The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-07
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The Madnes of Benito Flores.
(By Leo Crane)
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Copyright, lsV<, Dy hopert howard Nus'
For The Post.
"whllo I've had good many headaches
In me tlms,r remarked old Sergeant Mac
MINUS, leaning his chair back against the
WALL but never nothin' to compete with
the outrageous fury o. the little potbellied
niger. Perhaps ye may hev' nenrd o. tue
little fclIer who run amuek mp near DAgu'
PAM" be asked casually OF the listening
group. Tit men shook their heads, foi
they we're a new lot just out from the
states. and as green as grass in springtime,
The sergean: had had his hands full trying
TO beat some Of his discipline into them
before their going up country, where the
rebels wo1ld put the dainty finishing
touches, Occasionally however, no would
prop himself back in corner OF the white
washed barrack, and hold forth TO the re-
spectful attention of an entire company.
well, then we may take me word that
be was wonderous terror. lie stood ony
four an half In height, an he was quite
lengthy bout the waist but for all mat,
his movements were equal 10 Vest in1au
harrycnne In motion. I've had Inc hands
dipped Into three wars-the great Dig annl'
hack IN the cos, a fierce litlie one out an
outer down on the Gillian coast. an tails
ruinpus, which i6 by no means a gentle
argument but the lump sum of II al
wouldn't balance the worry caused by that
roaming lunatic
ave hrst heard the news that ne were
loose from the DBgupau, where he had
most killed four men an had been chased
through the jungle nigh onto mile by
Ban Fernando, where / happened 10 be-
along With the Seventh. was some thirty
fldy miles, an every yard o. the wny tnat
escaped hyena did som thin atgoclous 49,
~ IN hWI ain Inn IIufH mao
the whole country waa In state OF wlhi,
e;ed terror an We had orders to suooJ
hin, on sight.
"Mos' people JUS thought he was an or
dnory mnddencd native ta1t somoop. maj
wate.Cured gently for tine sake q. ll- suui
but | knew better ne lads. an there Yer,
few people who know as much as m,sou
about that little mutter-Uu'y tour other,
well, SAY nge then, cause there was IN,
woman, The Rear Rank KIN o. It, an
the up Oh. WhH si.Hl-t f#t ... t.N.t.
~ the rear rank knew &c." said q yanng
fellow, there must have been more thJu
four IN the secret"
"Ah, not so fast laddy. not SO FAST Tho
Rear Rank as nn mos every one els.
called II, Unopened 90 he three men, AM
why We spoke Of en- "a the Rear Kan S.
don't know, cause there WIS thrCt
DGtchies, Maine coast Yankee nH' au
other fellar IN the same Hue. but tho m
never counted en- IN Che mlttcr st all. n
the regiment thrrp WINS n.|. f.... ...n
tAe rear rank, on all NJ them wac Irish
caught EN- talr to tdc eve Thcg w.re
Enc set D mon. too. ono was born Or
KITTY one Ia " lawli am toh0r TOO tIt
Soudan, but for gu hat they was Irish
cear through fo would never contest
the argument o surroundln' Influences nftci
ye heard the. Soudan breed talk onct ut
h8d a hlt OF broad brogue Ike Dane
OConnell.
II all came ahont IN the usual way
Whleh Is, as ye ell know, through q woman
Nimmcn, lads, are dangerous plavthiugt
10 strange country--ld advise We to select
anythin on the list, from toddy to lead
au yen DIE easier. II happened hy som,
nuke or other. the cHp'en an lac was
young man, 60 ye can't blame him ovcrli
much, tell into a shindy along with "a mn
TIVE woman. Now, when I saw nativ,
woman, young green-cnrcd priyntrs, dom
~ for to turn yer noses 60 nigh 'cau4
she was lady mind We, an ] can lick IN,
msh who Says the cDpcn didn't have goo.
taste. ! seen her morcn QUOT. aud I know
good thing Whom | see n She was thl
purtlest creature well I've seen dpmi
few wimmen IN the stntos to equal her
Ie' have to 20 back 10 the green sod 70
Wimm"n fashioned ID sho was, me- lads
She had but one. rUrr fuult overlooked b
the cap'en-shc WIS married.
But to come hack 20 The ravln' ulrrci
an the c0Gsc o. his frenzy, We wer
holdin' down little riluge by the nomc
road an not rar from the achtip al d.
gupnn. An just outside O San Fcrnand
was where the cap'en met hcr first Sh
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