The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-16
CORPORALJACK.
A STORY OF THE APACHE CAM
PAIGN OF SO.
By ". Il. BeIknap. U. S. ANN.

'F NlNits y NtitH't biaAuaitA ltli over
us as we lazny watched the names ana
sparks ieaping upward
Tho old cavalry sergeant. who was our
guide and the keenost sportsman IN tho
party. had seemed TO be In an unusually
laxative mood and 1 suggested that he
tell us some OF his experiences with the
Indians.
Slowly filling his pipe. he raked a coal
from the ashes. lighted Il and gave a
Few comcmplative puffs:
Wei. young fellcr. 4 amt much NV a
han az tcllin stories. but you sorter
remin' me NV an oil chum 1 he'd onct
so IN tell yer bout him.
90 Twas back in ~. 1 belonged ter n
Troop NV th-th then an my chum wuz
"A corporal in IN troop. Never min ms
name. We called him Jack fer snort
We wuz stationed az Apache am neo
bin rcstn' fer sum time. 1hore wuz a
Got er cavalry in IN field. "a chasin %
Geronimo from one end NV Arizona
IN other an roun' through IN noun
tains an We WIZ cXpectn' @ be order
ed out most eny time. cause this same
Oh cuss wuz - hard ter ketch "a IN
Irishmans flea
Jack hadn't bin with Their Troop
morcn year when he wuz made
corporal, which wuz little out cr Oh
ordinary.
'lie wuz ez smart young teller %
you'd wan ter see an e. nne iookiu
soldier "a yer ever laid eyes ON. I kim
der took L IN lad when he fust Jineo
an "a ne afterwards said be liked me
cause J WIZ such a delightful OF crank.
The result wuz that We soon got ter -
purity thick.
lie toll me ~ how he'd bin fired from
sum school 'rothcr Ter HAHN am ms
oil mand tot him ter git out an hustle
fer himself 81 ned dsgraccd his name
"Th boy wuz purity independent an
kinder fun NV iujuu stories an cow
boys en- scch like. so be started fer IN
West. arter telhn "a oil man ter 30 ter
blszcs.
"He soon foun' that cowboys life
wasn't hardly Ia same - Oh story books
tell Nv. an he cum into TN fost one
day an took on
L was drillin' m rockies then an
soon made a soldier Of Jack. - he learn
Cd purity fast. Tn OF man captain
made him a. Troop Clerk soon artcr
DE Joined an Dee WIZ made a corporal
a little afore the time I'm tolin yer nv
Il disremcmbcr th day. but twas IN
September am ! WIZ s.tun on my bunk
a-clcanIn my pistol. when Jack cum
runnin' in IN squad-room. with yen
like or Siawash chats what We call an
iniun sometimcs) am showed paper un-
der my nose G. read
Twas am order fer m two troops
uv m -th o take IA field al onct.
head of band or iniuns that wuz max
in towards Carlos am he'd bin seen
ON Their north side NV ther ella
II wuz detailed ez Quartermaster-Ser
rcant uv IN outfit an in charge NV Oh
pack train. Yer know when cavalry goes
inter th field they always hcz pack mules
ter carry IN grub AN stun.
u ten yer 80 didn't take me long ter
clean that pistol / gave orders TN
men nv my squad ter pack up. am tol
sum uv IN older fellers { look after TN
kids. q see they didn't fergit enytnin
% in such cases th' young teHefs slls
purity badly ratified.
~ took few men over q tn stables
am he'd th' grub an forage packed ON
thor mules by th time thcr troops pull
cd up in front nv III quarters. JACK
he'd THOUGHT uv my hein purity busy with
th' pack train an he'd my outnt strapped
th saddle am my horse an ready
Ter me when ] cum up.
9TH OF man rode up an down tho hne
givIn' au Their fonors "a good sizin. up
he wuz am oil inlun fighter himself az
DO didn't take him long ter see II IN men
wuz properly equipped
He rode over O. IN Kernel 4 report
an cum gaiopin back with eyes or
snappin which WIZ purity sure sign
% IN fellers that he'd fonered him before
tibet ho he'd bizncss ahead fer us.
.Fours right went the buglo. am
we wuz on nm dough boys them
infantry soldiers wuz all out 90 front
uv th' quarters am give us partin
cheer.
9Th young fcilcrs in Their two outfits
vguz chuck fuu or nghtin spirits % we
rode along but ] kinder he'd an idea thet
they d change their minis n little IoIe
We got back from that trip
"Our horses and mules WIZ IN fine
shane am We made good time, campn
on Black river tibet night
"ThIs 'ere camp reminds me ny tnat
nipht. ~ th' young fellers caught a me
lot or trout fer supper ln them days
yer'd never see q soldier go out or on
Post without a hook cn nne 30 he hked
fshiu'. cause am yer he'd q DO wuz ter
ketch or few erasshoppers am yer could
pit AN Their fish Yer wanted in er little
while. ~ th mountain streams Wuz
hardly ever hshed in, tn mJuns hates
fish worse cn poison.
"star.n' out early th next mornin
W. reached san Carlos by night some
dough bows wu2 stationed here am We
heard plenty uv stories wv fresh Nilhn
ly Their injuns.
81 seed thet sum uv Their young laos
wansut quite SO gay q they had bln'
an he'd commcnC ter grow kinder Sc
r.ous like am OIL .r next days marcn
up fh' ella. Oh 0 foilers made ON reel
er little worse. a. they turned loose win
stories uv long mlrachcs aa' hard hghis
with these same ApaChcs, VINO are ID
hardest lighters ann ther cutcst inJuns
on o. war-paih uv amy uv On western
tribes
9TH next evenin we WIZ camped on
th' river an' Jack am me WIZ talkin'
over th prospect uv haun brush with
OH iniuns but Doe wuz kinder quiet IKE
fer him. an' J asked what wus worryin'
linn.
billy seq be. I'm soin' ter git kill
cd ON this trip What yer givin as
jack I've heard teuors make that
crack before am theyr alive yet. Al
IN same time 2 felt cr kinder ughtenin
bout my throat q 4 remembered NV
helpln bury a poor fencr onct, tnet made
lest such a. break fore We went inter
night
yer see ] didn't want Jack ter know
how / felt an j lied 20 little ter kinder
ease his mind Promise me Billy II IN
killed ycrn write TO my mother. ~
course I done So. but 81 took or heap
"a tallan' ter git tibet notion outer ms
head.