Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-22

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 ''sHovED MY FAD INTO A BUCKET oE WATER"
 give samuelson little more trouble with is kit. E seq to me: Y haven't been strook without hittin' back. Well, you're goin' to be now,' I sez, an give i'm one or two for 'isself an arxed i'm very polite to it back, but e didn't. I'd killed i'm If e 'ad. That did me lot O good.
 "Ouless e didn't make no show for some days-not till after you was gone, an was feelin' sick an miserable an didn't know what wanted 'cept to black is little eyes good. 'oped e might send me some money for my tunic. Then I'd ha' had it out with him on p'rade and took my chances. Ter ence was in 'ospital still, you see, an e wouldn't give me no advice.
 "The day after you left, Ouless come across me carryin' bucket on fatigue an e sez to me very quietly: 'Ortheris, you've got to come out shootin' with me- e sez. felt like to bunging tho bucket in is eye but didn't. got ready instead. Oh, 'e's a gentleman We went out together, neither sayin' nothin' to the other till we was well out into the jungle beyond the river with Ugh grass all round-pretty near that place where went off my 'ead with you. Then e puts his gun down an sez, very quietly:
 'Ortheris, struck you on p'rade,' e sez.
 "'Yes, sir sez I, you did hoap Sf11SEySI1b it V,auen1@ . e sez.
 "'Oh, you ave, ave you,' sez to my self, 'an' nice time you've been about it you bun-faced low began
 "'Yes, Eir! sez I.
 What made you screen me?' Q sez.
 " I don't know sez, an no more I did nor do.
 "I can't ask you to exchange Q sez. An I don't want to exchange my self sez e.
 Whats comin' now?' I thinks to myself. Yes, sir sez I. He looked around at the 'igh grass all about, an e sez to himself moro alone by myself E looked so queer the little beggar was going to pray. 4hCh nO IuAhCO dGOuAO S4u Q sez: What do you think yourself2' e sez.
 "T don't quite see what you mean, ST., sez I.
 "'What would you ike?' e sez, an thought for a minute 6 was goin' to give me money, but e run is and up to the top button of is shoottn' coat an loosed it.
 ""Thank you, sir,' I sez. I'd like that very well,' sez, an both our coats was off an put down."
 "Hooray!" shouted, incautiously.
 Don't make 8 noise on the butts, |" said Ouless from the shooting place. Ut puts the men off,"
 apologized and Ortheris went on.
 "Our coats was off an e sez: Are you rcady?' sez e. Come on, them come on, a bit uncertain at first, but he took me one under the chin that warmed me up. wanted to mark the little 'beggar an hit high, but he went an jabbed me over the heart like a good one. He wasn't so strong as me, but he knew more, an in about two minutes I called: 'Timel' 'E steps back-it was in-fghtin' then. Come on, then, you're ready 'esez, and when l ntlu my WlIlu como on agaln, an got i'm one on the nose that painted is little aristocratic white shirt for i'm. That fetched i'm, an I knew 1t quicker nor light. He come all round me, close fghtin', goin' steady for my heart. l held on all I could an split is ear. but then Ibegan to hiccup an the game was up. I come in to feel If I could throw i'm an e got me one on the mouth that downed me an'-look ere"
 Ortheris raised the left corner of his upper lip. An eye tooth was wanting.
 "'E stood over me, an e sez: Have you 'ad enough?' e sez. Thank. you, ave- sez I. He took my and an pulled me up, and was pretty shook. Now e sez, 'I'll apologize for 'ittin you. It was all my fault e sez, 'an it wasn't meant for you
 q know that, sir, sez I, 'an' there's no need for no apology Then it't an accident e sez. An you must lei me pay for the coat. Else it'll be stopped out of your pay I wouldn't ha' took the money before, but did then. E gave me ten rupees-enougt to buy coat twice over-an' we went down to the river to wash our faces which was well marked. His was sPe' "'el