The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-29

and run. So I FASTENED back 10 Billy
to tell him Of our danger. l tound MN
wide awake and ready TO start, Dut load-
ed down with an immense haVersaCh,
which / didn't have time 10 thlIk was
empty when we came 10 Dr. Johusot ?,
but which was now filed 10 its utmost
capacity. while in his hand ne had Il t"o-
Billy 1 cried. they are on us. We
Will have 10 run for IT,
Come on them he said. as he bolted
for the back door 49,.
Fiji be @ dog-gone II l DO" was the
fierce response.
The woods were about a quarter or o
mile from the house. and ! thought we
would be able 20 make our escape easily
II We could gain their iriendly sheileI'
We were in "A short distance OF thth
when / heard the report OF a musket ano
the whistle Of bullet.
run, Billy, they have discovered u.s.
/ looked around. Billy was pulins anu
blowing and making prodiglous cu"il7
TO reach the goal Bang bang! bang
me shots followed in quick succession.
/ fh0uoht it was an No.
20 Lordw yelled my comrade in
tone of distress. l turned BACK, deter
mined 10 stand boy my friend. 4 am rum
cd lieutenant. I'm ruined" he gasped, as
he dashed by me, with the jug clasped
10 his breast with both arms around II.
For God s sake tell me where you are
hlt?"
as he reeled along.
"confouhd the jug! why don't you
.'Never Nev-err" jerking out the last
syllable with an energy marvellous Tor
a wounded man.
Suddenly Billy stopped. I FASTENED for
ward TO catch him as he fell, when l
heard him calculate with great feryency:
Thank goodness. II Is saved.
4 SQUAD or MEN.
Casting nv ovos 10 the right. | saw
squad Of men dashlng from the woods
ana in TWO minutes every one OF our
would-be captOrs were In the hands OF
our boys. This episode had diverted my
attention from Billy. but turning around
/ found him seated fiat on the ground
with the jug before him.
"Can / help you, Billy2 Where are you
hit?" l inquired with considerable concern.
Don't you see? Took 1t OF clean as
whistle"
Took what OFF,
The neck OF the jug! That rascally
fellow shot It off while l was running
and l was scared hair 10 dealh LOT 4eal
l should spill it all
| was filed with justihable indignation
and could not help scorniuiN saIlh-'
BILLY Stick, it Is my opinion that If yo'
were born with any SENSE yOd nave losl
it,!
mo. you don't thought he responded
with that cOmplacency which a gehtle-
man always exhibits when he Is con-
scious Of having done something paruc-
ularly smart; while you were wasting
your time with Miss Nancy / was getting
on the blind-sde Of the old doctor ana
his wife Now, let's see who has got
the sense. Here you are without a mouth
full To eat, while /, sir. am full as TICK,
with half a ham, two fried chickens
piece Of pig. three-fourtns OF a turkey,
halr n dozen corn dodgers in my haver-
Icy and two gallons OF appleJack! Tel
me sir" and he fourished his hand tri-
mmnhantly around his head, tel me,
sir N YOU have any conscience, VINO IS
~ fooi Won or II 'Taint me- ana he
incl,ed ike an enthroned monarch as ne
sat there on corn hill, with one manu-
affectiOnatelv uatting me jus "hu
other pointed upward. / was convicted
esneciaily as / wanted some ana / SAID
pp.os.t,. "ptflv. YOU amt no fool"
A genial glow suffused the handsome
cheat az the Jolly artilleryman, as he graz
ciOusly said. -,
lieutenant, let's smile.
anu .NIfM Is THE WORD"
As this interesting ceremony Was com
Melted we observed that our denNereIs >
after leaving a guard with their prisoner -
we're approaching us. Mum Is the Word,
fieutenant said Billy, as he threw his
coat over our supplies. 7 soon recognized
many Of them as old friends. IN tne
lead was Charley Loehr, followed closely
hv sidney Gates. Billy Whitlock Paul
Winston, Bob Northern. Eugene sullivan