Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-02-28

campfire that night. wishing was back
home and wondering what in thunder
to do. when the old sergeant came over
TO me and asked:
"Lieutennnt. you don't think we can
lick thet hull outfit. do your"
"'No. sergeant; don't What do you
think we'd better do?
"'Well, think we he'd better build
up a big fire, SO they kin see 1t. then
drift out OF this
"And we did. We struck trail and
followed It all that night. About day
light we found ourselves on hill top
and right in the center OF an old, de-
serted Indian village. 1t was 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 the
situation and there wasn't a whimper
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 TO the fort, though we
crossed a number Of warm trails OF
bands. met the chief when he came
into the fort a 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 IL was that
he never got me.
"The wound that I got at Los Quay
mas, In Cuba, whs another lucky one.
too. You remember, Sellers, how A and
B troops OF the regiment were lined up
that day at the foot Of the hill, and
we were getting a perfect hell OF fire
from the Spanish entrencbed up on
top OF the hill2 Well, was walking
up and down before my battalion, and
had orders to hold them fast 10 pro-
tect our right flank from the enfilade
fire on the right. had just turned
around and waved my glove Mt them TO
hold fast. and dropped my hand to my
side ngain, when a Mauser struck me
in the arm II hadn't dropped my
arm Just rs ! did, the bali would have
cut me straight through the center.
II turned me around and knocked me
down, but in n short time gathered
myself up, went TO the rear 10 see how
badly | was hit, and found that the
bone was badly shattered. II was
three days before | had the wound at
tended to. There was a lump on the
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 to cut II out He made a cut across
the lump and out popped the bullet,
wrong end first. II IL 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 wandered
around back OF the firing line trying 10
help the poor fellows that were worse
of than | was, and remember seeing
one Of the A troop boys-Buck O'NielPs
company. coming down the road with
tears running down his cheeks and
thought he must be wounded badly.
lie saw me and yelled:
"'IIello, major, where is the firing
llnel' told him II was away on ahead
In the other direction, but the fight
was over.
"Then he seemed to feel worse than
ever, and broke out with as choice a
lot OF ornamental cuss words as ] ever
heard mule driver get rid Of, and
wound up by saying:
"Tt's shame that fcller comes
all the way here from Arizona to fight
and then gets knocked out by the eli
mate within few yards Of the firing
line
"Thnt forced march was the hardest
I ever saw. Packed down with about
80 pounds Of blankets, rations and 9th.
er stuff In thnt hot country, we double.
quicked right by the regulars. that
were coming up Mt = good N gait, too,
right straight into trouble Fellows
would drop out Of the ranks along the
line OF march Ike they were shot some
OF 'em wouldn't come to for day or
two after and some never were right
afterwards
"Teddy Roosevelt came over 20 my
tent at four o'clock in the morning
after the fight and woke me up TO tell
me that the Arizona boys made his
regiment. lie said he knew that knew
II, but wanted to tell me that he knew
Il and wanted TO tell II first.
"There's fellow that Teddy; full
OF life, vigor and energy, that enjoys
living and hghting. | was in New
York after he was elected governor and
went over TO Albany TO call on him
at the capitol hardly expected to
see him. as he was busy, but thought
I'd just send In my card 20 let him
know | was In town, met the secrc-
tnry at the door and asked him TO
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 delegu-
tions Of lawyers arguing something be-
fore him. insisted that he take in
the card. anyway, and handed It TO
him. He took look at II and went ln.
In a minute he came back with a smile
on his face and said that the governor
wanted me to come right in.
"When went In he sQuinted across
The room TO see who II was, held up his
hands at the fellows talking, and
rushed across the room TO me with
both hands stuck out-thc same old
Teddy | knew in Cuba After he
talked few minutes he turned, waved
his hand at the waiting lawyers with
look on his face as much rs to say;
See what rot have TO stand all the
time then said; IT'S fun being gov
ernor, though, and rather like it,
~ third shot guess would get me.
but I've got enough Of H. All want
now is for that mine ot mine near Wick
srbcrg TO pan out and I'll be satisfied" "
-Globe-Democrat,
BiH TrainiORd Of Oranges,
Recently train carried 50 carloads