I know where my dear dog is, and that is bad
enough. We heard just before leaving the post that men of the company
had put up a board at Hal's grave with his name cut in it. We knew
that they loved him and were proud of him, but never dreamed that any
one of them would show so much sentiment. Faye has taken the horses
with him and Cagey also.
The young men of Helena gave the officers an informal dance last
night. At first it promised to be a jolly affair, but finally, as the
evening wore on, the army people became more and more quiet, and at
the last it was distressing to see the sad faces that made dancing
seem a farce. They are going to an Indian country, and the separation
may be long. I expect to remain here for the present, but shall make
every effort to get to Benton after a while, where I will be nearly
one hundred and fifty miles nearer Faye. The wife of the adjutant and
her two little children are in this house, and other families of
officers are scattered all over the little town.
COSMOPOLITAN HOTEL, HELENA, MONTANA TERRITORY,
August, 1878.
YOU will see that at last I decided to move over to this hotel. I made
a great mistake in not coming before and getting away from the cross
old housekeeper at the International, who could not be induced by
entreaties, fees, or threats, to get the creepy, crawly things out of
my room.
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