Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-02-22

INV had. Nobody can to,,cl, them THAI
do ucA wake. and INV revolver 4 here
ttnder tiie blanket. Hold ont tets take
hook and see n every thing i ali r,rhs.~
He holds little camp lantern ovef the
bass, opene the nap, and rjeers ID. .sYcs,
eli serene. I goa : big hunk Of green
sealing wax from The paymastcr and
sealed il all IN IN one package with the
memorandum list inside. les all safe 90
far, even 70 the hunk Of sealing wax.
What b Il, sergeantr
A tall, soldicrly, dark eyed trooper an
pears At the doorway Of the little tent,
and raises his gauntlsted hand in salute.
His language, though couched In the
phraseology Of the soldier, tells both In
choice Of words and In tho intonation Of
every phrase that he b man whose an
tecedents have been far different from
those Of tho majority OF the rank and
file:
"Will the captain permit me 10 take
my horse and those Of three or four moro
men outside the oorralf Sergt. Clancy
says he has no authority 10 allow Il. We
have found . patch Of excellent grA1,
sir, and there 10 hardly any loft inside. I
will sleep by my picket pin, and one Of
us will keep awake all the time, II tho
captain will permit"
"How far away is II, sergeantr
mot seventy Ave yards, sir--close to
the river bank east Of U.S."
Very well. Send Sergt. Clancy here.
and I'll give the necessary ORDERS"
The soldier quietly salutes, and diaap-
pears In the gathering darkness.
That's what l like about that man
Cover, says the captain, after mo
ments silence. He is always looking
out for his horse. 1t he were mot such .
gambler and rake he would make .
splendid first sergeant. Fine looking fel-
low, isn't her
Yes, sir. That is face that one
couldn't well forget Who was the other
sergeant you overhauled for getting
feeced by these sharps at the canton
mentY'
"Ciancyr He's on guard tonight.
very different character"
81 don't know him by sight as yet.
Well, goodnight, sir. I'll take myself
of and 20 to my own tent"
Daybreak again, apd far to the east
the sky Is all nblaze. The mist Is creep
ing from the silent shallows under the
banks, but all Is life and vim along the
shore. With cracking whip, tugging
trsce, sonorous biasphemy, and ringing
shout, the long train % whirling ahead
almost at the run. All IL athrfll with
excitement, and bearded faces have a
strange, set look about the jaws, and
eyes CLEAN with eager light and peer
searchingly from every rise far over to
the southeast, where stands a tumbling
heap of hills against the tightening sky.
"Off there, are they3" says q burly
trooper, dismounting hastily TO tighten
up the "cinch" of his weather beaten
saddle. "We can make Il quick enough,
g soon as We get rid of these blasted
wagons" And, swinging into saddle
again, he goes cantering down the slope,
his charger snorting with exhilaration in
the keen morning air.
Before dawn courier has galloped
into camp, bearing dispatch from the
commanding officer OF the RiAers. Il
saws but few words, but they are full OF
meaning: "We have found big party
of hostiles. They are in strong position,
and have us at disad vantage. Raynei
with his four companies il hurrying tc
us. Leave all wagons with the boat
under guard, and come with every horse
and man you can bring"
Before O'Clock the wagons are parked
close along the bank beside the Far
West, and Hull, with all the men he can
muster-some fifty--is trotting ahead on
the trail of Rayner's battalion. With
him rides Mr.. Hayne, eager and en-
thusiastic. Before 10 o'clock, far up
along the slopes they see the blue line Of
skirmishers. and the knots of reserves
farther down. all at a stand. In ten
minutes they ride with foaming reins in
behind a low ridge on which. flat on
their faces and cautiously pecring over
the crest, some hundred infantrymen
arc disposed. Others, officers and file
closers, are moving to and fro in rear.
They are of Rayner's battalion. Far.
ther back. down in a ravinc, a dozen
forms are outstretched upon the turf.
and others are bending over them, min
isteripp to the needs of those who are
not past help already. Several officers
crowd around the leading horsemen and
Hull orders: Halt, dismount and loosen
girths." The grave faces show that the
infantry has had poor luck, and the sit
uation is summarized in a few words.
The Indians are in force occupying the
ravines and ridges opposite them and
confronting the six companies farther
over to the west. Two attacks have been
made, but the Indian fire swept every
approach, and both were unsuccessful.
Several soldiers were shot dead, others
severely wounded. Lieut.. Warren's leg
is shattered below the knee; Capt. Blount