Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-09-15

borhOOd whence were ueIlNtu lhO l.cii-@
on which correspondents based their re-
ports and editors their comments, shared
the usual fate of the absentee, and hav-
ing sustained the only casualties and IN,
ficted the only punishlnents yet heard
of about the agency, was now coming III
for its share Of the ..toujours tort 10
which IL was. of course, justly entitled.
Kenyon first glared at and then EXPLODED
over dispatch which read somewhat as
/ follows:
"All hope of bloodless solution OF the
d;ficultv is now at an end. Even the
most peacefully disposed among the res
,ryation Indians are furious over what
tbev do not hesitate to term the slaugh-
ter Of their clansmen in the three affairs
that have recently occurred, and II Is an
open secret that at general headquarters
the grayest annoyance is felt over the
total overthrow Of carefully LAID plans,
All caused by the injudicious conduct OF
certain hot headed officers of cavalry.
The friends of White Wolf. the princi-
nal brave shot by Major Berriens
troopers. declare that he and those with
him were friendly and were only striving
TO reach the major with the news That
couriers were coming, hoping thereby 70
earn something to eat, for they We're
cold and hungry when they were fired
ON without warning, and even while
making signals of peace and friendship
White Wolf was slain. Then the Bruies
who were with them could not be re-
strained and attacked the couriers IN re-
venge.
las for the affair at Wolf creek after
the blizzard there is unspoken denuncia-
ton among the Indians, and the 'damna-
ton of faint praise in other quarters OF
the conduct of cavalry officer present.
The Indians declare they had gone ont
only TO gather up their ponies. Thesight
of the mules told them there must be an
ambulance stalled somewhere in the
drifts, and they were eagerly searching
for it To render succor and aid when
they were fired upon from ambush by
, the lieutenant and his men, and two OF
their ponies were killed and one young
Indian shot through the leg. The In
dams declare they could easily have
killed Major Berrien, but merely strove
10 defend themselves and explain. and
, that had they been hostile they could
, have finished the lieutenant and his little
SQUAD at the Wolf creek crossing long
before reinforcements came. Altogether,
there is something so plausible in their
statements that ii is understood that the
conduct both Of the major and at least
one Of his subalterns will be made the
subject Of official investigation
well. well, we'll" said Kenyon.
THANK God I'm not serving grateful
nation in the heart Of the Indian coun.
try. It's bad enough to be shot and
worse to be lied about, and that is all
the comfort there IS in being cavalry
man. If | do say il who am nothing bui
a cross grained old crank Of doughboy,
If this is what the Twelfth is TO get fol
"a msre affair Of outposts, what the
devil will be said Of them If they should
get into a regular pitched battle: Here
Mr.. Adiutant, dump that paper in the
fire. and don't let a woman AT the pos
know anything about IT, Know it al
Z ready? How the mischief could they9
= "There were half dozen of them, sir
at Mrs. Hazlett's reading another copy
e of that paper as came down. And poo
. Mrs. Thorpe IS crying her eyes out. She
> been utterly upset since the news came
, that the Twelfth had been sent out
4 Good God. sir. she's coming in nowV
+ II was indeed poor Mrs. Thorpe VIII,
= entered, pallid. her eyelids swollen Will
y weeping. Old Kenyon was on his fee
in an instant and leading her 70 chair
4 ..My dear madam. my dear madam.
i he began, syou must not give way 30.
x assure Won there is no cause for sucl
y dread and anxiety. DO strive to contro
!, yourself.
u II cannot oh. Major Kenyon, | can
- notl have been through SO much, sue
y fearful scenesr' she sobbed, wringin
~ her nervous hands. rocking TO and fr
. in an agony of grief. "Oh, it is cas-
l' for those who have not lived the life W
y had to live in the old days 70 couns,
ol patience, calmness. was only chill
y then. kneeling at my mothers side whe
= the news came in that widowed half Oh
le women in the post. | spent my girlhoo
nc in the regiment. How many are left
u the officers wno were so good TO m
g then? Mother was only one of doze
y whose hearts were broken-broken a
81 oh. Godl feel mine is to be. They too
% my father long years ago, now they d
u mand my husband. my babies fathe
40 my all, their alli o Godl oSod.'
y "Sobbing. rocking TO and fro in h
a uncomfortable grief, the poor girl clur
~ 10 Kenyons hand, and the old fellow
nc ewes blinked and smarted with the tea
O. he could not quite force back. He la
. the other hand upon her bowed an
r swaying head.
nc my child he said brokenlyi If
your babies sake try to bear up. l
~ your fathers daughter. | knew al
70 loved him well-knew you when X
u, rode your first pony at the old fort I
au the Missouri. You know well wouldI
IT'S Il I thfsNlr III