The Distance
Is So Great, And The Indians Have Been So Hostile In Montana During
The Past Two Years, That We Thought Families Possibly Would Not Be
Permitted To Go.
After luncheon we packed the trunks, carefully separating things so
there would be no necessity for repacking if I could not go, and I can
assure you that many an article was folded down damp with hot
tears - the very uncertainty was so trying.
In the evening we went
around to say "good-by" to a few of the friends who have been so
cordial and hospitable during the summer. Early this morning we came
from Pass Christian, and soon after we got here telegrams came for
Faye, one ordering him to proceed to Pittsburg and report for duty,
and another saying that officers' families may accompany the regiment.
This was glorious news to me. The fear and dread of having to be left
behind had made me really ill - and what would have become of me if it
had actually come to pass I cannot imagine. I can go - that is all
sufficient for the present, and we expect to leave for Pittsburg this
evening at nine o'clock.
The late start gives us a long day here with nothing to do. After a
while, when it is not quite so hot outside, we are going out to take a
farewell look at some of our old haunts. Our friends are all out of
the city, and Jackson Barracks is too far away for such a warm
day - besides, there is no one there now that we know.
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