The Van Buren press., 1896-02-29
A RIDE By yaHE.
aas snsess " rassnsss

ao4s SefN-k III base H4Fif VIII AaAsssss'ss
be Was ~ aise army Iess 6iian 4 gear-
Row he we9sB ea5 % il he balG me in'
some sael, saras as HiseseF
Al orderly from aie sireetion OF
Mead's headquarters rallopsd moo auT'
parade ground. and straagise aar bie
aseas 81 esiaas. Isessgs the eslonei's f.nu.
fAaa was pre1tY late IA eae afternoon
OF bni9iit March aay lrs lsG6.. but sne
ssraae ground sass al rad mad with
shallow gaols- : rsTaenlser @ssll low
tlse aind hoofs sf the orsss.ig' gaildper
siigsw ssNag great chunks 81 earri
Ak he splaslea aiaesnall9 across the
OPEN
His fider newer slowed bila Ne srsa9fa6
his Aass a ~ Asa4.4s.ss.es lssssaas lac sssGa-
Try ahere he sfiuna himself off aa-
stsaHlys eaasoao ulp Als sal5er. and fsn
Through giie niessls eseBiasg Of she high
sereea sf sapling pines saacis an end,
side BY side an around bae acre or so
scenDiea by sfe assscess' quarters.
Tise day. shoHQh aunqs VAS aoe
esFns and All ette mea Of my feaanaeT5
were igs ehear hufs mhen ne fallobing
eas heard Then they hauafed ono
Iilcs beeS ffasm raws ~ Ripess paa up
she lanes se8Neen eAe lines II ha8ss
and eSs3ss5sa, each company sepansas.
ggs sn tiAs parate ground opposite she
esi1eers quarters
4an see. "a mad a aoeioa fasg ahe
eF4eriy had sr0uese the word 70 srealc
eanss Fsn aps moa8As ahe ARMY ~
the R6eaNsass had besn n winter qaar-
fers and for @eelcs aosalag more esy~
citing afsan pideBss dia6f had brolsen
fhe momefon4 % oar Brigsae, Ws an-
d.svzaood 6aad Sheridan asasI fsseiaef
command ofal4 Gsaiaags eapalrY. Bas6 diG
a6e sSa0 5sB eae srserig Aad rushed
from Sheridan himself. Yet we AWAIT
n fas naans feaepearanee Wifk ~
feasse easei0si6g.
soon. alssaAsd ~ me sr1sqlg. asls
ran our frsH HeuFenaa5, q slnaIl wlfY
Issn9 hasfe6 aaaas aaase5 Nilsrs Ffs
WAS - aaaress uniform Hsst bios4se
and ffoasers aad baesheas4.stl. iihoagh
ne pors IoW slaoess ks aa4hed faroaah
she mud aala @aBer coward as IN a
gTsaH hurry
eseFTsaAt Kennshfa : want fsa aien
atenee nso@nferi. = dlliersaid. CHOOSE
she segs 5ese ahle for a eng ride. aad
give saea the best horses ~ the caaa-
pagaY. YSa understand mssaer
sssissss9's's tass ten best horses are, give ssna
70 the ten aess ffdsess
II understand. zar said Kennedy
~ skiz siaaa hslf the sasspaag a.a3
STARTED fsT the s8abges. for failg aaaf
considered themselves snseaz shs BEST
riders The HsWseaan6 laughed At sa.sar
ea9sfnesk
~I9sls. boYsas he evfsd ssseggssad.
III pseic oue ssar myself Gone gaaf
self sna ATiR2 coRHoval Crow foos. Pe8,
saes Bea2sr and Private &5salons
fray
fsraasaed near EeahedY, for : sss
80 Young and Qresa solSler that
supposed ! h&a no sisaaoe to 90.
Hurry a1g Parade a. soon as pos-
ssole. Orr Hag's fseloNss i9&s nlareA-
is1 order 10 blankets. fsteh a0er-
coats aAd poaeseS,@ sad Miller torn,
ing NanGs AA choosing go~s haen, f.
vog Iight.wsighes~
That @ss. no 6eo6s. ta,s remark
svhieh broaghs me ih. Z Vas Janxg.
light. bred aaom1 horses. and ass Of
re best ia sA6 rsgifaeng had falls,
"a. NY lot Kennedy pAesled, aad his
eys tasgAs on Raes
Saddle ~. Adam, boy zaess yosll
CO.
Lieut. Miller ran back ~ hts toarters
bis long hair flying pide When se
fe@gp@afed. fs ait6gses later. ne we've
ffosslag along ssA parade gf0and "a
meet hlea. Fie was ta0Dated. aos on
his OWN charger, B0t she solonel's r.
fa0as th0TouvA bred bay rhea ss
knew hard ride must he la prospess.
What ore of eke ts,psT~ eFsed M8.
Iss. as he saw me. NIie's TOO gogng.
Hes very 5l1fts sir s0agb AZ h.c<-
cTg raess ks'II Do said Kennedy.
"g9eiI. ~ siRse 70 charge ROW. Fol.
iosp Hs, Bat kadR Il. Yoa'es got
Y0af sarDnsst 0h. I forgot Keep
pistols only, Throw down yocf saaefs
s~I eafbahes anywhere never mind
ass ma6f"
IS We stlI hssitsseG 70 throw doon
0af eieaa 0sas. hs shouted. "Dgan
win taeng ahgmhersI Vow. box
after ne, by twost Tfot. gaIlops8
Away ws vent. Fsot = man ,aek u as
knew for where or what. The e0ionel
aad officers. standing gfoayed before
fsximentai headquarters. tollessd .
cheer at as, II ms taken 10 b. The
whole regiment Il was taken 20 By
the brigade Il was fspeais3 ~ req
nsht after regiment n infantrg as pe
Rallope9 ti4roagh tbs CREST camp 20
Nssd she isft front n she army.
Red and brazen Nss The set Of fbe
sun, remember IT well. after ws goi
clear of ne forte. clear u ne breast
works. clear - the reserves. down the
long SLOPE and acfo@s ths vide ford
Of grimfhofT@'s creek
The lisateuant Ied hg zen yards or
-. fie had ordered sanb fDs ~ take as
much distance from tbs other t9o if
adeanfcs DHt ne rode 80 iasi that fht
water from ths heels sf his horse snd
from The heels of each teo splashe1
into tls faces of ne following men.
Prom the fsrd Ns lot,sd % n hill
ayasi tbs uosi adeaueed Infantry pick
efs, who laughed and cbafs6 us. ask
ing for iOcks ~ our hair. aud II Duf
mothers knew re we're out. and prslTa.
isinR ~ report our last words faithfully
" the folks ai home.
II his Dag I 10 not knoa precisely