Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-08

q band of Sioux, full 10 strong. cnme
charging az them. splushlng through III.
shulloWs and scattering out across their
| IEont IA the well known battle tncticr
not an Instant was there To BE- lost
yun.p ior those rocks, mont" rang
Loflngh order. cut loose your prison,
| llvos'" 'N"' '"' 'H'lF
But, Oh, what chance had 20 fow
esalnat No mnnye SprInging from sad
que turning loose their startled. snort
,,,t hpt.cs mat go tearing away down
tnc valley the Old hands have iumped
Tor tho rocks and. kncclrig and taking
uslherate aim,opcn fro on the foremost
or the Toe. A gnudy warrior goes down
lh the Hood, aud yell goes up 10 hoav-
,h' Another good shot Stays "a feather
u,ch'l pony md sends hls rider sprawl
ING ana wisely the others vocr away To
rlghi ana left and acurry 10 more a..
ihht range, but up the flopca 10 the
south sim others dart.
From three Sides now the Indian bull
lets are kissing In. In less than four
minutes Of sharp,stlnglng fight gallant
sergeant Carey IN stretched on tho turf
with shattered elbow, Corporal nurte
ana two troopers arc shot dead. md
Loring with white, cot face and a
screening seam along the left check,
s'lzes q dropped carblno and thrusts IL
int Burlolgh's shaking hands.
- W,.h gWu' mum ne cries. TITS
your scalp you're fighting for. Here.
take drink OF this" And his nnci
lips.
A long pull a gasp. and hardly know
ing what he does the recreant officer
kheels ~ the nearest rock. aims az
painted savage lenplnE 10 tho nld Of "A
fallen brother, ana tho chance ahot. Tor
a marvel, finds its mark. ana win n
howl the warrior drops up0n tho hank,
., wei done, nurlelghl" shouts Lor-
Ing, Fire ngnlnl"
Hope or whisky or lingering Hpark ~
manhood has fred the MAJORS eve ana
ncrved his hand.
with something like n sob ono o,
lildHnllH captured crew rolls over 10
whore tho young commander H. cooliv
loading ana firing. and. dospite their
heavy loss, tho stout defense has ma
~ effect and the yelling bravo Az
kCeplng NJ wider range
I'm done Tor, Lieutenant" no
means, For Gods sake lie Ant behind
MOI And he foebly points 10 tho siope
behind thoir lcft rear. where hair n
inEcn FlouN, dlHmnuntod, are altlppinr,
10 the shelter OF the rocks.
Anoiher minute and their bullets nre
Kissing at the backs of the beeiereJ
NnOther minute and Durloirh topnioa
'ver on the swnrd. the llfoblood p6,tr-
ny from his side ana Loring socs that
80 Nf'NH NNNNN ~ kNNN. even
VERIFYING begins 10 swim before HE
yrAand the hand that strives 10 stvean
way tho blur before his alpht ia,xes
W. pnllld face smoarod with blood.
There rs sound OF coming tbupder
\ hll cars,the blarc OF distant trumnot
ne warning yell NJ wary Indian tbc
nullng cheer of charging horgos. npd
lc EARN seems turning round and roiI'
lg up 20 meet him ns he droops. faIni-
pig az his post the baltic won.
Wen ana gallautly done. was tho
nlNtrsal verdict Of the frontier nn
'ailer L0rlng's maiden nght Have
loi ana reHolutn Ia face of desnorats
e!il ne had proved, and many n avn
llhiking soldier hovored about he
/, slltal tent whore day after dav he
" ~ tho dellrlum OF fever tbat fdis
Mcl hiH wounds Yet Will n 10 he.
'Nga hnt when at last conyaiogeoncc
w. ena ih9 doctors were compelled 10
w thg blockade, the nows was broken
nun mat 20 soon rs he should he 40
,ied srong enough there was ATM nm
nsl ordeal ahead Tho gnilant general
had served 80 well had Indeed been