The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-04-27

apce. Curiosity prompted me Will
under guard OF the captain. TO lool
abont this old place that ] bnd been no
guaiDted with many months before.
was astonisbed nj the number OF sol
djers that were TO BIZ found IN ibes.
qusrters--not hundreds. but LITERAL,
thousands, armed, with proper nmmu
milton, under competent officers, Hnf
prepared 10 resist ~ Mt amy Tina Tim
the word should be given TINT tb,
Americans were frightened Mt tba
number Of soldiers TINT could be callea
ont against them, Another thing that
was surprising 10 me was how the
churches had besD utilized NJ Bne00,
as places OF rendezvous, md for gD0rt'
ers for the men. There was u sppefsti'
ton ut the optset that " they wero IN n
church they never would bv fred upon,
aud therefore looking ut " from only
Que side, they recognized that " they
were IN the towers and pppor parts 81
these buildings, they might Dso ibeir
ammunition upon the emmy ndyDne'
ing, bot the enemy would, under ~
circumstances, fro IN return While
II ~ 10 BIZ snij 10 the credit NJ the
American soldier TINT ba did object W
showing biz ammunition ~ u church,
for IN America thoy bnd been brought
UP 10 regard the church nv ibe begin
ming Of prosperity and pence, happiness
and ooDfoDtmoDt Of the American m
ton, but " was u little moro tbDD tbny
could stand ~ como into close pI0s'
unity 10 u church md SOC one nf those
chaps pp thero WITH bis gun Dimod NJ
them, md fool tbnt be Ind 20 right W
rotprD ibe Grp,
ThMe were two or ibppe friends NJ
mine who occupied houses ~ town who
desired very mDcb ~ 800, tor "
seemed impossible, nader Tho strnjDed
relations, Tor me ,nRnin w como 10
Bneoor until The war WAS oyop, and !
remember tbDt Tho chaplain visiting
with me wppld question tho prOprlnly
NJ going inio any ~ mo native houses,
bpt believed then nv believe nov,
Tint once having made A fvinnd ~ nny
NJ those people, they would bn ttno
mud l0ypl w their friendship and lbnt
Ind nothing ~ fenE popld not
persuade him w No with me IN ono ~
No honses, Ho stnid on Tho outside,
and I noticed thnt tho loPt sido ~ his
%clorionl cont projected somewhat, Nv
lbapgb his honrl woro bpoominy pn'
llrgod, bit subsequently discovered,
when bidding Adiop ~ tho captain md
the escort, lbpt Ind boon WITH mo, Clint
~ wns nOt his hpprt, bnt n aginpibro
pistol tint ha Ind taken for sNfoty
That mnde me tired, 10 NOT knew
what report no gave ~ Colonel
smith, bat ! 40 kpow Clint when making
" |Mhseanont ono W him, nblOl
simply nv \ favor Ihnt huppHftor hp
would give mo anyone slyo the chap
lain, Tor hnd that gun boon discover
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mon with whom wp worD IN contact
during THO time wo w0rD on lhAt Side ~
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prDy0 o0nAogpunnnH, Hin0D wOnlH
hnyp hnNn considered u brnnoh NJ o0nrt'
esy md lnpk 0f confidence IN orr pMI
W men who hnd Npilly nsrp0d " pl0.
tent ~ while W. wpro w M pnpMips'
country,
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my length pf tima IN tlp Oily, but Rpt'
tlHH on my horse, started out tor lhn
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