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ZION.

Mr. and Mr., Clayton Carhart en-
tcrtaincd number 81 friends al lun-
chcou on Thursday
Mr. and Mrs George MCNcy were
Wilmington visitor, on Tuesday,
MIR Howard Stephens, ui Town
Point. ,pcn, Wednesday and Thursday
with Mr., Ellen Gillespie aud daughter.
Mis-, Anne Mearn> attended the
Folk Ferguson wedding IN Whining
ton. on Monday
Mis-, Mcaru, Carhart spent Satur-
day and Sunday with a party OF Phila-
dclph'a friends who are camping along
the Elk river
Miss Josephine Carhar,, OF Chester,
j, spending her vacation at the home
- her parents. Mr.. aud Mrs. Edwin
Carhart
MIR, hu,tin Win,low and daughter,
oi Philadelphia. are visiting the for
mcr', aunt. MIR, James Mcarns
Mr. and Mrs Austin Carhart had as
their guests Saturday and Sunday MIR.
and Mr.. William lladdock and son,
MIR and Mrs Waiter France and son,
MIR William Shepherd and daughter,
~ Wilmington. aud Mr. and Mrs.
Hayes Turner and SON. Of lincoln.Pa
Mr. Harry Gather, and the Misses
Fit ,Gcrald. ui Philadelphia, are guests
al the home oi Mr. and Mr., Edwin
Cafhart.
Master Chalmcr Kcrswcl. oi phia
dclphia. i, visiting Mr. and Mrs. Clay
'un Carhar,
Mr.. Rachel Cameron. /, visiting re.
''rN,- "a Mechanics Valley.
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Warner
NJ recent meeting OF the c. +. So
ciety the following officers were elect
ed Tor the coming six months :-Presi-
dent, Mr. Edwin Carhar,. Vice Presi-
dent. Mr. Lawson Grove; Secretary.
Miss Mary Palmer; Treasurer, Miss
Minnie Carhart; Organist. Miss Kath-
crime Rutherford, Assistant Organist,
Miss Rachel Rittcnhousc.
Miss Mearns Carhart is entertaining
the Triangle Club" OF the
Class OF 1904 OF the State Normal
School OF Baltimore--at house party.
On Thursday evening Miss Carhart
entertained about eighty OF her friends
in honor OF the club
Miss Florence Shepherd has been
the guest Of Miss Lucy Carhart this
week
Mrs Robert Cameron. OF Baltimore.
is spending a few days with her sisters
the Misses Smith
Miss Rachel Rittenhouse has re-
turned home IRON a visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. Allies. Of New Bridge
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having a delightful time.
Mrs James h. Marreti and Miss
Elizabeth d Marrett. OF West Ph:la-
dclpha. arc the guests OF Mrs. J.
Harry Poist, OF Colora.
Subject Tor sermon for next Sun
day night at Mt Pleasant Church Is
An Open Secret
The Junior League OF Mt Pleasant
will have special program and re-
ircshments served on the church lawn
this Saturday afternoon
The festival held at Mt, Pleasant last
Friday nigh, was 4 stormy success.
Total receipts. 500 Total profit. $50
The annual excursion To Bctterton
OF Mt Pleasant Church expect to go
July 10
The Fourth passed of very quietly
here: few fireworks were put OF in
the evening
Misses Bessie and Blanche Woods,
u rcughkcnamon, visited their sister.
Mrs William Mckay, from Friday un-
I'll Monday
MIR, Elmlra Zigman. Mrs. William
Zigmau and little daughter. ~ Lans-
duwnc and Miss Mildred Clayton. Ris
ing sun, spent the lth with relatives
here.
Elwood Baldcrston has tomato
patch ui about acres which j. look
iugiinc aud is hard to beat
William Hines thrcshcd hi, wheat
on Wednesday ard had o. bushels off
three acres
J H. Gray is enjoying fine tomatoes
from his own garden
Clayton Baldcrston's valuable driv
ing mare died last Sunday Of pneu-
mona
Samuel Rowland found his driving
horse dead in thcstablc last Saturday
morning.
Clarence krauss and son, Ernest,
were in Port Deposit and Havrc de
Grace Monday.
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WOODLAND

Last Sunday was Missionary day at
Hopewell and the officers OF the Mis-
sionary Society had prepared a short
program:-Rcadng, by Miss Olive
Jackson; recitation. by Edna Orr. solo,
by Mr. Gray; recitation, Elizabeth
Tyson
Mr.. Frank Orr will lead the Ep-
worth League next Sunday evening.
The Trustees held their regular
monthly meeting at the Parsonage,
Monday The wives OF the trustees
spent the evening with Mrs Gray.
Mr. Harvey Rutter, OF Perryvillc,
visited his parents this week.
Mr. and Mrs +. C. Gisriel are visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. J. ID. SINNERS.
MIR and Mrs Gray. OF Newark, are
guests OF their son. Mr. J II Gray.
Mcssrs. Harry and Clarence VIII
l:ams were in Wilmington from Friday
until Sunday
Mr. II S. Smithson spent the 18th in
Baltimore.
Miss Leila Thompson is visiting Mrs.
George Mccormick in Wenonah. n. J.
Mr. George Brydc, oi Wilmington.
spent Sunday with his mother.
Master Willard Thompson spcn,
this week with his aunt. Mrs John
Beaver. near Port Deposit.
Mr., Royce 81 Baltimore. visited
Mrs J y Tyson last week
Miss Florence Thompson was a
week end guest at her home
Mrs J. r Tyson had thirty six
guests to help her celebrate the 9Th
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COLORA.

Su>lurhanm Tribe M l27 Imp O.
K NJ met at their Wigwam Monday
night and alter council business pro-
cccdcd Ia raise up their several chiefs
II { McNcy appointed the following
Great Chlri.:-E II Wurihinpton. G.
$ T { Riley &. : $, Uric Jack
>ur. g. Ir S. T. T. Preston, g. c.
and Installed the following Chiefs
Prophet. { II krau,s, Sachcm. ] K
Hamilton. 81 Sycamore. { ID. Brown;
Jr Sycamore. II 5 Montgomery, TO
serve in their several chici,aincicS for
>iN mpou>. ending Hunting Moon, G.
5 ~ ~ Aitcr the Council Sleep
'hcy had a Sc, uut ni ice cream, cake
aud lemonade There was large
crowd. a warm reception and 4 good
time
VIM lamm and family, New FORK.
are spending some time with his sister
Mis-, Elizabeth Lamm.
Miss NJ Y. Gather, Agent at the
Carlisle Indian School, was IN our vii
lauc last week trying to secure homes
iur Indian girls from TO to - years.
where they can be taught To- work and
also where they can be sent To- school
during the winter
\ great many in tbs vicinity are IN
tcrc,tcd IN reading 81 the murder OF
DR. Wilson 81 Philadelphia. who was
recently poisoned I'll, wic who was
Mi, Mary Jane McDougal formerly
resided near here She aud your cor
respondent having spent many school
day, together at Monroe public school
Mr. Levy and wife have returned to
Their home in Trenton, \ J, after
,pcnd.ng a icw days u, the home OF
Mis-, Eliza Ewing. they being the
guests ~ Mr. Michael Passarc'la
Mrs K T Pierce spent the Fourth
with her brother. Eli Coulsor, Of
Philadelphia, at North East, where
hi, family is living during the sum
mcr Mr. Edward Ford and family 81
Philadelphia, were also visitor, NJ the
same place.
County Commissioner John + Pierce
had an attack Of vertigo last Thurs
d.y from which he soon recovered
MIR Thomas Warning, Superuten-
dent oi Cooper Hospital Camden. \.
], and formerly resident here. visit
ed Mr. Elwoud Baldcr,ton and family
last week
Miss Ella To,h j. entertaining Mis-,
Flurcucc Rawlings this week
Miss Mary Anna Raldcrston and Sis
ter, Edith, are entertaining several
Young ladies from the city They are
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Do You Need
Any Fence Wire?

If So have three Carloads hand position to
give you Very Low price No other fence put together like
the pittsburgh Perfect Stay aud Strand wires welded together
by Eleccy-they be rusted pulled apathe joint
is stronger than the wire itself All stay and line the
size Once Pittsburgh Perfect fence You will
buy wrapped camped fence any wrapped camped
fence will the joints and Cattle and Hogs will spread
These great entirely away with
Electric weld deliver farm this wire put it up rp.
h staples and brace for about price other dealers
the Wire for alone owing the large quantity handle
prices.
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with Mr.. Edward Gather.
Mss Hughes, OF Washington was
the guest 81 Mr.. r. f. McClenahan
last week.
Mrs. Philip Becker is visiting Mrs.
William Campbell
Mrs John Patterson, OF Whining.
ton. is visiting Mrs Robert Phillips.
Misses Helen Dunlap and Florence
Lloyd Of Wilmington, visited the
Misses Stephenson this week
Mr. Charles Mcdowell. OF Biglers-
vile. Pa. spent the Fourth at his home
Mrs r. p MeClenahan and daugh-
ter Miss Catherine McClenahan, are
visiting relatives in New York and
Chicago.
Mr. y. A. Coe was a Philadelphia
visitor this week.
Miss May Kirkland. of Patterson,
was the guest oi Mrs K. P McClena-
har last week
Mrs Ernest Cornbrooks and daugh-
ter, Miss Margare, Cornbrooks, OF
Newport News, Va. are visiting Mrs
Margaret Nanneman.
Messrs. George Atkinson and Harry
Oldham. OF Harrisburg. spent the
Fourth at their respective homes.
Mr. and Mrs Raymond Westerfeld
and daughter. Miss Martha Westerheld
were guests OF Mr. and Mrs John
Whitaker nj Calvert, Sunday.
Mr. Lewis Blumberg went sight see
ing at Pequa. Pa, Monday.
Mrs James Farr. OF Chester. is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs Cyrenus Cres-
well.
Mrs Charlotte Newell is spending
part OF her vacation at Chesapeake
City
Miss Rena Holm spent several days
this week with Mrs Hester Rurlock,
in Baltimore.
Mrs Susan Walls died at her home
At Canal Station Monday afternoon.
Mr. Samuel Wilson spent Sunday
with Baltimore friends
Mr., Fisher. oi Philadelphia, was the
Guest 81 Mrs James Campbell
Mc>srs Barclay Kelly, Cyrenus
Crc>vcl and Harry Smith. OF Wash
iug,on. >pcn, the Fourth at their re
,pective homes
Mrs Harry Smith and children are
home from a very pleasant visit with
Mrs Riley, al Rising Sun.
Mr., John Holm is enjoying herself
q, Pen Mar.
The Presbyterian Sunday School
held delightful excursion to Better
ton Thursday.
Misses Edna Watson and Gertrude
Lee. 81 Philadelphia, are visiting rcla-
tlvcs ard friends in town
Rev Y. s Collin, is spending this
week with his family at Rehoboth
Beach
Mis-, Mamie Stephenson is visiting
relatives in Washington.
Mrs Joanna Smith has returned
from q very pleasant visit with her
sister III Dnwniugtnwn
Dr. Craig oi Philadelphia, spent the
Fourth with his family
Miss Ethel Hurlock. 81 Baltimore.
.r,nt several days this week with Miss
Helen Holm
Mr. J Howard Pyle ha, recently
opened meat market IN the store
room oi his residence on North Main
street Nj orders will receive his
prompt attention. Give him a trial
Mrs Hubbard, Of Chester. is visit
NJ Mis-, Virginia Bond
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PERRYniLLE

Misses Ncma and Greta Parsons. "a
Salisbury, Md. are spending some
days with Mr.. and Mrs Charles e.
Campbell
Mr. aud Mrs. Grey and daushtef.
Ess:e. o. Newark. spent part 81 the
week with Mr.. and Mrs William Ba.
ker.
and Monday last with relatives IN VIII
mington, returning with his family
Mr. Auburn Jackson, 81 Wilmington.
spent Sunday last with his uncle, Mr..
James Little.
Mr.. Jacob Schneider spent Wednes-
day last in Philadelphia.
Mr. J Howard Calvert. 81 PhiladcI-
phia. spent the Fourth with his father,
Mr.. VIM. T. Calvert.
Mr. James L. Ward and Mr.. Charles
keesey, Jr., have purchased lot south
81 Richmond Hill and are building a
double dwelling.
Mr. Charles Allen. OF st. Louis. was
the guest OF Mr. c. L. Cole and family
the past week
Mr. and Mrs. O. H. White. Of Phila-
delphia, visited Mr. and Mrs. M. ID.
Craig. and family on the Fourth.
Mr. Harry White has purchased a
new piano.
Miss Lillian Little and Master Ar
thur Little. OF Philadelphia. have been
spending some time with their grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Little.
Quite a number OF Perryvilians, in
Guiding the Perryville Americas Band
attended the Fourth OF July cclcbra-
ton at Elkton.
Mrs. Chamberlain. OF Wilmington,
spent Saturday and Sunday last with
her daughter. Mrs. John Ward.
Miss Rebecca Boyd has returned TO
Philadelphia for while.
Blanche. the infant child Of Mr.. and
Mrs Charles Devise. died on Tues
day and was buried Thursday at St.
Marks.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Cochran attend
ed the funeral OF his brother, Mr..
Frisby Cochran. in Waverly. N ".
this week.
Mr.. Wallace Owens visited friends
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RISING SUN.

Miss Marion Pyle returned home
Monday night from visiting relatives
IN West Grove,
Mr.. Earl Woolens, OF Philadelphia.
spent portion OF this week at home,
near town.
Miss Blanche B:les. OF Blue Ball. has
been spending a Jew days with her
sister, Mrs Jesse Cameron, on Cherry
street.
Mr.. and Mrs Edgar W Brown. Dr.
Harry NJ Brown, of Philadelphia,
spent July 9TH at the summer cottage
Of Mr. b. II Brown
Mis-, Bessie Wright. oi Aiken, Miss
Glenna Burlln. Of Port Deposit, were
the guests 81 Miss Louise Wagner this
week.
Miss Sarah Kirk is spending some
time with Mis-, Ruth Gracey. in Perry
vile.
Mr.. Clifford Robertson and MIR.
Howard Wilson. both oi New York,
visited at their homes here this week
The w { T. L. me, with Mrs Sam
uel 7. Reynolds on Thursday alter
noon. al 80 o'clock.
MIR and Mrs Bradley Smith, of
Philadelphia, have returned home from
'isiiing DR. A. II Smith ard daughter
Miss Adaliuc
Miss Npnes Brown. II Port Deposit
spent Tuesday with Mr.. and Mrs
lirauchc Patien
Mss Maudc Myers. Of Lancaster,
was entertained during the week by
Mis-, Hattie Cuuncy
Mrs. {. l.. Brnkaw and daughter.
Miss Edith. pi near Fair Hill, spent
Thursday with Mrs II L. Worthing-
ton and Mis-, Hannah NJ Kirk
Miss Mamie Mccoy Is spending
some time with relatives in Delta aud
other places nearby.
The Junior League" and several
friend, picnccd At GricSt's Fording,
ON Wednesday about sixty people in
all enjoyed the outing Tor the day was
unusually pleasant
Miss Stella N'lla, OF Baltimore, and
Mr. Edward Williams. OF Philadelphia,
visited At the home oi Mrs Annie Jcn
kinS thi, week
Miss Maybe McDuugal - enjoying
a visit with relatives in Wilmington
and elsewhere
Miss Louise Wagner entertained the
following people ON TUESDAY night
Misses Clara Robertson and her guest
Miss Miriam Kirk. BESSIE Wriph, and
Glcnna Hur''n, Mc,,r, Clifford Kirk,
Gerald Eiiirp. Linn Gillespie, llud-
der Greenfield Leslie Pyle and Job
Kirk
Mr.. Ilauua Sc'irauc is visiting her
sister. Caroline Mathews. at Hope
well
Mr. and Mrs.. Palmer and children.
OF Na.hruot, Baltimore. were guests
OF Mr. and Mr., Samucl namblctur
over Juy 4,h
NJ HI Mr., Freedman Johnson and
dau-l'er. Mabel. 7rc Spending a few
dag, w.h ll, parent, N Bart Lancas-
ter count!
Mr.. George Reynolds, Mis-, Ethel
Reynolds and brother. Curtis. have re-
turned from visiting Dav'. and Sara
Spence. 70, West Grove
Mr. Rachel Campbell has returned
from % yi,'' with her daughter. Mr.,
lIard'r- Oxiord
Mr., ! Il Jrnur,, aud little son.
Richard v,rr recently visitor, 81 re
Iatiycs rhiladcluha
Mr. md Mr. ! T Founder, re-
turned Monday last from ,hrr, visit
with her m 'hrr Nj, sophia Dickcy
n Port nrru.ii
Risu, sun base bin team went Ia
Nvnuha'c on lu'y 9Th and were de
ira'ci in both 4awu, Score 81 morn
ing waw, "a, ID q. =. and afternoon
aamt . q. 3D. s. greet many people
went 1872 from here md returned ra-
Their disappointed. although the home
hoy, lid good work
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in Columbia. Pa. this week
Mrs. Emma Tome. Of Delaware City.
visited relatives in town this week
Mr. aud Mrs. George Moore and
child Of Philadelphia. are spending a
few days with relatives in town.
Mrs. Howard Deppish, Of Balti.
more, is spending some days with Mr..
and Mrs. w B. GorrcIl
Mr. and Mrs. James Baldwin and
Miss Estella Ricketts, spent Sunday
last with Mr. and Mrs Thos. Ricketts,.
Mrs. g. c. Crawford and daughter.
Miss Ada. are spending a week at
Wildwood Beach. N
Mr.. Albert Gawthrop and Bernard
Hartman. Of Baltimore, spent Sunday
with J. II. Fay aud family.
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Don't Buy

Spring goods before looking at
Our line. We have the high
est grade and the lowest prices.
Mattings az to 80 cents per
yard.
Shoes of all kinds at low prices.
Shirtwaist goods roc to 25c
per yard.
Bingham suitings at nc per
yard.
Save money by buying ever
thingyou need from
A. c. JACKSON
Perryville and Principle
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27

the Sioux view, | tlf!i,ll it is substan-
TALLY correct. That Reno'S conduct
was soldierly. That he cleverly got
his boys out of an ambush in which
they would otherwise have been all
destroyed, and that the enemy rem
dered it utterly impossible for him to
go to Clusters aid and that he could
not have reached him in time had
the road been entirely unobstructed.
All Indian testimony is that there
were more than thirty-tive hundred
warriors in camp. That 800 confront
ed Reno and that more than twenty
five hundred lay in the river breaks
to ambush Custer, and that his little
band melted like snow before q sum-
mer sun, when the first volley was
fired.
This much at least must be admit
ted. The Sioux are the only people
who do know precisely what occurred
upon that fateful day, and at this
late hour have no motive for misrep-
resenting the facts.
Faithfully,
DOANE ROBINSON.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27
Faithfully,
DOANE ROBINSON.

The editor Of the LEADER publish
ed brief review of the Custer trage-
dy last week, and every detail of
RenO'S movements were as an open
book to those who sought information
when the troops returned to Fort
Lincoln. The editor of the LEADER
got all his information as to Reno
from the officers who served under
him and condemned him for his re-
treat and inaction, and this intorma-
tiOn l sent to Gen. Sheridan and thru
it General Sheridan ordered Major
Reno courtmartialed and the find
ings Of the court was dismissed from
the army for cowardice. This ought
to satisfy Mr.. Robinson that Reno
was guilty as charged, and no amount
of Indian rehash, 16 years after, will
count against the evidence of men
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27
Pierre, November 2lst, 1908.


To the Editor of the DAKOTA FARM
EHs' LEADER: thank you for the
marked copy of the LEADER Of the
Goth containing your criticism of my
address before the Academy Of Science
and Letters. The newspapers did
not report my remarks quite correct
ly but the portion you quote is essen
italy as | said it.
Perhaps there is nothing more diff
fcult than to establish the truth of a
past occurance. Every trial in a
court of Justice determines that, for
every one sees events from his own
standpoint, and views will always be
divergent as viewers. 1t is more
than sixteen years since l began to
ccumulate testimony upon the bat
tie of Little Bighorn: have the tes-
timony of more than one hundred
participants, and still | would not
dogmatically state that any version is
strictly true.
In 1892 l spent three days with
Gall, not Gaul as you print it. His
Sioux name is Ta-pisa, meaning the
gall of an animal. and Rain in the
Face, together with more than one
hundred of the warriors who fought
at Little Bighorn and we went very
carefully over the whole situation.
Gall made the map at that time
which l printed in my history of the
Sioux. The warriors corrected each
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27
DOANE, ROBINSON EXPLAIN
He Gives His Views of the Part Reno Took
in the Custer Battle as Gathered
from Indians

other and certainly endeavOred to get
at the facts. Afterwards | conversed
with many others.
Since l printed my story several
criticisms have been made upon it
and with these in hand |, this last
stenographer with me and cross
questioned many of the most relia BILE
survivors of the Little Bighorn upon
the points disputed. One Of the best
witnesses is Mr.. Wakutemane, pastor
of the Congregational church at
Little Eagle. The points involved
were the conduct of Reno; the time
of day Of the Custer fight and the
length of time involved in the battle
before Custer was utterly destroyed.
Mr.. Wakutemane is very intelligent
man and entirely reliable. He was
sixteen years Of age when the fight
occurred and killed two of Clusters
men with six inch pistol. He said
the fight occurred in the middle of the
afternoon and that Custer did not
last more than fifteen minutes until
the last soldier was dead. He admit
ted that in the excitement of battle
a man did not take much account of
time, but that it could not, under
any circumstance have been more
than half hour. That it was all
over while the sun was high up in
the sky, indicating from two to three
o'clock. He said Reno did the only
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27

who were under Reno and ready to
die in soldierly effort to succor the
hard pressed Custer and his heroic
band who stood and fought and faced
death in company line, never finch
ing or running. Their dead bodies,
in irregular company line, told the
tragic story. Clusters men dismount-
ed and fought on foot, waiting and
hoping for relief from Reno.
Mr. Robinson says as he learned it
from an Indian "that Custer did not
last more than fifteen minutes"
From where Capt. Calhoun's company
fell up to Keoghs position and then
on to the Custer Hill and down to-
wards the river, where Smith fell In
dicated hours of bloody fighting.
Custer and his officers and men were
veterans, and veteran soldiers never
die demoralized through fear, nor do
Indians ever get within close range
when not pressed.
According to Mr.. Robinson the In
dians are the only people who know
anything about Reno and his battle,
and are the only competent authority
on Clusters fate and the refusal Of
Reno to assist him. Mr. Robinson
evidently don't know Sioux Indians
any better than those beloved Indian
lovers down in Massachusetts.
Gen. Terry said it was three miles
and Gen. Terry was over the ground
the second day after Custer was
killed, and Gen. Terry was in com
mand and Gen. Terry was distin
guished and brilliant soldier. Gen.
Terry probably knew as much about
distance as measly Indian.
Had the Fifth Corps not supported
Sheridan and Custer at the battle of
Five Forks, Lee might have escaped?
Had General Stannard of Vermont
considered safety rather than duty
Pickett's grand assault might have
broken our center at Gettysburg?
Had Howard considered his own
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27

safety at Charlottesville Stonewall
Jackson's flank assault would have
routed Hooker's army? Had General
Meagher considered his own and the
safety of his gallant Irish Brigade at
the battle OF Gaines Mill, McClellan's
army would have been cut in two and
the chances are the writer OF this ar
ticle would not now be enjoying good
health in Dakota.
Reno's refusal to go to the aid of
his gallant chief is, we believe, the
first instance on record in American
war history where part Of the attack
ing force retreated and through fear
or cowardice refused to cooperate
when under orders to do so. We do
not charge the officers or men under
Reno with fear or cowardice. They
only needed leader.
Reno was a soldier under orders.
He had no right to consider his per-
sonal safety when duty called. He
was under orders to fight and it was
bis duty to fight. He didn't know
whether the Indians could whip him
or not. He didn't give them chance
He retreated from the timber before
he had man killed or wounded.
The "GallantSix Hundred" storm ed
the Russian batteries knowing that
some one had blundered in issuing
the order. No man can ever convince
the American people that Reno was
anything but d coward, and cowardice
was the verdict that drove him from
the army, and behind all this, it was
an open secret at the time that Reno
was insanely jealous of Custer, and
jealousy was, we have always believed,
the chief sentiment that made Reno
coward that summer afternoon on
the Little Bighorn, 81 years ago.
Mr.. Robinson mentions one young
Indian who killed two soldiers with a
six inch pistol, but its safe to assume
the soldiers we're near unto death
when the young buck found them.
| ARTHUR LINN.