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being seen. This to cause the enemy 

 to halt in surprise, to be taken from 

 the rear before he could either retreat 

 or fire. 



Well, after I succeeded in getting 

 my heart down my throat and into its 

 proper place, I was heartily glad that 

 I had been taken alive; and my friends, 

 too, appeared to be equally glad about 

 something, as I had to shake hands 

 about three or four times with each of 

 them. 



The sun was high in the heavens, on 

 April 28th, when we reached Head- 

 quarter camp. The soldiers of the 

 camp had prepared food for us, and 

 we ate as best we could, many falling 

 asleep, while eating. After break- 

 fast we all fell asleep and were 

 left undisturbed until evening, when 

 we were assembled to attend to the 

 burial of our dead. The bodies of the 

 enlisted men were laid to rest in our 

 temporary cemetery that evening. The 



bodies of Captain Thomas and Lieuten- 

 ant Howe, 4th artillery, and Lieutenant 

 Wright, 12th infantry, were embalmed, 

 and on the following morning we bore 

 them to the top of the high bluff above 

 the camp, placed them on wagons and 

 started them to their homes. 



Lieutenant George M. Harris, 4th 

 artillery, another of the victims of the 

 massacre, had been fatally wounded, 

 but he, through the exercise of the 

 most extraordinary will power, man- 

 aged to live until his mother could 

 come to him, all the way from Phila- 

 delphia, and then, on April 12th, he 

 died. 



Not a commissioned officer of 

 Thomas' command escaped death. 

 The ill-fated command numbered 

 about sixty-five men, nearly all of 

 whom were killed or wounded. The 

 relief party did not lose a man ; but 

 one man of this party had a very close 

 call, and all because he could not keep 

 awake. 



RECREATION. 



W. P. Chadwick. 



In your melancholy moments, 



When your mind's o'erwhelmed with blues ; 

 When you want to take an outing, 



And don't know what to choose, 

 Just turn to Recreation 



And look its pages o'er, 

 It will give you information 



That you ne'er had before. 



It will tell you of the Rockies 



And the places where you'll find 

 Any kind of game you want, 



And camp sites to your mind. 

 It will tell of fin and feather 



And the beaver's glossy coat, 

 And where to go to find them 



In their favorite heath or moat. 



It will tell you of the pleasure, 



Of canoe or coasting trip; 

 It will tell you how to treasure 



Schooner, dug-out, yacht or skiff. 

 It will introduce the grayling, 



Tell you where black-bass are found, 

 And lead you by the brooklet 



Where the gamy trout abound. 



Then remember Recreation 



In your reminiscent moods, — 

 When you're home from your vacation 



In the mountains, or the woods; 

 Send the editor a story 



Of the sport that you have had, 

 Whether hunting for the grizzly 



Or fishing for the shad. 



