Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-31

riders had gathered under a tree for shci.
ter. They had had nothing to eat nil day
n were sympathizing with one another
over their ill-fortunc. "It's tough luck
said one, 'hut we'll just hive to grin and
bear it. I am about starved all the
samc." A trooper from one of the West
ern companies happened to I've passing the
tree, and he heard the last remark. Going
up to the speaker he slapped him on the
back and, opening his blouse. pulled out
some hardtacks. "Sorry yer in SIGH tough
luck, pard," he said. II ran in a streak
of luck today and got ten hardtacks.
Here, YOU take half of EN-" ''Thanks.
old man." was the grateful rejoinder. I'm
only take four. l guess that will dol"
AS the Wcsterncr walked off the other
rough rider turned around and gave each
of his companions a hardtack. The next
morning the Western man was surprised
to receive a visit from Col. Roosevelt, and
still more surprised when the colonel
thanked him for the bareback he had Civ.
en- him the night before.
Eight Of the ten casualties upon the
American ships in the battle of Santiago
were ruptures of the car drums. One of
the cases was that of Lieut.. Harrison of
the Oregon, who stuck his head out of n
turret just as a th%irteen-ineh rife was
fired, and had the full benefit of the noise
of the explosion. The drums of both ears
were l%acerated, and for a time he was
totally deaf. The gunncrs on the battle.
ships are accustomed to plug their ears
with cotton to protect them, but they
were out for the usual weekly inspection
on n vNo0nnP,,1 Soh1,o<1, II, on,,sr, ,,,h,o.. H..
vera's fleet appeared, and rushed to their
guns without thinking Of cotton OF anj-.
thing else.
Lieut.. Frank p. Hayes of Troop l. of
the rough riders, which was commanded
by the gallant Capt. Capron. is a resi-
n of Oklahoma and enlisted at Fort
Sill. He is of small physique, but is grit
to the backbone, knows what to do in an
emergency, and talks al he shot, to the
point. In camp befo:e Santiago, after
every excuse for a meal, Hayes would
Franklin" AT first nobody understood
this curious grace after meat" but at
last an explanation was Forthcoming.
"You know. boys, Benjamin Franklin was
the old duffer who used to say that you
ou6AI anyways = v SeI up AEOul u lueul reel.
ing as IL you could eat n little more.'
That's what We do"
.:-:-
The luck of war is a queer thing, says
a member of the band of the Thirty-third
Michigan. We used to talk about that in
Cuba before the fighting began, figuring
out what chance a man had to get killed.
We'll, there was another chap in the band;
he played the trombone, and he used to
laugh and say that the Spaniards couldn't
spoil his business, anyway; they might
shoot his legs off, or shoot his arms off,
or shoot all through his body. so long as
they didn't kill him; and when he came
out of the wal he'd be able to go on play
ing the trombone just the same. All he
needed to do that was his mouth. Well.
sir, when we got into the fighting a Maui
ser bullet came along and struck Mr..
Trombone Player right in the mouth, and
he'll never blow another note on a from.
bone as long as he lives.
A certain old colonel, who had served
all through the civil war and who had los,
one of his eyes at the battle of Gettys-
burg, was very indignant because he was
put aside as physically incapacitated.
Filled with wrath. he journeyed to Wash
ington, and the President, after listening
to his plea, said kindly: But, my good
Col. j., you have only one eye.'' 'Just
SO, sir" was the prompt rejoinder, "but
can't you see the great advantage of my
having only one eye? When 1 aim my
gun l will not have to close the other"
He fought at Santiago.