The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-12-07

tho row that had ALREADY commenced ala,e
prevented my returning categorical replies
~lH your father ~ fsa nav z" Bang from
one 0t the big guns in the French batteries
right over oar .hcads "tint any brandy -
shout from thousand thrnats, IN the rush
and shock ~ y charge with haysnels "Ilad
breakfast this mOrning7" Pop pop pop -
"Toi any cigars - Rang bang The be
gum Al Il again, "Whcn did Won hear frun
your mmherl" A new sOnnd less loud and
sudden, but from is peculiarly, distinct n
tn'l-' tire l''yJ -'t-ltl, sltrl,t,- .sh,ss,s,e
HniHe, TEN thOpsand skv-rorkets combined Ia
one not, though, like the sky-rrke, 6rat
loud, Then less audible; quite the contnry.--
Commencing with faint aud distant hiss, it
grew louder and louder came singing on
nearer and nearer, I'LL a she'll dropped iu
front Of our column The hiss was nov az
angry roar like the blowing or Of steam--
There lay the bottled demon full in our path
threatening instant destruction aud daring as
tn advance Our column halted. "llurrah.
my lads" cried Cousn Iani igal i.... lr,- -vyuryi
-r0mo HlOug, old fiycand- hrer-pennirs-
pllzh- L. la nnLe- -LelnlG- -aJ4gaaala@ ll4a
game old hvc-and-three pennies gave n shout
rushed iorward--got by IN time each yclp-
ing and capcring IN Lee passed the fzziug ioc,
Bang went the she'll For a few second. |
Wa stone deaf Never felt such an old sem
sation, Not The deafness, hut the return of
hraring' First perfect silence in the midst
ol the turmoil-thcn the crack crack bang
~ li-you had suddenly flung open door
Not q q man of us was hurt
Got an English paper :" s4iid Tom
Eve got some Intelligence for you. old
chap, not IA this morning. Times, Just look
up there IN front"
The view Ia front was sirikinc aud pictur-
csquo, Right above us dimly visiMr through
the smoke, on the verge OF tho platform or Ia
bic land, which We were mounting to assault,
appeared a rcpi,arnt Of French infantry, g.
nough Of them a. eat ns up, advancing upon
Ms with an irregular fire. and led ON by their
colonel lie role snowy horse, and. hat in
baud, waved them on. while his white hairs
str"anicd IN the wind. aud his whole hearing
announced the brave old soldier 1--WE must
form line" said Tom II was dnnr forthwith,
with rtcadincss, order aud rapidiN. Mako
Vady-prcscnt-frc. Crack went all tho
muskcts together. saw the gallant old colo
mel. with outsprcah arms, tumhlinr from his
horse. "Charpc" 4" We r,ishcd upon The foe:
but when the smoke hnd cleared away, found
no foe To fight witlnl, Nothing was visible
save their knap-aoks in the distance popping
n'ianl 'la-,tiHtirst stlr'riy', ms tIry- ErHTurpr-
cd oil. We still continued ndyanninp in pur-
SUIT, and now were hirly ia for II halt chokcd
with dnst and sulphur. Suffice il TO say we
made pood our footing on the platform. dtr,yc
the enemy from their position, occupied it
ourselves, tnnk po'@essnn af- theiF-r.deahts,-
aud formed, with the rest Of the Birth fore
rs ON the summit Of the heights. The dny
was our own But there was one unfortunate
circumstance tn damp our .cNultation; Cons
in Tom was missing. A sergeant now inform,
cd me he was wounded, and had gone to the
rear.