New-York tribune., 1890-08-31

clothes which very dihcuH anar sh oUarter-
carried extras save underclotles, ana tno ~ reor
masters supplies at Camp supply lar ~ !T On The
ut every one shares freely with GO oo,rauo nna Jacket
frontier and pair Of pantaloons rom ola az the
from another cap from a teid' ht'ed o"' ''''
unfortunates -, o,rs
Here is an illustration OF the way the sd"""'
fought at the battle Of the Wasnlta
Many of the squaws and children ioush' nT lltT aim
Indians darng in and out and firing Win coon sn,ws aIi
from opening OF the tepees ssme Oh , Iii pr
followed the retreat, but there were some s h d@ht
dent enough to remain out Of sight Nillie 'iic ". Iii
was going they sang diEses In the minor Canan
smith was sent round before the tight was eiueu @ w
count the epec for the official report ;, he toS his
wife afterward The first count o those i lods rent
made pretty quick as the eGnoInGeG % h0ps es was
attracted TO the glittering OF something Orlse VI er %
m In moment oec soy was 1o the barrel of
PISTOL and he warned oy ais soldiers Una. S 20
squaw who had aimed ior nm anu Mort TaS Stance TO
investigate. and found s1uaw standing III te i ~
on leg bre but holding aer p1DPS'e h syes was 5me
thing little worse than any Ne1olons coro,sI every
attempt TO capture her. though the agony OF Isr her
shattered limb must have been extreme When s,e
found that he: p'T21i 1 was as R hs stream 20 DC and tS foush
lerceIy again Al last they ;uc'Sedca IN setSS f Tl
pappoOse and she surrendered she was carIlep lor
ward 20 a tepee, where our surgeon look cha'ee Vi
her.
There i a pathetic story Of the reunion OF
brother and sister after the release OF the auer
by the Indians:
General Custer refers in the letters written 10 me me
cue OF the two white women. It was brobeh abont ah
after unendne parleyngs delays, ana taCSgs e " three
chiefs Zig Head. Fat Fear, ard Duii knlle: & n1a
been captured by our people WIN ~, & vH te m ho,fIss
were released. Indian messenger aere son 10 ,ne
trlbe 10 r, port tie danler ~ Their ccfs. ana hna
after long and wcaiy watclnG Of the mis- over W'non %
the detachment nom the yill'se must COM, souiI I
fIec hat
command watched with Drcatle>S interest. me Eonle
mand az winter md moving daily among our men ha1
kept their Sympalcs alive to inc atrocl'v ,aI ih ,I
half grown man. suddenly maturcd by snAlet, & ana
rhe hearts OF the soldiers beat faster and faster Us
the lad grew paler and more anNlous. Inc nraVesI
are the tendcres" aud tnst day proved ~ ior our our
rough men had scarcely any thought but FOR the s,i,
near enough for officer to perceive with his slas;
they reported that they wcic women. Tie poor BOY &
coSs had confessed that they had two white Squa"s
at by no means in er P9wST c9Rd @ tyG Sr 1rS HsSps
descended from the pony left the Indians VINO %ere
halt and began 10 walk toward the writing trSops' '
General Custer by the ad Of his powerful h"ld-
glass told young brewster that orc OF the figures com.
ne vas hort and stout, the other taller As soon
A. any observation was made by "cneral on7,cr re-
Gardng what his glass revealed. one listening soIier
from one cud Of the long watching line TO the other
A. Brewster looked through the glass lent 70 nm anu
them was his sister rs she was of ahou' her height
and he mpiorcd General Custer for permission 70 20
to 9cr was "a5 arr bo !" fe'Gr b"rp pus . the ehase in
her would make him forget The .ty for caution
and atterpt revenge before the prisoners had really
Thc regiment Of Kansas Volunteers had been or
people and with ts hope ~ white prisoners
General Custer gave thcm the privilege Of first Srre
went forward 70 meet the poor creatures, Who even
then except !or their white -hln. could hardly bc as
drcss II. div had the ofircr, .Ivanocd quartz
II the way when the waiting ,d darted from his
Very ono until he lad scacl.-d tie women \. he
claped ne ta"r Of thG % 'G nm, IN ms Is a n, nG ncrdd G
much va, re'ioici to hi IIr 1 onc+r IN IN flinE t.
tirv couh not speak calmly.
We must pas, oycr several excellent sketches
Of buffalo hunting as too long for cit'tion.
chapter on Array Housekeeping" gives some
graphic pictures Of the everyday pcrpeXitic' and
worries Of camp and post life, and the peculiar
diGicultics cicountcrcd by the army women,
as the author calls the Officers wives. At The
posts the qnartcrmaSter is an object Of envy, be-
eau he has special means of making his OWE
quarters comfortable, and the following anecdote,
droll enough in itself shows l.v gceiGlly any
misad, ,enfurc happening TO the privileged officer
is received by the rest
Their W. Joy in ga,,oo one , mo9n; o, ; %ca Ic,o2
ont amc travelling alons from or man I'D ahothrr
10 Christmas morning. and though thc.' were
no ch'm'' u" rnE u up, no .Ar'N v, urs'' 80, n
We "orN'val oven over ire c.til nap WIN Whl'h
cclrhf tod The day r quart "rmh~tr Sleeping in
Lis comfortable bed. was called on ~ thc r-y OF
earl, dawn. t'at coolest 'lil. Just before tavh:eah
Il ing him AS hc went barciootcd through li- hall
disaster o, fire, 's he az Ncrci t,r btlL Clad ne
was pnnl h,l for having h"ll when we had none
the door di,hevelled tips! Jclch" - q campvomen
hriclng hrrclf against the wool work aS best she
and with mi, In ,rIla;lon she departed Tho woman
who clamOrcd for paint, another who appealed IN vain
for necessary repairs. had no computations in laughing
AZ ms case of womans lnhrmnnlty % man. and Il wc
suffered for ANYTHING after tat. We summed NJ every
u 'sery with the words ITS cold. and my nos"
bl,eds"
II might have been thought that on their
return 10 civilization the officers SO accustomed
to roughing it, would be liable to commit all kinds
Of blundcrs but Mrs. Custer says this is not the
case and mentions the following Instances rs rare
exceptions:
Il was constantly wonder 70 me that officers who
were lc,dng rOalh existence on the Clmpa IN, 80
much OF the year could taho mp all the alacndcS of
ilfr readily when living In garrison again. W.
could rarely find subject for criticism In their
conduct Once General Custer fors't himself when
tho field lilo took up his Plate a. he talked ana
brushed 1t oil win MS napln, aN on ING march II wa,
blowing the dust over cv"'ythnS. ~, sensitive old
moilc.. always hOvcring around him, slipped - nj,
place ard critically examined - plae SAVING. Ny
son. II there anything wrong w.tb it, lie hlushed
fir ously. blond people ant to do II they
rr,ldcn II all. tossed back N'' Lair. he wont
10 de- m cmb1rra> >smcr'. apollo and N once turned
20 toll that mast break him % that habit. or
he wond do 50 az Judge SIS. or The llcnorablc Nr
Ms. whore We were accustomed 70 dine sumptu
ouSlv Will" leave In NcN Yurlt Every ono I'm
camp or g,r. pJunced upon the slightest chance
for a joh". and certain oNcc: would blush now 4
reminded Of the time all ci him. In al absent
minded way. S down to table IN garrison, on the
d,y he returned ron march. with hi- hdt on.
lust on purpose 80 LAUGH III hin, af.,rward. Of
conr,r with the pcrs' tent fatality of thngs, he
the most punctiliOis Of rs al. which made his slip
all the lnncr. our officers ate ouofG doors six and
oght months Of IN" year and necessarily diucd with
their heads covered consequently. little wonder
that il took day two to get accustomed 10 indoor
s. on "a similar occasion. after months IN the felt
General Custer found Eliza trlnsiNcd with SURPRISE
her face fun Of rcprOof saving. II he had been
a spoiled boy. While sl1 pointed 10 ~" floor What
YOU s'posr yOnr mcfh"r soin' 10 think Of Won II
rou DO thcm careless richs when you get home ~
Accustomed In cam 20 toss The remnant ~ water
I'm his tumhcr the grass before having n rcrlicd