Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-02-23


The gunnery lleutenant-Gunnery |
Jack he was called afoat-roused him |
self with a start. 81 beg your par |
don, chaps" he said. 81 can think Of
nothing but that broken recoil spring
of my ~. It's hard lines to be hung
up like this just when you're wanted"
"Never mind, old man." said the ad-
jutant. you've made hit TIT she new
err fires another shot. Your mems
shooting has been an eye opener"
my old gunner's mate said when !
complimented him on a good shot,
We'll, sir, with fixed target and us at
anchor. too. when once we get the
range something's got to shift If
we'd had few big guns in the Zulu
turnout. we should have finished that
job bit quicker"
"Were you in that swim. too?" said
the major.
"Yes," said the lieutenant; 81 was a
young sub then-one Of old Dicky
Bradshaw's boys from the Shah.
South Africa runs in our family. My
| old dad was out here, too, in the Kattir
affair."
81 got that from him." he added. pro-
ducing from his tobacco pouch rather
dirty looking object like small eye
bolt or clock key with a hole in it.
1t was extremely heavy and hard and
as far as could be discovered through
it's outer coating Of tobacco ash and
| dust was of some metallic stone"
"What is it," said the war CORE
spondent. "a baccy stopper:'
"That's what use it for" said the
lieutenant, but by rights it's charm
for saving life"
81 know man myself" said the
major "who carries potato in his
pocket to keep off the rheumatism"
"rhis might save you from hang
ing" said the adiutant but it
wouldn't help you much if you were
drowning. It's extraordinarily heavy
for it's size"
at saved my life once" said the lied
tenant quietly.
"a warn, a yarn said the major
"Order, please. for the yarn OF the
mystic charm that keeps you from
{ harm and alarm. Pegs round first
Now, then, Gunnery John, unfold YOU
, curly tale" :.
81 must begin with the dad sait
Casemate. "He was out in the Nafhl
affair, as l said. in 1852 He was II
command Of the old Forty fourth
"Begad thought you'd got al
army back on YOU" said the major
"Why did you leave us, jeremiah"
= "You've heard of an old chief nam
ed Moshcsh?" resumed Casemate.
Eyes, but he was farther north
wasn't hep said the major. "1o'
mean Moscs?"
- "Thls was descendant of his,
expect. He was boss OF the shoV
among the niggers here in the earl
G dovs. He was the original early Dir
Il about these parts. Well, descendant
g of this old Johnny was captured o.
l. the Forty-fourth. and. owing to som
= hit of dirty work he'd been mixed u
~ with. our men wanted to chop him III
"But the guv'nor said, NO. dlscipl'n
- is discipline and chiefs chief' a
though. like the poor Indian OF VI
tutored mind, he clothes him befor
and goes bare behind He gave MI
a tent to himself and Bible to rca
and used to explain it to him I'D III
evenings after fighting hours
"Curious chap the guv'nor was Nv
7. heard him say that some OF the chiel
- questions used to keep him awake
night trying to think of the answers
!. "However, they got so thick Una
when they parted, the chief VINO wa
going down to the Cape for trlal' gay
Gu him this bit of stuff. He SAID u W.
tho most precious thing he could CIV
CIR him, 1t had belonged to Moshesh d.
- had been kept in the CHEERS !aul'
since the time Of Ham, | think. It WI
s.fe cure for ague and would guar
tho weorer against any form OF Viole'
= death. .,,, ,,s,
.rbe guy'nor said that as the resi-
~ the trial was so uncertain the chi
u had better keep 1t himself But !.
. old man said he would rather d'e 'l'
ANYTHING should happen to the guV u
and forced it on him."
The "Rummy chaps. these niggers' So
ND ~; tho odiutant, "where they take
ent oon fetch 'em with music too "A Il
dler can lead 'em anywhere, they Sd?
yves they'll follow him - WI
bricks" said the lieutenant. was
a ship once on the west coast 'l"' -
. r,ed a band, and the seedee boys ASK
thot nil the instruments might De s''
NOD oxcent the drum. taste TOT u
s,c ,s natural to them, like curly MAJ
- "Howeyer, to get back to the char
Tho Moor old mater, who hrmiy
uoves in the thing, made me prom.
to carry it. So I've kept ="
ont' nouch and used 1t las a pipe s'opl
ever since. .,o choh ,
}? ,,.o Tho Zulu scramble, OF cour
q stood Death OFF.
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