Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-28
INDIAN FOLLOWS
EIGHTH REGIMENT
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When he heard of the border trouble
and the sending of the United States
| troops he decided U. S. soldiers must
be wonderful men, If he could judge
from the reports that had come to
him at his little cabin by the side
or the Northern wilderness.
Although he had every oppor-
tunity to go with any of the Cana
dian regiments then being raised for
service along the European front,
Bill preferred the United States
troops. With little money, most OF
1t saved from the sale of the for
mer years furs, Bill started in the
direction where Texas was said to be.
Gets TO Camp
Freights, wagons, and now and
then a stolen ride on a passenger
train. not to speak of hundreds OF
miles on foot, and Bill found HIM
self in sight of the tented city of
U. S. soldiers. He had lost count of
time and was little sore and weary
from the long trip but the hardness
of his race had stood him in good
stead and a few regular trips to the
commissary department put him in
proper shape for permanent love of
army life.
Even the troopers do not remem-
ber just how it came about but slow
ly Bill showed preference for
Company ID, of the Eighth Regiment,
cause of the kindness shown him by
Captain BretZ or the interest the
troopers of the company manifested
in his silent manner and taciturn
speech, is not known. but Bill" soon
became a permanent fixture of camp
life. When the boys went on long
hikes that forced many of them to
drop by the wayside from eXhaus-
tlon, Bill went far ahead, true to
the instincts of his race and ready
and alert for danger the other troop
ers could not feel,
Every time a rumor originated the
men would be sent home, and those
rumors Were numerous. Bill" would
become more taciturn -nd silent than
to accompany them were small and he
| certainly diu not want to part from
the best friends of his young life
"BilF' Goes Along on Train
| When the lonG-hoped for word
came. telling the guardsmen to
! break camp. bill" was the only one
/ that did not enter into the spirit OF
| the celebration. The homegoing OF
| OF home he had grown to love dur
| ing his seven-months stay. When
everything was placed on the trains
the shief question was Are we. all
| here? After the train had gather
ed momentum on the desert sIreches
! Bill proved it by appearing from
| an unthought of place.
Those who had the authority tc
! put him OF the train winked an eye
and did not notice he was there, the
! others shared rations and delicacies
with him and promised to bring hin
safely to the Capitol City of the Key.
stone state.
But after the train had crossed tn,
Texan border a railroad policeman
forced Bill to ieave the train
Before the train pulled out from
/ n
! region where ."Bilr" was forced tc
leave. he looked wistfully up at HI.
friends and said: Never mind, fel.
lows, Ill see you all again" AS tn,
figure grow less in the distance they
forgot about their friend, in the joS
OF the anticipated reception at home
Turns Up Here
June 20, Captain Brett was busy
at the armory getting things ii
shape for the call to arms. \ familiar
voice chirped from the stacks o.
bedding. Hello, Captain Bretz Cues:
you haven't forgotten me-" No, in,
deed! The Captain had not for.
gotten his friend and showed it by
taking the Indian home with hin
and giving him some food such a.
Bill" had never tasted in the bord,
er camp.
When asked his intention in com
ing, to Harrisburg he insisted tha
he knew the men would be called int
active service soon and that he mean
to accompany them across the "Bif
Water He wanted to go as an en-.
listed man, and thought of a thous.
and reasons why he should be ac.
cepted. The Captain Insisted he wa.
much too small but gave his promise
that he should accompany the meI
as a camp follower.
AS soon as the troopers went into
camp on the Island, Bill" again
started to make himself popular viii
the men. Nothing is too much troubl,
for him to do and any little servic,
he can give to a tired man is on,
OF his greatest pleasures Although
he wouldn't say much this mornins
he insisted he didn't want to be adj.
viii do his fighting at night and with,
out gun. He declared he likec
Harrisburg but liked an army camT
better where there was no city tc