The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-14

would be bound, hand and foot, prisoners
of a revengefui enemy.
Their talk bec4me excited Something
was being discussed with great interest
and moment. The suspense was awful
Minutes passed as hours Our skins would
cringe when the thought of a volley liable
to be fired into our bodies at any moment
occurred to us.
Fears of Discovery.
Would they never leave? Their CONVEX
sation warmed The khaki-clad officer said
a word, and then they faced about, re-
entered the road and passed down II out
of sight, one officer alone remaining with
the foot soldiers, who gave some direc-
lions to the orderles, and the horses were
led across the road and hitched. We slow
II, raised our mud besmeared faces. The
infantry still looking and chattering in
the tWangy language of their tribe, We're
holding their ground We heard the OF
fcer in command say something ABOUT
sauua" in Spanish, then, few worus OF
command followed. They instantly came
to the attention. moved I onward I'LL
tho center of the column was opposite us,
wheeled TO the right by tours and stack
ed their arms Aqua" that mean water.
We knew thew would soon break ranks
and 90 70 some place, we knew not where,
tn renlenish their water bottles. so tar,
+bep we had been unobserved. But we
remembered that just few yards 10 the
rear of US, and in a direct line from our
enemies was ripping stream or crystal
water We exchanged looks. on, what
1ool,st The sergeants expression was aw-
~ and I knew mine to be none better.
IJaro tbev, came: 500 of them were moving
+oUard MS Was it too late to run? No.
,,yhisnered Come on" We were ABOUT 10
risa ana make a wild dash for life when
= sbarn blast of trumpet was sounded 10
our front. All stopped in their tracks an
other trumpet Gala rush TO arms. me
oa5cers came tearing back and remount-
ed. lila. +ba+ NOS 70
IA ar souls into eternity. That we had
been discovered we were sure.
Roomi A loud report from our rear II
u,ae Enthusiastically a cannon shot. An IN
stan+ later a shrieking shell passed over
ar heads and tore its way through a
etone sugar storehouse 100 yards aheao'
rending demolition everywhere IN that VI
cinity. -..,,o,, .toir di,,ir-
~ mI ,,onnts in a wild effort to secure
aod Orf they rode at a breakneck rate
81 ,.ica paddies and small bitches in the
direction Of the bamboo thickets beyond
the open. -..., .or,,oirad stead
fast. They kept their close lorihaVioii' i"o
ing us. ed
ventured to raise my head a tribe
btober when I noticed the sergeant put
ting his face through a series of grlmaces
rat would tend to make II as muscular
az his brawny arms. His struggle was IN
vain: he could not help the sheezeo' ho'
once hut twice, and once again.
rive hundred ears pricked up ana as
,,anv pairs of eyes were thrown upon US
r. was but a second till a dozen rifles were
,aieed 10 as many shoulders, the muzzies
aII nointing in our direction
AZ last effort TO save our lives yeIieu
70 The sergeant to follow, ana starten
djsorderly retreat toward our lines
Rooml Was it volley? No; another
shot from the cannon. The sheh STRUCK /,
batween our enemies and ourselves ana
exnloded. The sky was filed win every
thiag. we looked back over our shouIo-
ers hut could not see the red uniforms I"'
| flying debris - a cr,,irc,
screaming. Reconstruction mass OF hu-
nanitv breaking through the bamnoo on
ne farther side of the road. we naheu'
Tbare they went, over bikes and ditches'
All organization had fed with the "lhus
In their wild efforts 10 escape the next
shot from our artillery 1T.
Now we were safe and sauntered Ia4l,y
back 20 the ennnanY. giving our heal's