Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-05

tlnuous argument In favor OF a continuing OF
business relations between the negro and the
mule.
HE STOPPED THE CHEERING.
The ninth never will be able to understand
why Gen. Brooke acted as he did on the morn
ing when they were proceeding to the rescue
Of the seventh. Everybody at the agency
knew that Col. Henry and his troopers were
tired almost to the utmost and when they
started on their gallop to the Mission a sue
cession of cheers went up that did good to the
hearts of the weary ones. The second infantry
Joined in the chorus of hurrahs and would have
been much more vociferous had not Gen.
Brooke ordered the cheering to stop. The
soldiers stopped because they had to. but the
civilians kept it up until the ninth was beyond
vocal reach. 1t is generally supposed that
Brooke was afraid the cheering might hurt the
feelings of the Indians who were then at the
agency, but neither that nor any other excuse
will save his interference from being stigma
tized as unnatural.
MEDAL wEAREns.
Four members of the battalion now on duty
at the Ridge are the proud possessors of medals
of honor. Sergts. Jordan and Shaw won theirs
in Apache campaigns, Private Henry johnson
earned his fighting Utes. while Private Valley
was given his for conspicuous bravery in car
rying a wounded man off from under the noses
Of some Of the most sanguinary of Victories
followers. There Is an interesting inciden. in
Private Valleys military career He had left
his troop not only without permission, but
with the intention in his heart of remaining
away. He was caught and brought back. AS a
prisoner he was engaged in digging grave for
comrade who had died, and a sentry was
watching him while he welded pick and
shovel, when a band of Apaches suddenly
attacked the camp. Without stopping to fire a
shot the sentry dropped his gun and broke all
the southwestern sprinting records. VALLEY
climbed out of the grave got the gun, dropped
back into what was suddenly converted into q
rifle pit and from that shelter made things too
hot for the invaders. When they had retreated
valley was at once released from arrest and
never was tried, He does some very fine cook
ing for the officers mess now. was camped
with the ninth for couple of days this week. so
1 know whereof i speak when l refer to the
quality Of Valleys cooking.
COMMENTED LOT.
What thoroughly contented crowd that
colored battalion isl The officers are all
white; but they are more attentive to the men
than they would be were all Of enc color and
the enlisted men reciprocate very heartily
The blacker the men are the better their Off
GERS like them, 1t would be difficult to find a
more truly happy command in any army. Each
OF the big sibley tents has in it fifteen or six
teen men, and when supper has been disposed
OF these little communities settle down to have
q good time. Song and story. with occa-
sional Ig or selection on the mouth organ,
Some of the stories are good and most of
them have military flavor, for every man in
the regiment is proud of the fact that he is a
soldier. Religious discussions are quite fire.
quent and there is always more or less of a
tendency toward scriptural history. Some of
the Old Testament selections assume strange
shapes, but l don't know of anything more
amusing than the story of David and Uriah as
told by middle-aged corporal to about dozen
interested listeners
As TOLD TO A RECRUIT.
He was good talker.
$50 yo' nevah heern tell of dat?" he queried,
and the recruit to whom he addressed the in
quiry shook his head.
well" the corporal proceeded, "Gin'l David
wuz settin In he's room at d'vish' n head
quattahs wun day wen he see a fne-look Il
yallah gal walking real spry-like crost de p'rade
groun'. He wuz mos sleep. wuz de ginI, W en-
he seen dat ere petticoat, but dat woke him
right up.
...MistSh adjtan' sinl,' SEE he, who dat
putty yallah gall?
".Lawd bless 70, Gin'l David, SEE the adj'tan'
gin'L 'Yo doan spose l knows every yallah gal
dey is Mt dis yah pos? Why doan yo ak wun
ting?'
'Cose de adjtan' gin1 he knowed who she
wuZ. but he jes' wanted to sass dem aide-de-
camps whuts allus SO full of information.
~ Den aide-de-camP he SEE: 'din'l, dat Cap'n
'Ohdah Cap'n Yewriah on d'tached service
immedjuetly, SEE de ginl.
"Bimeby dere come time wen dere wuZ a
engagement and Cap'n Yewriah wuz ohdah'd to
de front right away. De gin'l he SEE: 'Cap'n
Yewriah. yo' git out on de ske mish line. which
yo is needed An Cap'n Yewriah he goes to
de front an WIZ shot,"
''Oh, but yuse all wrong" broke in weather.
beaten old sergeant who had been listening in
tenty. Generals doan talk to ofisahs at way,
m N0 rloh n. n
to his ohd'lyt to reques' Capn Yewriah to r'poht
to him iinmedie:ly, and wen de cap'r dun
rpohted de gineral say: 'CaPn Yewliah. SEE
he, 20 has lie honah OBJ leadin' de fohlohn
hope on de key oh de inimys p'sishun. 1zrael
'spects great tings OBJ yo' dis day.
Den Capn lewriah he goes out an gifts
Killed an de gineial dun :uk p seshun OBJ de
widder."
THE INDIAN AND THE NEGRO
The Indians are undoubtedly much afraid of
the colored soldier. Their doctrine of the new
Messiah Las it that all the whites are to be de-
stroyed. but as the negro is, by virtue of his
epidermis, outside the category of the doomed
the red man regards him with food deal of
awe when fight is on. In view of the SUPER
stitious belief of the Indian that their bullets
will not injure the negro, it might be a good
thing In any future campaign to have as
many as possible of colored soldiers in the
field
OHiy u Jay TWO ago the lnQlan and the
negro were cOmbatants in what may be termed
peaceful strife. 1t started out when white
soldier commenced snowballing an Indian
The Indian was too many for his tormentor
and when the white man retreated there we're a
good many smiles on aboriginal countenances,
Quite crowd had watched the encounter and
the Sioux were evidently delighted when their
champion put his opponent to flight. One of
the ninth cavalry boys-a very black and de-
cidedly muscular little fellow-threw off his
overcoat and pelted snow at the victor with
such effect that he ran away to escape the chilly
shower. Two other Indians joined to save
their friend. but they, too, had to seek refuge
in ignominious flight.
'Doan want none ) dem Ingines t. say ez 'ey
kin git away wild de ahmy'' remarked the
trooper, as he put on his overcoat and moved
off. He belonged, somebody said to Lieut..
Perry's troop, and Lieut.. Perry, by the way. is
a Washingtonian.
CAPT. WRIGHT AND HIS TRAILERs.
The battalion of the ninth. now here is tenn
porarily commanded by Capt Harry Ii. Wright.
who, by the way. is an out and out enthusiast
on Washington. having been born there some
years ago. There was one period in 'Iight-
Horse Harry's' military career when he was
not In command of camp and that circum-
stance was taken advantage of by Capt Coouey.
then of the ninth cavalry, but now major of the
fourth. 1t WAS down in New Mexico and Capt
Cooney the ranking officer. He has the
reputation of being first-class soldier and had
it then; he also had, and still has a broeue.
Chief Victoria WAS making things very interest
ing for settlers and soldiers alike when Iieut