The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-26

his limbs to Keep his blood In CIRCULATION.
Colonel Williamson became alarmed Tor
his sons lie. and he begged him 70 eat
the food. but all In vain.
on the third day after the ratons gave
out the Colonel and Captain PM. Parker,
who, as | have already said. was man
of devices, We're riding together when the
Colonel asked the Captain II he cOuld not
think OF some way To overcome ms son
sentimental feeling. and, after ponderlni
awhile, the Captain replied that ne "ou'u
see what he could do.
He had lit upon plan; and the next
time they stopped 10 prepare their lou
he proceeded To carry II out. cutting
from one OF the slaughtered ponies =
strip OF meat similar 10 the stripes OF
jerked antelope meat which mad FORMED
part or tner rauOns Wheh they sta, ltu
on this trip, he heated It Slowly before
the fire. to give IL dried appearance
aud then put IL into his hayersack, where,
I'm little while, IL was frozen SUN. NJ
terward, as they rode along, lettlnS Vue
Of the men into his scheme, ne toiu nilits
TO tell the Lieutenant, as the greatest %
favOrs, and under the str!ctest lnJuhcIlVh
OF secrecy as 10 who was his informant,
that Captain Phil. couldn't eat pony meat
any more than he could. and that ne nah
some antelope meat in his hayersach.
IL was not many minutes after TINS Vas
done before the young lieutenant ure"
alongside Of the captain, who nad puI
posely drawn his morse llttie al ap1 ne
had learned, begging him Tor Goa shhV
to give him piece OF his antelope meat;
Il haven't got any said the captain
Yes Yes you have" insisted the starving
youth. ~. III,
have any when the rations gave OUT "NS >
.sNow, look here, Captain Phil, one OF
the men told me ne saw you get sollS
antelope meat ont OF your haVersack' ato
that you couldn't eat horse meat any
more than | can
WHO told YOU
Il swore / wouldn't tell.
IF | knew the man / would XIII MN;
Now. lock here. / have a small strip OF
anteiope meat. but ] snail need It all tn,
more TOO before We get out - thus, -
scrape. II / divide with you shaI p,opi
ably have 10 go without myself, oi 3ue an, "
YOU will swear that you wont tel any
one I will give you piece
The lieutenant swore by all the goiS
that he wouldn't tell, and the captain.
come one would see what he was doing,
reached into his havcrsack ana TOOK our
The strip Of pony meat ne hah prepare
a little while before, and cutting p1 -
very small piece he cautiously hahuel u
to the starving Vretch, VINO $500 ~ ~
0ercely and Immediately conceaieu ~ III
his haVersack, and at evening, WI" o.'' -
stopped and built their hies. ne ~ -,
haste 70 broil II, eating IL NOi 81 81
VTben his COMPANIONS wondered at ms
eating rory meat ne told them tHHt u IL
hunger had overcome his Scrup.SS, INN, ,o
ing the while TO himself now uNey "e'e
The Tbe next dav he came begging, again
ia the captain for another piece ana ardlil
the captain insisted that he couIu Hot
let him have any without ehdahse''Ns
i' "I : give i've IT TO you I shall starve' and
| I must think Of myself. for ! nave VIE
| AMI children and YOU haven I. ...o..i. =,
But you wouldn't see me starFe' "''''
9"if YOU starve il will only be the for
! tune OF war" the captain ahsWeItd ~ i,t ,,
| ". II one Of Us must starVe hdu I"'''0i
d Santa [ Vim give you my ,whtAAt
| months salary when We get back 10 nv
| fort if you Will let me have one nun
p'Tbe cantain finally yielded, after. agar
making him swear that he woulH d.
| tou any one. and warning nm not IL
| forget that he owed him $50 -.
! ali this time their suffering from Cyl'
| and fatigue and the harassing by IN
! iIrTians had continued. but they had man
| aged - kin a good many or the pohies
! and they were now not more Inf.4iiit ~
! miles from their camp. Coi'nfl w li'. ~,
! can accordingly decided mat the Nih'
| had come for decisive action. SehalI.
| TWO riders u gallop ahead 10 me cdimi
| 10 announce that the troops Wonln al Nv
! that evening. and u see tnat DE o .ail1r
! fires were built ana aplnhdht ta'lDh
| we're cooked. the colonel orarrei me ~
to ride in among the ponies ana , Sho IS.
| mem with their revovers as rapidly "a
| nosslhle. This was speedily accomplished
! and IN n short time the Whole H09'
| C"IoDcd away. leaving the lnAant p"Nu
! Win no resources except the food "h3C.
| their dead ponies AFFORDED; may ~
as the soldiers sat around their camp
fire after an abundant supper enJoyln
The comforts Of warmth ana sate1 1ppe
fites and their pipes as they ha AZ ny -
enjoyed them betore L4eat to- ba W save
bis Ire bv sharing his antelope turt
tyitb him. Put" said he. win dolor,3u
EXPRESSION. che made me- pay Ior ~ "
cot 10 give him my months salary, .l 10
7or n piece Of jerked meat 10 uiSse
'" The itlme had come nov for r,t the :, G6ii Ir
| tain 20 let the cat out Of the nag, W hiEE
! Ne uroceedea - 90. and when, anna ~
roars q LAUGHTER OF .o oiesTs5 6 ANA he b5
heen dnped. and that he had eaten poh
mont after all h. broke away from ~
campfire and rushed out into inc "a I
,ess where. as the narrator VINO t1l
me the story said. he threw up every mn
| rvcent his commissiou.-Josep j. Mary u
| IN Washington star.