The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-05
LIEUT.. MURIB's SAD sroRY.
LEFT His Bride to Fight ana Wen, Grass
In Hattie.

For they were willy, wild, and strong,
Revengefui, fearless, nerce, and feet.
They murmured: oh, revenge Is sweet
When Red Men ride to right a wrong.
While the Union Pacific was constructing
across the plains the Government scouts.
mostly Pawnee Indians, were kept busy guard
ing the laborers against the hostile hair .lifters
Of the Western wllds.
II was here that w. +. Cody won the title of
Buffalo Bill, for upon his unorrinR rife tho
workers depended for their daily meat.
Omaha was the headquarters for the west.
srn department of the United States army, and
among the young and promising officers there
stationed was Lieut.. Murie.
Read to me. JIM" said Mrs. Murie one
evening, as tho young officer lighted his after
dinner cigar.
II can't read long, my love. ''.said the gallant
scout. II have Just learned that there is
trouble out West, and I must be of to the front.
That beardless teleGrapher, Dies, has been here
with an order from Major North. and they
will run US out special at IL 80 tonight"
The Lieutenant picked up a collection of
poems and read whore he opened the book;
Tell me not, sweet. 1 am unkind,
That from the nuunery
OF thy chaste breast and quiet mind
To war and rms I fee.
"0h, JIM" she broke in. why don't they
try to civiize these poor Indians2 Are they all
so bad2 Are there no good ones among them2''
Yes" said tne.soldier. with q smile. ''They
are all good except those that escape in battle
'But tell me, love, how long will this Indian
war lsst?"
LAS long as the Sioux hold out" said tho
soldier.
At IL o'clock that night the young Lieu
tenant said good-by to his wife and went away.
The scouts were stationed near Julesburg,
which was then the terminus of the Union Pa
cific track. The special engine and car that
carried Lieut.. Murie from Omaha arrived at
noon. the day after Its departure from the
banks Of the Missouri.
Murie had been married less than six
months. For many moons the love letters
that came to camp from his sweetheart's
hand had been the sunshine OF his life.
An hour after the arrival of the special a
scout came into camp TO say that a large band
of hostile Sioux had come down from the
foothills, and were at that moment standing,
as If waiting-even inviting-an attack, and
not a thousand yards away. II we except the
officers, the scouts were nearly all Pawnee
| Indians, who, at the sight or scent of a Sioux,
were as restless as Gagged tigers. They had
made a treaty with this hostile tribe once,
but the treaty had been broken and many
ldWncco CTucly murucrcu ny thc OlOuA. Hlo
crime was never forgotten, and when the
Government asked the Pawnees to Join the
scouts they did 20 cheerfully.
The scouts did not keep the warriors wait
ing long. In less than an hour Lieut.. Murie
was riding in the direction OF the Sioux, with
n. G. Creole, now famous as the founder of
Creole camp. second in command. followed
by 200 Pawnees, who were spelling for trouble.
The Sioux, as usual, outnumbered the Govern
ment forces. but, as usual, the dash Of the
daring scouts was too much for them, and
they we're forced from the field. -
Early in the exercises Murie and Creole
were surrounded by a party Of Sioux and COM
plctely cut off from the rest Of the command.
From these embarrassing environments they
escaped almost miraculously. All through
the fight, which lasted twenty minutes or
MDa ISeeG lie would Would yell yell and rave ave. like q
mailman, dashing here and there, In the face
of Sstt the si sTsetsst dadEe With At 4 tlnes do he U Sf sha
flercsst Of the. foe, and his frenzy seemed to
fill them with fear.
called Creede 70 him and said he had been
but could BEE no wound nor sign OF blood.
Others came up and, told the Lieutenant that
that he vas wounded and silently and sui.
lenly pulled his boot on. Then he remounted.
weird songs OF victory as they went along; but
they had proceeded only short distance
again his boot was removed to show rhimi that
he was not hurt. Some OF the party chaffed
like hat. and again in silence he pulled on his
bost and they continued on to camp.
tent piI anS soms Of M his eo llPPefi ns followed sai sSrff Sim'
tor should say IT was all the result of imagina-
When the surgeon had examined the limb,
he looked up at the face OF the solder. which
H ws' s q ptsinte for Sa p she' i Saa ' of t tssdsr Sympathy pediS
and pity In the doctors eyes.
hurt tan and that have failed to Ind the woGSdit
Forgive me, Jim" he said, holding out his
hand to the sufferer. but the surgeon waved
sat-; 5W MSi,s why57 YsS sSSISR,t hi hip All t. Of N ;s c
You won't let her know. will your" he pleaded,
turning his eyes toward the medical man. 1T
cried and chung 70 me last night and begged
me to stay with her and let the country die for
, xss1 S q Ih aGctor Not /. T ,bs bone bad S9o PST; Is 1t
"Oh. no" said the surgeon. tits only pain
full; you'll be better soon"
GOOD! Don't let her know. will your
They laid him on a cot. and he closed his eyes;
whisl ering as he did SO: Don't let her know"
Where is the hurt, doctori" Creede whis-
''"Hcre," said the surgeon. touching his own
forehead with his finger. HE is crazy-hope-
All night they watched by Murie's bed, and
every few minutes he would rise suddenly.
stage whisper; Don't lSt her know,
When he awoke the next morning he was
Indeed hopelessly insane. All no knew was
that no was wounded and that she must not
A few days later they took him away. He
was never 10 lead his brave scouts again. HIS
became OF his wife, but / have been told
that she is still hoping for the window Of his
brain to open, when his soul shall again look
out and see. her waiting, for him;
One of his old comrades called to see him
at the asylum u few years ago, and was rec
oInized BY the demented man. To him his
limped up to his friend, his face wore a look
of Intense agony, while he repeated, Just as
his comrades had heard him repeat q hun
dTed times, this from Swinburne;
oh. bitterness OF things too sweet
Oh. broken singing of the dove
Loves wings are over'neet,
And like the p%anther's feet
The feet OF Love.
''Good-by, Jim" said the visitor With tears
-..naod ~ ~ said Him Than UlancinR ADOut.