The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-05-09
PLUCK AND POWER OF A HORSE.
Aadnred the Agony of q Fatal Ballet Un-
til the Battle Ended.

aadared the Agony of q Fatal Bullet Un-
til the Battle Ended.
Here is a story by J. A. Watrous
in tho Chicago Times Herald:
"We had in our oompany-the
First cavalry young German
named Schultz. His horse was his
especial pride. Sometimes Schultz
went to sleep without rations, but
his horse never. No matter how
scarce or how hard 1t was to get for.
age the young Germans horse al
ways had an evening feed, "a thor
ougl rubbing down, a loving pat
and a Good night, Frank in two
languages-broken English and Ger
man. Many a time have I Q
Schultz skirmish for a lunch for his
horse when we halted to make oof-
fee instead Of preparing his own
lunch. When the Atlanta campaign
opened, in May, 1854, there was not
a prouder soldier or a prettier horse
than Schultz and Frank in the First.
"Our first fight of note in that
campaign was at Varnell's Station,
May 9. Somebody-never mind who
made a mess of it. Our little bri-
gade, the Second of the First cavalry
division, consisting of the Second
and Fourth Indiana and the First
Wisconsin, commanded by Colonel
0. Fl. La Grange, was thrown against
General Joe Wheeler's entire CON-
mand, and we fought it all day. We
started to charge, but We're halted
in a piece of woods and were order
ed to fight on foot. Wewere already
under fire and in considerable CON
fusion, and only a portion of the
command heard the order, so it hap.
pened that some Of us fought as
cavalry and some as infantry.
Schultz remained mounted and did
heroic service. Early in tho fight
his pet was shot. AS the animal
made but little fuss over it and
steadied down quickly, his rider
thought it was only a slight wound
and remained in the battle all day,
having travelled many miles in the
performance of important and dan
gerous tasks, the wonderful animal
seeming to enter into the spirit of
the work as completely as his mas.
ter. That night at 8 o'clock the bri.
gade encamped.
1.-THE moment Frank was unsad.
died he lay down. Schultz thought
it was because the horse, like him
self, vas tired and after patting
him and telling him in both Ian
guages what a splendid fellow lie
had been that day and thanking
him for carrying him safely through
one of the hottest battles he busted
himself supper getting. In the for.
age bag were several extra ears OF
corn. After his own repast of black
coffee, crackers and unlocked white
pork-such a banquet as many 8
soldier has been more than kful fol-
than he was for the feast of Thanks,
giving, Schultz shelled the corn and
!, took it to Frank. The horse did not
welcome him as usual; did not resi-
: his head on the masters shoulder
and look, if he did not speak, thanks
for such q master. lie didn't heal
Schultz announce in German that he
was coming with a double ration
! Frank was dead and stiffening, show
, ing that soon after lying down life
! had departed.
: "When Schultz realized that hi:
u pet was dead, he threw the corr
! down, dropped by the side of thu
animal, tenderly laid n hand o,
his neck and with the other gentl,
rubbed his head, as he had dom
: many times before, and sobbed lik'
: a child. In talking about his los
the next day he said: My poo
: Frank couldn't tell me he was badl,
= hurt and ask to go to the hospital
I as ! would have done had l bee,
= shot. He carried me all day as if h
u thought it was his duty, and tina
= things would go wrong if he didn't
! and when the battle was over and
was getting supper he laid down an
J died. That horse was a better sol
U der than I am-than any man j,
the regiment. Not of us woul
!, have foughtal day with such a hur
q as that. No one would have expec,
= ed it Of us, yet I expected it c
. Frank, and he did not fail me.
II shall never think rs much OF any
d thing again as long as I live Wit
J this outburst the poor fellow brok
Il down again, and none of his CON
y rades made light of the young Ger
. mans sorrow. They knew it wa
- sincere"
Her Measure.