El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-02
the
Unsettled
BY VA. JOIN HIRE.

When You and I Were
. Young Tom. Together" Usually these
. are loved and revered for their init
( mate sentiments savoring solely Of
family, domestic and peace ties, but
! lack the intense stirring memories Of
J We are Camping on the Old Camp
Z Ground There Was the Crimson
Z Trail, In the Ride for Life, Tom"
; An these memories OF the lonely west,
( when from the Missouri to the Rockies
there was a vacuum with naugn- 20
I mar natures sky lines and lurking
saVagery and climatic dangers Of the
/ terra incognitO confronted the adven-
J Lurer, the scout and courIers, Inen great
factors.
It is not given TO many TO live their
Z lives over again, and then under pleas
( anter circumstances, Col W f. Cody,
BuI1alO BILL in his own special Pull
man car, with his own train OF passen-
ger and freight cars has through the
west been crossing rivers that he swan
On horseback, = generation ago; and
Is gliding on easy grades up hills and
mountains that he used to creep up
and peer over to see what was going
on down there beyond. and often it
was a war dance that he saw. or some
thing that belonged with that sort of
a savage advertisement
The present generation can not con-
ceive how things We're then
Buffalo BILL who will be in Il
PasO on Saturday is the last OF the
great SCOUTS ana the Only one OF those
range riders Of the lonely unmapped
plains when instinct experience the
sun by day and stars by night, with
the compass were the factors in COM
putting direction"
Many interesting points such as the
city OF Larned, when IL was an isolated
fort in the SOS and SOS. Buffalo Bill
as scout guide and courier Near
there his closest CALI was had when
old Chief Santata and his warriors
cor hr- ru=Hn inc
ruse he succeeded about daylight Of the
day he was to be tortured, in escaping.
crossed the river before discovery, had
a thrilling race for life which acct
dentally was won by the unexpected
appearance Of squad Of the Fifth cav
airy, who, alarmed at his delayed ar
rival appeared, turned the tide and
UptUrned the toes Of five Of his red
pursuers-
1t was one Of the points touched in I
his famous ride described by Lieut. ,
Gen Phil Sheridan in his autobiog- /.
raphy. when he rode with dispatches (
$50 miles in a binding blizzard. touch d
ing three commands with three two
hour rests, in the amazing time Of .
"a hours
But probably no point was more IN !
teresting than late visit to the square /
Of Springfield, No, where his lifelong
pal. wild Bill" fought his public duel 3
with Mai. Dave Tut, an affair the
of the war between me
states southwestern campaign, BIZ
being on the north roster and
Dave on the south. This duel was
fought on the public square-the citi-
Zens aligned on the sides-the Drin-
cipals entering from opposite corners,
the judges, the grand jury. sUondlus
on the court house steps as witnesses.
when after an exchange of shots, Tutr
fell-Wild Bill walked over TO the court
it assembled trial held-acquit-
lance granted-papers signed and the
victor attended the obsequies, con
trlbUting his mead OF respect with a
floral offering TO the departed
Localities of historic events spots
where have occurred the tragic; the
hills Of carnage valleys of DEATH
points Of amity meeting, trees that
shaded the factors in truce or peace;
fields of battle and points Of great
occurrences become more and more
OF interest as years pass by until the
deeds they witnessed cause them 10
become in varied degrees sympathetic
Meccas.
Forever will be haIlowed such spots
as the Charter Oak in England; the
Lion Mound Of Waterloo; the Dernier
Cartouche tlast cartridgel. at Sedan,
Hill at Gettysburg; Lookout
Mountain. above the clouds the Apple
Tree at AppomattOx; Bunker Hill where
" Warren fell the mounds OF Thermopy-
lea; the Custer battlefield. and the
AAslLLAlr lew cam ElAE-s eAAlAA-45- nun
dreds that appeal TO the emotions OF
the students Of history as shrines OF
more or less Importance in world shap-
ing, or showing the character of the
men of that day To those who were
In touch with the men. the conditions
and times when civilization permitted
the test Of Individual skill prowess,
grit and sand. to be guided
by the unwritten law that indOrsed-
even demanded the duello, none excel
such points in stirring heroic interest.
To old-timers. Springfield's public
squire viii always be memorable
spot. being the scene OF code that
1ereaved the nation Of a Hamilton. de-
lied a Jackson celebrated a Bowie; !
,rowned with laurels a Davy Crockett;
the men who closely fol
owed them and were schoOled TO face
Heath, for a cause. the encrOaching on
which or insult to, or reflection on
sand has filled local history OF
America with innUmerable scenes OF
self sacrifice to the tehn ruling. now
almost obsolete manly code Of honor 1
The advanced idea Of today must be
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