The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-16

down his throat. This servived him an
he opened ms eyes. LoOkln inter n's
face he whispered. 'Blliy, Of boy, 10y q
write L my mother won yeE -
JACK. | answered. lie looked al me tSi
a minute er more. then, win CT sIiiiiS
on his pale face, dropped back, ae@u'
II gently LAID i'm down an STOOD lVvh-
I'M at i'm cryIn like er child fteh III
only a rough sorter Teller an not inucn
Ter prayln but 4 jest kneeled rsht uO"n
BY thet boy an asked IN sood bolu &c,
give I'm er place IN Their ranks Nv III
angels. fer IL enybody ever deserved IT,
'''rher wuz other things ter do, an
stern necessity compelled me ter pun
myself tergetner an look after TN othsr
fellers ez wuz hurt.
"t,z soon ez tn fight wuz over sum
Nv tn felers took er lot er water an
hustled back ter where tn horses WuL'
an tn hull outfit wuz soon gether.
I'VE pitched a camp a little above IN
spring, an, though twas purity risky
we took tn chances an soon he'd some
fires gOin. | took care L post sum sem
tinels aroun' L guard 'gainst surprise,
though / wuz purity sure IN inJuns
got Their wust NV Ii ser bad thet they
wuZ miles away. an wouldn't tackle
us agn unless they could git some help.
while sum Of IN fellers wuz cookin
supper tn rest wuZ lOOkin' arter tn poor
outfit er bandages an medicine IN IN
little medicine chest, tibet we'd brunS
long. an We soon he'd EN- fixed up IN
purity good shape. considerin we'd no
doctor along.
"Th' mex day We buried tn poor fell
lers thet he'd got killed. an over Jack s
body we made a monument er big rocks
an l cut his name an tn date NV IN
fight.
"Th' boyd died fer us an We tried ter
give him a restn' place thet I'D show tn
respec We had fer him.
"Th' grass 'roun' tn spring made good
grain fer tn animals. an q tn wound
ed fellers he'd ter git little strength fer
tn march we thought tn Des thing we
could do wuz ter lay there a few days
an git rested up. an then make fer IN
ella by nuther trail { tn west Nv US.
I'VE thought tn injuns wouldn't try t
git over tn range, so give up tn idee NV
Occupyin' tn passes. Anyway We wuz
justined in gOin' back on tn orders 81
tn wounded fellers he'd ter be brought
4 a doctor fer treatment, an II I'D take
tn hull NV Us L escort 'em back IN
river.
we laid there fer six days. an tn
wounded beln in purity fair shape an
IN animals feen' good. We started back,
fOllering tn foot hills fer bout NIFTY miles
till we struck a trail leadin' [ ranch
tibet WIZ bout sixty miles west NV IN
trail We followed when We started on
IN trip.
Twas slow travelin' ez tn wounded
fellers wuZnt able ter go very fast, an
three NV EN- we he'd ter carry on stretch
ers rugged up tween TWO norses, outer
some blankets.
When we got Z tn ranch we laid over
an sent tn scouts down L tn river ter
tn oil man with a report Nv tn fight
In three days tn hull outfit Joined
us. an 'twuz a sorry meetin' ez we'd lost
sum NV our best fellers, and Jack wuz d
frien Nv everybody's.
I'VE made tn ella by slow marches,
an laid there fer few days. tn OF man
sending n escort inter Carlos fer doc
tor an ambulance. tn wounded wuz lef
thar an tn two troops arter gittin nuth-
or supply NV grub an forage, went up
Ia river agin.
'"Twuznt long fore / wuz all right
agin but sum NV tn lads wuZ In IN hos
pital er long time; all finally gettin' all
| right.
"WeH fren's its gittin' kinder late. an
I'm afeared yer tired a lstenin' ter my
long yarn. so I guess I'll turn In. some
day III tell yer NV meetin Jacks oil fath-
or n mother, an his purity sister. Good
night