Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-06-15

GlennlnS got orders TO take San
Felipe, about forty miles up the river,
and Seargent Finnegan, with about
dozen men, was sent out on scout duty
in that direction. The party was about
eleven miles out, scattered in the
brush at both sides of the road. when
Hank, who, as usual, was struggling,
heard a suddent fusilade, the shout Of
his comrades and the whizz of few
bullets singing over his head. No
body will ever know whether he meant
to retreat or advance, but it's certain
ming. Perhaps he thought they were
charging. but anyhow he ran in the
opposite direction. Pretty soon he
found one OF them, | think it was
Hertherington. lying dead in the grass
with both ears cut off, the body half
stripped and bunch of grass thrust
into its mouth-one of those playful
little tricks which has helped to en-
dear the Filipinos to our fellows. Hank
beloved like bull calf at this, but
jungle and got out on a submerged
rice field. He saw Finnegan alone,
face downward in the mud before he
heard the volley from the opposite
dyke and he had pulled the sergeant
out and sat him up against an aban.
doned OK plow before he began to look
about. Then he saw a black face rise
above the rice dyke. saw flash and
heard the bullet sing. Finnegan who
was hit in the neck. spat out some
muddy blood and told him there wele
fifty 'niggers' back Of that dyke The
sergeant told me about it himself
and said that Hank looked at him a
minute before he asked. Shall shoot
EN-. Sergeant?
"Finnegan told him to hide behind
ger that peeped. He explained that
it was their only chance until help
came. To run for cover meant sue
death. Just then Filipino put up his
head 200 yards away. Hnk slipped
his krag across the plow and fired.
Two hands few up in the air. and the
dying scream reached the crybabys
ears. He boo-hooed till his face was
Streaked with muddy tears. There
was no sign OF the enemy for five
ultaneously and disappeared in a sec
ond. Why didn't you shoot at 'e1n?'
whispered Finnegan, trying to scare
up an oath. They didn't have no gum,
explained Hank. wiping his nose or
his sleeve. At that instant three rifle
points stole over the dyke, and Over
laws weapon spoke twice before the
first shot from the enemy cut red
III eak across his cl aek. Fin1egsn
dropped his pistol with hushed oath
and said. It's up to YOU now. Hank.
I'm hit in the trigger land. You got
two of them. thoug-.. See their Mau-
sers drop on this side?' Hank saw. for
he began to blubber again. But he
was getting his danlcr up now. The
sergeant Sc " him poise for another
hot, and, glancing across at the mo-
tionless dyke. said, What dye sea.
Hank? Oyetlaw fred ana said. Get
mother then. Just saw the tip of his
cad. Fer nearsy two hours they sat
hefe. up to their waists ia wate-
innegan, faint:ng at intervals, Itanf
tWee, h n, ard the enemy row, With
hn se' gent leaning heavily against
Ais back. tie cly ha by's rife cracking
nmin!ously every time there was a
shot from the dyke, and punctuating
the intervals Of silence without mo-
ton or word from the American.
What You shootin' at?' asked Fin
negan, noticing that the enemy was
still. seen a fellers hand then,
said Hank. They're skeered to aim
They're just holdin' up their guns
on a chanst. I'm gettin' some trig-
ger fingers myself -
well, SIR" CONCLUDED Capt. Mum.
ford, ut was my lutk to ebe sent to