The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-11-24
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THE MEDAL OF HONOR AWARDED scnRA"M
WAS PRESENTED BIZ TINToP.
the kitchen and the connivance of
Bertha, and with them were some cost
" books, SchrarnDl's gifts to his hon
ored captain and brown-eyed Connie
He dared not offer half what his heart
longed to lay before them They had
Christmas dinner, too, that Bertha
swore was her own production and in
spiration. They had ranembrances
from the fort that Schramm packed"
in on horse back. Perry Thornton and
others had by no means forgotten
them, and Scllram1n had blushingly
called upon such kind friends to say he
should be only too glad to carry in any
thing they might wish to send. There
was no lack of Christmas cheer, even
where one heart was SO heavy as poor
MOrgan's. and no one was allowed to
dream how very much of all this holi-
day feasting was due to Schramm And
SO all through the long hard winter.
patient and reserved, assiduous in
every duty at the fort. yet finding fire.
4uent opportunity of visiting his
friends in Butte, Schra1nm held his
way. Old Hinlzel was made an ord
nance sergeant along in March, and
with his wife and olive branches took
departure for a far southern post,
Schranm seeing them to the train and
receiving fearful warmth OF blessing
from the honest frau by way of good
by, and in April the doctors made more
frequent trips to town, for Morgan raj
lied but little with the lengthening
DAYS. 1t was evident that no bill Of
relief could bring lasting benefit here.
But, despite pain and hopelessness,
Morgan chung to life with great deter
mination Live he must for the babies
sakes he said, and once more now his
days were frightened by visits from
old friends, once more in the sunny
afternoon Perry Thornton dropped in
for checkers and campaigns or 20 show
new picture Of his lady love. Conni"
times sitting contentedly by, but
generally busying herself with Bertha
about the house. And then, just as was
sure to happen, came the order for sum
mer's work Away to the Big Horn!'
said the colonel, as he refined up one
day at Morgans open door, catching
Schramln in the act of blocking out
hower-gartlen for Lot and Billy. And
that evening before parade the regi-
mental adjutant. seated at his desk.
was surprised by Il visit from Sergt.
Schra,nm, who begged of that ilf1uen-
tial officer a few moments interview.
young man." said Tintop to his
staff officer, as he espied the latter trip
ping around from the clubroc1n just
before the first call, that's the third
time I've seen You coming out OF Cur
rams since four o'clock TO which
Gray promptly replied:
Eyes. sir. You see, last week you
remarked upon my going in there SO
often that l thought it time to reverse
the process" And this afforded the
colonel the opportunity Of giving
Gray the good ral>ing down he de-
served, and, just as Gray had hoped
and planned, brought out the reaction
that always followed an outburst.
That evening Tintop came over to the
Office to make it up" and then, when
the skies were cleared, Gray preached
the subject of Schramm's interview.
It seems he wanted a fortnight's fur
Tough to go to New York and other
points on urgent personal business, and
had reason to know that Bragg would
forward the application disapproved;
and Bragg did. Bragg's Endorsement
read: ''This young soldier has been the
recipient of SO many indulgencesalready
as to seriously impair his usefulness as
sergeant. He succeeded in evading
field duty with the troop last fall, and
seeks to shirk it again, For man not
yet two years in service, he has been pro-
NOTED over older and more deserving
men so rapidly as to turn his head J"
And Tintop considered the whole thing
reflection on him as regimental COM
mander, and so sent for Bragg and so
told him, and said, furthermore, that if
Bragg didn't like Schramm and could
find one man in the whole regiment
who was willing to tranfec to D, now
that Bragg was its captain, he would
be glad to- order an exchange; and this 1
gave Bragg the opening he hoped for
and chance to reply that, so far from
wanting to- get Schramm out, his re-
marks were conclusive proof that he
was only striving to keep him in. +
yzas hot shot give and take, for ten