The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-07-21

II HappenGu JUST ABOUT Buu19Wus a Me y
took a few shots at US. then went in IL
camp just over bill from where we
were camped.Z We could hear them
holding powwows and singing while
making preparations to dangle our
scaips in their belts the next day.
Il remember / sat looking into the
campfire that night. wishing ] Was back
home and wondering what In thunder
to do. when the old sergeant came over
10 me and asked:
Lieutenant, sou don't think we can
lick tibet hull outfit, do you ?''
No, sergeant; / don't What do you
think we'd better do?'
- Well, / think we he'd better build
up big fire, so they kin see 1t, then
drift out OF this
And we did. We struck trail and
followed II all that night. About day.
light we found ourselves on Hill top
and right in the center of an old. de.
serted Indian village. Twas that
nights trip that first gave me my high
appreciation of the much maligned old
government mule. Every mule in that
pack train seemed to understand thu
situation and there wasn't a whimpei
or bray from any one Of the lot until
we had put a good nights travel be.
tween us and that gang Of redskins.
1--WE didn't have any more trouble In
getting back 10 the fort, though We
crossed a number OF warm trails OF
bands. met the chief when he came
Into the fort long time after to make
peace. and he told me how many times
he had shot at me on that trip and
couldn't understand how II was that
he never got me.
1.-THE wound that got at Los Quay.
mas. In Cuba, was another lucky one
too. You remember, Sellers. how A and
- troops of the regiment were lined UP
that day at the foot Of the hill, and
we were getting perfect hell Of fire
from the Spanish cntrenched up on
top Of the him Well, I was walking
up and down before my battalion. and
had orders 20 hold them fast TO pro
tect our right flank from the enfilade
fire on the right. l had just turned
around and waved my glove at them to
hold fast. and dropped my hand TO my
side again, when a Mauser struck me
in the arm, II hadn't dropped my
arm just as did. the bali would have
cut me straight through the center,
IL turned me around and knocked me
down, but In a short time / gathered
myself up, went to the rear TO see how
badly ] was hit. and found that the
bone was badly shattered. Ii was
three days before had the wound at
tendsd to. There was lump on tho
inside of my arm. and when the sur.
geon examined II he said II was a piece
Of bone sticking out, and that he would
have 70 cut IL out. He made cut across
the lump and out popped the bullet
end first. II II had come straight
as most OF them do. II would never
have stopped in the arm, but went on
straight through me.
"The following day I wandered
around back Of the firing line trying to
help the poor fellows that were worse
of than l was, and remember seeing
Que Of the A troop boys-.Tluek o'Nieil's
coming down the road with
tears running down his checks and
thought he must be wounded badly
lie saw me and yelled;
"Heiio. major. where IA the firing
line' told him II was away on ahead
In the other direction. but the fight
was over.
Then be seemed 10 feel worse than
ever. and broke out with as choice
lot OF ornamental euss words as ever
heard mule driver get rid OF. and
wound up by saying:
"'It's a shame that a Teller comes
all the way here from Arizona 10 fight
and then gets knocked out by the eli
mate within few yards Of the firing
line
THAT forced march was the hardest
ever saw. Packed down with about
80 pounds OF blankets. rations and 9th.
er stun IN that hot country, we double.
luIckcd right by the regulars. that
were coming up al good stlif gait, too
right straight into trouble. Fellows
would drop out of the ranks along the
line Of march like they were shot, some
~ 'em wouldn't come 20 for a day or
two after and some never were right
afterwards.
TEDDY Roosevelt came over TO my
tent AZ four o'clock In the morning
after the fight and woke me mp to tell
me that the Arizona boys made his
regiment. He said he knew that knew
II, but wanted Co tell me that be knew
IL and wanted 10 tell II first
"There's a fellow, that Teddy; full
~ life, ylgor and energy, that enjoys
living aud lighting. was Ia New
York after he was elected governor and
went over to Albany 20 call on him
at the capitol. hardly expected "a
see him. as he was busy. but thought
I'D just send In my card TO let him
know was Ia town. met the seere.
tary at the door and asked him 10
take In my card TO the governor. He
told me there was no use. the governor
was busy on some important case or
other. and there were several delega.
lions Of lawyers arguing something be-
fore him | insisted that be take in
the card. anyway. and handed II To
him, lie took look at Il and wen, In.
In minute he came back with a smile
on his face aud said that the governor
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