The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1891-01-07

to Glennie's breastworks.
"Bless Glennie for the breastworks!"
exclaimed our Major in command, after
he had shouted: Double quick-march!'
The resistance made by our entire
force seemed to disgust the cavalry, for
in couple of hours they ceased firing.
A special roll-caQ showed that none OF
our men had been killed, and only two
or three wounded, but a Captain ap-
preached the Major and said that Lieu
tenant Glennie was missing. He had
gone nearly mile to the front, to lit
tie elevation. where he had thought a
howitzer might advantageously be
posted-gone two or three hours before
the enemy appeared.
Captured, then, of course!" groaned
the Major. ''Confound it, gentlemen,
for the good of the service I'd rather
have been captured myself
Most of us felt the same way, and we
were too dismal for the remainder of
the day even to rejoice at having re-
pulsed the cavalry. The entire force
went out as skirmishers for mile or
two. asking questions at every planta-
tion-house and cabin. but no one could
tell whether or not the cavalry, as they
galloped away, had Union officer with
them.
| We felt so ugly at our loss that we
feared to face the natives when we re-
| turned to town. What would they
think of us, as soldiers, when they
learned that the officer whom we all
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soldier among us had fallen into the
enemy's hands? The Major actually
bit off the mouth-piece of his pipestem
in fit of anger; but this severe action
did not return to us the flower of the
regiment.
Just before sunset sentry on the
road startled all of us as we lay behind
the works, by shouting:
''Officer of the guard! Flag of truce
comingr'
We all sprang to the parapet, and
saw, emerging from the forest nearly
half mile away, a horse, rider
and tiny white rag. The Major raised
his glasses, peered through them mo-
ment, dropped them and exclaimed:
THAT flag is carried by woman
Then all of us wished we had glasses.
The rider advanced slowly. until we
could see that she was not armed: then
that she had good seat and fine fig
ure. and finally that she was young and
pretty.
Wants protection for her property,
suppose" growled the Major. Those
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family's barn and smoke-house, there
being nobody at home but women and
children. What do they suppose few
infantry can do against nobody knows
how many cavalry?"
Nevertheless, he went slowly out.
alone, to meet her, at which Glennie's
Captain exclaimed:
This isn't according to custom. Who
knows but she's a young man disguised,
and will drop the Major with pistol.
Come on, boys"
Several of us followed him. AS we
saw him twirling the ends of his mus
tache and tipping his hat slightly to one
side, we followed his example in these
respects also. We overlook the Major
just as the rider halted, looking very
pale, and said:
1T wasn't his fault, really it
wasn't"
Whose fault. MADAME" said the Ma
jor, rising his hat.
''Mr. Glennie's." said the girl.
''Oh, confound it! l mean-so they
got him, did they?"
''Oh. no. sir: but he wishes they had.
And they would have done so, only
only"
We'll. madam"
'Only they were prevented"
Indeed. How was that?"
''Why. you see, sir, he stopped at our
house just for drink of water. and
while he was standing by the well the
Rangers
"Rangers?"
''Yes, sir; the Texas cavalry-they
came across the hill just then. He
started to run this way, but-but-"
"Well?'
The girl looked down a moment. col
ored, raised her head, and said rapidly:
Il told him he would never get there
alive. said they were hundred to
one, and he'd surely be killed. I'm
true Southern woman. sir: my father is
Captain Grayson. of the artillery bat
TALON. but l don't believe murder is
war, so l made him come into the
house. He declared he wouldn't: death
was nothing to duty. But made him
come in"
Indeed! What arguments did you
use, may ask"
Again the girl looked down and col
ored deeply. Some of the young officers
began to exchange winks.
''He declared he wouldn't" the girl
resumed, but l made him. He strug-