Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-09-24

They were toiling away at the load as
If they were firing a salute.
Pretty good line they have ]
heard the captain of the battery say.
and | wondered half-heartedly how he
shell. Now the battery began to work
quicker than 1t had been doing, and
heard the captain changing the range
and telling the lieutenants where to
land their fire. Then two more Of these
screamers came almost together. and
gathered myself into as small ball rs
any performer who ever slid into n
barrel at n circus Jack was with me
behind the tree, and just as began 10
unlimber myself came another. II
burst so close that thought for mo-
ment | must be hit, but could not feel
liz.
God yelled Jack il my ear, some
of the men are down.
The shell had burst in front Of one
of the guns. Jack jumped IN. for ne
had been soldier once in England
and an officer, | think, and went over
there. However, | got up from behind
the tree, still ready to dar, for cover,
and watched the wounded men Icing
taken down the real of the hin
| Damn it, said an officer. they
have this hill triangulated
| Another shell landed u short lis
lance in front and almost IN line Nhot
and the triangulation decided me l
ought TO be down in the road w'.h in
fantry. over the hill, went nud glad
to do it. | did not run, but was wnlH-
ing fast, and my knees were wohl'irg.
Then saw the effect of that fret shell
which had gone over Us II had
smashed in all one corner of u" build
! ing where the horses were "-d Killed
four of them. In the ruins JACK was
sitting, writing for dear lie
Better get out of there Z said to
him, and | was amazed At the cracked
and hard sound of my own vC"-
Never hits twice in tho sarge r'oce.'
was the answer he seemed A." r'~s ne
as | staggered forward The" came
another of those screams. r,1 one
burst right in front and above ~- '''
swear that the force | used 70 ....N-
ing myself to the ground -i,j ~" 10
feet along the earth, for ] .y"r..-d 70
be that distance from e den Nurse
when | started to fall, ana . .loH 7
was beside it when | found a.- suU
unhurt."
Il doubled to the left ana 5..Nr' 10
run without shame and withu..'fIrF-
| ing | was doing anythirg lur mt ''o
Ordinary. 1t was TOO hot for ne Win
the artillery. Two minutes 0pu. ua TO
the road, and it was ianmrd '".l Of
soldiers in column Of f0Url agf uey
were at the halt. ] h'camv D.... Of
a new sound in the air. Bullets We're
buzzing all around and wanted ta get
back to the ford, and alnrtrd E.'Nlng
alongside the standing men. Tho road
was deep with mud, ana go : .-maa2e1
| between them and crossing ..-r me
river and got into the bush. There
the bullets seemed 10 be inirN.. than
ever. ! did not realize ~ ~" we that
those singing a clear note were hove
the grass and trees and not 'aEEcr-
Gus, but the clipping and ,'.-h'ng
among the branches made ~ heart
jump as II | had palpii0tor ,ou'l
not help taking a half crouy'iuS utti-
tude, and every now and arn.L 'w0 J
went, fiat. was sweating 1s p about
to disintegrate, which might have been
the heat, but | doubt H. suddenly /
came to a place where nN the NI'lc,s
seemed to be coming home A.. hive
They 'blzzed' in an almost c."..r0us
note, and | found | was close TO the
famous war balloon re alNDah
must have been directing ali their fire
at that big bag Of wind, for the air
seemed TO be made up of nothing hut
bullets passing just TIVE eighth Of an
encl over my head | WAS running at