The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-02-18
i STORY WITH 4 hIPLlNG
FLAVOR.

The Lieutenant was preparing his
after-suppaF smoke last evening.
Il suppose YOU never have heard
about little Tommy and how he lost
d fortune. ne remarked. 1t Is
simple tale: one 0f those occasions
where it seems as If fate were bound
that certain men should not have any
luck or any money in this world
Little Tommy was a brave chap
He enlisted in the cavalry when | was
sergeant Of q troop. 1t was the first
time that | had ever held that posi-
ton. AMI was more set up about it
than l was afterwards when | was
given the stripes after goidg back into
the ranks for some foOlIshness. Tom
my was about four feet ten inches in
height. and when he had big dinner
must have weighed as much as 115
pounds.
Notwithstanding his size. he was
a plucky fellow, and he carried a
medal which in itself was proof of
its commences How he won it Is
quite an interesting story. He was in
the British Army ut the time Of the
Sepoy insurrection, attached to the
medical corps of aregiment which was
actively engaged in that brutal war
fare will call it warfare, although
it was more series Of massacres.
One evening after day If engage
ments. the colonel Of Tommy's regi-
ment was surprised TO see a flag OF
truce coming from the Sepoy lines.
The speculation the sight caused was
soon put 10 an end by the arrival OF
the flag bearer He brought a note
from the Sepoy ciief-an humble en-
treaty from the commander of the
rebel forces. His favorite, a beauti
ful young girl, had been wounded
while watching the battle In position
close to her lover, and all the science
Of a Sepoy physician could not relieve
her suffering. In the note he implor
ed the English colonel to send a doc
tor to the camp Of the enemy, that the
wounds of the young woman might
be cared for and her life saved
The English physicians and sur
geons Of the regiment knew better
than to 90 into a Sepoy camp, even
though the commander promised pro
lection under a flag of truce The
Sepoys were not to be trusted. Never
had the English army engaged Will
so treacherOus a people before.
The flag of truce had been violat
cd before, and not a volunteer could
now he found in the whole brigade
corps OF surgeons Then the assis
tfnts and the attaches OF the medical
corps were asked. All but one refused
That was Little Tommy He went
alone with the Sepoy soldier, and al
his friends Of the regiment babe hin
good BY. He himself made his vii
and left last words for his loved ones
at home. Then IN the darkness he
went into the camp Of the enemy, anC
although men passed by him nem
enough to plunge a knife into his
breast. and muttered threats were
made on al sides. he came out safely
after attending to the woman, and
probably saving her life. That little
service won him the medal. and il
time might have secured promotion il
he had remained
But Little Tommy came to this
country to seek his fortune | sup
pose he deserted from the English
Army, although he never told me so
He went to Arizona and staked out q
claim. 1t was when the ApacheS il
that country We're enjoying themselves
fly lifting the hair of the settlers
But Tommy was not a bit afraid OF
them. He got along well for yeal
or two, and finally succeed in buying
team. 1t wasn't an elegant outfit
by any means, but it answered his
purpose One horse was about SIX
teen hands high, and thin in proper
ton: the othor was a mule, seven Oh
eight hands in height. and as round
as barrel. They did their work, how
ever, and that was all Tommy asked
On day a friend wanted the animals
to pillow field. Tommy was good
natured fellow and he loaned them
That very night the Apaches visited
the neighbours ranch, and when they
left carried with them Il lock of the
neighbours hair and Tommy's team.
The man who went into a Sepoy
camp without tiinching was complete
broken hearten at his loss. and, with
out endeavoring to run his ranch
longer, gave it up and enlisted in the
United States cavalry. The ranch he
gave up then is now The centre O
Phoenix, ARR, and probably netteC
hundreds Of thousands of dollars tc
It's next owner. TO day Tommy is still
cavalryman, earning SIS a month
That's the luck of some brave men
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