The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-19
rom IN rnoSr OF saNrrAoo.
Private scvsnspot Entertains Some Volun'
teers with n Tale of Western Life.

ana MS Dunkle nuu IOuuu blmb blth W. q
couple OF extra shelter halves and put up a sun
proof loafnR place on Misery Hill. II soon at
tracted a number OF visitors. They wore
~loupRinR In the shade EARNING about their e6-
periences and sensations during the lombard
ment, when Private Sevenspot OF the Steenth
Regular Infantry came along. The awning
showed n decided tendency TO go 1ippity- flop
In the light breeze that was blowing and Sew
snspot surveyed It with q grin. Then he
ducked under It and made himself comforta-
bic on q blanket.
"Whin 1 first solghted H." he remarked re-
ferring to the awning. Il thought IL were tn
Monday washin' nv q female boarding school
hung out to dry. Thin remlmberln' tn habits
av tn natives In regard to clothln' or tn lack
av II an also to washin'. l bethought me that
twere:loikely a squad nv Spaniards. aich av
thin fyin' q flag nv truce. Shure, It's tn first
canvas l liver saw swung with safety pins. Is
there such a thing about as q drop av drink"
There was a chorus OF headshaKes in re-
Spouse and som one suggested that there
was water.
"Wather for a dry man an whiskey for q
thirsty wan" said Ssvenspot, Il happin' to be
dry. 30 av yell pass tn ~canteen I'll absorb a
little typhoid"
sevenspot took a y outhtul and spat It out In
disgust.
"Ughl" he exclaimed. 'shure. It's warm an
fat an STALE"
1.-THE iceman didn't call this morning" said
Private Stone sarcastically. and the refrlRor-
ator is at the repair SHOP"
I'm thinkin'," retorted Sevenspot. that
It's moro loikely tn fault av tn hired gyurl
who's not accustomed to kapein' house with
tn hivins for q roof an tn horizon for side
walls. Av yell pass me a mess knife I'll con-
sthruct O wee bit av q refrigeration an In tn
,oorse av half an hour well have a canteen full
nv cool wather."
A knifs was produced AMI Sevenspot began
to dig a hole In the ground In the shade OF the
awning.
How did the shrapnel strike your" asked
Stone as he watched the work Of excavation.
"Shure." said Sevenspot. vigorously jabbing
the knife into the tough upper crust OF earth,
they did not strike me at all. at all. Av they
had I'd not be here. 'Twould be mesilf in
| stead av TIL canteen that would made both
blu ryin' an GOBLIN.
"Av ye'd asked were 1 brighten cd" he con-
tinued. I'D answer We both Wis an no. I've
no desoire to shake hands with ayther shell or
shrapnel. But 1 were not scared stiff. l
niVer we're but wanst. an that were by tn mad
dog at Mulligan's Hallway House. That
were at Cheyenne. MulliRan said it were
called tn Half Way House because II were half
way betwane tn English clubhouse an the
railroad cattle corral. But me ould bunkie
Sixspot said 'twere 80 called because whin q
man got to polishin' his insoides with tn var
nish sold at Mulligan's bar he were half way to
nell. intoirely.
BE thQt as It may. Mulligan ran a hotel as
waither gyurls thot iyer mpted a soldier to
iorswear the army. Sllure. tn day atther pay
m ma all tn min in th, barricks at RUSSELL,
for tn dining room at Mulligan's an sit there
an, gorge hash thot they'd gag over at mess,
tIQf m nav wn a " Thin lTytt rlc url tr-n nd
thin an passin' thin pepper an salt an taffy
talk; Slch smirkin, an grinnin' an blInkin'
were niver saw or heard before or since. An
si!xsMEot an were tn worst av tn lot.
over S~lxspot's shoulder an ratthle her petit
coats an, let wan av her front curls tickle his
ear an thit she'd whisper sort av confidential
vo mPo tn could could; .t saltt; fat pork be saysoned to
sRs k ,ofE. It ! I b1t H jiTt II h. SANE e0Ifs he'd sn4 row. up his
band on u third button from the top av his
""'Shure' Miss o'Nale. tits delicious in
tolrely. II do be remoindin' me av TIL lovely
PIRATES, With their Jackets on. that me mither
A thin another wan named Mary Ann
TSould lean oyer tn back az me chair, tn, ruff
neck. an she'd say confoidin'-Ioltoes With her
eyes all a-sparklin' an luckin' entoicin' as. a
: How beautiful Norah Jane do be luclin,
this day. sergeant sivinsPot?, Yo1ll be faifliin'
In l9ve t With her immejutly. I'm thinkin,T
Miss o,Brien. ye are tn wan an ownly
ne life. Shure. whin 1 luck at ye. It's but a
lit tlnst swate com uIsion 'tw"uld take to make
An so Sixspot an / would sit there an ate
an ate until tn Dootch cook tould Mulligan
rhino ceiasF t Ia 70 ka Ass'i his p n4 nut j GRASS A nor Z
you iTer saw a rhinoccroS ate green grass
yoHli know pwhat thot names II win. on in
sick with IT, desoiret9r our discharges an a
wen; wan day afther paEmasther ,slxspot
talked an erinned iii we could so iSio ate en- no sG more are
an thin az eoorSe we had no excuse for stayin'
an tested tn quality av tn furniture polish
EPhwat Ma!iigan sold for whiskey. Byzthin
thrY atein' again. We VIM. Shure NM Mary TS
sS1si oB Dh iva H. brought ought ths fade ,se sal1 5hsyd
Nuiligan's hash an retrayted to tn, barroom.
were decaivers an also plannIp' torture for tn
we're suddIniy walked up mSi BY wan ant terrible t mn dinil
aoide me an Sittdini', up. IN i tn 'bb he'd. With his hi.
eyes StiSIin' out az his head l9ike doorknobs.
our uniforms TN gas were turned down low
An, cnyoortin' around tn big room there
we're a Dig mongrel dog. rampin'. ravin' mad.
upon thin. but nlyer did I see a dog rs mad
ns mot wan. He'd stand upon tn middle av
dlyii. An thin he'd make a wild dash at us
an bunt hiR head ~forpinst tn footboaId av tn
bed; Thin he'd run his head against ali four
walls av tn room in howlIn' rage. An thin with
IN foam driprin' from his Jaws, ned iope
furniture an howlin' lolke a coyote. / were
scared stin. ] were a Twin corpse with me
oody, and muscles in cold storage. | Tucked
at Sixspot an Sixspot Tucked at me. an we
both opened our mouths. simultaneous TO
Yell but nayther could makeia domned squeak.
but yhlE, tn mad dog got upon tn back av
a chair he'd KNOCK down an began ulimbin'
b back ickv Lettin, out : yell Ithot ratified til
S5nngs' ! climbed to IN tor, av tn, head;
With thot slxspot began to Climb
S wnu, 6eSid soL me. az fearinI the headboard
twice before ] rayalized th",cnwardlv linn aGIi