The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-05-04
..Talkse.!sE
By Chaplain G. G. Stull
OF tho First Montana Volunteers.
By Chaplain G. G. Stull
Oh tho First Montana Volunteers.

oHf tpoDtt btthH WUHIW WE see VIZ
natives In their white dress, and " wnI
u question whether thoy were soldiers
Oh Ordinary NiliSnDs going about theil
nsnal ay0oDii0Ds, Ny remembrance,
Of Unl0oenD serves me we'll, tor Thu
was The point wbepn the insurgents
seemed 10 ba eDtTonahed, md from
which They were constantly sending
0nt smnll bodies of armed men 10 hmm
per md annoy ~ " possible, They
were extremely DDKjOns 10 nRDin form
tbeii line IN tho town, md tins Oh our
flank as well ~ from, give ~ MI tbe
annoyance possible, bpt lNnsmnoh IN
they wern IN front u was determined
that under 20 CIRCUMSTANCES sb0nld
obey aat IN Tho geaI, and yot this snom'
ed 10 be u fpNpy thing, for DiDp'Eeptbs
Ut Tho mnlp nitignns md lnn'taDlls ~
TIM female were lmnTlily IN sympathy
with, md aiding W Whatever why my
In tbaji power, tho men lhat worn ~
front OF IN,
Our stay ~ lbe cemetery Wns not 0t
long duration, md one dpy tho glpd
notice nnna 10 III that wn NerD IN lnnyo
our quarters and ~ tm ward w Cnlpo'
enn, some three miles w 0nl front "
would bh Il bard thing 10 describe tho
lay ~ the Country through which WE
were 40 pass, md some " the mudi'
lions tbnt ware 10 ba met with w
paaajDp, Bpf only one thing bpd bpop
ani1, and tDAt, thAt WI wnre ~ ~ for
ward, and " mpllaped pot " tbnro
were 10 hA mouBiAinS sky high md Do
ppaasiona Tint W0nld No down w tho
other place, the men lind y mind mud
u VIII 10 B0I bnt " y0n might eOll'
eeiye ut D lpblp land, possibly forty ~
iifty font, with M almost pnrpnn'
aianlAI lasponEp lending ~ u oonley,
pDpt " which Was llllnd With u sing
Riab bppkwAlpl from tho bAyi TIM op'
poailn bank covered with \ rank nndor'
growth pf bamboo, anl then CLIMBING
probably ion or hffoon feet, coming
npDD little aqnApps Of ground wan
sllaF possibly y foot md \ lplf ~ Two
feel hiRh, lDplosiNR \ naddy Held npn-
slsliNg ~ pNddy and soft mnd --prlnnl,
pnlly ANIl mndwAls0 rice Hllds, And
b0nldprH FbAl The natiyes bad boon
200 lnW ~ gpl ONT ~ tho way, you nNn
have Hople BIND Of conception ~ thp
KIND ~ ground thRt II WAs necessary
Tor orr mpD 10 cover IN their mnd pn'
dpayMe 10 RAt Alter ipEePa, Hpt tho
order WIS given one afternoon tlnt
we wopA w bA lnndy by no w make
III advance ln Nnl0neAn, Vhnln WINS
great ek0llnmenl, Tor we Ind nnt lp'
aalyn1 an order Hlmllnp w This before,
md WAre quite 0onlidppl TINT Tho
onolny was a0Ma dialnnee abnnd Of ~
md WIS ~ strongly n|nlpnnnhnd thnI
might be- somewhat difficult fm III w
llsl0aao IhNm Az \ O'plopk the hpNyy
boom Nv cannon Dn Mo bnllnhhlna nnl
IN The bny lndloAted ~ IN lhAl tho
nnyg WAS ~ hive Y hnnd w ibis Nlho,
and once IN \ while Wn Q0nld hpW mo
wlls NJ ena 0f Tho lelpnrs III " pnaspa
AloIg over Oni bends IN The dipnnll0n
or ON friend, lhn enemy, md INpn wp
saw Ihe aIlpoF Of u by the pnIl " dust
and Ihe wild scramble on nnp front,
AfloF lllltY minnIpp 0f this hpmhMd'
lnR, lLh nrdap wns glYnn for Tho whole
lno ~ nlylnhh, And II WIS \ beautiful
alHht NJ Hhn lNe men mnklnH lh1 hpnnk
fnl he FlllnHa md ror The tnWn lhDl
WINS 1nAl beyond, evidently Ind
bnpn anticipated, fer with Tho first
ahnpgo WE were mel by ynlley tlpinp
thnl indlNnlad lhnI those people Ind
plnpI un nnd HolIan IN Thean nn0lnsH,
and over lhn. hnAh ~ Mn mhl0lnnd,
hn1 Wnln hidden IN fyRry available
plApel ~ nNnlneI pnp advance, nnI,
oh Ihn lNll, NJ FoOn ~ WINS lnnwM
Uni lhnp wore III front NJ m nnd hnI n
vary ,Hhnrl dIalNNqai Tint nNpnrIhly
yell TNNt pAn pnmA from 1900 s0l1inrH
lhlnnIH lnll lIe nv, md II my nNn'
nll O0ll VlNII0n Inn struck lprrNr
INTO lln hpnltH ~ thp an0mY more
Ihnn di1 Ihn %HhnoIlnH Of The mpN who
Annld n0t YAH, HnYmhpWllNR
lhlnnah thn QnnlngH, II seemed W dlsr
lnaRh Iln F0lnlh0H lNN every Nynl
able pAHll lAll md lhey HN0n wpIp max
lnH \ Wild IlnhI A0lnBa and hnY0nl Tim
llnn VIM lllnS lhRmHpl YNH hn0 hniII AZ
gnln0pAn Some NJ ~ VIII nnt h00N
fnlHnl llnl inRl, IM hYnn IN nInAinr
nnMNNg lhnn M nnp tlIRI dngl NO dis
plNnHl nll nlfnllnANlnlH lnF M. mnny
Nv NV nNh nnn WHtH Wl0f lNhNhnllVh
hl lha lrln aim M Iln pNpmy IN fr0nir
Thn rlHl WINS nAl, mnnn IN HlnW
tAahl0nl hlI on double WNiOk, and M
Ihnl hnl afternoon, lNnllna Ampnnnpd
IA lNAR Wafn WIN arms And nmmnnlIr
Inn, Nlan WITH lhAir hlankpla, nnp
eAn ,0nnnalva Ihnt VIM hnFd INNS
fnr lhn MAn I'M dn thpiI duty Nna Ypl
HnslAln lhaMHalFe hnf Ihps WaFa lAr
AAlfnl M a~vhFylhinH else nlhny IhNn
thnI thhln WnFn men IN front M Illpln
Win Nodded 4 lnHa0nl and FhNI lhoy
NnFe glFlnA u II. thnm NRhi WARMLY
wv i INn WA ma lhnNl hnFnhH Emo rlfnp
allnn FhIlh MllaA balnnl lnlnnNAnr
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