The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-12-28

some thinkh not particularly wise. Law
lon turn came. lie arose amid hearty
20 the right and TO the left. Then he cat
down without a word. The act was dOns
Handsomely, y was just like i.swton,
wwho u frequently dsseri6ed by brother 90
army
a story Credited 90 Lawton.
The story OF the returned soldier frUm
santiago who met pTofuse admiration
with the response, 81 ain't no nero; Ina
| only reg lar. Is Eaid 20 have originated
with Gen, t.nwton. II the general did nos
ten q. and the satisfaction he took an the
repetition was very plain
4 Medal ot nonor Mae.
That Cen I.awton was medal of honor
MAJ " not generally known. This nlgst
pfixca decoration of the American army
Was conferred upon him FOR aiA;in-
! Nklrmishera aRsinSt the enemy rii.o piis,
iahinE them with their occupants anu
gtnhborniy and successfully resiaiinE two
sSS'ssS ssEs nv Sart SsssAs Gt ,he m enemy g, e
lRnth In August, 1864 while captetn 81.
Company A. Thirtieth Indiana, thai Law
ton ihss distinguished himself.
The Pursuit of Aparhes.
u was Lawton'g reputation gsr dArlns
and tlfttSHe pertinaciiy that LED 10 his i.si-
acteriAsiea were known. Of cuuFss. to hir
superior officers as thoroughly a. they
nere known 20 the Indians whom he htsd
been hEhlnE for a dozen yearA. For the
tenth dine the band Of ChFicahut
Apaches, headed by Chief Nachts and a.
rcctcd By Geronimo, had Jumped the San
ChflVh reservation, leaving behind them
tht usual trail 81 blood and ruin, Ranch-
mrn were butchetod on lonely ranges.
cuildrons brains we're dashed out, and the
Hn49kr OF burning dwellings roNc day and
niEht 60 TIE brilliant blue sky. Gen. Miles,
q trained soldier aud an indiau ushtsT
hlissClI, was IN command. and he aelected
Capt Lawton for the task that WAS set
before them lie started with two trnipH
OI NeteTans. taking trail that at its DO.
Einhiny was broad and platniy marked.
Then followed the most remarkable puF-
SUIT IN the history of Indian warfare. bay
after day the ceoHeiesa toll continued, The
men speedily found themselves IN d COIN
try whore horses without claws were OF
worse than no account Their officer dis.
mounted them We will walk thom
down. !. be said Erimly, The walk began.
Indian craGiincss and endurance.
Terrible Experiences.
over rocks that bllstered the hands
when touched. In ravineS so deop and dark
that through the narrow rift far ovuE-
head tn" stars were visible nt u0Oniidr,
up the sidts. Of huge hills down which
irickled riyulcts OF dust. threading paths
along preciplccH which frowned upJn
green NallcyH 600 feet below. drinking *
cnih clear Pprings th@t EuHhcd above tho
clouds, EometimpH In thr Hun-baked dos
rrt, again clamb,ting far beyond the tim
gled on.
Week succeeded week Men dropDsd.
fainting. In the giant hills and their com.
radca passed on There was no time %
stay. They were left 60 find their way
hack TO the reservation as best they could.
Indian and white were f0omcn worthy uf
each n a. ~
contest was In doubt to the last day.
supreme TcHt of Courage.
Finally. one night just as the aontrles
were sci, there was a faint hail ana an
Indian stood before them lie was worn ~
the bone, but dauntlesH still. lie said that
his chief would talk TO the white man. but
would talk TO him alone Hts camp was
some miles further on, but the messenger
would guide i-Avtun to II n he cared 10
come. The nnuCums, cndcayorcd 10 per-
suhdc the captain against the venture'but
he smiled spuriy at them aud told the m
dian that be- WAS ready. They LETT the
camp ui the soldiers the next morning By
ten O'Clock Lawton stood IN the Apache
horde. Cavornous eyes CLEANED at MIN.
Lips drawn back from diHColorcd teeth
grinned az him. Wasted hands were
waved al him throaiouinFy. Stern. dom
inant. the living. breathing persouincation
Of the great White Spirit that had beaten
them back from the far eastern verge
OF the land they had owned, he walked
straight 20 the mcdicinc man and demand
ed his surrender There was n brtef par
ley, Lawt0n contemptuOualy refused 10
promise anything or TO guarantee any
thing, except that he and his followers
would be fed
Maybe you will be- hanged afterward.' |
he said.
- don't know about that Anyhow. yoa |
ought 90 be. But I'll feed you. I'D feed !
n dog IN your a1."
Apache Resistance nroken.
4 Fuunth nftsrwerb Carontr,o N.,,.ss I
and their band OF cutthroaia were uris- |
pners IN Florida. Not only was the power !
for evil Of this particular tribe nuilnei. |
but the spirit OF Apache resistance was !
broken II had been demonstrated that 1
they could be beaten at their own RsTns. 4
Once again the white man had shown 4
them that he was their master, mentally
and physically II was thls scgr- /
Ice which called I.awton from the west /
and landed him In Washington, with much 1
official prestige.