Gunnison news-champion., 1912-03-08

pk,i"1g Q Co. issel
patrol ssaappsa rososag oor pasQuA
sstsckias srsssssrs e shs trails. -
saG exposed sestlensats. sad srAr
sioaslly venturing 10 try spsa bsss,s
~ith tho sRsn sausas - orusd ~.
In this strsne - ssadsa sosrOescy-
every sssilsbss soadssr ea active dvty
--civilssas hsa h~sn pusssed inse ssrv
'cs. sad hastily asspatchsd V Uasa
expossd serti<rs. ouiAs wagon tsaass.
or carry ds~petches bstSsen outpssta
And thus our rider. Jsck keith. who
knew every foot of the plains lytaO
bet~ssa The Republiosn and the Csa
sdian rivers. was one Of thoss thus
suddenly reauisitioned merely -
cause hs chsnced TO h. aiacoversd wa-
employed BY ths harsssed comRsnasr
ef a csntonaseat just without The -
virons Of Csr~ee City. Twenty mia
u,es later he wss ridinG swifsly tsto
tho northwest. besrinG taportani
news 10 Geaeral Sheridan. connAaAsr
~ the Department. WAe AAppoasd 81
that mom>st to - 81 Fort Csirsss.
To Keith this had bsea sereiy ssssh-
er page In . ssrssr - saveatuss: Or
him to take hts liz N HE AssAs Aa1
long go hscoas - old stesv ~
had quietly psrterusa the spoctsl
duty allotted him. wstched . ssuoA
ron Of tr0opers trot forth ooOa ths
valley - ths hepublicsa. rscesvs1 ~
haoty thsnks q ths pappory litth -
ersl. snd thea. havin0 nothing bsstsr
to 20. trsAsA HE hsrns n 81 ths -
srDuoat corrsl fsr . tresA 003ot 81
stsrtsd hsck s0ata esr Cososa Cry
Per ~ Opostss pevtisa - tee siUAts
80 . aay ~ - hssa n ths soA1h.
but - Woo occuotomeA - thio. ~ -
hsA Avsvsa mere thaa - buacA q
lOAGhorbs up ths feass troll; go =
- he1 sbsvt thrss hswss st Csirves.
80 - hio nsrveo Woso No sGoD,. ths
thought - oaaODr OoSo hso sltOAt
cOscora. ~ Wes thosoUGhly tipo1.
aR1 \ posts1 IN - - sssa ~ tAs
sed1le. whih ths fposhases q ~
mosoin0 or Woo . teoie. to vosy
ssseth - shscA naAs hsa sssOsssul
- sstious
AsSss oM, thas go toAooa ~ vosy
ssst - eaSosbooo WhAeA appseIs1 -
~. 80 s,Oove hoAEtAls NJ =
Vssa - IT, -. unoR - Oeop e.
~ ~. - - asnsaoaslv eaQsvs-
sassd n ~ - hseo -. - ysass.
- - oahs n ssso 0ssoay nstusoi.
Will - plexOAsl stsa1Glv eur0os1
thrsx0A The sAietia0 saal q - &C.
~. ~ theS0At critics ~ hoch ssor
thsss yoaFs. snl ssostso0 - soslo1.
anl eccsoioaal1y fr0Wus1, - vsrtous
inctAsats veturned 10 0s0ory. n -
bsen . rough ME. yst 80 ~ uaxeual
10 thoss u his Osnssatisa. Assa q
eHcelleat family N ti1ewatsr virgiaia.
HE father . successfsl plantss, his
mother 80 1isl wAils - ves stSli n
early boyAesl. sAA ~ hol Grs~n -
cut e6 from eli wsaanly iaAusaos. Ne
he'd barely attained his majority, .
senior st william snl Marys Csllsos.
when ths Civil wer eoos; sal sas
moath sfter visUinia cost " hss lst
with ths south. - bsosae Q ssrosost
in . cavalry reOinoot os0nAnAel -
his father. Ne - satsyel that M
anl Won hts spslS. ~ n Aal csse.
TAers wos much net ever pleasant to
remenbsr. eAd tAsos stroauous years
Of alDsst ceasslsss AGhtine. q leaG
night aarches. - swim. nerciDsss
raiAin9. - lonely scoutinG within the
enehy's liDes. Of severe Wounls.
hardship and suffering. Aal lsft their
marks On both body anA soul. Me
father had fallen - ths Asld ct Antis-
tam. and lsft hin utterly aloss IN The
world, but he had fought on erimly
to the end, until the last nag Of the
Confederacy had been fHrled. BY that
time. upon the collar Of his tattered
gray jacket appeared the tarnished In
sigma Of q captain. The quick tears
dimmed his eyes even nov a. he re
called anew that final parting follow.
ing Appomattox. the battle worn faces
Of his men. and his own painful four
ney homeward. defeated. wounded and
penniless. II yes no home when he
got there. only . heap ~ ashes and
~ NO I0nIuQr
face greeted hin; not even q slave
was left
He had HONESTLY endsavored to re
main there, 10 face the future and
work n out alone; he persuaded him
self TO feel that this Wss his par.-
mount duty to the state. to the mem
ory Of the dead. But these very yearp
of army life made such q task I'm
possible; the dull. Aead nonotony Of
routine. the loneliness. the slewpess
Of results. became intolerable. A. n
came to thousands Of his comrades
the call Of the West cane to him. and
at last he yielded. and Ariftel toward
the frontier. The life thers fsscina,
ed him, drawing hin Aeeper ana de.p-
er into M swirlinG voftsa. He be-
came freiGhtef. mail carrier. hunter.
government scout cow1sy. forena,
Once he - driftel int TIE mou,-
taine and tOo& 4 chnprp IN ~ >,~