The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-12-07

ssWeIl. cir, ron have been very MI
spoken 10 me, though can sec that !
have YOU 10 thank that have these
bracelets upon my wrists. sim, bear
no grudgc for that. II Ia all fair and
above board. H you want TO hear my
story have no wish 10 hold II back.
What say % yon Ia Gods truth. every
word OF t. Thank you; you can put
my lips TO IL II am dry.
III am Worccstcrshire man myself
born near Pcrshore. dare say You
would find heap Of Smalls living
| there now II you were 10 look. have
often thought OF taking look round
there. but the truth Is that was never
much OF credit TO the family. and
| doubt II they would be SO very gAad to
see me. They were all steady. chapel
| going folk. small farmers. well known
and respected over the country side.
while was always bit OF rover
| Al last. however, when was about
eigbteen, gave them no more trouble:
for got into mess over girl ana
could only get out Of 1t again by TAX
ing tho queens shilling nnd joining
the Third Bluffs which just starting
for India.
II wasn't destined TO do much sol
diering, however. had just got past
the eoosc-step and learned TO handle
nv muslxct, when was fool enough to
90 swimming in the Gauges. Luckily
for me, my company sergeant, Jonn
Holder. was In the water at the same
time. and he was one OF the finest
swimmers in the service. A crocodile
took me, just as was half way across
and nippcd OF my right leg just as
clean as a surgeon could have done IT,
| lust above the knee. What with the
shock and the loss OF blood l tainted
and / should have been drowned Il
Holder had not caught hold OF me and
padded for the bank. was five
months In hospital over II, and when al
last was able To limp out of IL Will
this timber toe strapped 10 my stnnI
found myself invalidcd out OF thu
army and untitled for any active occu
patton.
81 was, as you can Imagine, prett,
down on my luck az this time, for
was useless cripple, though not yc
ia my twentieth year. However, m,
misfortune soon proved to be bless
ing in disguise. A man named Abel
: white. who had come out there as NJ
municipalities, wanted an ovcrsecr L
look after his coolies and keep them ~
| TO their work. He happened to be
friend OF our colonel's, who had talSel
| an interest In me since the accident
To mako o. long story short, the colone
| recommended me strongly for the pos
, and, as the work was mostly TO b
! done on horseback, my leg was "a
l great obstacle, for / had enough ltne
3 left to keep good grip ON tho saddle
: What had TO do was 10 ride over th
Z plantation, TO keep an eye on the me
: as they worked, and 20 report III
( idlcrs. The pay was fair, had con
Portable quarters, and altogether wa
I content TO spend the remainder Of M
life In INCORPORATING. Mr.. Abelwhit
a was kind man, and he would Otto
!. drop into my little shanty and smoke
( pipe with me. for white folk out ther
4 feel their hearts warm to each other Q
4 they never do here at home.
t "Well, was never in luclS's wa
n long. Suddenly, without a note
: warning, the great mutiny broke upo
Q U.S. One month India lay as still an
y peaceful, TO all appearance, as Sure
r or Kent; the next there were two hui
n dred thousand black devils let loos
Il and the country was perfect hell.