The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-15

for several days. and they mean mischief.
too, for their women are not with them. l
hope your guns are in good orders DO you
want powder OF leads?
1--WE have enough of both" / replied,
"but we have only hale dozen bullets. I'll
run them tomorrow"
This said with q flush OF shame rising TO
my cheek. for had not Peter asked me that
very morning to run the bullets!
Mr.. Ashby did not seem 10 observe my
embarrassment, for he was standing at the
door impatienuy waiting for Peter; he had e,
however, heard my words, for he replied
Immediately, ''Don't put Off anything till
| tomorrow, Jem; fetch the mould, and get
the bullets run ct once; then go to the water
hole and bring as many buckets full as you
con stow away IN the hut"
Even as he spoke Peter aud his fiocks ar
| rived. the animals feeding quietly all the
way slong. GOOD evening, sir" said Long
| Peter quietly To his master. ''pve had some
trouble with the beasts to-day; three are
missing. found the body of one OF them.
| 1t had been speared."
| Scarcely were the words out OF his mouth
when spear whizzed through the open
doorway and quiversd in the wooden slabs
bshind.
Had my two companions been as inex.
| perienced as / was all would now have been
confusion ana dismsy. but both the master
/ Hu4 l4Ouk cbcE WcEo bllQ luu
| had more than ons brush with the natives
| They were both as cool as possible.
| bar the door. Jsm," said the shepard,
| land hand me the powder flask and bullets
! Here. Bouncer, keep TO heel, good dog"
With a feeling more akin 60 sgony than
| had ever known before l landed the
| POWDER flask to my fellow servant, at the
same time telling him that had forgotten
| all about the bullets aud that only half a
| dOzon romaina1 on hand.
He just gave nue. one glance. partly indlg-
nation, partly pity.
"Then we are all up a tree" he said
"however, let US all do our best; two BULLETS
to each Of US, Jem, and we'll stand by each
| other
The good old fsllowi Isaw by hs face
that he felt for mein the agonY OF renorse
! that was enduring and did not mean to
make it the the worse for me by his re-
| proaches.
Meanwhile Mr.. Ashby was coolly receus
noitering through the loopholes; he had kt
down the windows, and was preparing for
action as calmly as the shepherd. We
handed him two bullets, but he pushed
them back; he had few Of his own.
Take them, take them" he whispered:
| ''you will need them all" Aud We did.
Suddenly there was a change; three or
four Of tie sheep rose, looked all round,
stamped their feet, and huddled close to-
gether Something had alarmed them,
some sight or sound as yet unrevealed 70
our hlunter faculties.
The next moment loud report rang out
into a thousand echoes. Peter had fired
the first shot shrill death scream follow
ing it, while we could dimly see the dark
figure of a man who leaped from his ambush
and fell like clod to tue ground,
There, you are ell right" he added ex-
ultantly, as both Mr.. Ashby's gun and mine
were fired at the game moment ''You have
each fxed your man, and the others are
drawing OFF for a little. But, mark my
words, sir" he added. though they are
mortally afraid Of our guns, they'll find out
soon enough that our ammunition is run
ming short; then they will fire the hut, and
we are done for Sir, mean to get Bouncer
to help Us"
"The dogg' asked Mr.. Ashby, inquir-
ingly. 81 don't understand. What can he
do. They will. certainly kill him If you let
! him QUIT"
$50 they will. if they can catch him, I"
replied the shepherd. compossdly; but we
| must take our chance of that, sir. If you
| will write al line TO the head station, telling
them what fix We are in, I reckon that my
| dog will carry the letter there in less time
than thoroughbred horse could do il.
! have taught him, sir, to fetch and carry,
little thinking that at some tins our lives
! OSpcuu upOu uOALE H. kodbo
| write the letter, SIR"
but will he 60 to the head station With
| itg' replied the master, who was busily
| writing; show can you get him 70 under
! staDdE
leave that 30 me. sir" replied Long
! Peter; the only diHiculty-is. will the black
/ fellows wait long enough before they fire
the hut, so as to allow Of help comingl 1t
is doubtful, but we can only try. We are
| In Gods hand. SIR"
! Peter pulled away a hslt-rotten slab from
! behind his bunk, thus making hole suffi-
ciently large for Bouncer 70 creep through.
| He then fastened the letter securely 10 bis
! collar, the noble animal giving now and
| then a suppressed whine and trembling
! from head TO foot with anxiety.
| ''Now go, coed dog. be whispered; and
! squeezing himself through the hole Bouncer
| sped away on noissless feet.
We listened inteDty for few minutes I;
| o, how We listened, our faces blanched and
| our limbs trembling Had Bouncer es-
| caped on bis weighty errand without being
! discovered A sudden wild JaLbering rose
on the night air. a rush Of many feet, and
the next instant We dstscted a yelp OF
pain.