Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-03-29

'buWalfOW, IuOuS1 MS putu llSen was
unobstructed. Tho sun had gone west
ering, and be was in the shadow. Pres
emily, however, ~ Dick painted painful
ly, heavily, up very gentle slope, and
tho sergeant came upon tho low crest of
q moundliks upheayal, he saw some
400 yards ahead a broad bay Of sun
light stretching in from the glsring sea
TO the cast, and glancing to his right
noted that there was depression in the
range-something like a broad cleft in
the mountains, possibly pass through
to the broader desert on the other side.
He gave it little thought, however.
There, only a mile or SO away now,
came his fellow troopers, two in front,
another tagging some distance behind,
riding slcepily toward him and danger
Ously close to a number of sheltering
rocks. Intent only on them and still
wishing to attract their attention, he
swung his Lroad brimmod hat, waving
it off to tho left, but with no apparent
result. Confound thcml Were they
sound asleep? Could they never be
made to see? Poor Dicl; was able now
only to strike feeble canter, SO utterly
was he used up, and just when Wing,
looking only to the front, was thinking
that he might as we'll discontinue the
spur and let his poor horse rest, they
laborcd forth from the sheltering shade
full upon tho tawny, sunlit sand. Then,
while tho sergeant's eyes were tempo
rarily blinded by the glare, there came
from the rocks to his right sudden
flash and report. He felt at the same
instant singing pang in tho leg. He
had just time to grasp his own carbine
and to attempt to swing off when the
second shot echoed loudly from the
rocks. He felt poor Dick start and
swervc; no felt him going headlong, and
tho next thing he knew he was vainly
striving to peor into the face of tbs
evening sun from over tho quivoring
oody of his faithful friend, unable fol
the moment to see the faintest sign Of
an enemy, and then the blood came
yelling through the little hole in his
worn cavalry trousers, midway between
the hip bone and the knee, and liz
knew he had received q serious perhaps
desperate wound.
For the moment, therefore, he coult
do nothing more but look for succor
A glance down tho desert told him hii
fellows were at last rudely awakened
True to the practice Of the craft, the
instant fire was opened from the rockl
each man had put spur TO his horse
and dashed away to sal distance
with such speed as was possible with
their jaded mounts, each trooper warilJ
scanning the dark line Of the foot hill!
in search of tho foo and striving as HI
rode to unfasten the flap that held hi
carbine, in the fashion of the day
athwart the pommel of his saddle, ant
now, circling farther out upon th'
plain, in wide sweep, with carbine'
advanced, they were fastening to tht
succor of their comrade. Presently one
of their number suddenly drew rein
halted his startled "broncho, aimed
| to the left of the horses head and fired
then, cramming a cartridge into thc
chamber, came riding farther. The
| others, too, followed suit, shooting q
some object apparently among the rock
in front of the sergeants position. ON
of the men threw himself from his sad
die, and kneeling on the sands drove tw,
or three shots at long range. Eager t.
add his own fire to theirs, Wing pulle'
his hatbrim over his eyes, threw for