| Show TUB rJ SOLDIERS AND ANU THE lm 1101 In lii July down In Alabama near noar Woo four of ol our men mon only two ot of them having hI I encountered a I band of ot who lo fired tred upon tn them from rear Gallant Joe IllIcit Hitch Hitchcock Ilch cock carrying a n nun gun ln was tho the only one on of at the four Our aur not wounded l rite Tho bush then charged but Hitchcock tinned and tired his lita gun checking chocking the lice of at the bush bUh Ho 10 lb then picked wd up U Uthe the other oIlier gun and fired again The he lone hitchcock had bad tho the satisfactIon of seeing f one Ol of ot the full fall In III Interest Interest terest In the thu pro the pothered gathered u up their com coat rode pad took to the tue woods One Olle of ot our wounded men subsequently nul erU died I 1 ro 10 late lale this episode by way WI of ot preface to tomy tomy tomay my may story One very 11 dark daik Ight John Snider and andI nn I were sere WIrl on o picket lck 1 In a ii I lime lane rods rod lodl tram front As s the encounter with wih the tho hind had occurred near where we were wee we kept wide wideawake awake Intently listening for tor tho the ought alight cst Cat sound snider was on al ono one aIde Ildo of ot tho lice lime mid nl I on ott tho tItu other othet Nervously expectant we ware er ere very er quiet Sudden Suddenly ly I we ve 1 an op noise omo sante lore tour four or live 10 iod itale in 10 our front Thinking of ot the dark lark de devious ways ny of the Ilia bu we were tere duly uly onri d and for tor the Iho moment paralyzed Snider crawled over OWl to 10 my toy lY position portion huskily with wili pored tr d Mint In lit the tie do you OU It Is Hi Jim 11 ii it I like whisper 1 I replied I dont know hut I am um not goIng toMay to toMay May stay here In III dread Im lm going gain to mou 10 forward antI and develop the tn en n nI clay I said Paid Snider All Al mIght light right You BO go 10 1011 ahead fluid and Ill 11 follow on nil ull tours fours ours we I cautiously tile f down iown the lane Now and Ind tin thin n iii dir uler would pull my city lY log leg 10 Indicating that he lie wanted want oI me moo II to halt and hold a 1 coun council cil cli cl of Rr Ills His IR In Iii n a 1 taga l Item pcr was same game l le What hat hal do you ou think It IH is Shaking him off oc I would whisper back I gle S WP see If shall hll find tn I out toon SOI enough elough keep kp still as tie n n a I mouse and have your gun sun ready I 1 think we le are ate on to Ym 11 em Walt alt anti and see se approaching nn aim ni made by h the roots of ot an 11 up torn tor tree wo C heard n a slight noise I Impressively to Snider Oct let your our mm ready it ore nf right on 01 tIm the spot As sn s I pushed IW I little further forward when hll 10 lo antI uphold I hoard heard a n grunt en then hen saw n u big hlf hop hg hI out of ot that hoi hoh and go o off olt or In undignified retreat I J know It was wa IU n a 1 abig big hop hog hl for two to reasons WP We 1 haul had 1 all nil the tho Ones flues and surely no lIttle 1110 hOI hog could coul have Il seared scared two t l Ms hl bt old boys boja bo i Ith lb attics In th hand f Ion nn n that or of t two 10 o ts Snider and n or nd I were ero du duly ly Iy reticent There Is no pa n denyIng Iho Wi were w r both b th seared 80 lb was con the |
