience. he slep. in = horse
staA with two ether young soldiers, one
C them being Maj Robert Ei~usd Lee.
and the other Capt C. s. Gr-nt Les
and Grans. whom the fates had destined
% meet twenty years l-ter al Appomst-
{ tox. slept under one blanket and with
taeir heads together under the same
raaaser. Ike his hedfellows Of that
memorable night Gen. Wilcox Was a
F gra3uateof West Point Re had, indeed,
F Just left the academy and takea his COM
mission.
zone q my classmates n West Point.
SAYS Gen Tlicox. was . young man
named Thomss f. Z. McLain. He came
/ from Missouri. AMI was admitted % West
Point in the year 1914 McLain was one
+ of tho most peculiar men [ ever knew.
/ There seemed to be something wild ard
/ solitary ia his composition. He was full
f Of strange moods. ana none of ms class
mates was able u understand what
+ manner OF man be was. re was studi-
ous. and got along nicely in his class.
but bad few friends. His only bad
habit was drink Two CT three times
be was disciplined for intoxicatson. Nc
Lain was q dsrA skinned. black eyed
young fellow. with great shock q
black. coarse hair. Els resemblance 70
buffalo was 50 striking that al tho
/ cadets called him Bison McLain.' By
that name be was known "a long rs he
remained at West Point. which was rot
q great while. for his habit Of snea,ang
/ Hquo- into bis quarters and drinking
/ more thereof than wes good for hi1n
/ finally caused his expulsion. The Mexi-
can war broke ont soon eftsrward. and
we heard that Bison McLsin had started
for the scene Of conflict. But at Gal
weston he became involved in quarrel
with a planter and killed him. aud to es-
cape Justice fed to New Mexico and
Arizona.
This was the last | heard OF Bison
McIain for many years, continued
Gen. Wilcox, 'but short time ago
met an old friend of mine. Capt Paige.
OF the Confederate army. Paige was at
West Point the same time was, and Of
course knew NcLain there. L was q
startling story he had to tell me-a story
which might not have been inclined TO
believe but for my acquaintance with
the narrator. Paige had been in the
government service out west. and was a
member Of the surveying AID scientific
party sent TO explore the ella river and
its valley The route finally carried the
expedition into the country Of the
Mojave Apaches, the worst Indians in
the southwest, and at that tine violently
hostile. Hence all possible precautions
against surprise were taken by the com
mander Of the expedition. Travel was
exclusively by daylight, and at night the
boats were tied TO the sho-c in the safest
places that could be found. No Indians
had been seen, bat the prudent com
mander did not for that reason relax his
precautions.
Imagine, therefore, the surprise and
CONSERVATION which my friend Paigs
and his comrades must have felt when
one night band Of fifty Mojaves, un-
armed. walked quietly into the midst Of
the camp and sat down around the fires.
Their intentions were evidently peace
able. and beyond feeling TO see that theii
revolvers were in place, ready for instant
use, the white men made no demonstra.
tion. 1t the head Of the visitors, evi
: IDENTIFY their leader and spokesman, wa:
one big. shaggy fellow VINO did not sit
down. but who fixed his gaze on Capt
Paige most deterninedly. Paige looked
az him for some time also, bat the chiei
was the first 70 speak.
How are you. Paigey he exclaimed
You don't know me. do youY
I certainly do not. replied Paige il
amazement.
I knew you at West Point contin
/ ued the chief. 4 am Bison McI.ain. D'
: you remember me-
Paige stepped forward 70 shake hand
with bis old cisssmate. but a word frou
the latter spoken IN French caused bin
o stop. McIain. for reasons Of hi
own. did not want his followers % know
, that he and Paige rad once been friends
Then. at PsiCas request. McLsin tol.
! his story. On fleeing from Galveston q
escape the consequences Cf his crime h
had gone alone into the wild regions @
New Mexico and Arizona. made friend
with the Indians and been elected q nj
. f nor chief in the tribe of Moiaves. Fl
declared that he Rad forever rsnounce,
civilization and would I've sad die al
Indian. The more thoroughly % idsn
? fifv hir1seif with tho wild peorle witt
: whom his los had bcea cast be s5oqte'
their stvls = dress. la So far as it va
convenient, and married Molavs vo
man.
ST have the confdeucs of thesa II
5isus. ha said g. Paige, speaking 81
French Ia order tomase suze tlat rcn
If his Showers caHgst even an ir,t,i1.
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