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Show Tne bmi Act ut ttu Ariuy OBLr. Relerring to past encounters between j the United States troops rind the Indians, In-dians, a correspondent ol the Boston Transcript mentions an act of bravery performed some years a$o by Lieut. Powhatan Clark, a Virginian. The troops were having a terrible time with the hostile, when young Clark saw ono of his sergeants a block man, by the way wounded and Qhting desperately des-perately and siirroandod by Indians. In on instant young Clark dashed Into the thick of the fray, fought off his assailants and seizing tho eergemt about the body lifted him bodily from the horse that was staggering under a dojn wonnds and brought hiin off in sjJoty. It was a feat that required not. only amazing conroge, but great bodily strength and presence of mind. When Gen. Miles made his report of the campaign to the department, he said it was dLflieuit to select especial cases for commendation among olDcurs and men where all showed the mast splendid courage, but that this instance of young Clark'B, and that of a certain private soldier, ho could not forbear call in g to tho attention of the department. depart-ment. Yet how many people, knowing nothing of the army, and earing less, imagine that such a thing could occur in what thoy consider times of profound pro-found peace? |