Long stirrup, and the other was
resting far up on the saddle - which was of the heavy Mexican make,
with enormous flaps, and high, round pommel in front. I am most
thankful that Rollo has gone beyond that man's reach, as everything
about him told of cruelty to horses.
Yet, Mrs. Ames seemed such a cold woman - so incapable of understanding
or appreciating the affection of a dumb animal. During the years we
owned Rollo he was struck with the whip only once - the time I wanted
him to run down a wolf up the river.
The Great Northern Railroad runs very near Fort Shaw now - about twenty
miles, I think - and, that will make it convenient for the moving of
the regiment, and all of us, in fact. We will go to St. Paul on the
special train with the regiment, for Faye will not be relieved as
adjutant until he reaches Fort Snelling, where we will remain for a
day or two. It will be a sad trip for me, for I love the West and life
at a Western post, and the vanities of city life do not seem
attractive to me - and I shall miss my army friends, too!
Perhaps it is a small matter to mention, but since I have been with
the Army I have ridden twenty-two horses that had never been ridden by
a woman before!
