The times., 1897-04-18
A STORY OF THE FRONTIER
To-ni-tah and Yuc-cl-She and
Their Soldier Instructor.
A VICTIM OF BRGTHERLY LOVE
when Pneumonia Had Taken the
little Indian Maiden the Self
Sacrificing Brother Sent His
Friend TO Bear Her Company
iR the Happy Hunting Grounds

Recall had just sounded from the fort,
the clear nutcS echoing through the cany1n
where the North Fork OF the White River
wound It's way down UoiuS junction with The
South Fork, tine fatigue-parties and TIE
uuarternaster : details were quitting work
aud leisurely returning TO their barracks.
1t was an ideal evening, such an evening
as can be fo,lsd only IN Arizona; uae dsy
had been hot but not oppressive, The ar
81 elned TO caress you, the cIearness OF the
atmosphere MADE the far-eff objects stand
outclearand distinct, and the breeze brought
with it 4 thousand and one perfumes galli-
cred from The flowers and shrubs on the
h4slelaes surrounding Uncle Sans POST
The garrison flag hung lazily from uIe
tsli Flagstaff on the parade-gronnd, ana
vith every breath of the evening breeze
il would shake out its folds, showing that
.,gld Glory was not asleep any more
than was the trim cavalry soldier, who,
with his carbine ON lis shoulder, was
walking his beat il front OF the posi-
gudrdhGuSe.
Across the river on the gentle slope OF
the foothills stood prominently among the
dwarfy pinions and shrubhy cedars a tall
SOLITARY pine, the last OF a luxurious
TO the busy circulaI-sa ws in the sawndH
below the Bluff, where they had been oon-
vereed into lumber and pressed into gov
ernruent service rs building material for
barracks and quartersin tire garrison; hut
although spared from the AK, this kone pliie
had not been left TO idlenrssi what had
saved il from the fate of Its former oouE-
rades were the two lett ers L. S. and an
4fsag- -frarr I. a L
had teen enlisted into the service as
cornerstone OF the military reservation.
Leaning against the trunk OF lhls pine
stood q young man, or rather youth His
long. straight, flack hair, brushed back
from a hich forehead. The prominent cheek,
the aquiIne finely cut nose, the firm
Ii3utn ana chin and the bronZe-color of
ms complexion proclaimed him at once an
Indian, although lie was wearing suit or
plain tut welI-ritting dark clothes. His
llack soft hat he hela in his hand, and
when the light wind would toss a lock of
hair across his face the qUickness with
which he brushed it back, and q glealn III
his black eyes would show that lie bore
ne disturbance, even from the elements.
lie WAS five feet ten. slender but muscular,
ana leaned against the trunk OF the old
illG Il. an IItHUt lktil Ia nllNt1lSAdOA4S AAAAA
unaffected grace; his eyes were bent to
ward the ground, where, at his feet, rose
a si.lau. Erass-covered mound, at the end
OF which. nearest THE tree, was piaced d
block of tire red sandstone. SO common IN
thPsc regions. on which was roughly cut
tine name ''Ta-ni-tah.'
Gn this his eyes would rest with an ex-
preston Of mournful love and gratitude.
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as if he would penetrate the turf covering
tie little grave: then his eyes would sweep
across the rivcT toward me little cemetery
Oh The hill, " here the dead Of the garrison
are ayg a5ting tlle trumpet call for the grand
muster There, with his minds eye, he
would seek out similar mound, with Z
similar headstone, on which was the name
Frank Morley and undcrneath the nHs-
terlous sentence. Killed by BTUtherly
Love" Again his eye would dwell on the
little grave III his feet, when the evening
gun from the fort thundered out and an
nounced thai ihe sun had set ON another
dav. He awOke from his reycrie with a
deep breath. bordering on q sigh, and, with
a last look at the name on the headstone,
one word escaped his tightly compressed
lins: this he repeated as il under some tu-
ward GOillDuiNlib- ii NdA, lO7EuA- NA-4nlllH
do-ent-yo-dah'' lwrDnr, wrung9. Replacing
his hat, he abruptly turned and retracedmS
stems along the naTrow winding trail lead
ing up into the hills, where group or
small fires now appearing in the gathering
dusk showed the place Of an Indian camp
Here he passed the several groupsof war
riars, smoking their evening pipes. and
seuaws, mendinr mpccaSins. Without
speaking ana apparently without seeing
them, he entered his tent and drew the
blanket which served as door The men
and women looked up in silence as ne
passed, and rs the blanket fell behind INN
the name of Yuc-ca-she fIoabed out on the
evening breeze
And now we must turn back about five
years, in order 10 follow the little dra-
matte incident OF frontier-life, which Sc
ouel we have just read
AT the bend OF the river, between the
ford and the canyon, stood the Govern
1nent sawmir, above it rose the bluff upon
which the post was built From the mill,
however, only Il few OF the buildings
could be seen, Rnd when the mill stopped
arter recall, il was only few seconds,
such as snetches OF soldiers songs, the
neigling Of horse, or The Ealloping by
OF an Indian, going home from the trader
store, which would disturb the peaceful
silence on the little level where the saw
mill stood
About fifty Yards from the mill stood
"a small cottage, and from the porch to
the white washed fence, with it's green
gate, was neat and carefully kept garden,
where not a few choice flowers and plants
showed that the inhabitant WIS Of bo-
tauical turn of mind, and spared neither
care nor labor in keeping this bright little
spot trimmed and watered, and on the door
polished brass plate announced that there
lived Frank Morley engineer in charge
OF the government sawmin at Fort Blanca
Eight yesIs previous TO this story, Frank
Morley had arrived at Jhe post in com
pany with a batch OF recruits from JEFF
felson Barracks, Mo, and was assigned
to Traup +, Fourteenth Cavalry He was
a young man Of medium height, wiIhlight
curly hair and Iaustache, and the .DescT1p-
tive List showed that he was twenty
five years of age, born in Boston, Mass;
unmarried, and by profession when en-
listed, a n2aclhnist. also that he had mo
living relatives" As a soldier he was
neat as pin, attended to his duties as
Ea aIuously, seemed q born horseman and
never made mistake in his dTill. BUTT
was remarked that he studiousiy avoided
the so much coveted orderly appoint
Inent, aud that he twice respectfully but
firmly declined promotion, offered him by
his troop commander, and that he never
touched Intoxicating liquors or cards.
That he was nlacldnist was proved be-