The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-04-11
CHAPTER XVIII.
NARR ATIVE CONTINUED BY THE
DOCTOR-END OF THE FIRST
DAYS FIGHTING.

- 49, 49,
strip of wood that now divided us from
the stockade, ana at every step we
took the voices of the buccaneers rang
nearer Soon we could hear their foot
steps as they ran, and the cracking
of the branches as they breasted across
a bit of thicket
1 began to see we should have q
brush for it in earnest, and looked to
my printing.
Captain" said I, "Trelawney is the
dead shot. Give him your gun; his own
is useless
They exchanged guns, and Trelaw-
ney; silent and cool as he had been since
the beginning of the hustle, hung mo-
ment on his heel to see that all was fit
for service. At the same time observing
Gray to be unarmed, l handed him my
cutlass. 1t did all our hearts good to
see him spit on his hands, knit his
brows. and make the blade sing
through the air. 1t was plain from ev-
cry line of his body that our new hand
was worth his salt.
Forty PAGES further we came to the
edge of the wood and saw the stock
ade in front of us. We struck the in
closure about the middle of the south
side, and, almost at the same time
seven mutineers-Job Anderson, the
boatswain, at their head, appeared in
full cry at the southwestern corner.
They passed. as if taken aback, and
before they could recover not only the
squire and I, but Hunter and Joyce
from the block house had time to fire.
The four shots came in rather scat
tering volley; but they did the bust
ness; one OF the enemy actually fell,
and the rest, without hesitation, turned
and plunged into the trees.
After reloading, we walked down the
outside OF the palisade to see the fall
len enemy He was stone dead-shot
through the heart.
We began to rejoice over our good
success, when just at that moment
pistol cracked in the bush, a ball whis-
tied close past my ear, and poor Tom
Redruth stumbled and fell full length
on the ground. Both the squire and l
returned the shot; But as we had moth
ing to aim at, it is probable we only
wasted powder Then we reloaded, and
turned our attention to poor Tom.
The captain and Gray were already
examining him, and I saw with half an
eye that all was over.
1 believe the readiness of our return
volley had scattered the mutineers once
more, for we We're suffered without
furthr molestation to get the poor old
gamekeeper hoisted over the stockade
and carried, groaning and bleeding,
into the log house.
Poor old fellow, he had not uttered
one word of surprise, complaint, fear,
or even acquiescence from the very
beginning of our troubles till now,
when We had laid him down in the log
house to die. He had lain like Trojan
behind hts mattress in the gallery; he
had followed every order silently, dog
gedly and we'll: he was the Oldest of
our party by a score of years; and now,
sullen, old, serviceable servant, it was
he that was to die.
The squire dropped down beside him
on his knees and Kissed his hand cry
ing like a child.
BE l going, doctor?" he asked.
"Tom my man." said I, YOU'RE go
ing home"
II wish had a lick at them with the
gun first he replied.
TOM" said the squire, SAY you for
give me. won't your
H'.Would that be respectful like, from
me to you, squirrel" was the answer.
"Howsoever, so be it, amen!"
(! After little while of silence, he said
he thought somebody might read a
prayer. Its the custom, sir he ad-
ded. alphabetically. And not long after,
without another word, he passed away.
| In the meantime the captain, whom
+, had observed to be wonderfully
| swollen about the chest and pockets,
had turned out ereat many various
storles-the Brltlsn colors' d niple,
con- OF StoutlsH rope, pen, nm we log
eooh, ssna puu,i4 80. ~ ,,,i,,.r cai1ad nd
aoui,a 5 a -, ~, and lith INA
, ~ "a sa - ~ ~, ~ tte
ierp ~ - - o 4ha 5ino 10 hnnse whapa ths
tu,,t,1ya ,os.raa va ,,,ada an ,ngla
Than cl;n,hine On tho roof he Rad
wifi his own hand bent and run lln
The coiors
This seemed nightly to relieve him
He reanterad tho log house and sci
about counting tbe stores, as if moth
ine elsa existed Rut he had an eve
IN Toms massage for all that: and as
soon as all was over came forward with
another dag and reyerently spread II
On tbe hodv ~