Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-19
THE BOY BRAVES.

sWhy," said Unck Jack, chewing the
- bar Of his toothpick into wad
q Gbres. preparatory 70 shooting It into
- IRE.
Tkis was always the signal TO the boys
1has he was ready 10 begin 70 shoot
hnRxloes and Indians. Uncle Jack was
3 grixxlsd veteran officer Of the regular
army. and bad seen much hard fighting
n ths frontier
AWhy, yea said he, II do know
nomething about what Indians are good
for as lighters, and for downright hu-
nan courage, without any Of the sneak
ing, ike-you-in-theback work in it, I
think tho Cheyennes stand ahead OF
them all
.But what Cheyennes7 Where did il
happen ciamored the boys. who knew
veil enough that there was some special
Instance back Of the general statement
q Cheyenne bravery.
~How did YOU little rascals know
what I was thinking off, he growled.
swell. In 1878 my command was sta
toned nc the Wild Rose agency. Things
had been moving smoothly for long
time, bat the Indians were getting fat
ond ss1cy on government rations. and
that state Of things couldn't last. Every
brave had . good breech loader and .
pouy or more. Even tho boys-wiry,
onucy little rsts-had their own guns
and ponies, and the way they did run
vao . caution
"Thers were two little chaps in par
Ncular who used 70 loaf around the post
Who had the most impudent black eyes
md thu most stoical faces when they
6hcughs you were watching them. They
wWe handsome little rsscala, II they
vsre dirty and lazy, and often they used
- run races across the parade ground
- amuse the officers for stake Of army
cartridges. They were the most fear
-. nimble little Monkeys
s4Half the time you couldn't tell which
art was horse on which part was rider.
4hs wsy they stuck to these little ponies
- every position imaginable. now on
this side and now on that They were
along the neck. under the belly, heads
almost dragging the ground! They
dropped their hats and picked them mp
again - . breskneck gailop. They fired
their rifles with one hand until IL made
yuu think Of Fourth Of July IN Bangor.
3hsy were sons OF Lone Wing, a chief.
81 got 70 watching for the little impe
30 como and show of their tricks, and
missed them when they didn't put in su
APPEARANCE, for fellow becomes 50 lone
~ ous there that no bankers after any
kind of face he's used to, even II It Is Z
dirty red face.
sYou know haven't much use for q
I've Indian Somehow. living out on tho
frontier, one picks up prejudice against
ohNm- Many Of ths young Indians who
hang about the agencies doing nothing
become thieves and va~sbonds. bat
eouldn't help sdmaring these two boys.
They stood by one another like
Damon md Pythias. Ono day some o.
- men coaxsd ono Of them into ths
hnrrscks and got him stupid drunk
That's an example Of the way Indians
- sometimes improved ne the agen
CTS.
"Weil. the other boy wouldn't budg'
n inch away until he took hts comrsd'
vekh him. he hung around him unit
afser dark. and then managed 70 cree
- while tho men were at mess. sns
actualsy mgxed the sleeping fellow out
vhiseled up the ponies. loaded him o'
Hks log Of wood. strapped him on will
alsriss and galloped cf.
.sThsy had the blood Of the oil
urbens In them. and do believe woui,
hs~s Died for each other / got 70 hk
0sm - mueh as ! possibly could like Al
Indian, snd thas would be about "a hsr'
1or me- - 60 hike rsrtlesnske.
~Msyts you have heard that the gov
ownmert il roe the best proviasr in ~
world. and che indian department IL
Resf deal more uncertain than the par
0ns>rr or commissary Of the army
Well. one time the beef cattle wer
o6nmp>sied and run of 5y rsscslly Sious
nd she ether ratsons were about
month behind tire snd things got
lbcking pretty blue over ~ the agency.
awe lss them have All the army gcod
- could spare. ADD Agent Person sen
n<S scouts hare and there 20 pick n
whof he-f they coaid lawfully. but h
fbrs they csstl gee . supply the rsds<in
hrxxn 80 grow lean
@Sor,e &c the sqnaws and papcose
Ghnt staggered over 20 the agency uoul
harliv have made shadow, and IL
% wonder that petty depredstious wsr
opmmirs~'i
~Fir~e The sxens's poultry want The
spxns ore rcs into the ssor-souse an
onrrssd OF . kot - eastern earned goo.l
Ne nrrns hrd for his ewn table. he Il
elnr-i that he would maze the guilt
ons smart II ne foasd hisn. That nigh
- cnp ms Gilman. . Seer eesrd va
loosen<ri frezn unsisrneskh and piece {
neat The cook as>d reaiy for bFeskfs'
van ssk~u srsss ne agents kitchen.
sTse rnarf go sh- thieves ard Ere
"a their. ssd by the aash 81 his "a
recognized shzzn ~ Fsnther Tail ar
rour Tees. me s~o Endisa boys 60
eet - sell yuo sboai their names Pa
Ter Tai wss lie 'teters' 81 mansto
u>sn. II sh~ elder soy, snd she ys'nngs
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