The Florida star., 1902-07-04


My. how hot 1t is" said Helm, TAX
ing off his cap and wiping his forehead
Yes. but if you were to stick your
head up above the earthwOrk there
| you'd find il a good deal hotter" said
| Willard.
THE Yankee sharpshOOters. you
mean." replied Helm. There's a fel
| low over there q little bit 10 our right
who never misses He clipped off my
finest lock of hair. the one my sweet
| heart at home used TO say became me
SO well. and made red streak right
across the top of my head. Say. how
| that fellow can shoot
Helm puckered up his lips and emit
| ted Il low whistle of admiration. Then
| his eyes wandered TO the diSmantled
gun lying midway between the lines.
| its wheels shot off. its caisson smashed
TO pieces. but its mighty bronze barrel
| intact and ready again for death and
destruction if mounted once more.
Its Il pity we can't get tLat gun"
| said Helm. Put new wheels on it,
give it u caisson. and it would be
wonder
There's no doubt of it," said vii
lard. but how to get ii. that's the rub
and it's botherinG lis Johnuies just as
much rs il is the Yankees over there
These two divisions OF the hostile
armies had been face To face for days
neither able 10 advance and both rcfuN
ing to retreat. Three days before on"
side had run forward great gun i'm a
bold attempt 10 break through the line
of the eucIny. but the guns squad WIS
aHHhilatcd almost Instantly 10y the
rifle fire. and the gun itself was dis
mounted 10y the shells of sheltered
battery. The ViCturS did not dare 20
forth 10 secure the splendid gun. know
iHg that they in their turn would bc
swept out OF existence by hostile fire
So there it lay midway between them
neither side able tu secure it and both
coyeling il with all the ardor OF vet
Grams
Helm dofrcd his cap and wiped his
hot face once more, How the sun
burns he repeated.
$50 il does" said Willard, but | bc.
Iieve they've gone To sleep over there
in the Yankee lines"
Gone To sleep, Gone To sleep" cx
claimed Helm scorufully "Nou just
stick Your head above tie earthworh
and the sharpShootrr down there I.r
tie to the right will show you whether
Or not they've gone to sleep"
I've good notion TO do it," said
Willard
Sc here now, Willard" exclaimed
Helm. Don't you be 4 fool. | know
il silly of me. but value your worth
'eSS life. | don't want To lose friend
How would YOU know. anyway. whrth
cr they are asleep or not il you gJt
killed: Ii you are bent on il. why
don't you put your cap on your ram
rod and stick il Just above the parapet:
Then you'll see if our friend the sharp
III otter isn't awake"
Willard lifted the CAP on the ram
'od Il few inch, : above the earthwurk
Where il would look from thr hostile
ING Ike human head thrust up care
ct, sly. Not 4 sound came from the
ouTth3rn earthWork. No rifle cracked:
here WAS no ticker Of smoke.
'Thcy'rc asleep" repeated Willard
and III prove il. Here goes my r,a'
head
lie thrust his face above the earth
VIOLA and STOOD there staring at tie
northern lines. He was in plain view
brow. eyes. every feature Usualy
IT such sight the whole northern
rarthwurk would have tanned into tir,
With the zeal Of the sharpshooterS
Now The Ccad silence of the morniu.
was unhrOken Not rifle muzzle was
thrust into view
Helm was amazed What does il
mean, Billy" he said To Willard
The low. mellow note OF a Irumpc,
earn" from tlI" northern lines. II w?S
Il signal. musical note breathing Of
peace. and its soft echoes doated far
away. repeating themselves among the
sunny hills.
They want to talk to u.s. exclaimed
Helm. IL wonder what's up"
The soft note OF the trumpet came
again. and then an officer in the umi-
form OF colonel appeared on the
northern earthwOrk. waving a small
white flag. \ southern colonel rose up
near Helm and Willard to respond and
lifted a signal to advance
The NORTH leaped down boldly
and c.:sa the open space be-
tvs BoWRy have nes that had been apt.
lyee,' >, (Plain OF Death" AS |
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