He Was A Present From Lieutenant Isham, And The Way In
Which He Happened To Possess Him Makes A Pretty Little Story.
The
troop had been sent out on a scout, and was on its way back to the
post to
Be paid, when one evening this pony trotted into camp and at
once tried to be friendly with the cavalry horses, but the poor thing
was so frightfully hideous with its painted coat the horses would not
permit him to come near them for some time. But the men caught him and
brought him on to the stables, where there was trouble at once, for
almost every man in the troop claimed ownership. So it was finally
decided by the captain that as soon as the troop had been paid the
horse should be raffled, that each man in that one troop could have
the privilege of buying a chance at one dollar, and that the money
should go in the troop fund. This arrangement delighted the men, as it
promised something new in the way of a frolic.
In due time the paymaster arrived, the men were paid, and then in a
few minutes there was brisk business going on over at the quarters of
the troop! Every enlisted man in the troop - sergeants, corporals, and
privates, eighty-four in all - bought a chance, thus making a fine sum
for the fund. A private won the horse, of whom Lieutenant Isham
immediately bought him and presented him to me.
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