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Show (.'ol -,, whera it remained U'-nl th yr IS'is, whan II wal lo Kan, and, later, along His line vt the Atonlson, Topoka A Haata F road al K rta lodg an I l.arued. Th enlonel n.ij m ih service of th aimy In 17, and altar li-J yaar ha was retired, and is now livi g in ou of lb preliy iihurtu rl tb gr tt ni'lrnpnlls. Hi i I niv fir-, visit in lha Wt since b$," rfmarnt J to). Hriaiol laat evening, 'Mrs. Ilrilil auJ Mrs. Car pM.l-r hav never ien wtat of th MiMlftlipi riv-r Off, te, aud hin 1 ifll tl.eui that 1 waa lwhl".r Indian In Una C'Uuliy Vi,r ojuaitvr of a century ago thy baroiy believe, it. i have bttwi wondrrully sor pnar-l aloog t'ie whole Jour ney, aud It staiiif lha' nnihing but anr priaen r in ttmm lot me. If anyone iu my regiment would ha v.- till m durtBK th Ws li-ai I wi ul J live In see IffLVrr o niaiu a puuiu n of loi,iHio , pe pi, and tbt li would b tnv ni i irwpuJIs ol tha iNetl, built up With fie gaut mo Jeru )ni, riiVrd btitiatH blocks, t would never i vt hel vd II. Now I am It with my )W u my mm. 'll aeouia but yt'slrdy In me stno 1 paad ihrtugh lm l.rslliy. Then th traditional 1 ndlau waa at frequaut aa lha btifTaio. Aa lar a tha ey could reach gam of all bind oould b d a cerned. We irvelu through brd of null 4io, and soma of lh hards war so )g that iuy actually wore down iii banks of in l'itt ur Arkamaa rivers In a slngl crolag of ltur atriaui, I be Fil l Infantry contained a lauuus BtieL H was my oaptalu, It. It. Var.hal. Many a day 1 hav so bim abuot dowu bb hlgti as a duga buflaloe hi succawalon. Capt. Marahal waa an eutbuaiaat annul In W.st and predicted a great lutura for thla stale, which Was than a torn lory,' |