. Old Ironsides, the hero of Tripoli and 1812, and other tales and adventures on sea and land . and, after a wearytramp, found Nance quietly grazing on the groundwhere we had first made her acquaintance. Tony looked so sick and tired that Billy and Iinsisted that he should ride the mule, while wetook turns at dragging her. When darkness cameon, we had not yet reached the place where we hadcamped on the previous night. We decided to taketurns at watching the mule, Tony taking the earlypart of the night. I had just fallen asleep, when I was awakenedby a commotion and just in time to see Tony sen
. Old Ironsides, the hero of Tripoli and 1812, and other tales and adventures on sea and land . and, after a wearytramp, found Nance quietly grazing on the groundwhere we had first made her acquaintance. Tony looked so sick and tired that Billy and Iinsisted that he should ride the mule, while wetook turns at dragging her. When darkness cameon, we had not yet reached the place where we hadcamped on the previous night. We decided to taketurns at watching the mule, Tony taking the earlypart of the night. I had just fallen asleep, when I was awakenedby a commotion and just in time to see Tony sentspinning across the grass and Nance disappearingin the distance. We did what we could for Tony,bringing water from the stream and bathing hiswounds. The poor fellow seemed to be in greatpain and moaned constantly. Theres an empty box car on the switch abouta mile back. We must carry Tony down there,Billy remarked briefly. We made a bed of drygrasses in one end of the car and, late in the after-noon, carried the sick boy and placed him uponit. By this time, Billy and I were completely worn. 211 212 OLD IRONSIDES. out; so taking our provisions and a jug of water,we crawled into the car and were soon asleep. To-ward daybreak, we were awakened by a dreadfuljar. I sprang up and was about to open the cardoor when Billy shook me, saying: Be s,till! Theyre hitching us onto the train,and-if ^ keep still well soon be out of this. At the first station a brakeman came and peeredinto the car. Billy gave him a beseeching look andpointed to the sick boy. The man closed the door and went awav, but he came back after a while and i/ / slipped a paper into the car. It contained severalslices of bread, and on the paper was writing: These cars are being taken to headquarters:Keep still and Ill get you through. Toward the end of the second day our c^ood u friend came to the car and managed to whisper: Ive got to leave you here; and I think theylldrop your car at the next station. I wanted very much
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