The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-29
ALL PROUD or ROOSEVELT.
ROUGH RIDERS Ell gTORTEs OF
T1fEIR C0LoNEDs BRAVERY.

hNotEH-Omo NLkhk ~ AnghE ~
CANT wrKoTT. MoNTAuK POINT. AUG. %,
Bugle had answered bugle across the hills
tho beautiful notes OF taps" From on tf
sea an invisoratinK breeze was brushing I'll
cobwebby clouds into one corner Of the sky. 6
that the moon should have q fair field fc
shining. The distant sound Of surf drumme
an undertone 10 the music OF the eolore
troopers who were singing harmoniously o
the ridge above. It was an absolutely perfeC
night: such a night as makes this pointone 9th
l~oveliest places in the world. A little group
rough riders was stretched about q dying fr
over which they had been making coffee. 70
taps does not imperatively mean go TO bed Il
this camp. where the soldiers who have worl
themselves to skin and bone in the nation
service are sent to recover their strength an
spirits in the way which best suits them.
who'd have thought It six weeks ago ?
said one OF them. yawning lu%xuriously. "Spi
| der. pass me a bottle Of beer"
"Pampered beast" observed Spider. tossinI
! a bottle OF beer upon the depleted abdomen o
the first speaker. doubling him up temporarily
Give up some OF that potted chicken. You eai
too much. Think OF what you had to get along
with at San Juan"
"Haw, haw. hawl' laughed q blond youth
known to his comrades as tho Weeping Dutch
man for the excellent reason that he lie q Swede
who has never been known to lose his cheer
~fulness. "Haw. hawl l tank Mac he eet grass
den an pat his belly hard. Haw. hawl'
80 I did" agreed the first speaker. -Four
blades OF grass and half q spare boot that some
guy who'd lost his appetite gave me. l think
that was my dinner. but maybe my memory
deceives me. My insides felt like q can OF old
iron scraps for o month after the fight, any
way"
Come Of" said the Spider. You know you
had a line OF bareback up your sleeve"
Had nothing up my sleeve but a bloomin'
scorpion. When he let fly and punctured my
tire 1 went head over heels, thinking I'd been
hit by a Mauser bullet. It's the proper caper to
over when you're shot. 80 I collapsed.
At first I was paralyEed when I found my arm
was still there. but after the damn bug had
nipped me again / swatted him. and then / felt
better" .t,
lone o. them scar-peens come mighty nigh
to disgracin' Soapy Smith" This observation
wasfrom Metropolitan Bill. who came rightly by
his name by virtue OF having an aunt who lived
in New York. though his owl nome 10 in Arizona.
was up there In the trenches blazin' away
at Spaniards along with the rest of us. when
all OF a sudden 1 seen MIN turn kinder yaller.
First off 1 wondered IL the fever could "a nailed
him that quick. Then he backs out an Pm
q mustang II he didn't wheel around an push
the breeze for the rear" s r., ,
Wanted himselfto be seasick behind tree"
remarked the Weeping Dutchman. who had
battle which afiicts fighting men with almost
nh \ ST replied the other. He was Scairt.
Guess again., chorused the Others de-
t for s theg had m had n S%pPF TS1Sg Hitn. Fl SS-
give eject 70 this, then Continued But faaI not. q
Soapy., He's most powerful jigRity about bugs.
an as he was lynn there pikin' at n tree. that
ne s eeen sPeu'i eam Mag s%sntt)i IN 9 over direction tbS 6anR 2
70 come back. but he didn,,t, hear me-"
and quiet voice Of q Mississippi River gambler
and 4 bad %s,i man who's mild eonyeFsation' q,
' sasi nslt Of T the sereeeh 9 o%l. earned him the
Why. he run, plumb into a officer and got
Poor, soapy's teeth was chatterinr so
he bullets was kickin' up the dirt mighty live
Lieutenant emsne a'P the ny ses al p set sh s6ef f iih snys e see
'onte9 tent i and p!n!Fs tamnIfea III night - Mo,
think would be afraid OF anything,
ike a child when a moth-miller futtered near
Tim. and L had u pal that was IN more than
lE sstS oS Gq a fshbyon eei saG that fs finally msn ws saHf ffy to to
lodge a fash Of lightning that wasn't aimed
within a mile Of him. I've never seen the man
Il tank guess you don't scairt our Colonel
'o !cfTh yeEy risSi sing ;s9Mp sS the the s ;Ss de-
knew that Teddy had moral courage to burn e
tut since I've seen him in action I've found out
he reason for his indegsndense: I tell you,
he first bullet scared him"
'pldeT.. When j. heard those 2rst Tsus eas
aging Pi-yi. Pi-yi.' oyer my head | wanted to
elToSo HHghf bs and | guess II all yoIp y, other
"Yoost like me-. said the weeping Dutch
ian; had cold feet like a poker-game man.
When they. went 'chinkp into a tree was
ne lime them bullets caught me" said Metro
1T wouldn't have been 80 bad 4 you could
guess iii have; to let the ceI9nei out of my
for believe you fellows are right
II know it's So" said the New. Yorker.
| was out there on the firing line hug-1
Is, ins s tnf GrG9 ali a 9o GlSsG m as /! T SSRI1 e cam the H nal-
ering along looking as II he enjoyed the view;
Ist kind Of taking an airing. you know. right
p 81 ana ft sslat e "a sn 5Sn sai a. could Then 1 got
own Behind the tryenchesS They're s Shoe the Inc
We'll, you'd nave thouRht Ia asked him O
ddle. He stood there for what seemed to me
y hour: then he frightened up. just as II the
iea had at that very second become clear to
do you think so2- Why. really. I think
. l think it's probably so. Thank you And
own he came. But my nerves jumped. for an
our with the strain Of expecting to see him go
own every second"
Same. thing offer by my, way" said the
wede, n ask him., Colonel. don't you tank
get killed by. a bullet maybe up dere on
30 he say Yes and COON down, bur 1
tank he tank 1t at ALL"
" Whew! wasn't he a WILD Indian In that
large np the hill" exclaimed the Spider. II
ouldn't have taken 20 to l on his chances OF
citing to the top alive. He was way ahead OF
Tell you what broke me up" remarked the
Just behind him the boys iaitered
II a minute, and he turned around and said In
lat surprised, reproachlul sort Of way. Why,
1ys, you aren't going. back on me p Why
1t as II my mother had accused me Of strik-
x hor. There was a lump In my throat like a
alnut. and II hell had yawned In front Of me
q ! = have nNt ,n m2de q Jump 70 get across rather
: An that's tho TELLER that we Western COW
was sort o. dubious about" chuckled
wv that would call him a college-bred dude"
Speaking OF men that aren't afraid OF any
uung, - shlu one New io[K rough rider.