The San Francisco call., 1901-12-29
Major SayTeS' Battery
o0pyright. -. b RObert Howard RusseII.

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wv is, story books. is plumb onfre-
ouent IN Wolfville." He was
curiously examining Steven
sons Treasure Island" which he had
taken from my hand. THE nearest ap-
prosch 70 a Wolfvile cirk-latin' library
Which i recalls IS a copy Of Robinson
crusoe.' an that don't last long as one
time when Texas Thompson leaves il lay
IN on a char outside while he enters the
Red Light for the usual purpose a burTo
who's loafn' loose about the street smells
=. tastes II, approves Of it an tharJpon
oevours Il a whole lot.
- uatever do we do for amoosements?
We -isits the dance h5ll-not TO dance OF
course. sech frivol-ties bein' for Younger
an less dignihed sports. We goes over
thar more TO give our countenance an
Endorsements 10 Hamilton, who runs said
hurdT-gurdy an who's mighty proper
citizen. We says, 'How% TO Hamilton,
ibates, an uebby watches EN- balance
ali or swing your partners minute or
two an then proceeds. Then thar's Hug
gins Bird Cage Op'ry-hOuse an now an
then we-al floats over thar an takes IN
The dramv. But mostly we camps about
the Red LiEht-tlle same, as I iutimates
former. bein' q common stampin' ground
rs thar we finds each other an When
rhar's norhiD' dOin' we Upholds the hours
-ailfl' tales an Eossipin' about cattle an
country Now an then thar's a vis.tir'
Ee1c in town who can onfold q story. In
>ech event he's made q heap OF an be
comes TIE star Of the cvcnin' right off the
r-.f-
'Taar's a Major Sayres We meets up
with o1co In 'EVOlfvile-hes thar on cat
+'o matters with Old Man Enright-an'
rc.ai's how he grows plenty absorbin'
--uChiH some ri his adventures in that
W ~ The Rebellion. This we're Major
-. by the way. is, 50 7 Understands.
- ~ nor o. Texas right now. This we're.
however. is long prior TO his bein' chief
magistrate tlat away
at-s rasseI Of Us-Bosgs. Tut
Cherokee an Texas Thompson n-procras-
tinat:n' round the Red Light when En-
right fntrc5occes this we're Major Say9ez.
Him an EuriEhr's been chargin' about ali
day over hv the Cow Springs, an jest
rode fu. This we're major is easy an
friendly. an Ii Amt longer than the third
drink before be shows symptoms of be-
In v5-lin' to talk.
50 (which 7 ain't been in the saddle 50
long says this we're major. while him
an ErciElt is considerin' how far they
goes since sUn-up, since Mister Lee sur
renders
You takes yoUr part, major says En-
right. who's ropin' for 2 reminiscenCe
that --waZ. 'i1 them battles Of the late
49, believes
80 j should shOrelv say So says the ma
tor Ut turns ont he's plumb easy 70 gel
started. I'm twenty-five years old. come
next grass. when Texas asserts herself as
part Of the cOnfed'racy. an ] picks up a
hand an PLAYS it with them other patri-
Ctic vOOtLs Of mV region Which enters
the artillery hut bein' as we don't have
10 cannon ncne at the jump. ] gets de-
tailed as a aide Ontl something resemblin'
2 battery comes pOkin' along. ] goes
pHmb through that carnage from soup
70 nuts. an while I'm shot up some as
days 80 by it's alters been source of
felic' tation to me. personal. that I never
slsys no man mysc'f Shore. ] orders my
battery to fire. later when 7 gets bat
terry. an ondoubted them commandments
iuaUg'rates adds to an swells the ghost
census right along. But Of nay own hand.
IT'S ever been a matter Of congratulations
10 me that i don't down nobody an never
takes slzelD.
As 7 turns them leaves Of days that's
gone T don't now remember but one in
dfvidy0oaI oDenin' for blood that ever pre-
seute frse'f. An after cousiderin' the case
in all it's b'arin's refOoses the oppor-
tuuity an the chance goes Glidin' by. As
q result tlsr's probably one more Yank
IN earth than otherwise. An now that
peace is ycre am we all is earnestly set
tim down ae'in to he brothers Moth an
South. Pm free TO say ] Regards that eX-
ira Tank as q advantage. Shore, he's 4
asset
:" Tell us how YOU fails 10 elect this
Yankee person. major says Faro Nell.
who's perched on her stool as lookout for
Cherokee's game, which I'm plumb inter
csted every time that some one don't get
killed
"I recounts that exploit with pleas
ure' says the major. bowin' p'lito as Moo
Orleans first cirllles an touchin' his ha.
10 Nell. It's one day when were i'm .
fgW The line OF battle is mebbE
stretthed out half a mile. As ] sui 'gests
I'm a-praddlin' round permiscUs with so
stated arena Of effort that away. carry
sn' dispatches an tUrnin' in at anything
that offers as handy as 1 can ! m sent
rral with 2 dispatch from the left 20 the
extreme right Of our lines.
d. when we goes into this yere siriu1-
mage we jumps them Lincoln people
somewhat unexpected. 1hey has their
blankets an knapsacks on, an as they
frames themse'fs up for the struggle, they
casts Of this ycre baggage. an thar it
lays 2 wind-row of knapsacks, blankets
.ll' haversacks mighty near a half mile
iu length across tIe plain. As veal rcbs
has been puslhn' them Yankees back a
v-Iole Tot. this we're W-iIld-row ISL to
our r'ar a heap. j goes canteriR' along it
o1 my mission to the far right with them
OGCcrs.
"'Of a sudden an without word Of
~Svvarnin' q big Yauk leaps Up from where
hes been burroHin' down among all this
ycre plurdcr, an snaps q Enfield rife in
nay face. 7 pulls my boss back so he's
almost settin' on his hooks; an. between
us. gents. that unexpected sOrtie by this
SarA comes mighty near surDrisiu me
glUEg Out Of the saddle, I'm that amazed
PLt the Enfield don't go of none; an
with that, the Yank throws her down an
starts 10 run. lie shorely does Vanlos with
L. L. ..r,E Il.