The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-20
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High, far-reaching and strangely
sweet, the bugle sounded the reveille.
Chambers was to hear that inspiring
sound in many coming dawn, was TO
listen to Il in his dreams for many
years to come over the eastern hills
broke the sudden day. Down the river
reaches stirred the breeze of morning.
The men tTooped to the edge. booted
and trousered, but shirtless. and
plunged heads and arms into it's cool
depth. Startled bass flashed their me-
teOr way above the pebbles in il and
the blue kingfisher. with angry scream,
deserted the spot chosen for his sport.
High in air the gray hawk poised on
steady wing. Higher still Mexican
Nultures, with yellow upon their elbow,
swan in poetry of motion. The air was
resonant with laughter and shoutings.
These men of the east and west hun
dreds Of them--Of whom some had shed
blood and were to shed it again; men
who had faced peril or were eager to
face it-cailed to each other in the
simple. unreasoning joys of boys let
loose from school. There was. much
loud profanity. but no i'll humor. The
names that were bawled back and forth
evidenced their past pursuits. There
were "BrOnchO Bill and "Cayuse
Charlie" and Mexico Mike and "Ari-
iona Abe" and jew jimmy and
Dolby Dick" and "Six-shooter SAM
all showing the cowboy love of allit-
'Baldys" and "Chicos" and Bulls
and ''TOrOs" and "Greasers'' beyond
counting. This latter term was at
tached always to another name and
carried a complimentary significance,
as "SreaSer john and ''Greaser BIZ
and "Greaser Bob" 1t meant simply
that the owner of the name had at some
time and in some manner put a Mexi-
can underground.
Chambers rolled his blanket chucked
ho
that had served him for a pillow upon
"A long horizontal pole. which rested
upon two forks three feet above the
earth More than 1000 men did the
same thing at the same time. He
walked to the river with the man from
down Nogales way" whose experience
of Chicago had been brief. but glorious.
As they stopped to dash the water into
their faces this fellow turned to him
with a wide. dry smile. his curiosity
still unsatisfied, and asked:
'Jes-er wash in tn Chicago river?"
No said Chambers. with a laugh, L
never did"
Lived there all of them years, too?"
Il dunno. but mebbi did. I weren't
there much time, but I spect l did
Wen l walked up on the train the con
ductr says to me. he says How long
was you in it?' I says. Mebbe a mint
Inebbe month. thinkin' he meant
Chicago. Longer'n thet,' the conduct'r
she says: You bin soakin' in it a year.
1 seen men priced out o. thet river befO.
he says. but they weren't none of 'em
strOnk like you are. You better go git
on tn r'ar PLATFORM the conduct'r. he
says. an hang over fur ez you kin.
They's oth'r folks riding on this train
he says.
Il was feelin' mighty poly nechElly."
the Arizona man went on. scruboing
hard at his lean face with bit of
towel. IAN J didn't have no gun must
'sTe give it to somebody. But / says
TO i'm, I says. 'Ef you ever git inter the
Nogaies country. you ask fer chill
Tommy" He's a fre'n o. mine I says
tan he'll make you think you bin roped
by all TO feet an thOwed mile l
s;tys. 1 wuz glad wen / got off the
traia. I hated tibet man."
The man with rNe SCARED face
stroned up at this 5Gncture. He bin
tallin' to you already" he asked with
a sniff Of contempt. You wanter look
out fr I'm. Bar c. He'll talk a lung
out o. you. He'll talk a dogs hind iaig
straight Ff he could ride like what he
kin talk, he'd be Ownin 70 ranches
now"
"Ride," said the other, hurting a cake
of soap at him. You gol-dinged,
scratcb-facsd kyoty. I'll be ridin' IN
thunder horSe Wen you're afraid to git
ON a three-legsed pinto with tn bin
Vel said the other. pacihcaly.
winking at CHAMBERS. and calmly plac-
ing the SOAP in the pocket of his shirt,
"+he-e's a black broncho come in last
spring an they say he's "A shore bad
'un. TIL cunnel (the man meant Roose-
Welt not WOod) is goin' TO give tn
boys a chanel at him today. Less see
wat YOU kin do They weren't never
nobody thet ct tOrtillas an enchiiadas
an cIili-con-carne an Cabrit3s 'roun'
Noga.es wat kin ride i'm. That's wat
] say"
..Chis Tommy turned and walked
up the bank. filled with contempt too
deep for words. Following him. Cham
bers heard him mUtter: "Lemme lit
at i'm. EFF they vailed men fr w at
they could do at this roundup. I'd be
cunnel myself, an bossin people like
tibet trimmed-up plug
Breakfast of course consisted Of
strong black coffee. more beef and
more potatoes. 1t was cooked in Ten
minutes and eaten in five. The men
had previously fallen in by troops for
roll call and morning inspection.
1t was plain to see that they were
yet al the stage where they locked on
military procedure with amusement
They grinned at the officers VINO
walked along the lines uttering brief
words OF disapproval at their lack of
neatness. It was impossible to locate
and prevent sly whispers which ran
up and down the ranks. II had been
found necessary to shut down on them
vith the grip of discipline, and many
OF them had become acquainted with
the inside of the guard house, but
Tsoost Welt. as he had said. knew the
men and handled them firmly, but
wisely. Many small things. which
would have earned a regular stern re-
buke and possibly further punishment.
were passed over in silence. Men who
had been used all their lives 10 Gov
cring the ground they stood on" were
not to be jammed Immediately into
strait jackets and strapped against the
wall OF formula. They still spoke of
their commanders as doc" and Ted
dy.n though they gave them their
Tides when addressing them. and they
stin had a lurking contempt for or
under vsls:ation of DR.. Wood be
cause he had not roped and thrown
steer or CONQUERED a brcker in his life.
They got over il after awhile. recoS-
uizing in that officer the high soldieriy
qualities of kindness. decision and
courage.
The days were spent in hard drill.
The men were a0r. the horses, which
had been gsffer-i With difficulty from
Texas ranch wcle riciOus and lick
ing this sort o. ana terial into re-i-
mental efrnT. mean. afmovf in finite