Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-19

down the colum of fourH then followed
cheer after cheer. Raising his hat IN
response 90 those ringing shouts, the
man thus h0uorcl sat An silence until
the rcurmost battalion, with To- kltollke
tail ~ lubborlng Chino llttpr-heurcru,
had disappeared ln the dust; then, re-
placing bis hat, with eyes dropped
down, De turned his horse and rodo
away.
on the blue saddlo-cloth Of the stoclsy
grey pony cleaned the white "2u' o.
the Colonel ~ an Infantry regiment, but
on the shoulders VI his rider shonc the
star OF "a General, "a star won "a all
honor by the man while leading that
now sadly reduced regiment Of gallant
volunteers. We who had sat ana vlcw-
ed tho above little scene had witnessed
tho parting of Gen. Friedrich Funston
aud his late ruglmonL tho goth Kan
HuH,
been pronrrungcd. The general had
been riding through the town 20 select
ana assign quarters for the Ninth
regulars, who were 90 replace the KAN
sans lu HE hrlEade but We OF his Ftan
who were present folt that We had seen
something ut the confidence and dcvu-
ton that brave mon have for a gallant
leader. A. we rode away the general
turned 90 mo and said; u suppose 10
wouldn't have been very dignlncd, hut
tears were not far from tho surface
just now. ! couldn't help thinking OF
those poor follows that came out with
uH ana are gone. ana Co SEQ the Condl-
tiun OF that nne regiment ~ hard
The quantity " mail that a new hero
receives IN enormous, ranging as Il does.
through letters % Cungratulntlon from
personal friends, autograph hunters,
would-be political advisers and enter
priHing manufacturers Of cigars, who
seek permission 20 trade on his name
and fame. Quantities OF clippings
from the press come, and are eagerly
read, but when tho praise takes ON "a
hue too roHeate Ia tint, he bursts out
impaticntly. with, ~ they would only
not say such oNtruvngant things" Ana
he ia especially disturbed when he
reads, He weighs less than d hundred
pounds" A. matter ~ fact, Gen.
FunHton'H weight n not far from 100,
ana that shows loss or about ten
pounds since Dc landed I'm the Phillip
plnuH, This thing that has amused him
most ~ the cartoon depicting him and
his late regiment swimming certain
Western river 10 attack a line Of works
defended with mock cannon % stove
pine. and gUrrisoued by individuals
who uro usually referred 10 na being
"ml7guilcd,' and who possess whiskers
principally distinguished Tor being
luNurinnt rather than for any other
quality.
Warm, sincere letters from friends
have given him, Of course. great pleas
ure; but II is the letters from children,
ana OF those there have been many,
that make him most demonatruuyc.
That II the man of him; but "a few
nights ago We saw the man put aside
by the soldier, Reading his letters by
O. candle that nuttered ana suffered In
the night breeze. enjoyment In every
feature, he stopped, listened, aud then.
starting up, cried, THAT ~ an attnclE!'
and, even NJ an orderly hurried In 20
give the information, h. had thrown mis-
letters aside. seized "a revolver and hat,
gathering up from out the waysldc
huts, groups OF men and hurryinF Thorn
10 the support Of the uutpoHtH. OCcn-
sonnlly "a bump and aCuilio announced
That tho leader of our party, always the
general, had Collldpd with some soldier
In the deep shadow " the banana palms
that lined the road, Then he was rrum-
ness Itself; no mlnCing now OF words or
soft speech. quick. harsh words. and
the man who five minutes before had
sat fondling "a Chlld's letter. reading II
over ana over before putting aside. hnd
become the eager rushing mun-nt-
arms anxious only 20 XIII and crush.
on June lGth occurred the most nmbi-
tioua attempt yet made By the lusur-
gents on this town. Al A:ib IN tho
morning scattering shots. quickly fol-
lowed by clear volleyH by squads we're
heard on the cast line. ana soon on an
sides the uutpuHtH were engaged. Ar-
tiucry was used by the cngmy. but
their FIRE thorefrom WAS not damaging
Examination showed that force near
~ 5000 strong was engaged Ia the ate
tack. The entire Command was prompt
~ put under arms. and when sunrise