Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-07

adopted the well worn rise Of exposing
n hat upon stick in tho ditch alongside OF
tho picket pit, moving II up and down 70
that by the light Of tho Gre he wnnld get
sight OF H. This waa continued for come
time without effect had taken my place
alongside tho pit about four feet from II
IN q position unshelterod except byporhApa
10 OF le inches OF earth. There lay steadily
watching the tree, Anpposing that II he
fred at our dummy could tell by the
flash Of hia piece about what hia position
waA Tho night was Just dark enough 10
obscure small Objects, but could see tho
outline OF the tree 1 had wntched IN that
way perhaps, an hour. and my comrades
despaired Of drawing tho Villains fire, when
all u a sudden there was report, aud a
bullet gr;zod the muzzlo OF my repeater
and barely missed hitting me In the hend.
Then know that hnake-In-the-iraAs was
there. Evidently he knew that WIS there
too. His shot and been W sudden aud the
effect 50 unexpected that IN tho confusion
failed TO note from what part OF the tree
the flash came However, n put me on the
alert, and kept my piece ready for quick
aim. The waning campfire sputtered and
finred mud at one moment happened TO
throw up an unusually bright light when
bang went the rife Of Snakc. the -GrasH,
and my eye happened 10 be directed at the
point whence bis Cash oameso that II seem
ed 70 me, although probably It was only
Imagination, that aAw the outline OF his
whole flguns In the thick foliage Of the tree
It could not have been possible. but all the
same | stoadiod my nerves, drew bead and
just AS fast az could pull the trigger 1
planted, ms believed, seven good sized bull.
let's In the body Of Snake. in-the. GrnR9. !
was also conscious, although probably that
was imagination, loo, that the body had
seen outlined ia the tree NJ about the fourth
or Nth shot had tumbled from limb TO
limb and reached the ground with n thump.
However. ~ ! say, | wRa not certain 40
raflled the magazine Of my repeater two OF
three times aud emptied Il with spitehil
rnpidity on that part Of tho tree where
believed the rhaElshooter had beel. i lay
quietly IN ny place, expecting that per
hnps 1t was not the lat Of him or that he
had companion who would revenge him
self In case mad had ~ good aim ns hoped,
but my oUinrndes we're not 40 cool, and two
or three Of thom orRwlod along the ditch
10 ray ~ M, You pumped him" We
did not take any chances on the fact that
Snnke.ln-the-Grnss had boen nilcnoed for
some hour, but observed the usual pre-
cautions, kept we'll behind our shelter,
which, though slim, we always believed
was m arInor We could not safely do with
OUTLET the FIRE burn away, and gradually
the men dropped TO sleep. 1did not
We had a v.dettc out abork ib feet In front
Of tho post, and along IN the wee aIuall
hours he heard the wen known whistle Of
the swamp bird which was a signal that
there Wa = Confederate lying cut IN the
grass who wanted 70 talk. The "Johnnyn
wns allowed " come into the poas, and the
6ryt remark he tnadn wnai
"Wei, you havs tcttled Snake ln.the-
0fnss n lasl, md, boys, we ,nr9 aro ~. a.
GLAD OF u A. you Gre We'd "a been glad n
he'd aot'it long aNc."
..Why. 10 b. deadi" l aid, speaking up
quickly