New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-29
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CENTRAL CHARLES KINGS rcNSisrNcv
MAJOR GENERA COOK
From The Youths Companion
Young officers fresh from Wast p9lnt,o,,,
him IN wondermcnt. Instead - 4 sorners.
aHproachabie dignitary. ia precise uni.9-~
epauiets and embroidered sash and tsf
were welcomed by cordial land, 'aso g..
tail. bushy bearded man. with fv..k.rg p
blue eyes, in an old s.0uch fe.- aat, aanrl :.
rough canvas shooting coat al tr,uss,
common soldiers boots.
Generally his beard was tie! I'D With r..
or rcd tdpe-the only use be- lat Tor TIA,
military Indispensable. He sa- AZ camp q.
in the simply furnished par.1r O, his l.
home listening 10 the chat about hin. >.
Speaking, and assiduousiy playing sol,a...
a pack OF cards produced from AZ inner -
IL could play u capital hand AZ wh.s
fought shy Of game With careless II f1-.-
players He heard everything bat was sa..
saw everything going ~ o. an. tut ST..
gave a sign
From the SO called pleasures = -0c.-.y
ncrs, dances and receptions ia -hra1x !.
may. He ate only The s.r. 70 f.od Es-s
smoked He hated vine. lie wogda': =.
spirits. lie maryolird rha- any man sh..H
spoiis his shoouns,' SAL DIS ana our it,s
was a capital shot. Tie C.... go. !. ta..g..,
old fashioned qualr.Le - y gina re,
nothing else. and would always ct avsr
social OCCASIONS into the first obscure .or,s,i
could a.l and then OUT Would cone T., 8
pack Of cards.
He rarely read anything 'It natures ? E
although he had mathematical g.'., az. p.
only stood well in scientific stgil-s = "a.
as did Grant, but h. hell.1 a'0ng his Isg
matical roommate, S.erl-an p. Nr.tnc -
something Crook abh0rreI. lie c5u.l ar,
cipher one Of his own pages md > '' = =
dispatches. like those OF old Rough ar Rsa!
General Zachary Taylor, wef genera! a-1,
by some brilliant staff Officer
Children he loved and treat-d With shy ?
derness that was sweet - see Ut ne aa- -
Of his own His VIII" As a b. - ana sii
won his heart during the Har !Ays ws-.s
brother and other ent4rpf.sIng IDS mA.'
with his body. capturing h.A - u i4iAs =
raid into Cumberland.
Like Grant h. was sinpl ity '-'i u 81
rarely lifting up his voice, and only ohes
ever hear him speak IN impatient "a -
that family resambled IN exp.etlye. but t,sr
in the thick Of tn Sioux campaign ~ ~
when he had much to try him.
We had 70 eat our horses that var e 3
alive We had no tents. ana hardly = char
underwear could be found IN The Whole CO..
We were Wet, beiraggled and dirty we,
reached the Yellowstone. but ~" Genera. "
badly off as the humblest trooper anu ini1.r
General Terry. and Terry hiws.f IN hams
uniform the picture - the gentleman AZ, b
der. came over - our hivOu1c % call on G q
I WAS driving my buchskins az ID ire az p P
proao hid. and stepped forward .) salute g.
"Where shall I Gnd General cook" sa.f 2
For 4 moment [ could MOI Fl. s~er lhs,
old trooper grinned ana nodded 'Hard me I've
and there. squatted on ro,k "'. ~. ~ :.
stream. stripped to the was ma -. w..
away at his shirt, was our General al. -.
was too much OF a gentleman even " -
amused at the sight ~ .,
The Indians called him thu cray foS. a
soldiers had their pet Mans. ou' w =.
GERS. who followed him al ov'r ne vs. y.
the Mexican border 10 the upier irn9"s''. :.
spoke II him always a. ne Genera. !,
General That meant. % curse I've 80
simplest soldier ever know III RI me ss
was my fortune 10 serve under nm III ~, -,
Wyoming. Dakota. Montana or at n.s - ::
quarters in Omaha or Chicas9' n''e' .
in the uniform of MS rank lnu. De "a! '1,
his coffin, his guard OF honor Sr'ie'
him.