New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-22
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
MRS CUSTER.S RECORD OF ADVENTURE
WITH GENERAL CUSTER.

rrNr1NC on THE PLAINS: OR GENERAL CUSTER
IN KANSAS AND TEXAS. BY Ellzateih b.
Custer. PIP. Y. 1O3. Charles l." "'pN'" "
Coz
II would be hard TO imagine volume more repie'e
With entertaining anecdote than this record by MIS-
Custer OF life with her husband IN the southwest ana
on the frontier. Every day brought something worthy
Of remembrance. for life in camp and post was
wholly different from the hlmdrum monotohN 81
existence within the bounds OF civilization Almost
evervhodv that came within the circle OF the au'oi
acquaintance a character. as the SAYING -
utterly unconventional. with pccunannes mat as
tinruished him from all those about him. Inc pooh
abounds in sketches OF character. som'um'S ny
way OF description sometimes by Illustrative "n'o-
dote Ono rises from the pcrlisa OF the book iccms
that h. has made tho acquaintanfe OF numerous
croun OF wonderfully lively people General custer
though stern in discipline 70 have oNe1 loh'
even n practical Joke. with all the enthusiasm Oh "
had boy He came by the taste legtimatcly' lor
some pages in this book show that MS iather was ~
ready for fun as he. one OF the amusing epsou',
re,otcd here shows that when III" elder Custer N>o
the General in camp he was always on MS guar"
co,ret tho mIsch,cvous tricks Of his SON. The Gen.
eral and his brother purloined the Old gentleman
nurse He had his suspicious but WAS silent "'"'
fhe conspIrators exposed the trophy between u'i"
selves in n group OF strangers. Then he pouhc'"
unon them and as nobody knew the relationship
Of the three men who seemed TO be- quarr'hhe III
dad earnest the situation OF the jotcrs who had
heen caught In their trap can he Imagined vi
course there some scenes N historic "'oi''''
tropb,s with r,u,inous regiments In Texas, conNerNa
,,ons With Indian chiefs the frontier but Tor 'he
most nart tho book introduces the reader TO III"
d.,ous ~ army life that would be passed over Will
ont allusion by more prccntiOus writer OF ny vi,
VINO thought himself engaged on more oighi''"
tbeme Eut these details make most viva Pi''
md tho reader can live over again uic NV
tho Courageous author passed at the SIDE OF her nus
hand What sympathy Is aroused ny 'c r
aon ~ her sleeping with her nek almost disloca'eu
nv the rough army Ovcrcoat that hao pee" 'o"'" w
Tor q inflow, How delighted she WAS 10 nhu .''V
uben she had surrcptitiously obtained real p,i""'
She did not lose caste good campaISh'r' i,
r,,efurv she confcsses. as II her con'Vieh0' sun
srophlcd her that she concealed fall from h'r
horse in order to avoid the rdlcule that was III s''
Co., oil unfortunate horscmen horsewomcn and
how her husband kept her continually IN terror ny
limiting nj the mishap! All the triheS that mace up
sha u,e of the little circle of officers ana thcir l-
ties far from the comforts OF civilization are rccorueo
ui,b n rest that makes them seem Ike 4 part "i uIe
s.,. or, oxnorence The narrative in Its
minuteness is like journal Of the life OF custer ana
Mrs Custer from the day OF leavetaklng IN III" NhI
n, tho Potomac In 1865 down 10 the first hght OF
Che 7th Cavalry with band of 300 CheyenneS near
Fort Wallace in the summer of 1867 Not Only IN
her own case but In those Of other women MIS-.
Custer gives numerous instances OF feminine bravery
and for,itude. Apparently she does TINS all uhcoh
esouslv They were worthy of their huSDanus'
.hoo ,,ves Of soldiers and frOntiersmen In the days
NJ adventure that SEEM far territory OF the
United states is concerned, 10 be gone forever