El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-08

I chuckled with fiendish glee as 1
posted this on the bulletin board and
then started for breakfast. 1 thought
some soldier would read it, tell it to his
company, and in this way the fun would
commence. My scheme worked to per-
lection, because some men of G com
pany (rnine was d. had seen me post it
and had to come post haste to read.
started the fun in my own company,
and in about minute there were fifty
men all jabbering like magpies as to
the result of this awful massacre. OF
course this regiment would be hurried
north. No other regiment could do the
Eighteenth. Oh! no, of course not.
By this time the news had spread and
the entire barracks we're talking. Just
as l was about to tell them it was q
fake, [ happened to glance toward my
office, and holy smoke! there was ny
captain standing On his tiptoes The was
only feet ~ reading that COMPOUNDED
bulletin. I hadn't counted on any of
the officers reading it. Generally they
didn't get up until o'clock aud by
that time 1 would have destroyed the
fake report.
The officers club was in the same
building ss my Office, and the captain
had come down early, evidently to get
a-to read the morning paper (which
came at p. M and his eye lighted
OF my bulletin. / saw him read it
and then reaching up he tore
it from the board, and as quick as his
little legs would carry him. he made a
Decline for the commanding officers
quarters. 1 knew full we'll how the
colonel would regard that bulletin If he
found out it was fake. / was able to
discern summary court martial in
my minds eye, and that would knock
my chances OF commission sky high |
ward, because mans military record |
must be spOtless when he appears for |
examination. What was 1 to do. Just |
then l saw the captain go up the col |
onel's steps, and in a moment he was |
here and the wake about to begin.
A few moments later the command |
ng officers ord erly came in, and, look
ng around minute, caught sight of
ne and said:
Corporal, the commanding officer
wants to see you at his headquarters at
'nce," and out he went. "Start UP
he band" thought 1, because here's
he beginning Of parade in which l
walked as slowly IS 1 could to not ap-
'ear tagging, but l arrived at my Gre
natory all too sooD. l raped on the
DOR and was babe to come in by the
Id man in tones that made me shiver.
he colonel was standing In the mid
lie of his parlor, wrapped in his gaudy
ressing gown, and in his right hand
e held my manRled bulletin. Right
t that minute 1 wished 1 had never
card telegraph instrument click.
Corporal" said the colonel, what
Ime did yov receive this bulletin?"
about 615, sir, Immediately after
eveille," l reply with face as ex-
ressionless as mummy's.
why did you not bring the bulletin
lrect ito me, as you have heretofore
one?"
We'll, sir; 1 didn't think you were
wake yet, and did not want to dis
lrb you"
Dave you had any later news,
orporal?"
mo, sir, none. But haven't been
ack to the office1 since, sir. Geel
ut that room was coming warm.
"Are you certain az to the truth of
lis awful report?'' i
SIT is probably as authentic as 4
-eat many stories that are started I
lring times like these--that is all l Il
now of it, sir" Lord forgive mel
Seems almost too horrible to be d
ue, and and yet one can not tell about T
lose Sioux. They are bad lot-a b