The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-08-10
A DRUMMER BOY HERO.


liaiilr scldiefs hastily ran 70 tie win
l1sF % the fast for and began 10
4 pour aieadE 6reiuto the assaiisnfs, who
ssrs gr-4lailE alssneing in 8 semi-
circle anl replying vigorously.
The ss1tE lilliaas were commanded
81 tp8 s1is1lfeils and q csutain, e tall,
o.f idlI1E, lean and severe. with white
lair aud ui51siarhes with theln was )
r-fdl1i=1 drummer boy, boy not auch
ulaEr fllu fourteen yesrs Old, and who
tcaH1elF appelrel ~ be twelve; he vas
=G-li sllh olive brown face and two
fIarslius lufie deep blaek eyes The
caHizin as directing the defence from d
u-uU o. H. .fsi l0of. shouting his
oT 81 lise pastel shQfs and aith 20 sign
q emotion 30 be hard face. The drum
n- ~. uho Ma little pale. but firm
nD he te-,s, 81 up on table and was
ii-eidlliue oai be neck % see out Of the
Ellgss and ieaniug against the wall
fEral.El ne EmuEe 81 sls the white uni
ilrlls ~ fle 1nstfians, Eho were slowly
zlEauclns through ihr feiis. The house
aas sitlair- on 9 summit Of q steep slope
cad 81 fl1 si-e towards the slotle had
BAG aue small Hindes. high up. which
.as1aa ali fneru ile garnet therefore The
Ausi3ilns did nof rhneaieu the house
ffcu flizf siia and the slope was clear;
fleIr lrt "a directed oniy toward tht
lE1at all rHo slles-
g uss e hail u ieaden bullets. which
81 &c 11I1iae craekei the ais and
cr1uii.ea rlr tilss. and on the inside
fllasle1 celi1Es. fsruifuFe. Wiud0a
47an.fa. sul door post. llliHg the All
EisE fTIiutsfs. c|oals of plaster and
uIis ~ ferierF and glas-, Kissing. re.
illHilng. crasarg into everything
ash e uai-e 10 ~ diiFe one mad. From
slne ~ tms ans VI the soldiers who
are flug faau the uinloWs feil
Iack nn tLf fa6r. nll Eas dragged 70
1uf s.lS Same iaffe1ei from room 20
rsau- pressing fhsir hands on their
1sllls j. TIE kfrl-el there Nas a.
fesll ore dead msu. Eifn B bal. through
81 lorehead TIE seui-eirile Of the
fleuy Eelf eiasiag up.
Al a. ona fhe eapiain, Eho until
tlra lad ii1rl .npassitie. Ess seen 10
a|s9E Hg1s rs uneasiness aud 10 stride
1zl ~ ~ man tali0eei b. sergeant.
8len fhret Hiilut-s afierHaris the ser
Eellf caue ruuling back AID called the
lralm-T Roy. f,ecE lnine hin q follow.
III tos reu affes lim up d wooden
siaar rae. and arnt uifh MIN into al
rnpg czrres. Ehe1f be ssE tine captain.
sl1 r.s r-tfiag aita pencil on a
sanai 81 F-lef. iaarise sgaiusi tie win
de-. slll > vel roFe on the foor At his
feer
Jhs cap.ai- folded tie paper aud
ls1lizg Niil b. cod. efayi-b eFes. be-
t1fe E'alfl AZ the salciers tnembled, into
ne $50 n Sc boz said zhraptiy:
''lirumnier boz" TIE drummer bog
szufs4 TIE clpssin said. .'lou'Fe gos
erl' The ieys etes -shied up.
See. c1rf1il. - answered.
..sook doEn fhefn. % I'D the captain,
rlsling Him 70 tie window. IA the
Pziz. nes- tae houses Of liliafrsncs,
elrse tbels i s glitiering q bayoaeis.
Ties rre cur fraerds. standing idle.
Iazc tlis Euts. catch bold u the rope,
side los1 frhm the EindgE. run down
a. u. - flsDlEh the fields and give
fie aoie So ne frsf iioer sou see.
Casa lEsg gelr bcis and knap-ack
1be by took q h. belt aud KNAPP
sarE aad plI he note Ia bis hreasi pock-
Z H. sefeca1t ihneW out the rope aud
era-Iel a1f cud ~ 81 with both hands
tir caataiH hflI,ei the boz 70 pas, back
saFls tIlrsaeh fle illfie window. Take
gar-- BE- ~ q ~ hinl- '-fhe safety CT tht
af4anl1rrf depends On your courage
all o. soar ie--s-
-iflst me- captain, replied ths
crzallier bog. ssin-1ns himself out
-iaop Ee sou - loau, said ths
eaptail AGAIN. lclp-ns tie sergeant q
bed t.lt rope
--Atler if-f.
t4f,.l ttlF Fou''
irn - miugfe fhe boz Eas on III,
eralal fhe serEiani dfeE 40 the rop'
arl ci7zrs1IsaFrl tae rarfain snrzng q
si.e sialoF and ssE The b9g fyiug down
a. ALL
he ~ airesdy hoping that be- had