The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-12
THROWS OF TWO ROCKIES.
EFFECT, Of 4 DESIRE TO PAY $40
TO SHAKE A DOLLAR THIRST.
$4,000 Won at n Novel Game with Dice,
the Camp Barber Supplied with shaving
Paper, and Sicknnmes Acquired by Two
$4,000 Won nj

H@OiOUu won NJ " novel 6nue Win Dice,
the Camp Barber Supplied with Shaving
Paper, and Nicknames Acquired by Two
Soldiers on FurlnuGh Mt Denver.
On july & my regiment broke camp on San
Juan Hill aud marched four or Ave miles
around tho San Juan ridge to q new camp On
what we came later to call Misery Hill" 1t
was a blazing hot day and the country was
rough. We were In heavy marching order and
the persistent. parrot-like Close up. mem
OF the Corporals served to aGGrnvate the broli-
ing heat OF the sun. We hadn't Gonefnr when
we passed a big pond. tdodred out OF line.
saturated my handkerchief with the cooling
huld, stuck II In my hat and fell back into posi-.
ton. The result was funny or otherwise. ac-
cording to tho onIooker's knowledge OF the
cause, NV fnce was rod with.heat aud eNer-
ton and great rivers of water ran down it and
poured in 1t stream from the point OF ms chin.
The men In my " squad, who knew the
origin OF the deluge. looked at me and
chuckled. But tle regulars who lounGed in
groups along the line OF match stared nj me
with serious faces and bullying eyes. and eX-
changed and shouted after me:
Hey! Billy Bunkic. you're meltin'!'
Fall out. Bill Buukie. fall out!"
just then we came abreast OF a group OF
men from the 'Steenth Regular Infantry.
Among them was Private Sevenspot, with
whom l had struck up a friendship the day
We landed on Cuban soil. He took one look. in
which amazement and concern struggled
for mastery. at my deluged countenance. and
then with n bound was in step beside me.
Fall out. me byei' he exclaimed. with a
helping hand on my elbow. Fall outi Shure.
in tin minutes It's but a puddle voull be-
Then he was of at a dog trot to the head OF
my com ANY. and n moment later fell back
with my Captain beside him.
"Shure. Captain" he exclaimed. pointing to
my drenched countenance. while the mon In my
squad tilted their campaign hats down on their
noses to hide their Erins, =" It's meltin' away
to nothin' he is. before tn very eyes of yel'
Fall out and follow when YOU cant said
my superior. and: a minute later l was en-
loving the grateful shade Of a tree and the
l had convinced him that had no Intention
OF turning waterspout he grinned and said:
dc. be .wearin' a rale blue uniform"
"A blue uniform!' exclaimed. Did you
EXPECT he'd wear green bed-ticking like a
NJ oye." said seyenspot, "a uniform is loike
wan ay these little Cuban alligathors-yis. liz
ards-.'tis blue or yellow accordin' u phwat lis
on: Win salute an officer salute the uni.
If 10 Il pv e F1Sl si SS% a biz Eo io %y 'Ae ,FbwH a TsIG q man Etp
four? Tn ignorance av We is lam-entahle. But
min you're ownly tin; list tin, | could make
is tn ould- fas hioned military salute that had
four motions TO 18th new wan has hut two.
IL pNhly ukllIpNIllt IolSlllu It'lIl IIlNuI
gets n big four fro;n me-. III too long n dough-
boy to think that a lame iIbow makes a CorporiL.
good officers in tn volunteers5 II may be.
But But it,s n agi 9sn tn, reg rfegiIoEshTns az nature.
cubators s.' a r roosther chicken ff 9 p fhTynS - shut
IL a hinhouse stays yellow longer than, wan
thot runs in a stp6bleoileld There do he
campaign in tn opin. with non-conis from tn
regulars to {, larrup EN-. they need.
It's well j mimbe whin me ould hunkie,
sixspot. an | we're rockies. an hadn't learned
but wan day in tSilve tn Steenth were thraus-
thin. with wan years savin's, thot we got our
first lave nv absinre. An twas thin we got
wild with II; desire to pay tin dollars to
train TO Dipver. A. tn, stayshun a man in
'Byes. It's tickled to death ! am to say
SS STi t you've 4" hea$:d va az me s! fre@Hin T'f for Tn I'm
q, of; wheeler phwat used to be in tn
With thot he grabs us be tn ar-rums an
an, t SIisS IS fl s TerY l. n h ish Te Mr@s i hIon aG b ssbre.
But list III same. I observed thot this off,
thot he walked with TIL arrum highest your
pocketbook. lookin.' longer than tn other wan.
An his owes were full OF flank moyemints. an
ALTOGETHER he we're a man you miGht' suspect
av stain IN scars av a wounded soldier. Also
an waIkin on his hales as il he were in fear av
oneXpsctedly, matin' some wan.
Me frind.' seq |. as we whit
slow around wan corner. 'av ye have n bis
Their on your tut. let me recommind thot We
0G #hn T2haT IN Wn E24F s%iei IN, lins.h nv parade
ground he tuck us to an ilIigant saloon.
SIT down, me 9uid comrades seH he. nm
order phwar We will for fade an dr-riHk.
Shure. It's a 1uare thing av an ouId mimber
Of the ,,Steenth. phwat's now wealthy. cnnnct
oufd reGimint.'
With that Slxspot order boiled potatoes
wnnst, fearin; there moight he a rush nv bust.
ness, ar, all IN glasses in use whin he wanted
.Sez i, sayin' III Dootch waither GRIMM
loike, II man with no taYth. SEE /: Make thot
double an, be domned q~uick'or tn Lutheran
mans sowl this noight.
When we had putt away III new-fanGled
more crookin, AZ ilbows, tn oil wheeler paid
an say III ,foinest wimmin, an dancin' I'M
Singh th3t liver KEN over III divide
.her. lad. with boxes round III gallery an cur
tains 10 EN- an wimmin Ieekin' ont nv thin.
W VIM. ,h ws1s wan q mH MTmpH Win 9R I mi s5% sTSb oh S %Ht
boyin' gloves. m oir.wheoIrr, said She we're
an met m lady, sixspot ordered one dozen
khioStS "N bcCl " Nc-lNV an IL bOitlllt NV
cham pag-nie for tn off. wheeler an tn lady.
Which, was right snyin', thot / could niyer
dr-rin.: .swaytened wather an wind. We
dr.linked an talked an min III lady asked
SIEsi.oI Tor wan dollar l2r Inrk from thn change
SiYspot TO be Goin' IN we whit. III, OF -wheelcr
2oin'. too. He tuck as to a long hall forninst
tn theayther with, all sorts av games bein'
played. He. pointed thin out wan by wan IN
dilrerent-loike until he KEN to u game run be
. large. red-nosed man with a ploog hat. Thin
siz he:
g 'BeGorrah!' This do be a new wan on me-
an. Sc he, to th, red-n"sed man: How do this
game be playedg'
With thot tn red-nosed man explained
thot ihelc be eight dolce In tn box an forty
nOomSers on tn board. from eight to forty
eight. An thot II were wan dollar II throw an
slathers nv money TO win. Tn o!f-wheeler
putt up wan dollar an, had SiNspot throw tn
dolce for, him. list 70. luck; sez he. Shure IN
oil wheeler Won 5000 on that wan throw. an
III red-nosed man paid il cool loike rs il twere
II common thing. We shuck hands all round
an tuck a drink. Then sez tn OF wheeler TO
e 'Shure. It's lucky you are with tn dolce
box. III putt No wan othe" dollar nm you
throw III dice ag'in an what we win we'll d.