The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-06-24
A Reunion
By BARBARA PHIPPS

an orphan asylum.
However, this lugubrious beginning
was the harbinger of n life of ease and
comfort In time | was adopted 6y
wealthy couple and treated as affec-
donately, as much lavished upon me,
as if l had been their real daughter.
was given a liberal education and as
many accomplishments as had a ft-
ness for. Then was brought OUT In
the most approved fashion and entered
society as young lady.
One summer a girl friend of mine,
the daughter of Major Shelbourne Of
the army, invited me TO visit her at her
fathers post in what was then Indian
country. / had seen enough of society
to tel me of its hollowneSS, insincerity,
selishnesS and bargain and sale in the
matter of favor, and it occurred to me
that l would find something more sat
iSfyinS in one OF those army posts that
had been described TO ne as consti-
tuting a large family, | went to Fort
Tomkins and found things very much
as they had been described to me.
One day several of the younger OH
GERS and the daughters Of the older
ones went on n picnic. learned be-
fore starting that the major command
ing objected to our going, but i did
not hear why. learned soon enough,
to my cost The Indians had for some
time been very unruly, and while we
were leaving the fort they were leav-
ing their reservation, numbering and
pilfering as they proceeded.
We had gone to a stream at the foot
Of a mountain range wooded on It's
banks and, entering a spot well shad-
ed, had partaken Of our luncheon when
a soldier rode up and told us that he
had been sent to inform us of the In
dian situation and that we must re-
turn Immediately. But before we could
collect our paraphernalia and get into
the mule wagon that had brought us
one OF the party saw several Indians
riding hard to cut US off,
The major had sent six mounted
men with us for our protection. There
were three lieutenants and the man
who had come to warn us, The OFF,
GERS held a quick consultation and de-
cided to ascend ravine In the noun
tain where we could the better defend
ourselves and not attempt at once TO
reach the fort. The ravine lay but n
short distance on the other side Of
the stream, which we crossed I'm the
wagon and were soon in a positions
where we could hide behind rocks,
which also furnishedna defense from
which to fire. 1
I shall only speak Of our defense by
a few brave men against several times
their number Of Indians so far as TO
show that the soldiers fought skill
fully and with sufficient knowledge OF
Indian warfare to keep the savages at
bay. One of the men being severely
wounded, l took up his carbine and,
climbing to rock higher up and at
the side, where saw Indians trying
to get around us, endeavored to pick
them off. l was followed by one OF
the privates, who told me that should
take more care to conceal my person
or l would be hit. / didn't ask him
why he had come to help me, .suppO6-
ing that he saw the danger of being
taken In the rear as had seen It.
We two kept widening the distance
between us and our party, because the
Indians kept circling TO the side I'm an
effort to get past US to our rear Then
suddenly we saw an Indian between
US and our friends.
saw by the expression on the SOD.
diers face that we were In terrible
danger. He swept his eye about US
for a position Of defense and found
one in a crevice between two rocks
where we could not be attacked ex-
cept from the front Another rock
formed rampant before a part Of the
space into which we retreAted. Ny
companion told me to crouch down be
hind this rock. refused TIL he todd
me that could shoot from there, and
at the same time he took a position
beside me.
1t seemed half a day-it may have
been an hour-that we defended our
selves from the Indians who endeavor-
ed to kill or capture us. Ny compan-
ion laid low a number OF them. I fired
at several, but hit only one-that Is,
so far as knew. After awhile we
saw across the level plain a troop Of
cavalry coming from the fort, and the.
Indians scurried away.
My life had been saved by the pri-
Yate who had followed me. Together
we returned to the party, and he re-
ceived the thanks Of the officers for
what he had done.
Well as soon as we returned to the
camp 1 made inquiries concerning my
deliyerer. The major sent for him,
saying to him when he arrived that 1
desired TO thank him for having saved
my life. did the thanking and, be-
heving that my foster father would
send him a substantial present, asked
him his name.
James Waterhouse," he replied.
'Have you a middle name?' asked.
Il don't know I came out Of an
orphan asylum, and they called me
Jim WaterhOuse."
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