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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-02-27
CHAPTER XXI

A week went by at Fort Emory, and
not word came back from Dean. The
furious storm that swept the hills and
swelled the rivers was the talk of every
army post within two hundred miles,
while in the gambling bells and saloons
OF Laramie, Cheyenne and Gate City
men spoke of it in low tones and with
bated breath. If ever the bolts of
Heaven were launched to defeat a foul
crime it was right. there at Canyon
Springs, for the story was all over
Wyoming by this time how the worst
gang Of cutthroats that ever invested
the wide west had galloped in strong
force to that wild. sequestered nook TO
murder Dean ard his whole party Of
the hated ''blue bellies" if need be,
but at all hazards to get the precious
package in his charge. Fifty thousand
dollars in government greenbacks it
contained if Hank Birdsall, their chos-
en- leader, could be believed, and hith
erto he had neverlled them astray. He
swore that he had the straight tip"
and that every man who took an hon
est part in the fight, that was sure to
ensue, should have his square one
thousand dollars. Thirty to ten, sur
rounding the soldiers along the bluffs
on every side, they counted on easy
victory. But the warning thunder
had been enough for the young troop
leader, and prompted him to break
camp and get out of the gorge. They
were starting when Birdsall's scouts
peered over the bank and the outlaw
ordered instant pursuit, just in time to
meet the fury of the food and to see
some of his fellows drowned like rats
in a sewer.
But who betrayed the secret? What
officer or government employe re-
vealed the fact that Dean was going
with SO much treasure ?-and what
could have been his object? Birdsall
had taken to the mountains and was
beyond pursuit. shorty" one of his
men, rescued from drowning by the
mail carrier and escort coming down
from Frayne, confessed the plot, and
the general was now at Emory investi-
eating, Maj. Burleigh had taken to
his bed. Capt. Newhall was reported
gone to Denver. Old John Folsom lay
with baDdaged head and blinded eyes
in darkened room, assiduously nursed
by Pappoose and Jessie, who in turn
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cry for help and glanced back over
their shoulders. One, unnerved at
sight Of the dashing foemen in pur-
low, rode madly on. The other, gal
liant fellow. reined about il wide,
sweeping circle, and turned back to
meet his running comrade. They saw
him bend to lend helping hand. saw
him bend still lower as three of the
Indians leaped from their ponies. and,
kneeling, loosed their rifles all at
once; saw him topple out of saddle,
and his stricken horse, with tapping
rein, trot aimlessly about a moment,
before he, too, went laundering in
his tracks; saw the other soldier turn
to face his fate by his dying comrades
side, fighting to the last, overwhelmed
and borne down by the rush of red
warriors. Strong men turned aside
in agony, unable to look on and see
the rest-the brutal, pitiless clubbing
and stabbing, the fearful hacking of
lance and hnife-but others still, in
the fascination of horror, gazed help
lessly through the smoke drifting up
ward from the blazing loopholes, and
once a feeble cheer broke forth as one
shot took effect and yelling Indian
stretched out dead upon the sward.
Then for brie moment all eyes cen
tered on the sole survivor who came
sweeping down the slope, straight for
the stockade. Almost it seemed as
though he might yet escape, despite
the fact that his horse, too, was lfrch-
ing and stumbling, and his pursuers
were gaining rapidly, defiant of the
fire Of the little fort. Reckless Of or
der and discipline, a dozen soldiers
nearest the gate rushed out upon the
open BENCH shouting encouragement
aud sending long-range, chance shots.
But with every stride the fleeing steed
grew weaker stumbled painfully and
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ITO Be Continued
SERENADE OF WOLVES.
Started by Visitor to the Zoo Who
Knew the Hunting Song of
the Pack.

In the Century Ernest Seton-Thomp-
son, who used to be known as wolf"
Thompson, from his familiarity with
this particular form of wild animal,
tells how he started a wolf serenade at
the National 200" in Washington.
''While making these notes among
the animals of the Washington zoo,
used to go at all hours to see them.
Late one evening I sat down with some
friends by the wolf cages, in the light
of a full moon. I said: Let us see
whether they have forgotten the mu
sic of the west I put up my hands
to my mouth and howled the hunting
song of the pack. The first to respond
was coyote from the plains. He re-
membered the wild music that used to
mean pickings for him. He put up his
muzzle and 'yap-yapped' and howled.
Next an old wolf from Colorado came
running out, looked and listened ear
nestly, and raising her snout to the
proper angle she took up the wild
strain. Then all the others came run
ming out and joined in, each according
to his voice, but all singing that wild
wolf hunting song, bowling and yell
ing, rolling and swelling, high and low,
in the cadence of the hills:
"They sang me their song of the West.
the West,
They set all my feelings aglow:
They stirred up my heart with their art
less art,
And their song Of the long-ago."
again and again they raised the
cry, and sang in chorus till the whole
moonlit wood around was ringing with
the grim refrain-until the Inhabitants
in the near city must have thought all
the beasts broken loose. But at length
their clamor died away, and the wolves
returned, skunk back to their dens, 81
lently, sadly I thought, as though they
realized that they could indeed join in
the hunting song as of old, but their
hunting days were forever DONE"
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were devotedly attended by Mira.

were devOtedIy attended by MTg.
Fletcher. Possessed of some strange
nervous excitement, this energetic
woman was tireless in her effort to be
of use. Minus ten of their very best,
''C'' troop still camped at Emory, the
general holding it for public escort
duty, and, to his huge delight, young
LOOMS was assigned to command it
until Dean should return. There came
day when the news arrived from
Frayne that the Laramie column had
crossed the Platte and marched on for
the Big Horn, and then John Folsom
began to mend and was allowed to sit,
up, and told the doctor he had need to
see Maj. Burleigh without delay, but
Burleigh could not leave his bed, said
the physician in attendance-a very
different practitioner from Folsom's
and the old man began to fret and
fume, and asked for writing materials.
He wrote Burleigh a note, and the doc
tor forbade his patients reading any
thing. Maj. Burleigh, said he, was a
very sick man, and in wretchedly
nervous condition. Serious conse
quences were feared unless utter quiet
| could be assured.
Then Folsom was pronounced well
enough to be taken out for drive, and
he and Pappoose had the back seat to-
gether, while Jessie, with Harry Loom
is to drive, sat in front, and Jess was
shy and happy, for LOOMS had plainly
lost his heart to his comrades pretty
sister. Marshall had now been gone
nine days and could soon be expected
home, said everybody, for with a big
force going up there the Indians would
scatter and ''the boys would have no
| trouble coming back. And so this love-
| ly summer afternoon everyone seemed
bright and joyous at the fort, listening
| to the band and wondering, some of
the party, at least, how much longer
| it would be before they could hope to
hear from the absent, when there arose
sudden sounds of suppressed commo-
ton in the camp of &C" troop. A cou-
rier was coming like mad on the road
from Frayne-a courier whose painting
horse refined up minute, with heav1ng
tanks, in the midst of the thronging
men, and all the troop turned white
and still at the news the rider briefly
told-three companies at Warrior Gap
were massacred by the Sioux, ITO men
in all, including Sergt. Bruce and all
''C'' troops, men but Conroy and Gar
ret, who had cut their way through
with Lieut.. Dean and were safe inside
the stockade, though painfully wound
ed. This appalling story the girls
heard with faces blanched with horror.
Passionate weeping came to Jessie's re-
lief, but Pappoose shed never tear.
The courier's dispatches were taken in
to the colonel, and Folsom, trembling
with mingled weakness and excite
ment, followed.
| ITO BE CTo0tinued1
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COMMENT AND OPINION.

UThe critical moment for a demo-
cratic convention will come when Bry
an knocks at the door and asks for
hearing. The old yell, equally wild
and senseless, is merely suspended
ST. Louis Globe-Democrat.
ESome democrats are inclined to
take the talk about the reorganization
of their party as joke. It may seem
funny to them, but they can never
win a national election SO long as the
Bryanites are in control Of the party.
Cleveland Leader.
EAnd the squeaky little ''anti-im
perialists'' still defame the memory of
Lincoln by protesting that if he were
living he would offer other terms than
unconditional surrender to enemies
who were in arms against the hag!-
n. Y. Mail and Express.
EMr. Bryan's paper is disappoint-
ment to many of his admirers. His
''cross Of gold'' inspiration was rhe-
torical triumph. But one metaphor
cannot make a literary genius any
more than one swallow can make a
summer.-Washington Star.
efficiently, Mark Twain took occa-
sion to criticize President McKinley's
Philippine policy, thereby placing him
self in the ranks of those who have
made naturally difficult task still
more difficult and arduous for the adj
Observation-Disclosures Journal.
UFree traders throughout the
country have been rejoicing that ''the
ship subsidy bill has been sidetra clzed."
Their congratulations are premature.
They should know from experience
that the republican party keeps its
platform promises.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
EThere is abundant time for the
"Bryan-in-1904" deal to be declared
son" and ''off' many times, and thus
bring about somewhat feverish fuc-
tuations in the stock of the national
clared both ways at once, and the con-
trary declarations neutralize each
other.-Alhany Journal.
GyMr McKinley's reelection has al
ready, in truth, inaugurated another
-ra of good feeling, which neither pitt
full treason, nor puny prophecy, nor
dismal defamation can Danish or alb
breviate. The American people can
not be deferred by a Drawing brood
of factionists and disruptionists from
pursuing their course OF peaceful tri-
umph and prosperous development
Cineinnati Commercial Tribune.
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TOO MUCH FREE TRADE.
The Protective Policy of the United
States Placing Us Ahead of
England in Commerce.

A dispatch to the New York Evening
Post from London alludes to the re-
markable change that has recently
come about in the relative positions
commercially of Great Britain and the
United States. 1t says English jour
nails accept with notable equanimity
the disclosure that Great Britain has
lost her prominence among the ma
lions in export trade, and adds:
sThe United States is given first place by
last years figures, Great Britain the Sec
ond and Germany the third. Moreover the
years is: United States, Al; Great Britain,
%, and Germany, %. There will be many
homilies on these figures when England
wakes UP to their significance. Meanwhile
some stir has been created in commercial
circles in the north by the remarks in
which the president Of the. Glasgow
chamber of commerce INDUCED in a recent
address in disparagement of free trade He
especially instanced Americas prosperity
to point which staggered credulity I'M
der the most drastic protection, and de-
clared that England one day would realize
that it was no part of its duty to keep open
door throughout all sections of the globe
under her control for the benefit Of unre-
ciprocating foreigners. This speech and
the expectations Of some leading MancheS-
ter men of commerce as to the nature Of
the financial proposals to be laid before
parliament at the coming session are lead
ing free traders to Turkish up their weap-
ons in behalf Of free trade"
It is somewhat surprising that so
ardent supporter of free trade as the
Evening Post would publish state
ment of that character. It has been so
persistently asserted by newspapers
of the Post order that England's COM
mercial greatness was due wholly to
free trade, and that the United States,
hampered by protection, could not
hope to secure large export business.
inclined to believe it.
Facts, however, are unanswerable
things. And the fact that the United
States, with it's strongly protective
tariff, has surpassed free trade Eng
land in exports is a hard one for the
quite satisfactory to protectionists,
however, and wholly in line with their
teachings from the first-that the ade-
Guate protection of home industries
would lead to such development and
perfection as to enable us TO success
fully compete with other producers in
the markets of the world.
Every official report showing the
commerce of the world is additional
proof of the soundness Of the portec-
ton argument. There are ample signs
that England is perceiving it's force
and growing a little tired of free trade.
Troy Times.
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That coy OF MINE.

He's rosy as the summer sky
At dawning Of the day;
Eis little 'goo-goo's' signify
The things that he would say.
Hes innocent of all desire
In babyland to shine,
And yet the neighbors all admire
That little boy of mine.
Like many other baby boys
He dearly loves row.
And oft 1 wish he'd stop his noise
And smooth his troubled brow.
But when his little eyes are dry
Where tiny sparkles shine
The wealth of Klondike would not buy
That little boy Of mine.
His faults are few-if faults they be
I tell them in a joke
To visitors, but generally
Feel sorry that 1 spoke,
For ere they have a chance to laugh
His grandma cries: 'sWhy, Joe,
You used to make more noise by half
Some thirty years ago"
Then as we lay him down to rest,
In childhood's snowy bands,
And fold upon his little breast
His chubby little hands,
In pure and perfect innocence
He looks almost divine
The sweetest gift of Providence
Is that wee boy of mine.
Peter Grant. in Chicago Daily Record
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!oopnoles of the stockade. ~ was 500
yards away in the dazzling light of the
rising sun. Old Springfields did not
carry as do the modern arms. Soldiers
of those days were not taught accurate
shooting as they are now. 1t was too
far for anything but chance, and all
within a minute or two the direful
tragedy was over, and the red warriors
had darted back behind the ridge from
which they came.
"My God! sir" gasped the officer
who stood at the side of the awe
stricken post commander, 81 believe
it's Red Clouds entire band, and
they've got our poor boys surrounded!
Can't we send help?"
''Send help. Merciful heaven, man,
who's to help US? Who's to protect
these poor women and children if we
go? l have but two companies left.
It's what those fends are hoping
have been planning-that I'll send out
nv last man to the aid of those al
ready gone. and then they'll dart in
on the fort and what will become of
| these?"
Great drops of sweat were pouring
down the colonels face as he turned
and pointed to the huts where now,
clinging to one another in terror,
many poor wives and children were
gathered, and the air was filed with
the sobbing of the little ones. Up
officers, their faces set and rigid
their eyes blazing. ''In Gods name,
colonel" cried the foremost, 'let me
take my men and clear that ridge so
that our people can get back. One
charge will do it, sir"
But solemnly the commander up
lifted his hand. Listen" said he, ''the
battle is receding. They are driving
our poor fellows southwark, away from
and us. It would only be playing into
their hands, my boy. It's too late to
help. Our duty now is here
But good God, sir! can't stay
without raising hand 20 help. I
beg-I implore!"
go back to your post at once, sir.
You may be needed any minute. Look
there! Now!"
And as he spoke the colonel pointed
to the southeast. Over the scene be-
yond the divide to the south hung the
bank of pale-blue smoke. Out on the
slope lay the CHASTITY remains of the
young adjutant and his faithful COM
rade, who, not ten minutes before, had
galloped forth in obedience to their
orders and met their soldier fate. Out
to the southeast the ridge, fell grad
ually away into the general level of the
rolling prairie, and there, full thou
sand yards distant. there suddenly
darted into view three horsemen,
troopers evidently, squirting madly
for home.
They've cut their way through!
Thank God!" almost screamed the
spectators at the parapet. But their
exultation died an instant later. Over
the ridge in swift pursuit came dozen
painted, feathered braves, their po-
MES racing at lightning speed, their
arrows and bullets whiZzing along
the line Of flight. The horse of the
foremost trooper was staggering, and
suddenly went plunging headlong
sending his rider sprawling far out
on the turf. He was up in a second
dire peril nerving him to desperate
effort. His comrades veered st his
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-02-27
THE CANDIDATE IN 1904.
who the Democrats VIII Nominate
in the Next Presidential
Campaign.

The announcement from within the
democratic national committee that
another nomination for Mr.. Bryan is
impossible" and that there is ''an
abiding faith in the possibilities of Mr..
Olney" would be important if we were
in the beginning Of 1904; but in Feb
ruary, 1901, it is an idle prediction, ex-
all political precedents.
The pushing forward of specific
candidate prematurely has been re-
garded hitherto as a sinister device,
and more especially does it have that
appearance when, as in this case, the
celebration of Mr.. Olney is accom-
panied with a reference to Mr.. Hill as
a "cheap politician who is playing
for the nomination." hopelessly as
against the wise and careful Olney."
For his part, Mr.. Hill has made no such
mistake, but has caused it to be an
nounced at this stage that he is not a
candidate for the nomination and has
only disinterested solicitude for his
party's welfare Neither has he put
any candidate suggested, whether Mr..
Bryan or another. He may be a "cheap
politician,'' but he is better versed in
the game of politics than is Mr.. Olney,
if the gentleman from Massachusetts
is at all privy to such an announce
ment of his candidacy.
Moreover, this pitting of Olney
against Hill, with the bitterness of
feeling which the manner Of it is sure
to provoke, may conduce to the benefit
of Bryan rather than diminish his
chances Of getting the nomination. In
stead of making his candidacy "impos-
sible,'' such talk is likely rather to tend
to his advantage by dividing the oppo-
sition to him.
That the contemptuous estimate OF
the political value of Mr.. Hill put for
ward by Mr.. Olney's friends does not
represent the sentiment Of his party
was indicated by the peculiar distinc-
ton accorded him by the last demo
cratic national convention, and since
the election evidences that his candi-
dacy is looked on favorably in the
southern states have been many, more
especially, of recent weeks, when a
proposed visit by him to the south has
drawn from it's newspapers most fiat
tering expressions of regard and con-
fidence.
The launching of the candidacy of
Mr.. Olney or anybody else, moreover,
is a waste of effort, because no signs
of the disqualification of a democratic
issue will appear before the session
of the next congress and the elections
| for congress which will succeed it in
1902 The character of the issue made
will go far and is likely to be decisive
in determining the character, If not
the individuality, Of the candidate to
be nominated for the presidency two
years later. Prudence dictates, accord
ingly, that hackers of any particular
aspirant should hold their man in re-
! serve until the political situation is
thus clarified. If the democrats should
carry the next congress an issue would
be established in their victory which
would make pertinent the discussion
of a candidate fittest to represent it;
but beforehand the sagacious politI-
! clans among them are cOntentlng
themselves with silent though heavy
thinl~ing.-N. Y. Sun.
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An Appropriate Reminder.

He was rather a rackety young man
and kept very late hours. He was 60
ing on long journey, and on bidding
farewell to his beloved he said to
her:
Darling, when I am far away, ev-
cry night I will gaze at yon star and
think of thee. Wilt thou, too, gaze
at yon star and think of me?"
ST will, indeed, dearest" she re-
piled. eff I needed anything to re-
mind me of you [ would choose this
very STAR
'"'Why?" he asked.
Because it is always out so late
at night and looks so pale in the morn
ing''-Pick Me Up.
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Those Loving Girls.

Bess-So you and Fred are really
engaged?
Nell-Yes; and you ought to have
seen the happy look on the dear fell
lows face when I accepted him.
I'm sorry I didn't see it. What q
contrast it must have been from the
look of pain on his face when [ re
fused him. Chicago Daily News.
A Faithful Friend.
Faithful are the wounds of friend
But the faithful friend will not IL
fict wounds, except where true friend
ship requires it.--United Presby terisn.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-05-30

The parlor entertainer has some anus.
ing experiences. although he is not al
ways good natured enough to tell them
against himself. One who appreciates
a joke however, relates that on a GER
tain occasion he had been performing
at al lat home" and responding to sc
many encores that the programme be-
came unusually long
After it was over his hostess with her
young daughter came up to him and,
after congratulating him on the success
of the afternoon, said most cordially:
"Oh, Mr.. Blank. come and have some
refreshments and sit down for awhile
| know you must be awfully tired"
Yes" chimed in the sweet youns
daughter. with the best intentions III
the world; I'm sure we are. "-NeK
York Mail and Express.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-05-30
Utilizing the Al.

Now. if you win show me where the
burglars got into your shop" said the
detective. Il will see if can find a
olew."
In moment" said the proprietor.
II nm working at something little
more important than hunting for a
clew just now"
Aud while the detective waited the
merchant wrote as follows at his desk:
The burglar who broke into katzen-
hefter's shop on the night Of the 18th
and carried away a silk hat pair OF
French calfskin boots, fur trimmed
overcoat. black broadcloth suit and
two suits OF silk underwear was a
black hearted villain and scoundrel.
but man whose Judgment cannot be
called into question. He knew where
TO 20 when he wanted the finest cloth
ing the market affords"
Jacob" he said to the bookkeeper.
send a copy of this TO all the papers
and tell EN- ! want Il printed in big
black type, 70 occupy half q column.
tomorrow morning. Now. Mr.. Hawk
shaw. am At your service. London
Answers.