Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-12
numbers as nearly to envelop the relatively


fields. the troops charged and the Indians
fell back Then the warriors rallied and
swooped up into the very teeth Of their enemy,
and when he seemed about to close around
them they glided out of his grasp as deftly as
the proverbial creased eel When by the
| nature of tho ground the formation Of the
soldiers became broken the tactics Of the war
| rlors changed from the defensive to an often
| slve; indeed. they became very offensive. They
attempted TO separate and cut off the isolated
attachments, careening on their horses, firing
their rifles, whooping and yelling like demons
| and doing everything that savage ingenuity
could invent to strike terror into the hearts OF
| their foes and if possible to stampede them.
| And woe to the poor soldier or soldiers who at
| such time gave the least indication OF fear.
Let him once turn for fight even for a moment
| and Immediately half q score or more war
riors were upon him and the chances were
ninety to one that his bloody scalp would soon
| dahgle at the belt Of Q Sioux or Cheyenne
brave.
RofALL's CAVALRY IN PERIL
| After the fight had been in progress for
while and the disjointed line was being closed
! up it was discovered that portion Of the
cavalry under Col. Royal, on the extreme left
flank, had become entirely isolated and
separated from the main body by q narrow val
lev demi-canon, which was entirely covered
by the fire of the Indians who were 0ccu-
plying the high ground overlookingit The de-
tached command was plainly visible from the
position where Crook and the rest OF the troops
were engaged, but the Indians had evidently
discerned the exposed position Of the little de-
tachment and swarmed toward II from all sides
with the intention of crushing it before it could
imminent lint n STAFF ofIicer was d;s1atche5
with order for Royal to fall back and join
the main body with all possible speed.
As soon as the staff officer with his two
orderlies moved down to cross the valley he
vas sreeteu WIN sno"er VI ouIiets from .he
TI;n 49,, .s $40 mn iaf Warming snat .ne
I .b; I'm. U Iis mssloh anu woulo
; Ho ..ei oes' W P,e'eIs niln from reaenlnS tne
S".n,,. ,ii h ne 'nereiore maue snTls
So, -. ~ os ~ Plessy iohs ISnso lor VIC
-. ms a an u, .nSu .uruine peniho success
ba 80 ,n,r nit 49, s.as P.p.ec.ea lin
Ind;ans ~atchad for I9a, M d me .
o,on;,,r,s - 49, III 90 ne gu ~ tne
s anu niaue tne ar muscai while ne
psa III s.sn anu as ne heareu tue Rlace wneIe
=. ras n''''co 'ney Ieoouoieo 'neH enofss
0''oP '
PERILoUs RIDE.
The troops were under the protecting side of
an irregular bluh. upon thu snmmit Of vb,cb
the Trd;.n. ,..ho-o, =; - .e
o e"u :" s"ons ioi'e' 1nu
'he staH omcer saw tnat 10 get where ne could
deliver his orders he must ride over An open
space directly in the teeth of their fire at point
blank range. He observed that on his left
there was a small Struggling eroup of mines
and among them he took shelter long enough
to repeat the orders he was carrying to his
Sroernes: sc tnat IN ine event OF casualty to
ton n-ov;Sad Of nnS.sa az. ,.s ues' Ia.
through. Then katherine his reins firmly in
his hand he touched the side of his horse with
MS spurs, and, followed by his orderiies,
pt.o., ous an.o we open space anu iaGea 'ne
yelled and f;red their res ,-itb ali The ran;5;tv
possible with modern breech Ioaders Ths
bullets vhistled around the horses and their
riders. causing the FORMER To dron their ears
from one side TO the other az the music came
unpleasantly near. but the officer. POSSIBLE
from official pride INIT more nrohah hecansa
he fully appreciated the fact that dodpin0
would do no good. sat holt nnri~bt in his
saddle. though he felt aa be afterward eY.
pressed il as he Womb have dome had he bean
irving 10 Oct awav with a tremendons .shinfT;
at a less dangerous game
Rovall and his men watcbed tho nrooress n,
the tbrea ridars w;tb an ,ntaras. a.. aS $50.
ened by the fact. patent To ali that tbev 3oo
TO get ont of their dangerons sitnat;on mns,,
needs mass tbrouob the same ordaaI
After receiyinS his orders Rovall to,d IN.
staff messenger that he sboniJ wo;t a
utes 10 enable that ofticer nth he 'rdsr,;a. -
Get ont Of the Wav befors he startsS hac;I n W
movement which he saw must he one oS mn.
snail neril and the success Of which corH 81
be attained by a stubborn figbt in vbicb ~
odds were largely against him
holALL GETS OUT OF HIS ThouBLk
Again the staff officer with his orderlies, this
time with their backs for targets Of the sayaees
ON the bluffs rode hack tbronob ,bo .,o,,,a,
l.aa., ,,assan,o,. ar, -, -S:'.,1,
ie"OeA "es'enseis 'n"s AiPpeo' "nisueo ana
sung about their heads, tore up the ground
under their horses heels and ricocheted ON the
rocks along their natb- Tbev had mot ooro fo-
when the uproar In their rear was redonbled
The wells of the excited varriore the sbarn
crack of their rides toSetber u;th The 9n snap
ing fire of the soldiers showed that the sa1aHa.
had already pounced unon RovaII,s Ettis forca
and were threatening is With the inter srn;h;o
lation which only a Few davs later tbev vis;taa
upon Custer and his gallant trooners Eortn-
nately for the fate of the isolated datscbment
its leader was eonal 10 the occas;on HaS
Rovall been less exnerienced less have o- had
he lost his nresencs of mind TO- ono ;nst.nt
nothing conId have saved them He NO. 60
of those cool headed stnbborn 6obtsrs ~
which the regular army Of The rnitsd sto,os
has given so MANY militant exsmnies Tbe
fierceness Of the o3slanoht Aid nat nn,a-.e
him. The enemy's bullets might s;,snca his
loyal heart. but while that organ continued 70
beat thew couId not make him iose his head
He dismounted one in each group OF fours
and while they slowly led the horses OF the
rIa ta ade ,hai ne ss In ngnt skrmish
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