Life of General Albert Sydney Johnston, embracing his services in the armies of the United States, the republic of Texas, and the Confederate States . refore,merely to hold a friendly talk with the Indians, avoiding all disputedpoints. After a delay of some two months a band of about 150 Comanches,led by two chiefs, Essowakkenny and Essomanny, came in to hold thetalk. The chiefs were about twenty-seven or twenty-eight yearsold, and about five feet eight inches in height; Essomanny was rathera bull-headed fellow, with a firm and sensible expression ; Essowak-kenny had a more intelligent counten
Life of General Albert Sydney Johnston, embracing his services in the armies of the United States, the republic of Texas, and the Confederate States . refore,merely to hold a friendly talk with the Indians, avoiding all disputedpoints. After a delay of some two months a band of about 150 Comanches,led by two chiefs, Essowakkenny and Essomanny, came in to hold thetalk. The chiefs were about twenty-seven or twenty-eight yearsold, and about five feet eight inches in height; Essomanny was rathera bull-headed fellow, with a firm and sensible expression ; Essowak-kenny had a more intelligent countenance. It had been the immemorial custom of the Comanches, after plun-dering the country, to ride down at their pleasure to San Antonio totrade, receive presents, and offer prisoners for ransom. On such occa-sions, to relieve themselves from the care of their horses, these fiercewarriors condescendingly committed their caballado to the custody ofthe commandant, from whom they required a scrupulous return of theirchattels when they should be ready to leave. On this occasion, Esso-wakkenny, on meeting General Johnston, waved his hand with a lordly. COMANCHE DIPLOMACY. gQ gesture toward his horses, saying: There is our caballado. Take careof it. Yes, replied General Johnston, looking at him steadily, Isee your caballado. You ride good ponies. I advise you to watchthem well. All white men are not honest. I take good care of myown horses. Take care of yours. General Johnston told the writerthat he meant to teach the Comanches that he was not a Mexican hos-tler in uniform. The chief understood the irony, and that he had todeal with a warrior ; he smiled grimly, and detailed some of his ownmen to watch the grazing herd. A big talk was held. General Johnston told them of the greatadvantages of peace, and that the Texans wished to be friendly withthem ; to which they replied that they also wished for peace. GeneralJohnston told them that, if they were better acquainted with the whitepeop
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