The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1860-06-07

hear iti Tho bubbiioc icry of The
wounded man, with the hofses hoof
upon his mouth, tfampling his face into
fRF hideons wreck-does 4 not sicken
your! sodf to hear itf r. Ha.'uTf .
|so Aihdndred yards or moro, into the
pass the Americans have penetrated.
when saddesly a young Mesican, rush
ing back upon their ranks, seises the
fallen dag Of Annahuac, and dashes to
his death I az, k-4,4,. 4 - -,i,...-,
+ To see him, young and -beardless, a
very boy yrush with his .countrys flag,
witt his barred breast upon that line of
sharp steei--it was sight 10 stir cow
ards into manhood, and it shot into the
Mexican hearts like an electric fame. -
= Even in theirlpanic stricken disorder,
they ,tufdel; by hundreds thew grasp
ed their arms and rolled In one long
wave of"Ianee and bayouet, upon the
zoe. Woesto7 the brase men Of Illinois
and Kentucky now! Locked in that
deadly pass, a wail of infuriaied Mexi-,
cans between them and tba. wall Of
rocks above their heads. every aper-
ture among the. cliffs, lhe blaze Of mus.
kcts pouringa shower of bullets in
their fases--=isbererer they turned, the
long andEdeadly lance poised, at their
!throatsl-4it was a moment to think once
Of Home and, then die rr.tl lso,''
as Those '~ho' 'suivivedithat fearful mo-
sneht tell with rskudderihg triumph Of
the, deeds Of the heroes es---McKER; HxR.
DAN AND CLAY. oh lil.7=siu a;i,T "a
10 Mckee, yoo see him yonder, with his
shattered sword dripping blood, as he en-.
,deavors to ward Uti the aim OF those
psadiy lsnees, and 6gh,s o,l his kaees
when he can stand no longeE, and then
the conbatauts close over him, and you
see him no longer. ~ ~ jtiDeah al 9s1s
7 Hardiu rose from n heap Of slsuEtIiiss-
cred foes, his face streaming from Its
hideeus lance wounds, and waved the
'Mexicansfag 2ihflttidmph, and bhis life
blood gushed in torrents over his mus.
.eslar form.- That instant the full light.
Of battle wasTupoa 1his fmphgled, fscs.
Then Hinging the captured flag to a
brother soldier, he shouted" Giue it
fo1y as a memorial IF Baend ViSta---t
Ny Wye :" II was lfisS last words.
Upon his based breast the fury of ten.
lances rushed, and stbej borse's koois
.ttampled him INFO The heap Of desd.
Bit most sad and vel most glorious
Of all, was 70 sec the dead Of The SEQ
oad Henry ClaS I You, silouid have
seen hin, with his back against yonder
rock, bis sword grasped firmly, as. the.
consciousness thai he bo,s aana,tie tlial
must not die ingloiousls, seeu,ed 10
4 bis very veins, spd dart a deadly fire
Rom hiA eyesl sg 1@ - - NJ ~
thai moment be locked Ike his'
.aaS ynhssa.yy .s--,A q Ss..s
For his brow, high 3andpretreatina.
with blood scloued, hair waving back
from its outline, was swollen in every
vein, as -tbough his soul shone from II,
ere she fed forever. Lips SET, brow
knit hand fism--a circle of his men
,fghting around hin--hs dashed in to
the Mexicans until his sword was wet
with blood, his arm weary. 80
3 AT 1ast, with his thigh splin,ered by
9 ball, he gathered his proud form to
ifs fullfheigh,, and felk His face ashy
with intense agony, he bade his COM
rades TO leave him thcte 10 die. That
Iasine should be the bed Of his agony.
: I, But gathering round him a guard Of
breast and steel-wbile two Of their
humber bore him tenderly aione-tiese
men Of Kentucky, fought Ground their
fallen hero, and rs retreaiing step by
step, shey launched their swords and
bayonets into the faces Of the foe. they
said with every blow Henry Clay !s
SNIt WAS wonderful to zee hoS that
aarne nsrsed their arns, snd called q
snsiie TO ibe face of The dying hero.
How 1t would have made the heart Of
ithe old man Of Ashland ,hfob, to have
|, heard his name, yelled as a batt.e cry,
down the SHADOWS Of That lonely pans |!
Along the ravine, and up this mar.
row path! The hero bleeds az they
kbesr lin on. and tracks the way with
h;s blood. Faster and thickertAe Mex.
leans s~ssmA they rec the circle aro6nd
the fallen man, even his pale face. up
lifted ~ a soaiie crosses is fading Inca
lnents, and like pack Of wolves scent.
ling tho frozen itraseler- nj dead of niehl.
lshey come howiipg up the weeks, aud
charge tho devoted band With one dense
mass of bayoleis. ~, ,sls ,sn o.7 80 80; = :
4 Up and onI !, The Bgh, shines ron.
De-, ,ssnstke topmost rocks of, the ra,ipe.
Y 70 The light Of the setting sun. Ola
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