Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-16

heavy wagons. ner
The scene was full of animation. Men
moved about in between the tentS' otu
ers sat smoking at tent doors; mere gu
energetic colonel of horse was putting hi
unframed men through foot urhl' auu
beyond the square of wagons 'ns
!. friendliesp squatted on their hams anu
chatted vOlubly.
The flag waved over the headquarters
whore the band of the regiment had
gathered and presently the peecetui
! strains of a lively waltz broke OUT III
| straure contrast to the martial SCENE
! laughter. snatches of songs, ana hearty
interchange OF jokes told OF q 1oViai anu
| careless disposition. Inc holFoi
! earnestness of grim war were pahisneu
as though bloodshed were unknown anu
death q remote possibility !s
every mess had its vacancies anu
every man had lost friend.
on entering the camp they nieu py a
tent, near which was tethereu d iean nnN
| hungry horse who had cleared every yes
toe of grass within radius of twenty
wards and was now paving at 'ne
ground.
uWhat in thunder has the poor brute
done that he should be starvedf' ASKED
Rowe. .,,o
stOh.'' said a trooper, ''that IS the
oboplain,s horse Keeps him tethered
to be handy in case the Zulus come. IL
shame. Ought 10 be chained up
himself and kept short'of grub.
Can't. Daston at once took Rowe 10
Commandment darcy Of the front.Tr
r light horse, in whose ranks Blame heiu d
command, and with that Distinguished
| | officer he left him.
, Commandant darcy, man OF hne
r presence and reckless courage put 10"
questions to his new recruit.
ssT see YOU have already been IN
scrimmsge. from those scratches-not
n cauteen brawl hope. We dont care
for ouarrelsome men,, and the olhcer
eyed the new conner from head 10 ioot
Rowe gave brief account OF ms hgn,
" D,Arcy laughed heartily at the other
a exaggerated description, "a 80
ou'H do. Capt. Blaine will be glad 10
!. have you in his troop. You can Of
course ride and shoot.
. .sTry me, sir.
nGood - said the stalwart commahu-
I'd ant, slapping Rowe good humoreoi !, 81 -,
a. the shoulder. 81 will. Richards, M
lis called To- q passing trooper Is Zig "A''
~ horse in the troop2'
" "Has anyone succeeded in mastering
him?" -;
nd '.No sir. He bucked two men oil tni
IS. morning.
To "Bring him here at once.
"If you'u allow me, sir, n tetc
~, HIM myself, =" said Rowe. land ria
he him without saddle.
,se ..Tbe devil you will. All right, tax
NJ care that you fall lightly
Rowe went off, after filling the cha,u
in bers of his revolver, remarking tha'
would try his craftsmanship Ut Ihe s"h
tho time.
nd The news that stranger Was eolnH
- r;da the white horse, and ride it bare
in hack spread around, and very soon
crowd of officers assembled about ID Ar'
Of while troopers, and even 'frlen'
int lies - came to enjoy the run. vi
n.a ns,iye-whose face was colored RED VIII
,rh CLAW, as II protection against hies--"as
interested that he joined the group
the officers.
-, Rowe entered the troop of horses ar
onr nade direct for the white animsi-"ho
ak color made him conspicuous. He stopp
for short in astonIshment, theh 81"
e is spread over his face, and hsS"lhheu.
are oval, blame me, eff it AIN "eor
= al, 10 wsshinqton. Old boss, you and me C
we show 'em trick.
S.uere vou.' growled q big troopt
re- a who was doing horss guard, "watol
doing?'
that levine to roe this hoss ,i,,
lush ''No. you uou =. - - M
loose him smart, d 'ye hear; want no =
aid horse thieves here.
Rowe unfastsned one end Of the NJ
,ted rein. and took Il twist with the SIT
1,,or round the ANIMALS jaw, leaving a 10
II if end for rein.
:, ,, s.I,eave off meddling or III knock
,l,.,rn - nnE
ular stufhn out OF YER Oh 'n0t -
rom lean carcase.
Nh. Rowe snatched the troopers br
, the trimmed hat whirled it into the ar,
-, .nb;nninq his pistol out fred twice.
tain The troorer picked up his smash
go looked curiously at the two neat perfo
oor, lions in the crown, and whistied.
80 s,Tal,e the - horse, and may
hrsak vour neck. He bucks like Satar
enid At the same time the trooper, win
arttul 1eer piaced ''doubleJee
lg to twixt the seat Oh Inc
le - horses back.
A tdoublejee'' is one of those ec'
SAT tricities of nature which, ike the III
1 will tula, seem made 1or no. s nsn Us' ~
ii his cussedness. II Is -, ca
, not when model boy in South Ar
: sohool rises to receive his master g
- nroval his enyious class compan
/
strew t'doublejees" on the form 10
b;act prise him when he resumes his seat,
which il serves the same purpose as the
as re- min of ciylization youth.
81 1t happened accoroinss 'ha. " ~
a,ston white horse had gone few PAGES he
mr. the an unaccustomed pricking on his b
slide TO get rid of it he quickened his
or al, and flew toward the camp. He Gle
vlug a the yawning donga at terrible
a nd that threw Rowe on his neck, ant
of the lieyed the irritation.
m his s'Well done, splendid, hurTah 10
- tbe frontier horse.' Such were the 81
that greeted this feat from the sp
m .nd tors. but Rowe himself felt that his
,san wss putting too much energy inl
small performance.
rrass ego slow, wash.'' he expostul
as he wriggled back into the seat, b
"A the ,ug the pressure TO bear again upo
ms of spike. A.
! ond George washington felt that Thu
In he poiug beyond joke. He got his
,,ars In down between his knees, amid Wa
,,ty afsi