The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-08-08
In the Days Of Poor Richard

tore IL wide Open. The Lieutenant
staggered, bleedin' like a stuck whale
He'd "a gone to the ground, but his
friends grabbed him. 1 run to JACK
"'Be We hitT says.
At think his bullet teched me 9
little on the top o. the left shoulder,
says he.
II see his coat were tore an we
took II off an the jacket, an ripped
the shirt some an see that the bullet
had kind o. scuffed Its foot on him
goin' by, an left a track in the skin.
1t didn't mount to nothin'. The Doe
tor washed It Off an put plaster on.
Looks as If he'd drawed line on
yer heart an yer bullet had lifted his
aim says. 'Ye shoot quick. Jack,
an mebbe that's what saved ye.'
ut looked kind o. neevarious like
that ere Englishman had intended
they was goin' to be one Yankee less.
Jack put on his jacket an his coat an
we stepped over to see how they
was gettin' erlong with the other
Teller. The two doctors was tryin' fer
to fix his arm and he was groanln'
severe. Jack leaned over and looked
at him.
I'm sorry he says. Is there any.
thing l can dor
"No, sir. You've done enuff,'
growled the old general.
zone o. his party stepped ~ to
Jack. He were dressed like a high-up
officer In the army. They was
curious look in his eyes-kind O.
skeered like. Seemed so I'd seen him
afore somewheres.
II fancy ye're good shot, sir-a
good shot. ir-what-whatY he says
to Jack, an the words come as fast
as a birds twitter.
"T'ye had lot o. practice says
our boy.
"'Kin We kill that bird-what-
what?" says he, p'lntin' at hawk
that were a-cuttin circles in the air.
III he comes clus' 'nough,' says
Jack.
Il passed him the loaded pistol In
bout two seconds he lifted 1t and
bang she went, an down come the
hawk
Them fellers all looked at one
mother.
'Gin'ral, shake hands with this
ere boy says the man with the
skeered eyes. If he Is a Yankey he's
4 decent ad-what-what7
'The gin'eral shook hands with Jack
IN, says he: Young man, 1 have no
ioubt o. yer curldge or yer decency.'
"A grand pair o. bosses an closed
coach druv up an the oil what
Waiter an two other men got into 1t
IN hustled off cross the field towards
he pike which 1t looked as II they
vas in a hurry. Fore he were out
sight military ambulance druv up.
Preston come over to us an says
e:
I'VE better be goin'
DO We know who he werer asks
ack.
If We know We better fergit 1t,
avs Preston
How could II He were the King
England says Jack. L knowed him
y the look o. his eyes
Sart'in sure says l. He's the
ian that was bein' toted in chair
Hush ! l tell ye to fergit IT, says
reston.
=" 4 can fergit all but the fact thai
e behaved like a gentleman says
lck.
"I s'pose he were usln' his private
-ain,' says ]"
This, with some slight changes In
Yelling, paragraphing and punctua
on, is the account which Solomon |
lnkus gave of the most exciting ad.
snture these two friends had met
it'll. =
Preston came to Jack and wills
red: "The outcome is a great sur
Use to the other side. Young Clarke
a dead shot. An injured officer OF 1
e English army may cause unex-
cted embarrassment. But you have |
ne enough and no haste. You can
Ike the post chaise and reach the
ip well ahead of her sailing" /
Il am of a mind not to go with
H." Jack said to Solomon when
90, shall take Margaret with me-"
So it happened that Jack returned |
London while Solomon waited for
2 post chaise to Deal. |