Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-30


who could have shot from the rear, 90 the
bullet must have come from a hostile gun. An
examination OF the wound afterward proved
that such must have been the case.
Had some Of the surgeons here-and their
name was legion-been permitted to work
their own sweet viii Lieut. Garlington's
wounded arm would have been amputated.
He refused to permit the operation. was sent
to Fort Riley with the first batch of wounded
ordered south and II now recovering very
rapidly.
HOW REMINGTON WAS prscoRAeRD.
Now that there is not less than 1000 miles of
atmosphere between Fred Remington, the artist,
and Capt Baldwin of Gen. Miles staff, it may
be safe to make public q joke which will prob
ably be regarded as one ION Remington" Some
time ago wrote Of the scare which Remington
had when out with Thompson, chief Of Caseys
scouts, but that affair was entirely devoid of
humorous features. This new story is better
and much funnier. 1t seems that Remington
rode out alone one day, although warned that
solitary wanderings in this vicinity were I'M
safe. To the warnings he paid no heed, so it
was resolved to stop him anyhow. Capt. Bald
win at once secured the services Of q number of
cheyenne scouts and to them impaired his
plans and desires. They held Remington up in
lonely spot and took from him his tobacco,
be supposing all the time that they were hos
tiles. That settled the Indian question so far
as Remington was concerned, and within q few
first train east bound. Capt. Baldwin still has
that tobacco.
The practical joker has been playing some
thing of game on Capt. Baldwin and the cap
tain fails to see the place where the laugh comes
in. In the Omaha World Herald of the 2lst instant
the statement was plainly made in a dispatch
dated Pine Ridge that 'Capt. Baldwin Of Gen.
Miles staff was buried this morning." The cap
tain says he would like to personally convince
the newspaper humorist Of the soundness Of
his physical condition.
HE DID NOT WALK AROUND.
There is in camp corporal Of infantry. who
feels as though the entire Sioux nation had
thumped him with base ball bats. This par
ticular corporal is bright and extremely ac-
tive man, always neat in his appearance
and apparently anxious to impress his person
atty on the beholder. He was moving rapidly
toward division headquarters this afternoon
and was passing the quartermaster's Office when
he discovered q slight obstruction in his path.
An Indian scout stood in front Of the medical
directors headquarters and the scouts pony
was on the other edge of the sidewalk. Con-
Meeting the pony and its proprietor was a raw
hide lariat. The scout was engaged in deliver
ing an order or something of that kind and did
not know that he was causing good many
people to walk out into the road and
around his horse. But the corporal
did not propose to make a detour. The
lariat was not more than a foot from the side
walk, because the pony, like most others Of his
kind when inactive, had his nose almost to the
ground, so the corporal ran few steps and
sprang lightly heavenward. Not unnaturally
the cayuse was scared and in an instant it was
pulling every available ounce on that lariat.
The scout, suppOsing his beast was trying to
get away, settled down on his end of the rope
and made the line as taut as line could be,
and while this was being done that poor COR
poral was describing more aereal curves than
dishgure the face of q meteorological map.
using the lariat as a sort Of an impromptu hori-
zontal bar. He was ten or twelve feet away
from the pony when the gymnastics were at an
end. The neat uniform was decidedly rumpled,
several buttons were missing and more than
two-thirds Of the corporars superficial area was
bruised, but he didn't walk around that pony.
He gained his point.
WHAT ONE MAN THOUGHT ABOUT.
How strangely constituted is the mind of
man. / was talking the other evening with a
trooper Of the seventh cavalry. who was in one
Of the hottest corners Of Wounded Knee.
just as soon as the furst shot wuz foired, Z"
said he, Il wuz worried. Thin came a shower
comm my way. Wan shot tore me bilt; an
other shpoiled me hat and lit in the braves;
another tux wan av the bands aft me carbeen.
and fought wuz dun for shure. Whin /
lift Fort Riley wan av the tailors there had a
noice new dress coat and q pair av pants be-
lOngin' to me to alther, and all the tonne wuz
shootin' an bein' shot at / couldn't help
tinkin' that that devil av q nOn-combatant
wuz goin' to make the price av thin close out
av me if wuz hit. fought av nothin' else till
the schrap wuz all over" G.H.H.