The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-18
WAS 1T SECOND sIGRT7
=. Blank's Boy Saw His Father
shooting Indians.
From Harper's Weekly.

USP' shooting Indians.
From Hdrper's Weekly.
Among the many curious instances Of
ING second sight may be placed the fol-
- incident Of that saddest tragedy of
"" iosr davs-the death Of Custer and his
Gallant followers.
Tbs love existing between Capt. Blank
a his blue-eyed, golden-curled boy, little
.'Bnster, - the pet ana oarhng OF the whoie
D;.0n was something to be remembered.
gshaTever the tall soldieriy figure Of the
VIC father was to be seen unless on duty,
youDef the child was sure to be close beside,
tpo.ottnes riding on his fathers shoulder
SD..;n1es clinging to his hand, always lift
~ N his. eyes full OF passionate love and
content. ,.Soa 5av oar,a that una. 70
.a-ate those fearless men from the women
"a children who so loved them, Buster
I'll 1'id hardly be torn from his father, and
oou'S ,shand told me that long after, the
~ t33ld,s shrek Of utter misery, unchildlike in
on';; cum rang in his ears. For some
~ ofter the command had marched across
COY op nurple hills, out of the reach of low
tpe ave.. ives Buster dropped and pinned; but he
lus - child. and the old childish gayety
%a1 back TO his eyes, and his laugh, which
. .ong out as happily as ever, almost Earring
nnon his young mothers ear.
uP Nna warm June day at Fort Lincoln Mrs.
Hank sat sewing IN her tiny parlor, her
p Do creeninR about the floor at her feet,
pd us she chstted with two or three more
',naiv wives, perhaps of the beloved ones
L ~ ~ across the plains and their possible
Ia Suddenly Buster rushed in through
Nv oman door, eyes sparkling. hair flying.
W. SWamma," he shouted, ''my papa's SCOT
INC his 'volverl heard himW
Dnnd YOU darlingp his young mother
.od STOPPING TO kiss the little flushed, eager
face. How very nice! l wish he could
o1me home and SCOT it. Don't your
0O Hes s,ootlng Indians" the child went on
u.nd he'll SCOT 'em all, and zen he'll tome
I'm sure hope he will" sighed Mrs.
BLANK. Run out and play, Buster, and
don't 20 in the SUM-"
wi %H6V Buster does talk about his fatherr'
.oroa one remarked. II often meet him
INNING along with some one, and, child or
man soldier or officer, you can always catch
me words my papa if you listen to him.
Then the talk wandered on, always in a
MINOR kew. for there had been quite an in
,orvel of time since the last letters, and
tnsre v as always unacknowledged anxiety,
,bopgh all felt unbounded faith in the pow
els Of the gallant Seventh.
Presently the sound Of child's bitter cry
mo brought them all to their feet, and
B1ster ran into his mothers arms at the
door sobbing wildly: .....
Mamma" he sobbed, "the Injuns has
dot nv papa. He's dot no more scots in
bs 'volver; he's s'ooted it all. o, l want
nv papa, and the bad Injuns has dot bin %
Mrs. Blank knelt down on the floor be-
side her boy, drawing him close to her
heart,
Hush, Buster" she said, very gently,
but firmly, you must not be such a silly
little boy; the Injuus can't get your papa.
Gen. Custer is there; he will take care of
pspa and all the men. Do you think F
troop would let the Injuns get papa? See,
YOU are making us all feel very bad, and
PAPA would say that you were not his brave
little lad Now stop crying and go and
play; you could not hear papa's 'volver so
far away
Yes the child exclaimed, earnestly, al
tan hear my papa's 'volver. and | know he's
sooted it alp But army discipline pre-
vailed, and the boy choked back his sobs,
n9stliDg in his mothers arms, and resting
there, strangely quiet, for the rest of the
long summer day.
That evening, when the children were
both sleeping, aud the daily bulletin to her
absent husband had been written, Mrs.
Blank sat fer some moments in silent
thought, then drawing a sheet Of paper to
her, wrote down the date June %, and
poured out to her only brother the aching
of her heart and the senseless anxiety caused
by the child's foolish words, the memory of
which still stirred him in his sleep, for he
sobbed and tossed all night.
On July 6, when the whole army
wrthed and cried out in agony at the news
that had come to US, we, to whom MIR. b.
bad shown his SISTERS letter, know that on
JU:e % Capt. Blank had dearly
sold his life, and had been found pierced
with many wounds. his empty revolver
clasped in his stiffened hand. And far
away, in his quiet home, his baby boy had
seemed to know it.