The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-13
Copyright. ioos. by Prsss Pub. Co.
nv auFrALo slLL Nv. ?. Cody.

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had been lucky enough 20 win
the approval of that ErMnd old
indian fighter. den. Carr aud
hruuEh hts rucommendRilnn | was
made chief of scouts Tor tho depart
mont of the Platte This was how
I happened 10 find myself with the
Firth cavalry az ~ Mcpherson
There the scouting force Was
lalned by some companies Of Maj
North famous pnNuce scouts
These fawnees we're fine add
ton To Uncle Sans army They
were lo9al aud brave aud could
shoot and ride hplendldly Aboye
all. they hated the hostile Sioux
As thef hated fattiesnakaa.
Hut they we're the quoerest look
ing set ot fellows IN their army unit
forms that ever | Het Owes on. IL
waa all could do when first saw
them un parade. Ia Keep from fali
ing from the Saddle with laughter
They drilled npiendidly aud sat
their sify horses 10 perfection Hut
oh. their IDEAS OF wearing regula
ton unifnrml
One Nofe a heavy cavalry over
coat tlt was mldaummerl and moth
Ing else. Others wore only breech
elaut and calvary hat Others had
cut their riding trousers Into les
gins. aud. refusing boots. sore
apars ON their moccaAlna Not
few wore cavalry hat and Hhir aud
no trousers. rhilr others hsd on
trousers. boots and say blankets
Their regiment looked like An
aruY mans welsh IA bblt dream.
Vet they wero efficient. gallant
men And when | make fun of their
wnYe Of dress I nm not saying
Nofd against their great worth "a
soldiers
dieuinua in oar costume than se
would be IN theirs. And their Is.
Horaaee of palrface dress isn't a
patch on our ignoranc. OF Indian
paint. feathers. etc. slender II
most people know for Instance.
that every feather. every stripe Of
var paint. has It's own esp~clai
meauinKf They have.
Fasteners seem 90 suppose In.
dams dauh themselves with palnt
iunt fnf fun. An matter ot fact
thrFs are the hen, reasons for IL
For example. while civilized gov
esnmeats s~r. trying 10 vain 10
solve the problem Of a uniform that
would be Invisible 10 the enemy. the
Fedskin had Ions aEo settled Il
Gfesn paint. when fighting ia IN
asfhfaah or grass. yellow paint Tot
SANDY country. and 20 on. Thea
the patnt acts az preventive Tot
aunhuru. and that counts for every
thing On the searching plains Il
also aefrea az FAR better covcFi1g
II cold weather than one would
Imagine I've straysd off from my
stnrY. III 81 back 10 g.
| son the Pswn~c scouts friend
SHY hY q very simple feat They
sighted a buffalo herd one day.
and. according Ia their old custom.
twenty braves rode around n. kifi.
lmE IN all twenty two. The n.xt
herd that came inio view tackled
alone ca ms trained little bnf
fnln horse ! shot thirty sin This
seemed To the Pawnec4 something
Nuna.fful A a matter 20 fact. &
uas uothinE Of the sort. I simply
knew how They dldn'I
We wcrr oni after . wsF party
Of hostile slour Our force consist.
cd u part OF the fIfiE cavalry. the
PaNne.s aud . few other scouts
Geo. Carr was In command. We al.
xeneed cautiously. and I had the
good luck 20 bring our men 10 a
htli above the Slous camp before
the eaesny dreamed sc eere aay
where near.
Gen. Carr ordered hla bugier 20
sound tho charge The poor buKlnrs
teeth we're ehattsnnE 20 IA. could
not blow a note. A anarteFmsateF
grabbed the huKie from hts shaking
grip and sounded the call for him.
Dowu We swept on the camp.
suma Of the Sioux tried TO repsi
our rush. but ws drove them back
and sent the whols band flying
through the hiils We chased them
til dark One thing which made
me doublY eager To catch up with
them vas that had seen. AZ |
rude through their camp. the print
Of dainty little shoe In the mud