The More The Men Laughed The Wilder He Seemed To
Get.
He never forgot Miller, however, but would be at the corral by
the time he got there, and would go to his own stall quietly and
without guidance.
Poor Rollo!
CAMP NEAR UINTAH MOUNTAINS, WYOMING TERRITORY,
August, 1888.
TO be back in the mountains and in camp is simply glorious! And to see
soldiers walking around, wearing the dear old uniform, just as we used
to see them, makes one feel as though old days had returned. The two
colored men - chef and butler - rather destroy the technique of a
military camp, but they seem to be necessary adjuncts; and besides, we
are not striving for harmony and effect, but for a fine outing, each
day to be complete with its own pleasures. It was a novel experience
to come to the mountains in a private car! The camp is very complete,
as the camp of a department commander should be, and we have
everything for our comfort. We are fourteen miles from the Union
Pacific Railroad and six from Fort Bridger, from which post our tents
and supplies came. Our ice is sent from there, also, and of course the
enlisted men are from that garrison.
The party consists of General and Mrs. Bourke, Mrs. Hall, Mrs.
Bourke's sister, Mrs. Ord of Omaha, General Stanley, paymaster,
Captain Rives, judge advocate - both of the department
staff - Lieutenant Travis, junior aide-de-camp, Faye, and myself. Mrs.
Ord is a pretty woman, always wears dainty gowns, and is a favorite
with Omaha society people.
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