The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-09-28

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regiment q euurassiets Was dashing up
towards the battery al a lail gallop.
With much zeal cursed ia 10y soul
the French rascsls, and devoutly wish
ed that they were in the hery regions
where pepper grows
But had not much time for ours
ing. II was no Joke to behold so near,
that one rush Of glittering broast-plstes
and sabres.
If taken and recognized / was sure
TO be forthwith and without ceremony
shot My own life seemed very yalna-
ble to me compared TO the lives Of hun
dreds OF Frenchmen.
! sprang to a loaded cannon, pointed
il and fred it of
When saw the slaughter the grape
shot made, / shouted and danced in
the exuberance o. my glee A second
aud third gun pointed aud fred off
and in quick succession the whole bat
terry. Fortunately for me, but not for
tunately for the poor French fellows,
every gun had already been loaded by
buster hands than mine, ere applied
a single match.
How grape shot moved man and
horse down, you can readily conc i've,
Herr Amtmann. The cuirrassiers foil
like snow fakes, and those who escap-
cd dashed right and left, from the dust
and smoke with all convenient speed.
Doubtless was saved as wei as the
battery But how long? The shattcr-
ed and scattered masses formed fresh
onset
With the colerity Of the wind ] clear-
Cd the guns and loaded them anew II
With eye all attention, and hand all
Glertness, was about to discharge
them, when Tie English, in stormy
mood, and with stormy step, came on
and seized The battery and the hill
Where are the other artillerymen :?
asked the colonel Of the regiment.
know not ! replied
Have you alone discharged the guns +?
he further inquired
Can yon imagine more stupid ques
ton, Herr Amtmann2 The blockhead
might have seen that no one else was
near.
Who else? said /.
"And did you alone load the guus
anew with grapeshot2"
"Who else ?" cried |, much annoyed
at being caechised in such silly, school
boy fashion.
But the catechising was not yet over.
was requested to tell my name, and SO
on. The truth | ayowed without dis
torion, or establishment, or boasting,
though with some slight and pardona-
Die suppressions. | neither spoke to
the officer about the two shillings wort th
Of rum, nor Of my profound slumber be-
side the cannon, nor of the hearty cur
ses which had learned to fling at the
French. The officer was neither an in
quisitor nor police agent, and, as be
Vas not inclined to probe very keenly,
| stated no more than was absolutely
Indispensable.
Frequent and extravagant was the Of
feers praise Of my courage, resoluti on
and skill
II must make Wellington acquainted
with your wonderful achievement" he
said, in conclusion.
.'You can do herein as you think prop
er, was my answer.
My comrades had now come once
more on the scene which they had quit
ted mot assuredly from any excess Of
courage The stamp OF the coward was
upon them, and they would have had
some difficulty in escaping the coward /
doom if their services had been urgent
ly needed.
The fire began again, for again the
Frehch advanced, but they encounter
ed fresh check, for had given each
! Of the guns bellyfnl Of grapeshot A
very sour taste, indeed, bad the grapes
which ! made the French swallow. Bot
who knows what the upshot would have
been if the Prussials had not arrived
BY the aid Of the Prussiane We hurl-
ed the French from the field, and the
battle was won.
Once more went 10 Paris. once more
to England With much eagerness and
impatience waited 70 receive the re-
ward d my yaunted bravery. But ]
waited IN vain. suppose there must
] have been some whisper about the two
shlii,ugs worth Of rum. AZ al events
/ was dismissed very cooliy almost
conteupluousiy--without either praise
o. money. Icould have dispensed with
( the praise. When ! caae home found
that pur old eieetoF had retired to his
dominions. | had again % BE- sold.
ier, and, ike my comrades, wore false
I pigtail, Eot having natuRl one.
On leaving the army WAS appointed
e0mmandant of the swine in onY village