The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-02-24
HE GAVE UP HIS VEST
BIT REVENGE AND THE GARMENT
WERE. MOT LONG WANTING.

Lieutenant Brewers Exciting Expo
riencc with Observation-Disclosures, In
Which thc Grent Sioux Chief Was
Thoroughly Cowed.
Captain Edward p. Brewer of the re:I
lar cavalry while Il lieutenant was s.!
toned ut Fort Sheridan with his troop
Gu; ing the Noi Id $ fair Brewer is l:ro,:l
among his brother officers and the scvi>t.
OF Chicago as "Pansy," Il n;imc given t.
him for his c2trcNlc nicely in dress and biz
performances as escort militairc to the In,
fanta Erl&lic. But lie is no carpet knight.
rs His encounter with old Rain In the Face
will demonstrate.
During all the years of his service, Will
the one exception of his tour at Sheridan
Brewer has been in the field or frontier
garrisons. He has put in many long
years on the trails OF Apachcs and Sioux
and is noted as an Indian fighter. The
encounter with the willy, treachcrous,
cross eyed, bow legged old chief and
medicine man was the aftermath of the
last uprising among the Sioux. Brewer
and his command went fcrth from Rose
bud and rounded up old Rain and his
band and forced them to get back to the
agency This made the old Indian very
sore, and he laid for chance to get even.
He got even, but eventually quit loser
This is how it al came about:
Soon after his return Mr.. Brewer ap.
piled for u few days leave of absence to
visit sonio friends few hundred mile
n. ay Having received permission, he
started in the ambulance one morning
with q party of ladies for the railroad
Depot.
Looking ahead, they were considerably
surprised to see u mounted Indian with
rifle thrown across his saddlo bow block
ing tho passage. Ho was one of tie fincSt
specimens IF his race, q man Of about II
or 80 years of age, we'll built and dressed
with lyGudiCst Ct costumes. NcrvouSly toy
ing with the rifle across his saddle and
casting several Scowling chances ut thu
lieutenant, whom he no doubt recognized
as his recent captor, he spoke Il few very
impressive and vehement words to the old
driver, who s. okc Sioux about as well ~
the Indian himself
''WihGt does he say, Burgess, and VIII!
| doesn't he let us pass" inquired the lieu
| scnant, sceHting some dcyilmcnt on the
part of his copper colorcd friend.
ITS Ruin-in-the-Facc, sir, and he says
he wants your yellow vest"
Impressed with the fact that there was
10 alternative and moved by the eli
treaties of the frightened ladies', the lien
tenant reluctantly disrobed and passed the
Goyctcq prize to tho rcdskin, who received
| It with Il malicious grin Of triumph and
| then allowed the ambulance to proceed,
| Brewer had no intention Of letting the
matter drop here, but resigned himself to
! the sting of the premcditatcd insult with
|
cumstanccs, firmly resolving to fix that
Indian at the first opportunity tina;
offered He requested the driver ant
| ttllirs 70 maintain The Stricrcst silence
After the expiration of his leave he re
turned to The post a few days after Ii,
CHANGED to meet few Indian boys and
promised u hi : silver dollar to the one VIII,
should first inform him when Rain in-t!!1
Face came into the post. y month welt
| by, and Brewer was sitting one afternoon
| with i group of officers cXpatiating on the
virtues Of tho Iirst sergeant Of * troop, an
old dragon of go years service, when he
was interrupted by the steward, who All
nounccd that an Indian boy was iinpa-
ticntly demanding to sec him.
Immediately the almost forgotten cpl
sode of the vest occurred to Brewer and
unccremoniously Selling his campaign Lat,
! he rushed for the door. A little half
naked Indian boy informed him that
| Rain-in-t he-Face had just come into
samp and then reached out his hand for
the coveted dollar.
Mr.. Brewer ordered his horse and.
mounting, rode across the parade in the
| direction of the now visible rcdskin, who
was heading up the well beaten path to
| the "cantecn." The first intimation cid
Rain" received that any ono was anxious
| to see him was the whistling of bullet
past his head. Hastily glancing in the
| direction OF the shot, he SAW his old cav
airy friend healed toward him 1T full
speed. Rain in-thc,IEeo immediately
wheeled his sd, plo little pony in the dircc-
ton OF the a,,Hncy and set OFT ut full speed
Brewer, sccin; that he hat. his man or the
run. s'tisiicl himself with keeping a
couple of hundred yards III the rear. The
chase led UP hill AID doTn dale, the
prairie few hy 80 fast that it made one
dizzy II look at the tail grass. Brewer
discharged an occasional si!ot 10 make the
Indian appreciate the gravity of his sitia-
ton. T,u c!i2f WIS now thoroughly
frightened G;:i !;Si,c vent 20 his feelings
by IL series OF short high shTiekS at every
| shot
Rain-ia-tkc-Tacc reached his tcrcc, flung
himself to t!.r i;"jI:l.l AID rushed insid,'
t. grasp Il v.Ca.":, wien Brewers rifle
rang ont again, ID Il ball tore its way
through the d.: '!l:!I,.iD l:!lcs of the In
dams tent. T..2 stGF.!J lieutenant rCi!rcd
up his p%l;;.:; s;@yl il front Of the
squniid Eo.l aid With his rillc at Eis
| shoulder s;!..!i:lc:.ci TIE terrified savage
| to come out.
Rain-in-;hc-Fa shecpishly obcyci
with lis E:salS l.2il otcr Lis head in
| token CT surrender Drawer made the IL
dim di: :'oEr lie rr:no:,.l his fc.thcrca
ornaments, E..2..t sh;:1. t:Ccc2ri2Et,
beaded l.r:-:M,;.' AID mc@c,:ainS until lie
was as Gcvoi,! OF clothes as nn his natal
day Brewer lien directed lin to Place
his apparel Oh t. flames, which he sheep
| ishly did - i;..ccg; It;.s soon converted
into a.;!!cs, ana lis :nost 2ci::,'d and boast
| cd trophy. the yellow vest, WAS next ori:.".
cd produced It.; pristine g;l@dy si,lendor
was core as it h3t! t,jo Often ptrtakcn Of
| the food of its THE. ISL p0sscSSor With
another SHIT CT two whic.l threw up tho
dirt at the Indians feet Rain in-thc Face
| executed %G:nr rapid steps never known to
warlance or puppy feast and disappeared
into the corner his ,.incy tcpcc. Rain.
in-thc- Fa1c, the great Ogaltlla Sioux,
chief warrior and medicine Tl;Iil, the pride
of his race, WIS coy:ci by IL boy lieutenant
hall his age.
Lieutenant Brewer and Rain-in;thc-
Face Frequently act aft2rwari, bat the
Indian skulkvG at Tie heels Of the Young
lieutenant like whipped cUr.-Chicagso
Chronicle.
Delayed TOO Long.