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regiment wna organixcd ~ len. and
had been in almost every battle in the
Indian service.
After the battle Of Little Biz Horn
he was found covered with wounds,
riderlcss and saddlcless, some distance
| from the scene Of the massacre. He
was taken charge of by Capt Rowlan
and sent To Fort Riley. where for four
teen years he had not been subject 10
bride, and had been in charge Of the
Seventh cavalry. His death was due
70 old age. His skin will be stuffed and
mounted and kept in the museum of
the Kansas State university until the
worlds fair at Chicago, where II will
be taken for exhibition.
Enterprising showmen have from
time TO time endeayored TO secure
Comanche for exhibition purposes, but
the authorities have invariably refused
10 disturb his wcll-earned rest. Coz
manchc was the horse Of Capt. Keogh,
a relative of Gen. Custer.
Special provision was made for the
care and support OF Comanche. Once
in while, when the cavalry troops
were on inspection. Comanche was led
out, saddled and bridlcd. but no one
ever sat In his saddle after the battle Of
the Little Big Horn.
IL will be remembered that Clusters
| Inflated command used the dead bodies
| OF their horses killed by the shower of
Indian bullets as a barricadc as far as
| possible. All the horses were saddled,
as the troop had ridden into the valley
and attacked the Sioux camp; and, as
Comanche was found stripped of his
Ia.
posed that his saddle and bride were
taken by the victorious Indians, who,
believing that he would die Of his
wounds, turned him loose. The body
of every other horse that carried the
brave cavalry into battle on that fate
full morning was found among the
heaps of the slain soldiers.
Influence OF the q. A. X. Hutton.
While chatting recently with Col A.
l.. Conger of Akron, Ohio. upon the re-
suits of the late war, Col. Congcr said
TO me: "Did you ever stop to consider
what wonderful results the late war
has brought about for this country, and
for the advancement of civilization
throughout all the nations Of the earth?
The sacrifices, the sufferings and the
hardships of our people both North and
South were most extraordinary. His
tory has recorded those of the past. but
there are hundreds of thousands os com
rades still living who are suffering
every day of their lives by reason of the
great hardships endured during their
term OF service. II is difficult for the
younger generation who are now com
ing to fully appreciate this state OF facts,
but recently experienced little in
cldent which may serve as an object
lesson. showing that there is one class
OF people who do, and always viii, fully
appreciate the work of the old soldirrs.
=. A short time since, after nights ride
ON the sleeping car, stepped into n
leading hotel in the West to take break
last Procuring morning paper, en-
tered the dining-room and was met at
me door by nice-loolSing colored man
who bore the title of head waiter, Some
ihing To my surprise he conducted me To
Nhat regarded as a choice seat in the
Dom and one that a stanger always
ilSes TO occupy, n window at his back.
ma overlooking the whole room. There
we're more than twenty colored walters
n the room, some busily engaged In serv-
ng brcakfact To guests, others waiting.
pparentiy, fornew arrivals. The head
waiter motioncd 10 one of them TO wait
pom me, and thegentleman approached
pom my left to take my order. Imme-
lately another colored waiter ap-
roached upon my right, and both pre-
ented the bill OF fare at the same time.
'oth were entire strangers to me. and
ach insisted upon taking my order. the
ne upon my right insisting that that
as his table, and the one upon my left
aiming that the head-waiter had or
cred him To wait upon me. An alter
itlon soon cnsued and the head-waiter
as compelled to come back and restore
sace In the family. Sharp words fol-
wed, and was somewhat disturbed Inv
he incident The head-waiter ordered
ne OF the walters to subside. and when
&c other was taking my order | said TO
I'M, What was the cause of all this
sturbance?" He replied: ut Is that
rand Army button in the lapel of your
at. fou see, when the war broke
u, my rather was slave i'm Ken
cky and the old mans father was a
we In virginia IL IL had not been
E the boys who wear that Grand
my button, we would both be slaves
day We appreciate the gallant SER
'es they rendered TO us, and when
err IA man enters this dining room
airing Grand Army button, we like
snow our appreciation of the hard
Fps they endured and the great SER
9 they rendered our race by seeing
~ they are properly waited upon and
red for. Each of MS wanted To wait
ON you. Any of us would fight any
nent Tor man that wears that but
ms was indeed an object lesson. and
lie some may criticise the old soldier
o receives pension and forget the
vices he has rendered his country.
so long ms the colored man lives
re viii he due appreciation on his
y OF the great services rendered their
by the Boys in Blue. had seen
high in public favor ignore the
ms OF the old soldier, and II was in
gratifying tn witness this recop-
on from the worthy colorcd man.
Union Soldier Forgiven.
one OF the encampmcnts of the
nu Army of the Republic there WAS