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Updated: May 11, 2025
Another old acquaintance and comrade-in-arms the redoubtable Patrick O'Tigg a true son of the "Sad." The two worthies, when first seen, were seated as described both engaged in a very similar occupation cooking. It was by the most simple process that of the roti.
After crawling for more than an hour, he had succeeded in reaching the bank; and, taking to the water, he had waded down, and concealed himself under the willows in the place where we had found him. Such was the adventure of the ci-devant soldier, Patrick O'Tigg an escape almost miraculous!
It was just possible to get hit; and, to avoid such an accident, we crouched behind our parapet, as closely as if we had been screening ourselves from the most expert marksmen. For a long time we did not return their fire. O'Tigg was desirous of trying another shot with his piece, but I forbade it.
How d'ye know I ain't like to git a beest apiece for 'em eyther a mule or a hoss? This child ain't a going to fut it all the way to Californey. B'yont the Morming City, he rides a spell, I recking." "Be japers! that's an out-an'-out good oidea. But how dev ye mane to carry it through? that's what bothers Patrick O'Tigg." "We ell, Petrick, I'll tell ee my plan.
O'Tigg had given preference to the sky-blue of the "line;" while the Yankee had taken to the mounted rifles as a capital marksman, like him, would naturally do. Indeed, it would have been impossible to have "licked" the latter into anything like soldierly shape; and all the drill-sergeants in creation could not have made him stand with "toes turned in," or "eyes right."
You shall die a hundred deaths, and the Great Spirit of the Arapahoes will smile at the sacrifice!" "Be Jaysis, cyaptin!" cried O'Tigg, who, not understanding Spanish, was ignorant of what had been said, "that ugly owld Indyan wants a bit ov cowld lid through him. In troth, I b'lave the musket moight raich him.
O'Tigg was not the man to keep his tongue in tranquillity for any extended time. Neither was Sure-shot an admirer of the silent system. Both were talkers. On this occasion, the "infantry" was the first to make himself heard.
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