Show YESTERDAY AND TODAY I well remember hearing the young fledglings of the United States military academy in the late summer and early fall of 1S7C talk about the Custer massacre on the Little Big Horn The tight had taken placefour troops of the Seventh cavalry with the gallant boy general at their head had met a fearful death Tho bravery of Custer could not bo disputed His record during the civil war proved him a typical soldier filled to the brim with a courage and daring seldom equalled in the world history The utter annihilation of the four companies of troopers with their officers broughtnew terial to fill the gap in that regimentjS The other day the greatest or Indian chieftains was killed Sitting Bull the Napoleon of the border Ot the same day MajorGeneral Terry died General Terry was the antagonist of the wily old politician and strategist of tho Sioux Today a remnant of Bulls followers fol-lowers when ordered to lay down their armsvin the very face of death show a bravery akin to that of a Custer himself Certainly it was treacherous on the savages sav-ages part but their nature is such as to bereave them of honor so it must bile I corded that their fight was one of the fights of the day bravo and courjgaous Those Indians felt wronged lucy planned this move to redress their wrongs oat fate decreed that those to whom they surrendered surren-dered were not of the give in or run character Big Foot betrayed a trust he surrendered but his act was a part of the Play yet he reckoned not with a mathematical mathe-matical precision as to the result The death of Custer has been avenged and by tho gallant Seventhhis own regiment a body which he loved as only a warrior war-rior and leader could love his menThe men-The tragedy is endedthe curtain has droppedwe couijt the dead The Seventh lost but a handful compared to the Indians In-dians yet each life was very dear to its possessor Bravely each man did his duty I The very thought of their bravo commanders com-manders death in 1876 they remembered and the single nets of bravery by the troopers proved them model soldiers true to their allegiance and ever ready to doan do-an duty which their government may demand de-mand of them A curious coincidence MalorGeneral Terry and Sitting Bull die the same day The Seventh cavalry avenge the death ot the comrades in 18715 in December 1890 A better tribute than a certificate of merit could not be given the brave boys who fought Big Foot and his band to a finish Let Congress duly recognize the gallant Seventh they deserve de-serve it officer and men December130 1800 |