The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-05-26
WHOLE NO. 93O.

/ the urkiSh foot, tncir matu suVpotss ""o ''~''
a. the first nse.-and there remained to them
now ONLY small division Of the Highland
crs. number quite insufficient to sustain
them. Yet as the cannons thundered AMI
tho muske.s hailed death around. the brave
fellows t.it il ike , shame ~ sit there while
their comrades were winning glory. and eve
rv moment tnrv grew more ca"cr,cven With
out the support of inf,n,ry, for an occa''o"
10 act.
llark tine tramp of cavalry. Every rem
is tichtene.l. and every horscmans breath -
gne!cd with expectation. Up they come al
4 fierce -allon.as tlol.h the. n,c mt to sweep
the height clear a, a single pass. 1t is the
Nusro,itr~, Their heavy rushing billows OF
horse dss,: fu,i u,on The Ili.hlandcrs, and
arc shocked back u. t,.v -Lorc Of hayonets.
They ra,,i.. ana a!,anre more slowly. Ihrn
=. ,uc,c, of The iliih sound. and the fiery
horses are wheeled into order for the onset.
iook a, Crril Gay: IL l.as forgotten Tie
miniature he i:> f,--,,."a t:ic .:ttle cottage
tv the Thames. where She is signing prayers
- Heaven G.r him nov he thinks Only q
,,nr~. IL. :;rea.t he.v,-> ard pants, and his
hand c,,:., ;,..s Li, Hill. waiting for the next
y1nai ;wan..
Ano. ,er blast ~ !u. i.'>. and the whss~
.iiilh n-tan'l. lri>',ir. al over with swords
Ike i sin..r BEN. sr..nr !,,o the CHAE6i-
i tlun,lerin.. hurricane q, battle. ..i,ev swocp
r;.ht down on 'h" a,ivan"ina foe with the
,,,t-i Of the wind. Gol of Heaven. VIII. {
a spectacle. With what sulli.nciv terrific
: 81, K the two hostile masses o: incn and hcr
50. cra>,, together ' Sword ciangs m sword.
=. ii1r<e All ,i.,cr sink. the sea OF battle surgcs
: over them
, III" t'it:,, cu. H.; toe through ard thrssicit'
? ans, whc2 :llcir huelc~ solni their rally. the.
,is-cc.~,, the >i.rn.l. determined 10 i-h, III
.;,"v ,',.-r ;,io hci', ~ .'i. Horse against
i,o~~a. viii, c'i-". ard T~pulss'. Saxon and
Cn>>ack, ,,l..v c'rave one ano;; ;,er Gown. swav-
!. NO 10 and fro Ike stormy 500.
7 Where is Cecil GRAY: lon-ier is his
: ,,i,.ic. Watch it. I: tossos above the thick
I ri the tiahf. as i. ii wer, alive with glory
t There. it oos-> its"lt in the smoke Of pistcis.
II emcrges We lose sight OF it again. Yon-
der, once more i, flies along the fielG. like
some splendid bird Of prey that kills its quas>
rv. hrt sto;> not 70 ,l.vour. Swords sep up
ab we and about it other plnmes nod and
silk aroun'. i, ri'ierleSs horses whirl away
" from it, and roll down. and surge, and strug
gle. ard die in the overwhelming pillows Of
battle. Bat that liumr. and the sword wh;rh
zoe. with it, craS" rot for an instant in their
sublime career
1ii. wounded French Cha<serr, who rc-
,lines Oh h;> elbows here nigh us. watching
The iiumt. forscis his pain. and calculates.
''C.s: >'}.ll,t :" And II is sure,b--it is :lo-
rinrs.
Bat now tina. plume is the dreadful cen,e,
of vortex Of foes. which dashed uy,on II, IA
u1on l'ne sal, q: the ioam-capped whr!-
pool of the SEA Other plumes fly TO the res
rn.. S.hrr> fash ~ ;ich aud fast. and cnop
down into !ic', brains. and cross. and thrust,
and stab. and mix in horrible turmoil oe
heroic desperation.
The Russians in to.al rout and the ga
liant Fifth in rally. with shout aud hurra Brt
the plume Of Cecil Gray. 1t is gone, The
PRAYERS which have kept going up TO Heaven
, from the cotta~" l'v the Thames have not
been answered.
8 In the field ;l:rv found ,ir,. :hc evening OF
tha, ,lar. witt. 4 monument. of slaughtered
heroes piled up TO his r!cry. And his sur
vivinc comrades >,'aded him a grave aud
wrapped his cloak around him, and laid him
J to -rst.
CHAPTER li-A COTTAGE oN THE THAMES
; lnkermann has been fought and the news
has gone through England In that cottage
:. Minnie GRAY sits >obbing and wailing for
:, wha; She knows possible. and vet hopes i'm
possible. Weep on. NIiunic-.he hour i. at
hand when the blessed relief Of tears NAV he
=, len;cd thee.
!. Willie, 20 to the town, and-and- go .
;. Willie ~
Willie goes me runs al the war. lie
g, p::::sS back '."thlnr hut the newspaper filled
with "LAIs>l iI.uN .nL CEIMtA
No letter. Willie :"
None
e She >eizcs the paper. and ercpcs, tear
> blinded through the long columns But she
:. finds n"t!nc. only the: 80 many were kill, j
/, and So many were wounded, AID The ,,an,e,
o. few Urea, uiiiccrs that were slain. The
=, ihrollii,. L',"d Almost burst :r,ri her veins.
=, and her ewes -row dry. as she reads tn. prin-
=, ted !c:i.r an one OF the Eth Dragon.
l.. who hal b,,n in ''y,srt,u> peril -
= oh my God Low can bear this agony
y Of suspense -
Willie tried to sooti.c !lrr-int She coail
hear nothing but the scul-stunnins tbun,l, r
N of batt:c, see ho;ninc through her tears. but
e the charge q: the Fifth DRAGONS
80 10 the town. Willie. and come not
., back till you have roHsht sor'e word from
D. him
The hoy went sorrowfally. Minnie era.
-, watched TIE clocS. AM the read TO the town
f ali dav. and al Fight, ant! all the next dav,
" til the sun went down.
D. Willie was comirs, :hc sight made her d,- :