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To: miss marmelstein
Custer's last order was written because his messenger John Martin was actually Giovanni Martini and Custer wanted to be sure the order was understood with Martini's thick Italian accent.



Benteen.

Come on. Big village.

Be quick, bring packs.

P.S. Bring packs
36 posted on 06/30/2015 8:49:00 AM PDT by cripplecreek (Sad fact, most people just want a candidate to tell them what they want to hear)
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To: cripplecreek

I believe there’s a statue of Giovanni in Brooklyn. Yes, I know this message. Hilarious portrayal of Martin in Berger’s novel “Little Big Man.”


54 posted on 06/30/2015 11:49:02 AM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: "I should like to drive away not only the Turks (moslims) but all my foes.")
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