The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-12


he Quavered. impulslvely. holding h
hand toward Tom. but a. quickl
withdrawing It II wouldn't ha' don
II for tn world" he went on. plteou,
ly; but 1 can't have anything m,
tub do with you I've got tub wea
tn unifohm. reckon. but can't b
friends with you. can keep my hand
on. but that's all"
With quick movements he stoopes
and gathered up his rifle and blankets
and went walking somewhat uncsr
tainly away.
We'll III b>-shotr' Tom ejacula ted
staring blankly At his retrsa ting form
Then b hurried to his feet. and went
running after him. -why, old man.
1t Amt one chance In q thousand \
he did It," he cried. Offering Sam his
hand: AN even II he did. 1t was war
an 4 fair light Don't let that come
between n, Sammy; We can't helm
what they did"
But Sam would not shake his hand.
would not even answer him Quicken
Ing his pace. he went stridinr away.
and was lost to Toms sight In the
darknesA Meeting an of,cer he was
peremptoriU ordered to Lie down and
80 to siesp. He obeysd the one. but
not the other. Injunction; sleep he
could not. All the rest of the night
he lay with wide open eyes, listening
to the deep brea thing of his comrades
and the sounds coming occasionally
from the Filipino camp. and thinking.
thinking. thinking. From the present,
his thoughts gradually drifted back to
the past. to the old plantation and his
mother long dead. and to the faces of
bis boyhood friendA Then still farther
back he went. back beyond things of
his own recollection. to his father In
The nesh and the fierce battles of the
Civil War. And. finally. Just A. the
irst nush Of day was appearing in the
'ast. he fell asleep to dream q dream
Il charging lines Of men In gray. bands
laying Dixie" and himself firing
hot after shot at the son of the man l
hat killed his father.
The bugles Of his regiment sounding
sveille walked him. and a sob of dis
ppointment escaped his lips a. hin .
ream vanished and men In blue In
tead Of gray met his eyes; for q few
loments he could hardly convince :
imself that 1t was a dream, 20 SEEM
e real. 20 vivid 90 pleasing to his Il
eedlng spirit had 1t been But he
AZ given no time IN which to brood =
Ter his disappointment; breakfast
AZ scarcely 4aten when the Filipinos
lnounced their presence In force BY !"
storm OF bullets that sent the men to u
yer behind q slight embankment g
here they were Joined BY q sergeant. ~
Reckon well ars goin' tub 90 up
ainst IT tuh-day. boys" he cried. III
rowing himself face downward on =,
e muddy ground; II heah I tn or
ans goin' tub send Us intuh them
ne-brsaks tub roust out tn niggahs.
oty Soon say. Little sam," he
on In the next breath. -r6 sholy ef'
te tub be a. big A. you: why. baby, w
I'LL stop tive bullets tub my one, lol
day" And he pinched siyly at the Is
rle Of 4 man lying In front Of him.
Tut Sam silently drew his foot awaT.
was In no humor for testing; his
TT was heavy with disappointment
hate; disappointment that his
rfous dream had proved unreal. and
queer hatred that vanished instant
whenever for q moment his thought
not concentrated upon II, bat
red. nevertheless. that BODIED no
for the comrade lying almost at
side Presently the bugles sound -
Attention. and with a bound the ~
ment was on Its feet Just then z
back at headquarters struck I'D. -
instantly every man began cheer
wildly-all but Sam. He stood ST.
quivering from head to foot. his
back. his eyes flashing. his nos
distended. 1t was Dixie that
band was playing.
18th his mind. his every sense. In
,ated by the sweet notes of the air
Thich his father had marched TO yic-
b. he was seeing a vision. living VIII
dream OF charging lines Of gray. som
to all but the band, he did not gen,
the bugle calls and quick follow wrt,
commands Of his officers. but with and
nseincl Vi the soiuier stepped out also
{ men at us sues moved forward Mr..
lug u nei'ner right nor iert. ne "JaI
e on: and then. as the regiment
ID ahead at the run. "Whoop-ee.v
eDel yell. came ringing from his TIL
and running his best, he led the ly u,
to where the Filipino nag hung In W
I'D tne sun not ar year,
greater NUMBER or the Flipinos her
i before the Americans came says
n striking distance, but some of renet
were from the far interior of the natty
!. savage boio-men. who had not left
Isted the mettle of their enemies, che
hese stood their ground With audie
yell the Americans poured into and
st trench. and on the instant Sam cided
hose near him found themselves tract
ed In a fierce hand to- hand con- wrote
nth the bolo-men- A long brown lovins
hot out at Sam. and a cleaning no on
came whistllng down at his
but he DETECTED the blow with
ariel Of his rife. receiving a wi
In the arm. and a quick lunge serve
MS bayonet into the Others citizeI
1t was action quick and sharp. Ideals
at hand an American was bat NO
with circIa q, tor Sc
md he sprang to his assistance. arr
sting, paTying, clubbing with piaceo
1T Of his rife the Other mar mo.
his face inst tben ana sau ton 8,
,at n was the face NJ the .on 90 satIsfa
m that kniad ri. fatha- a. who Y