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

what all were sure would prove. an
expedition ending with 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, II will go!" and
guess that the lad of the nineties put
as much emphasis in his remark as
his father, the lad Of the sixties, had
that he "had decided to become q
| soldier"
!, Half an hour after the troops rode
away, a boy, well mounted, armed with
carbine and revolvers, and supplied
with rations for horse and boy and
the battalion. He rode rapidly until
within half mile Of the troopers and
then slackened speed so that he re-
] NAMED 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
I himself to his father, Adjutant Robin
son was not as much astonished as
/ puzzled. The command had ap-
! preached wounded Knee creek and
fight with the treacherous Sioux was
i imminent.
[ CT wanted you to remain at Pine
l Ridge, Edward"
It just couldn't do it, papa; I had
to come"
'.I hardly know what to do with
you. l. have no time to-. look after
you, now.''s.sss
"1'll tell you what to do, papa. Give
me. no thought. I'll take care of my
Il self"
! At that moment. the, sharp crack of
rifles announced the beginning OF the
battle, and every officer and soldier
had work to do. ...S...
/ When the battle was over there was
a boy hero in camp.
Young Robinson had gone in with
the cavalry and fought as well 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.
! Officers and men alike were loud in
his praise. -.
The late Captain Allyn Capron, who,
q after silently viewing his dead son, the
Trough 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
Of the fight and advanced, carbine in
hand, with the dismounted cavalry.
: coolly delivering his fire and setting
an example worthy of emulation.
Again. at Drexel Mission, S. D., ON
) the Goth 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. = = 81. s7za ".
: - In due time young Robinson was
, sent to West Point. but he was not
:! graduated.: the WARMTH Spain
began he enlisted as a private in 3
regular cavalry regiment, going to
Porto Rico. The following winter he
was discharged to ACCEPT a commits
sion as second: lieutenant in the resu-
: lar army. In July, 1899, President
I Mckinley gave him another commits
sion-a captain s-and that is how II
r happened that met my old blue
eyed brigade commanders blue-eyed
{. grandson the young CAPTAIN E. W
l Robinson, who made fine record in
t the Philippines, where he is still serv-
, ing as first lieutenant in the Twenty
t eighth infantry. E... r..