The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-25
ALLEY through which we had charged two days

valley through which we had charged two days
."'Bnt the n~ickname?" | finally ventured.
On, yis." he REPLIED. I'd clane forgot
There was a sudden, never forgetteble
llghtly, rapped q child,S toy drum with your
three PAGES up the incline OF the hill half a
dozen volunteers had been sitting in a semi
stretched out on his back. motioniess. be-
lore could get to my feet Seyenspot was bend:
nag over vel b R,v With 4 fr Il, i'd: 1.-THE Wounds e R6Sgi
shirt, exposing q small blue, almost bloodless
wound In the chest. He turned the lad over
ing profnsely. But he made no move TO band
age e, He Put his hand over the boys heart
shook his head, restored the aid package 10 his
hayersack, and stood up.
take G I'm d 20 tS 6sess; sld ne Sos s q lsgS We n T SnTHt
As they carried the poor lad down the hill
Again he was staring down the valley, There
was an intent look in his blue;gray eyes. and
i 'aSy e TSs%sS i tFses g tRst q do aRGfa tSe S St Sse dis,
over oTG iSs bullet S6 A. The h. f SiIi. at last esm ' lrnS d Esm
$hagrshco 5ters, ,SpotiS' / exclaimed as I
rI Sq lie! that one pn, Of US sw %ighi Gy9ye The g. billet lot
ofllcers2, il they're pick nc US, on from the rear
1t Is certainly easy TO clean them out"
with gun in land was about { to start tS over Z to
my own. CAPTAIN. who was not ten PAGES away.
sh nBS ai sE,t me n6 6ys" said id sse N,n i6e aisy,
o%ficer' Luck down yon a Bit" and putting
one hand back Of my head t. draw /, over il
valley. DO you say that long loine av black
speess al sprid out an moyin, through tn, tall
ioike whin they come to 4 cSoEeenoot tray. BE
aisy. bye. be aisy., They do be gettin thin.
van az q tonne. shure. the officers have eyes
Sure enough, with the Aid OF sevenspot's
keen eyes and knowledge. ! could see tnat the
OF our men in skirmish line us il with a fine
shooter they tumbled from his comfortable
Poor lad! % sighed Sevenspot. recurring to
the regent victim OF the shurpshooters. Poor
tn list av this days dead do raich tn States.
Shure. It's a sad thing, is A funeral an a buryin,'
part loike that whin Inc ould bunkie. Sixspot.
H.. IT y we're Re Ioiks, this. stixsn.ot were shot an
coorse he got Il foine discharge an a pinsion.
but, tn mark av Cain we're on him an no
hoonG about. tn barricks. still bunkin' with
me an, dom odd loight Jobs an wearin' a
G TE9fh1e e d isS; asher smddi RS9@t d fiS T III soctb was
said something about blood clots an his heart.
We'll. tn First Sargint detailed six rockies
70, lay him out an putt him dacint in his box.
Which. ye know. is proper-a rookie bein' used
t (, To,rruk an not VT accustomed to SOL
THAT avenin' 1 do be sittin' sad loike before
IN sb loire rel in n tn, eSSntpany room @noJ Thin ~ pha a sSho rid
!PIat's this?' sez 1. DO me eyes decaive
me or Is thot tleg az me ould friend sixspot
reposin' in tn woodboN?'
'shurc, sez one Of tn rockies. lolnd av pert
t. IS 'tis it, SCI | An ye'ye screwed me
An phwy notI' seq tn rookie. 'phat good
dc. he an 2uld woodin leg, to a did mani
R;t. S You tSy c@ @%Rp' hear %s; TT tie aG say nyn y hs ' an IT,
an unscrewed tn coffin an nut sixspot'ss leg
hesoide him dacint loike. An l could saw
thot he, tucked aisier an more reposeful: TIL
.o .Sa S5aT Tsfii T., Sf ISs p nv 5TTsntdTed' what
.Phat good, he exclaimed Indignantly.
"Phat Goodl Would ye have me mate me ould
about on wan fut loike a domned crane an
staggerin' around loike wan av these intox-
heated Cuban:land crabs. Plat good. indade.
Sevenspot suddenly bolted to his feet.
dotted his hat and stood at attention-his head
directions. expecting to see Gen, Shafter. at
least. Then | noted the sound OF music.
E,nh I'M, the Lt roI,rS IL E. Gn6a >, there ere. was va ,h but { one
1t was that of the Tenth Cavalry. a negro regi-
ment. On Sunday. July 3. Just before the flag
hillside and began to play. the bullets over
head singing an accompaniment. And the
first air they played was THE Star-Spangled
Banner
Now / had been taught to stand at attention
and present arms when the band played the
national air at dress parade. That was all. So
by the time I recovered from my SURPRISE the
band was playing something, else. Sevenspot
relaxed his rigidity and looking Town at me
said reproechfully:
"Whin We have learned to uncover and stand
at attinshun whin tn banu PLAYS Tn Star-r-r-
Spangled Banner thin i'll till ye thot sthory
about me cOG-no-min."
And was gone.