St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-08-27

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Inc = ne nour ana eggs, with their yoiks OF gold
Inc outter and sugar. Just all they'll hold,
anu spice them with caraway seen,
NIXON waterman. In l. A. w Bulletin.
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! THE SUBALTERN. !
sy THEODORE ROBERTS
THE DAY had been overcharged
with sun aud Unframed by any
wind; the white sand in the streets
had attained to such heat that people
moved across it hurriedly. But at
eight o'clock . fresh breeze blew in
from the bay. and Sandy McDuff barred
his forhead to It with sigh of relief.
Sandy was sitting in front of the head
quarters of one of the infantry regi-
ments, talking with the colonel, two
captains and q subaltern. The camp
was set up in grove of Florida pines.
McDuif listened very attentively to
everything that the colonel and the
captains had to say; for these men
had smelled powder, felt steel and
heard the Indian war whoop. But he
closed his ears to the sub. (who talked
great deal), and put him down as a
windbag. Perhaps the reason for this
was that Sandy was scribbler, and
felt that there was good cory in what
the other men had to say.
He lit Cuban cigarette, and men,
toned the recent victory of the Amei-
can fleet over the Spanish The sub.
slapped his knee and turned to the
colonel.
'sBy thunder, sir" he exclaimed;
sthose fellows deserve all they get.
It would give me keen pleasure to meet
one face to face md shoot him down
like dog
The colonel. looked at him for few
seconds without speaking. Then he
said: 'Mr. Brown, you may hate 9
man, and think nothing is too bad fol
him; hut when you have had to kill one
you will not consider it such keer
pleasure"
Brown did not reply to this. and the
colonel seemed lost in sOmber thought
Sandy was rather pleased with what
he considered the sitting upon" O
the young lieutenant. One of the dear
est clauses of his philosophy was thai
the men who talk least about fighting
are the ones who fight best.
One Of the captains, who had serves
In the cavalry against the Indians. toll
story of major of Irish extraction
1--WE were out -on rather rougl
campaign, with this major in com
mani" !" he began. twenty-five friend
" Blackfeet. hired as trailers ant
scouts, were put in my charge. ON
nirht the major sent q note over to M
which read something like this: 'Sen'
over nix Of your lazy Indians to q
guard duty.
II resented this term when applies
"a INV own men, 30 the first thing II
the morning 1 went over with then
myself. saluted, reported the mel
ready for duty, and then told IN
major that. first Of all, my comman'
was not crazy, and second, that the.
we're here to act as scouts and trailers
and knew nothing of regular miiitar.
work. The major requested me 10 re
member that we were long way fror
the most and that he was my super'o
officer. bowed, and returned 10 m
own tent. Half an hour later tnos
.;x Indians were back in their quarter
returned with them Immediately an
tv,ea to make excuses for them, sayin
er.in that they were unit FOR sentr
dntv- The major was in woeful rag.
.sYou say they are trailers' ne cr'eo
then bring them over nere oouo'
quick!' !. 80, nm
.-a.r.d him to drive two stakes I'M
the ground It distance OF about :.
..--,as from one another, Then IN
....;or oaye ! carbine to one OF the re-
.I;r~ md told him to shoulder 1t. NOV
.,cr re,l IDIOT he said; do you see IN
stake here and that stake over .neie
..rhe man looked and grunted.
~.All right; spend the next two nou'
trailing from this one 70 'na' o'
T..., .r;ed to laugh at the captain
.rd then McDuf said Goo
S."s.- & and started back for the town.
q the hotel one OF the res'ln.n,
n.nds Was playing. and the groan.
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