Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-07-06
A Night Attack.


There it comes, one, two, three, dozen, a
hundred shots, a roll deep, heavy, prolonged,
Ike the rush of a mighty torrent suddenly let
loose. How ii deepens! 1t is like the rip
ping of The mower swinging his scythe In
ripened grass, dried and scOrehed by summer
heat. The great reaper IS out there upon
that field, stalking unseen between the
trenches walking in darkness, bordered with
lighting flashes, showering it with leaden
rain, making it the Valley and the Shadow of
Death. There are the cannon. Boom BOOM
boom, FIVE, ten, twenty, one hundred dis
charges a minute A forest of pines shuts
out the sight, but above the evergreen
branches the flashes flame upon the starry
heavens. No artist can picture it, no Ian
guage describe it. 1t Is terrific, vet grand
and sublime Ii makes one nervous to hear
ID, stirs the blood, rouses aad excites, to know
that the defenders of those works are hold
ing their ground. You need no telegraph
dispatch to "a sure YOU Of the fact.
\ sudden lull, after a savage cry, would
indicate disaster; but there is the cry, the
Indian veil, not the cheer which distinguishes
tue charge Of the Union troops from that of
the enemy. There is no cessation of the
roar 1t deepens rather. The cry, which
a moment ago rose sharp and clear above the
battle tide, becomes fainter. There Is
perceptible ebbing of the tide. 1t has been
at full flood half an hour. You have been
two minutes reading this narrative. How
little YOU know of tie reality. | hear 1t, but
have little conception of what Is taking
place. 1 shaii Fe'lii~e nioIe III 1Le iliolh'hS
Nhth the ahouiaACts COME III Win Ihe Nohn-
ded but 70 De thefe' III II, a part OF It
Win blood ~ IeNef heat-"ith Tue ar IuH OF
strange terFlIyinS holSes-Il9slug Screech-
ih8s no"lllSs OF oaiIs' Dui4e's anu uea!e II
flashes and sheets of flame. The altar of our
country drlps win ploou. 1t i d a o aI
evening saSIluce, PuIe anu Pteoioos' heel5
ohered- falLers ana hiotleIs nave gwen the
nFstihSs oi theH HochS' VIZ" chains 'I"'
they had lheh TO sIFei tHeE nave gwen tIe
best, they nave gwen al. 1atrloIism Is mol
dead.
Inc enemy 4oF thIee Jay mas 'IiGu 10
break our Ihes anu mas pttH pea'eA oach.
AAbAlAD N hASl l. u ee-' si'oHuei'' u
the Chicago If1btHe gives the following ac-
count of a marriage that recently took place
,.e.,l 80. t1,,,1 - ~ Io -
49,, ,,lI.r;as i; E.,,I,.f,a -, a.
s,h;ect &c r5srriaoa came M, a. tta s,,I;act .,
,;',;l, -, -. ~ ~ .1 - 49, - -
rnrng lieutenant off the 17tb Illinois C9v
!ou"5 - ' - ~ - = W
go go -, :" ~ ~
slaughter er q one ol 'lie oiuest se'tLerS OF oul
city ihel proposed ~ se' married Ie. 10 % see
ne" i "oUiu seem l. 'uSt 'Len = uetIoe len 81
ming came 10. SAoulueI I s. ASKED 'ht
squire Il ne "oo4d marry MN. ne salu yes
Il rs oo1lu Allu any lau! 70 nave nun. M u,
I. jumped uP, sasu l, she Woula nave MN; me
-, " S''liu y anu sAe
hold oL Haiius me NSlaI questions wei" ,
al'l az ~ = ny
NeIe man anu "l1e w 80 am tls
Par % 19e III, n ~ -
80. $50 IL y 80 =
80 49, =, -, ~ Iis botal viii Inn h,'
La5 al -, Sbar ov-,, homo Usr naTants
sne IA1 -! :. - a,,eals7 - Tho T,isrics :,
80 no had lone. but we're informed
- ..a.,,+a. ,f Wisconsin -ava hin, n,
80 =. ,a,,,r,+, 49,, o,,5 agif, Mich
tn hide xyas Lanr n homo anr
~. L,,-t,o-4 f,~LiS,ian 70 entar rhe house
H. = 4stsrmine5 "a have his lawful wife
Thus matters stand at the present moment.