The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-24

mount. i Is not. full grown, but merely
a Colt We tell you that 1t bucks Every
time It bucks head it towards a Spaniald
and you can rest assured that one more
Spanard will bid his godfather, the devil
good morning"
Buckley" chen went to the front ready
60 give the Colt all the buclSing in sight
He wrote his friend, ThurlOW Weed
Barnes. letter from San Antonio, which
c,Dsed with these Characteristic lines;
81 am ready to take all the chances
Who would not gamble for O new star In
the hag?"
Buckeyes" sohriquet was acquired
through mis- Willingness to "buck any
game ever heard Of. He "buckcd" every
obstacle i'm his path, TOO, and "bucked"
his say 10 prosperity and into the respect
OF his follow man. HIS father was Capt.
john O'Eeiu Of the famous Irish brigade
Of the Second Army Corps during the war
Of the rebellion. His brother. Eugene
Brady Omen, Is now on his way TO Manila
q tiret lieutenant Of volunteers His wife
still lives TO mourn the man, who, no mat
ter where he happened 60 be when away
from home wrote her a letter every day.
Even IN his pursuit Of criminals over the
deserts Of Arizona ana Colorado Buckley"
pennod 4 few lines 10 Pauline on scrap
Of paper and sent It back by any stranger
whom he met on the highway.
"BuCkey' was ever brave. At Baiquiri
C0rpl Cobb and Private English, Of Troop
D. Tenth Cavalry, fen from the lighter
ana dropped IN the sea Buckley" instant
ly sprang overheard and was swimming
with strong strokes 20 their aid, when the
lighter swung around ~ the tide and
crushed both before the courageous
"Buckey" could reach them.
when O'NdH was sheriff Of Yavapal
county be started out one day TO capture
a noted tram roobcr buckley followed
I..It Hoo ~
800 mics, and although he gained, still
the man kent a lead, and, finally, as the
Mexican boundary was amOst reached--a
boundary that meant freedom to the fugi
live" Buckley arritad AT "A farm house
Just toward nightfall and discovered that
tie man had stolen the best horse from the
stable ana gone on, about i've or SIX hours
in advance.
Though worn out II was plainly Buck
cys only chance, ana that AZ slim one. 10
Dash right ahfud without even waiting for
a fncai and he at once took up the trail
that led him directly out upon the last
stretch Of country this side Of the Mex
can frontier II was a trackiess desert,
and buckley had not gone four miles
when he saw, in the bright moonlight,
strange figure approaching. Riding UP il
proved 20 be the man he sought who had
discovered ana recognized hifn, and imme-
n.atcly upon 50 doing mad detached from
he bad been carrying, ana straight away
q fusladc between the two men began ID
was sharp quick work, and INA a moment
Buckley" had shot his antagonist in the
shoulder ana the man had thrown up his
hands.
Making fast the prisoner, Buckley"
turned his attention TO the woman, and
discovered that she was a school teacher
from the hamlet ne had lately passed
through, and that the train rObber had run
across her, lost, and faintlug from fatigue
ana exposure in the desert, whereupOn he
although la sight of liberty, had restored
the woman by giving her whisky and had
then put her on his horse and retraccd his
Steps. In order to get her back witnin easy
reach Of her home. This accounted Tor MS
capture. The woman begged Buckley" To
let the man 90, but, although sorely
tempted TO DO so, he refused. and conveyed
bis prisoner back TO Arizona, where he
was sentenced 70 life Imprisonment al
Yuma.
the woman was a well-boru New Eng
land girl As soon as her health WAS re
stored she went TO Arizona, besougLt Tho
Governor to pardon the prisoner and I'm
ally succeeded IN securing the pa on
though she had 20 camp on the Cover
nor's trail for a long time to induce him TO
order that act OF c.emency and 9oetic JUS
tice.