The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-31

what all were sure would prove. an
expedition ending with a battle. Adj
Jutant Robinson had forgotten how a
similar answer had affected him in
1855, when but a little. older than his
own boy. now pleading to share the
trials and dangers Of the Seventh in
an Indian campaign. He saw the
tears on the boys cheeks, but had
soon to see the blue eyes snap, and
hear the boys teeth click as he shook
his head and said, I will go!' and
guess that the lad of the nineties put
as much emphasis in his remark
his father, the lad of the sixties, had
that he had decided to become a
SOLDIER
Half an hour after the troops rode
| away, a boy, we'll mounted, armed with
carbine and revolvers, and supplied
with rations for horse and boy and
plenty Of ammunition, started after
the battalion. He rode rapidly until
| within half a mile Of the troopers and
then slackened speed SO that he re-
| manned at about that distance from
the command. He thought there were
good reasons why he should not join
| just yet.
when the boy finally discovered
himself to his father, Adjutant Robin
son was not as much astonished as
puzzled. The command had APP
| preached Wounded Knee creek and a
fight with the treacherous Sioux was
imminent.
.'I wanted you to remain at Pine
1T just couldn't do it, papa; I had
Ito come"
IT hardly know what to do with
you L have no time to- look after
you, now q 81 <,gzs
I'll tell you what to do, papa. Give
$o1x
SELF" ~. ~.
| At that moment the, sharp crack Of
rifles announced the beginning OF the
battle. and every officer and soldier
had work to do.
When the battle was over there was
a boy hero in camp.
Young Robinson had gone in with
the cavalry and fought as we'll as the
veterans-fought as heroically as his
grandfather had fought in Mexico, and
from Gainesville to Petersburg; as well
as his father had done at Gravelly
Run, White Oak Road and Five Forks.
tOffcers and men alike were loud in
his praise
The late Captain Allyn Capron, who,
after silently viewing his dead son, the
Rough Rider captain killed in Cuba. in
1898, said, well done my brave boy"
in speaking of the Robinson lad at
Wounded Knee. soon after the engage
| 1nenI, SAID: lie was In the thlckeSt
of the fight and advanced, carbine In
hand, with the dismounted cavalry,
icooNy delivering his fire and setting
an example worthy of emulation.
Again.. at Drexel Mission, S. D., on
the 30th day Of December, 1891 my
attention was called to the lad who.
| with a number Of cavalrymen had
! taken a position on the reverse side
Of a slight rise when they were firing
against the Indians who were advan-.
cling. A great part of the men in his
immediate vicinity had fallen back,
while he, with a few, maintained their
position until the line was reformed.
His conduct was superb and worthy
Of the highest praise. & zss.e .s5sas 5
81 In due time young Robinson was
sent to West Point but heszwas not
Graduated. w hen.the WARMTH Spain
| began he enlisted as a private in q.
regular cavalry regiment. going to
Porto Rico. The following winter he
was discharged to accept a commits
sion as second. lieutenant in the regu-
lar army. In July, 1899, President
Mckinley gave him another commits
sion-a captain's-and that is how it
happened that met my old blue
eyed brigade commanders .blue-eyed
/ grandson. the young CAPTAIN E. w.
Robinson, who made a fine record in,
the Philippines, where he is still serv-
/ ing as first lieutenant in the Twenty
! eighth infantry. :..