Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-23

.... ,,, last thrcc months he had been
lfe would seek out-of-thc-way
ana sit with his chin resting In
...Y Of his hand. his eyes staring
..t 90 space. He cared nothing
,. ....,tv 81 the rest of the soldiers
.t Even those who tried 10 he
t.I hc.r advances rudcly re-
,..., volts IN matther,' remarked
urrerty to a crowd Of oilers on
....rhs gallery one night tn
.,.. an his gal has gone back
Thots &C." And the crowd
chat such was the case.
IONS. hot August days dragg-l
..,, length slowly along Each
.t. sun rose IN exactly the same
passed overhead like some
t.. nrazcn bail. casting its RAYS
down on the fort situated IN
o. the drearv New MEXICO
SD around was sand. SAND. no
,,now waste of gray rock
....... QUITS of buffalo grass. No'
NOT a mn or "a mountain;
....torous plain and IN" same
..r..f. The heat was in
,ated from everything
banning heat
Mas a mystery to the
....uu he had been at the
10 year. having been sent
-..fuftiug stations in the
..,n.r than that no one
.I. u.- gentleman 10y birth
... .lIlcut He was rather
r..n fHfa.
is shoulders. From
.. brow his eyes big
'mctmcs with Il
..... mayed devh incar-
they were dreamy
look ~ them, hut al
...n of mute suffering.
rely chiselicd. ana his
Hi even. But his chin
Hc might have been
.r... 80 ana 80 years of age.
r.. iu TIE ranks. ana by
.. t, duty was soon pro-
CORPORAL The one time the
f.. f.lI since he was with
. with such a savage de-
...t I.. comrades wondered II me
..,.-. .tufge against the Apaches.
... r... kirs were IN the act of
..-..i. Fiunerty. when "A we'll
....,- from stones catbine sent
t..r. 90 the happy hunting
...I l chance shot from his re-
...N.l fto other. For this ne
.... -.ra.lnt In response 10 Fin
. ,,.f..e ,Npr,ssions Of gratitude
...t tf.t D. had hocn mo they had
.. won and no one had inter
.-. din no. enter into conversation
. .. ,p..r soldiers Ito was oiiot
.. ,.,.... 81. b,d hc,n rooniro-
.. a. ,..rfo,,,,,l bi. d,,ti,e a.
...,...l .ort 80 NV and vben
,,.r. ,,ntshcl no eoueh, solitude
Tho advances Of his comrades
,rat v,it5 ~ chilly demeanor that
- ,l....,isltr ,b.r,.j mon, ana Scr
.. Stone htc,,oe very upronuIar ana
left e.vere'v alone
.I.It .u YOU what / think" said Private
..rs v,ho was from "doyvn I,ae,"
where. 81 mink ne is ono Of tbeeo
fine southern gentlemen who has
-.l The army and got sick of If. I'm
-rv we Amt good enough for his nlhs
associate with"
You kaua hot hole in Yer face shut.
10 vou." remarked Fnncrty. in 70 threat
uIrr tone. "Oi WON'T h1v ANYBODY run
u Gown hthuiul I- back tn bye amt
.k ur. he's u trouble an OrH lick
moon th0t say. Dee i~ ..uct up" And
..t- FIuner's s'a'kot of with great
t. 90 Or" POST "oanteeu" But VIII
H.l uro0u-ciaI~y spoken the truth.
'. -. matters went on from day to
Th. Ir,tr, mou0fony OF scenery.
.t.~ ana the routine Of garrison
".f 90 bear hardly upon Sergeant
~. become more restless moro
.'I wur0ee. 80 letters cam" to
f Pm. Writ, none. He was a com
.--.ry
years before he had left his
southern state. with the inten-
making something of himself.
' H- ut- 'ho outcome \ sergeant
n assumed name i'm the regular
. u.tt G1 month pay,
tf 81. what IT, sh, knew? The
'r- they met it was n moonlight
They SAT- on thu wide gallery sur
tr home The harvest moon
f..1 OF silver light about them
talked long and earnestly ~ IN"
|..E bad been swesthearts ever
u.r. children. The two places
..ne. and they used - so 10
'.-.tn.r H- would carry her books
.ni protect her from other
f''> attempted 10 tease h't
... always said that when they
'r would he married But he
..i ways. llieness, money TO
tIl associates had nearly
m ari now he was = years OF
l never worked a u"E III HIS
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