The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-01
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little puts OF dust they threw up from
the dry ground, made me think that
somebody a number of bodies IN fact,
were aiming their best at me. How.
ever, as | looked at it, there was moth
ing to do but to 60 forward, take my
chances and reach my post, | did SO,
getting ahead in an irregular zgzag
fashion, hoping thereby to confuse the
aim of those that were making me
target
AS | drew near to my post | came
within the range of the terrible rife of
Snaken-the- Grass, and felt pretty |
sure that certain of the bullets that
whistled near me were marks ct his
special attention When | came 50
near the end of my journey that was
running straight toward his lAvorte
spot, turned to the right and ron
swiftly as | could toward the covered
way. Reaching the bank, which hap
pened to be on my side Of the ditch,
scrambled over it and pitched head
first down to the bottom. 1t was filed
as usual with about a fout of water,
very muddy was going at such
Roadway that | had no control over
myself and naturally rolled over and
over until l was pretty well soaked
through and thoroughly plastered with
mud. My comrades seeing me tumble
supposed probably that | had been bit,
and two or three gathered around me.
Sitting up IN the muddy pool my hrst
act was to rub the grit from my eyes
ana clear my mouth ana my INST
"ofoS' addressed 10 one OF my ih''ha'e
comrades VINO happened 10 DC OF inc
party were VINO HIeu tue HtS' Sho'
snake. mine, Grass OF course, saiu
ne AN t'8nI nave III account
NOW 70 Se'''e win nun
II IS heeu'5sS [" say 'h't was mao
10 the point Oh roaming Never Dei.rt
curing 'hree years Campaigning had
ieit one unee Oh nausu OF any Pafuc
uIar confederate NOW the c"hcen'
trated anger at large OF three years de
velopment burnt IN me, and 1t was
directed against Snake-ln the-Grass
. 10y
made me run as mad never run be
tore, had dumped me INTO q puddle, so
to speak, and hIed my eyes ears and
NOUN with mud All thiS, 10 say
nothing OF the countess p cket muir
ders traced TO ms door, winch | SwoTe
to- aVenge' ign what tate was nor
rlble enough Tor the WretCh-"lm, the
lnvulnerable HIS weight IN lead q
dozen times over mad been hurled at
nm by the crack shots OF our corps
Yet there he was at that moment
doubtless g'oatinS over another Yankee
gone to his doom.
Back to the post crawled, where
there happened to be, owing 10 the
truce OF the day, small hre burning.
There l managed to parity dry my
uniform, and by the time the pockets
were relieved, which was a couple OF
hours later, Just after dark, l was ready
Tor business.
Wheu the ne" picket detall came
out rom camp l Sald 10 inc one wh"
was 10 reIleNe me Ihal L "ouiu suDSu-
lute ior MN tue next IWehty-iouI nouns,
one OF the members or nay felei mao
Shor'Iy before Sot no'd OF one q the
ne" repeating rllleS just ABOUT I4at uhe
introduced INTO the army ana l ASKED
MIN TO seha II out TO me as soon as ne
got back INTO camp II arrived about
9 O'Clock WIN a Soou supply OF cart
ridges onaNe-lo-'he-Grass had not
Deen heard rom since 'he t'me as
appeared from MS view heauloh9 INT.
the dltch' Dut khe" MS naDlS So wen
that l supposed especially as we al
lowed the hre TO continue 10 Dufh'
mat we should near from MIN before
midnight In oIuer 10 come 10 issue
with him' l auoPIeu the "eH-Worn
ruse OF exposing nat upon SUCK III
the dltch aIohSSlue OF the P'Cket pit
moving 1t up ana down 50 IhaE by inc
nght OF the IRE ne "ou,u get sig 1t ol
H. ms was con',nueu iol some time
without effect h"d TAKEN my place
alongside me PIT aOo"t Iour Iee' rom
1t, IN position uhsnei'ered except by
perhaps ten or Twelve lhches oi eafth
lnere lay Steau''y watching the
tree, SuPpoS'hs lhat Il he nreu "t our
dummy Cou,u 'e'' Oy Tue Ha'h Of ms
piece ABOUT wha' ms PoS't'oh was / he
night was just u"fN enough 70 obscure
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