Arizona republican., 1898-08-23
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In a quiet corner, hidden from gen. eral view, two Rough Riders were comparing notes. They were as smut ty as coalheavers, yet beneath the dirt their skin showed sallow and drawn Their shoes were covered with wet sand, their brown trousers were soiled and faded, their blue flannel shirts in rags. Around their necks were tied filthy white handkerchiefs and the hats on their heads were shapeless.
 Give us something to smoke" they |said, reaching out eagerly at the sight of cigars.
 "Yes," continued the one to the other, smoking with keen relish, q was put on the list-given up for as good as dead"
 "So you were," said the other. ''I remember seeing your name among the mortally wounded
 "Yes, sir. I was given up for dead IA Mauser struck the magazine of my gun and scattered it. The pieces hit me all over the head and chest. The ball went through here"-showing d |scar on his neck-"part of it's there now. was shot just before Captain Capron. I was in his company, you know"
 You didn't see any of the fighting around Santiago, then?" said the re- porter.
 "You bet I did. I saw a darned lot of it.''
 tI'd like to have a word with the man that kept me from going to Cuba" Isaid the other Rough Rider, sulkily. "He was one of the men who was hn ;p aside to the reporter Another fel- low kept him from being chosen Most jall our men were hit,' he continued. lold Tom Isabelle; well, he was hit here and here and here. seven times,' mark ing each spot with his dirty forefinger on the others arms, legs, head and body. The other rider smiled at each contact
 Kill him?" he asked ''No. sir; Tom kept right on a-fight- i ing"
 And McDaniels-old Arkansaw Mac what became of him?'' | "Oh. he was hit all right: but he's coming on now He did good fight ing"
 And Buckeye Bill?' 1 "Oh, Bill was hit, right over the heart; but he's all right now. He did good fighting, too.''
 Roosevelt wasn't hit-to amount to anything" said some one 1 "Oh, he staid behind, like all the of l fcerS," said a carter who had just Iioined the group.
 Don't you believe Roosevelt ever stayed behind. He gets to the front every time and fights like he'll" said the scared Rough Rider angrily.
 Sometime after this General Young ordered out guard to hustle the guard
 runners away from the station '"Tht
 guard will have you fellows said the reporter to the two Rough Riders. who
 were still exchanging notes They Deeked warily around the corner of the building and in a moment had disap
 peared
 About noon the Second regular in. fantry and the First battalion of the jSeveDty-frst New York, who had beer landed at the lower pier, marched pas the station. A crowd gathered on tht
 platform to watch them Some one waved a small flag, but quickly put ii
 away. The crowd gazed in dead si fence at the gaunt, hollow-eyed regu lars in their soiled and faded uniform: staggered by. Then came the Seventy first There were some cries from tho crowd
 Hello. old man." And then some gaunt. bearded fellow would look up smile wearily and stagger on, his eyes turned to the ground. When they hat inassed by the people in the crowd sim ply looked at one another. There was a gray-haired woman with young girl, in that crowd. They had been waiting on the platform al the morning, and when the troops be- gan to appear they sought good place and scanned them eagerly.
 There he is," said the girl, at last pointing. She waved her hand and called some one by name A young lSeventy-f1rst man looked up Arag- ged growth of hair fringed his hollow cheeks His knees gave way with every step. But he looked up and smiled. The woman gazed at him in- tently moment
 "Oh," she said. faintly, turning aside. When she looked again the boy i had gone.-Correspondence of New York Commercial.