Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-02-25

lie down 10 sleep, stretched III long lines o. any
number of men, ali curled up spoon fashion, ~
close together rs possible.
lay down on tho end of the line one cold might
when soon d poor fellow came and anuggisd no ~
me. Along ID the early morning when NJ should
have turned 10 wpFm nv back ne Old not move
got up 90 my elbow and pulled bis nose. He was
dead. It was the most friKhtful experience eyeE
had.
Our dead were usually relieved Of any good
clothing they may have rad On to hi used by thoss
who we're almost naked. had still on what waa
LEFT Of i shirt and pair Ut drawers that / had
woFn for almost 4 year Can y0u realize OF i'm.
asine how little OF slther wore iaseg weat down
60 the dead lime one morning and HAw body on
which was = ane shirt of blua cashmere cloth.
vent To the cate and asked the oaaeaY III the Con
kedsgats guard, old man. u / might remove ths
shirt from that body e. wear myself.
My poor boy" be said. and gave permission.
with tears running down hts wrinkisd cheeks, -
talks shs shirt.
a red WHISPERED. spIndleshanked. low-down
fellow from Wisconsin that wae cumming with
and whom had kept alive by stealing Krnb for
him 20 aats stole that ahigt from iOst silver
mine In Colorado years ago thas Geld afterwards
for three hundred thousand dollars but II did not
hnrs 30 badly A. the loss Ds that shirt
Shortly asser khis. thsre wa# pafosa q saek md
disabled msa agreed On BY the governments. Kut
out mnA walked aboard transport IT 81
sannah. sha ra@gsdeatlooking Md that ever lass
that city. what few kroopa thaFs ware IN that
boys This was the utnateenth Of November. 1885,
AZ Annapolis got my back pay. ration monsy
and clothing money for the time had bosn pTia.
oaar. amounting 20 some $500. with fnFsoagh Tor
thirty days. | started Tor Detroit. ] cant tell
you All that happened On the trip. but @us hgme
broke aater week 81 ten days On the road.
Father killed tbs fAttea calf mother had e
eoohgd. and va made tnneh oK ~ everybody.
for had been reported dead lone a8o. ana they
had preached memorial sermon for me, telling
what good little boy had bean. came home
and spoiled Ii All. After gsw Aaya e home
went to dlsmountsd camp at Harper's Ferry and
from the camp was returned 20 my regiment.
then In Washington waiting 90 take part ID The
grand review after which were sent 20 ReFs
Lea#enwor9h. Hers WAS discharged and tha
regiment sent out On ths piafna after indiana
went 70 Denver 10 the fall Of 1855 with mmla
train. b8f0ra there was railroad In the musn
tMana. returned 10 Topaka. Kan. with hmll
trains anIesln@ il aha regular army, vent 10 Cab
fornin By way Of the iskhmus guarded suFvmYoes
IN Arizona from the inaiana. and fought Fnaaama
in Arizona with the FIRST United States cmvmiEw
| maAs . trip into Mexico with loaa 81 pAona3
iawalFy. Later was arrested = niihmstew cps
IN 0uaymaa and vas ahipareekad ca my kFts
from 0uaymaa te Maeatlan. Two eat 81 aassa
we're saved after floating around for thErfy@ta
honrm / was nhanKhas@d IN San Franchises Ans
taken around caps Horn 20 Esshlia whieh waa ~
most adventurous ave monthA ss ~ life 7 e#ans
baek 20 my h0ms il 1874. mAFried - isT4 aae
settled Down 20 ~ 6acsns.
am nor mamhsT ~ 1ha mlehisan SoiaAarH
homs. Uncle sam u tgytna biz bel 10 make ~
comfortable IN ny declining years Bot naashe
rs nor al tha powers tAaa be en- mmke II
the tan years worse than f0mt erom my kwaaezl
10 swanty @eeonA year. Enx What ] I'D nee aaagg
shAs was FouKA IL that tine ! h@ss aos tsaHaes
since aud u = not II the hooAa-