Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-04-24

took a few shots at us, then went into
camp Just over . hill from where we
were camped. We could hear them
holding powwows and singing while
making preparations to dnngle our
scalps IN their belts the next day.
~ 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
TO me and asked:
"Lisutennnt. you don't think we can
liok thet hull outfit. do your"
"'No, sergeant; don't What do you
think we'd better dor
"'Well, / think we he'd better build
up big fre. so they kin see 1t. then
drift out OF this.
"Apd we did. We struck n trail and
followed 1t all that night About day
light we found ourselves on a hill top
and right In the center OF an old, de-
serted Indian village. II 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 whimper
or a bray from any one Of the lot until
we had put a good nights travel be
tween us and that gang OF redskins.
ave didn't have any more troube In
getting back TO tho 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.
"The wound that got at Los Quay
mas, In Cuba, was another lucky one
too. You remember, Sellers, how A and
B troops OF the regiment were lined W
that day at the foot OF the hill, and
we were getting n perfect hell OF fire
from the Spanish entrenched up OF
top OF the hill2 Well. ! was walking
up and down before my battalion, ant
had orders to hold them fast to pro
tect our right flank from the enhlad'
| HTt kHt IikhNs hhh JANN 'hihNN
around and waved my glove at them tc
hold fast. and dropped my hand to my
aide again. when Mauscr struck me
| In the arm. IL ! hadn't dropped my
arm just as | did, the ball would have
cut me straight through the center
| 1t turned me around and knocked m'
down, but In short time | gathered
myself up, went to the rear to see how
badly was hit, and found that th'
bone was badly shattered. II wa
three days before ! had the wound at
tended to. There was lump on th'
inside OF my arm, and when the sur
geon examined II he said IL was a piece
OF bone sticking out, and that he woul'
have to cut II out. lie made a cut acros
the lump and out popped the bullet
wrong end first II II had come straight
as most OF them do, 1t would neve
have stopped in the arm, but went OF
straight through me.
"The following day I WANDERED
around back OF the firing line trying T.
help the poor fellows that were wors
off than | was, and remember seeinl
one OF the A troop boys-liuck O'Niell'
company, coming down the road will
tears running down his checks and
thought he must he wounded badly
lie saw me and yelled;
"'Hello, major, where is the frinI
linel' | told him II was away on ahea'
In the other direction, but the hgh
was over.
"Then he seemed TO feel worse thai
evt,, and broke out with as choice
lot Of ornamental cuss words as | eve
heard mule driver get rid OF, an
wound up by saying:
ats n shame that a ieller come
all the way here from Arizona to tigh
and then gets knocked out by the eli
mate within few yards Of the firinI
line
"ThAt forced march was the hardes
ever saw. Packed down with abou
80 pounds OF blankets, rations and 9th
er stun in that hot country, We double
qucked right by the regulars, tina
were coming mp st good stif gait, toe
right straight into trouble. Fellow
would drop out OF the ranks along IN
line Of march like they were shot, som
Of 'em wouldn't come to for a day o
two after aud some never were righ
afterwards.
TEDDY Roosevelt came over to IN
tent at four o'clock In the mornin
after the hgh, and woke me up to te
rae that the Arizona boys made hi
regiment. He said be knew that kne,
II, but wanted 10 tell me that he knc,
II and wanted TO tell II first
There's a fellow, that Teddy; tu
Of life, vigor and energy, that enjoy
living and hghting | was In Ne'
York after he was elected governor an
wen, over to Albany TO call ON hin
at the capitol. hardly expected {
see him. as he was busy, hut though
I'd just send In my card to LET hin
know | was IN town. | met the seer,
tary al the door aud asked him I
take IN my card TO the governor, II
told me there was no use. the govcrno
: was busy on some important case O
other, and there were several drleg,
| tions OF luNyers arguing something b,