The Arizona sentinel., 1898-10-29
RIDERS U8AT1RY.
beech fer Roosevelt 0yer-
 I'd in the Camp.

3-~ S~-'- t- 2 aa. for the songs of the .1- CTS, who were holding .a .#r..-m otu concert, and au oc- 9aa- -.-st eff laughter from the al-a,-.- where men wore gather q about he big open fires, the .eEa.-- isjon was silent. The a.....s 6arse was picking his way einzae.g cross the Lillocks between 5ae Rough Riders camp and the sbe, bo.h Be and his rider having lost thelf beariugs. hen tda horse prckcd Qp lis ears iueu u.ans.y and -,ned his head toward a quarter of the compass where could be heard 3 strange rising and falling note, which presently resolved itself into the tones ofthe human voice, Urged onward, the horse, with some reluc- tance, climbed the intervening hill. Below was small natural amphi- theater, aud somewhere near the center of 1t was thc source ofa voice, which proclaimed in oratorical tones.
 "FelIer citizens: ain't voter in your free and glorious State. Out where 1 vete I have to ride fifty miles to the polls, through Q region principally inhabited by ki-yotees an pizon snakes an tarantellers ao' such like measly varmints. 1 ain't had the advantages that most of you gents before me with clean collars and diamond pins in their neckt'cs ha= f-' 'al
 fsler-c tizens. ia e crisis ike thrs
 n ayou Loud applause ! seems to me like Chats a17a. the place applause oagdI t7 come in ) Ton have nominated for Governor of your great State tas va..eat maa batevor set finger CD 9 trigger Great cheering I've kaovea-
 ,er-cau9 ker-cb9g, kee cbus,
 r.aDjad c. soe down in the  swamp.
 @Ii o3 lyon a.s. yoa whiteIiyercd rep-ty.e said ls orasa If yo.e gota' go cheer. cheer in theright place Yes. gents of this intelligent sa' well meaniu' .ssemb!age, when Col Eagscvsl, Tremendous cheers consented to run for Governor, # was 8 f-~ega1e ejnoh that every man n tl, Stale. Chat isn't a yal.ar d.g would eat' up at 6 o'c.oo1 in ;us 4arnln. t3 vote for him an keep Totiu'uas' the polls closed. [TumuItuous yells. . I tell you what, fellers-I mean my noble feller- citizens-if I seen a 1 man before me that thought was goin' to vote any other way than for colonel of my regiment, which 1 have tbe honor to belong to, I'd draw bead on him right from here." lGreat sensation l
 "Haw-hawI Hee--haw-hawI" snorted an army mule in the o6ing.
 Prolonged laughter" amended the orator. "You guys-gents- that ain't seen the old man in a scrap, can't appreciate the kind of Christian an scholarly gent. that he is. How any pupeyed skunk can have the nerve to get up an make race ag'in him is one of em mysteries that had ought to be solved with 8 Six-shooter But what'sthe diff, anyway. That mis- goided gayIl never be heard Of -s- Hell bs aaeg. o4der ia a tidal wove an lroze up -n en ice berg an fell oa by aa avalanche. an Col Roosevelt our glorious candidate. ail march on to victory with the American flag in one hand an Spanish scalp in the other ,
 At this point the auditors horse neighed and the auditor himself furnished round of applause.
 "What's tbat?' inquired the speaker. q was just goin' to put in some more loud cheers. Who are you?"
 Tie writer explained and then asked: "Praoticipg up little?"
 "Yey," said the Rough Rider. "We'er all soin' on the stump for Teddy."-N r. Sun.