Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-04

~ into exile on the far Pacific
m ri .nplily lost to sight IN the
WI n Arizona. The type Of nom
Il. ..i,n,,l officers most familiar 10
M and file. as well as to their
Vas The old-fnshioned plains
M .gisimln furst aud rays0n af-
N ~ ,lass. Of which ferny was
;s,ri an exponent. Brave 10
w. AK fiithful to the very death.
"a n reason to look for respect and
ATM They were men whose only
M IA MAS picked up IN the camps
~ Santigis Of the famous old rrgi-
FL n ghith when mere recruits. they
~ .,dguri. Ia " were inWlna-
IN he army. and would have been
IA nl,iulgrd aud out Of their ,le-
#i,twheri else. That book learn
N soldering could ever 20 hand
"a uo man in the old Dragons would
ate Believed for an instant. Such
IL A. had driited into the ranks
!, rule, irrcclaimable drunkards,
an rlance Of redemption at home,
b liberated in the service In the
~ days because Of-thcir meek
E Ompaining performance of long
ofeara duty in the troop or regi-
oices, when. their whisky and
.oapy alike exhausted. they hum
t. NJ lack to their desks. asking only
II 70 The hope of another drunk.
NJ, u the old dragons could bare
a ihfir names; many could only
+ de pen when called upon 10 make
n mark. Another busted clerk"
~ general expression when the
lailarnian came forward 10 en-
. N he-was the picture Of clear
. fhletic manhood, WIS accepted
n l,h hesiiaucy 10y the officers and
b. iei suspicion by the men, yet
IA proved q splendid horsrmnn,
* ,Aot aud, as WIS the final ndmis-
li-pund trooper" despite the fact
~ WIS well educated and spoke
"a Ike u native. Still, such was
F. Failing faith. as il ever Is among
pldiers. that the old style was
u i was long before he won pro-
No one who has not known
II ~ begin To imagine the dilcrcce
"A he army of u quarter century
me army of to-day, Just us
H Fas a rcsOlute specimen Of the
Has Wing a pioneer of his class
neN. Al the moment when the
rru,x spurs to the wearied tanks
Dick and called on him for one
e. Hort the stnlwnrt and handsome
sped away ON the path of duty.
n N of the fact that by this time
nan in his own troop and every
n no knew him NJ all would stake
= dollar on Bob" Wings tack
a Problem before him as frarlrssly
laligenily as any veteran in the
~
|ag ordered tho abundance mn tho
ae himself Spurred away to gather
sragelers within reach, 50 ns to
r. the little garrison at the caves
event If an attack from the
p To his practiced eve no vcs-
doubt remained as TO the charnc-
A purpose Of the signal smokes.
monent was To he lost. Within
seF hour. perhaps, unseen Indians
nAe skuillfg, spyiuy sink
In)n their refuge Womb he allie
w, TO determine the number and
" Of It's occupants. aud. il their
Ilfre were considerable and that Of
|iiNon weak. God alone could help
innocent women.
~ last Noted the westward signal
Iahng Slowly Wp n.1 No. .lnu,llrss
'ggm point in the range perhaps
ZIG below pntterson's station in
ekS The three wenried troopors
|ls slowly back from the chase
y seen coming M The valley prob
lqlf miles away. some distuncr.
II, ahead of the supposed posi.
ile foe, Wing well knew with
.pal'like agility the mountain In
oald speed along from rock TO
All still keep under cover. and
llan who had served n month In
" eonld have predicted thai IL
= y any force were within a DAYS
y those tire, stragelers. ambush
'Fll would be- their fate perhnps
Enllhin view of their lonecd for
mai they had NOT seen lie sign.
w We're ignorant Of ths possible
" q the Apnches in the range,
l,,hifeSt simply because they rode
4 1leng under the foothiils often
ny bnuldnr-stro,,.,, .,,,.tsf,, u ~.