The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-07-08

very difficult, as no one would personate
CORVALLIS.
Rupert, you must. 2
/ Indeed I will not" replied Rupert,
! his patriotic blood in fame.
"I'll tell you what Wen 60, said
Hal. "There are five of us. and well
ask Will Saunders and let him play if
| he'll be CORVALLIS, that viii make us
| win"
/ Wills patriotism yielded to the pleas
ures of battle, and he soon came.
"I'm going to be Lafayette, " asserted
Alfred.
'sNo, let Hal, because he's Oldest"
"There's nothing fair about that, he
only happened to be 50, !" returned Al
| fred.
"No," said Hal, sswell draw lots"
The decision fell to Rupert, and Alfred
deserted to the British forces, which Hal
joined, as no one else seemed willing.
CHOW Eda will come with us, and be
safe in the fort. =
"No," replied Eda, who had been
watching the proceedings In silence, &C I
would rather be unsafe and remain with
the Americans. ?
"Well chosen, little heroine" cried
Mr. Lee, from the piazza.
'Then we will have Rover on our
side," said Alfred.
'sBut you must not set him on, said
Alfred.
"No," cried Mr.. Lee, 'that would be
letting loose the dogs of war, indeed. ;"
sEda, you must keep behind the in
trenchments to be out of the firing" said
Rupert, 'sand when we charge, stand
over there, and we will show you how it's
DONE"
g Father Will be Washington and
CORVALLIS must surrender to him, /" said
Hal, and each party retiring to it's out
posts, the fight began. Torpedos were
the harmless balls which were allowed to
play against the forts, but on each other
they could use nothing but strawberries.
It interfered with the reality of the scene
for either party to step out and light
their guns, or crackers, from the outside,
and retire while they exploded, but they
made just as much noise, and wrought as
much excitement in the opposing forces
as if the thing had been more regular.
At first the British kept closely within
their fort, and the American party, with
their French leader, crouched behind
their works, but when the ammunition be-
gan to run low, Lafayette proposed a
charge.
You know we storm the redoubt,
they fly and we pursue.
t'But suppose they don't fly" urged
Eda, whose cheeks began to flush.
Put them to the sword, promptly
responded Lafayette.
Tho obo1o.o woo 7oooJn IN ~ro1Io,o4 o4-rIo
the wooden and tin swords of the brave
leaders making terrible clashing. The
firing was vigorous, and breach was
soon made on the enemy's wall, and the
British seemed fairly routed, when an
unexpected incident reversed the for
tunes of the day. Rover and Eda had
stayed where they were placed until the
former saw his party fly. In dis1nay he |
looked from one to the other, and being
determined the loss Of the battle should
not be his fault, attacked Charley, the
infantry of the Americans, and routed
him completely, rolling him over and
over in the grass. At that moment AL
fred on the British side, and Albert for
the American, became much in earnest
in a hand-to-hand combat, the latter in
sisting that the former must Yield. Eda's
eyes had been growing brighter, and her
chest heaving rapidly, when at the sight
of the misfortune, she exclaimed.
"They shall not be beaten - and
rushed into the fray without her hat, her
black hair streaming behind her.
Rover instantly yielded to her author
itative 'tdown, SIR" and Alfred fed in
dismay before the resolute, fiery mite
that swept down on him. CORVALLIS
hastily conferred with Hal and offered to
surrender his arms to the proper officer.
Lafayette rode off, full speed, to get him,
while Eda stood waving the stars and
stripes, and still looking scorn on the foe.
After the surrender had taken place in
due form, and the flag foated over the
British ramparts, the two armies went in
to dress for dinner. They were in a
sorry plight, so hot and soiled, but Eda
was too much excited to talk of anything
but the combat.
s.'Did they really fight so, Uncle?"
she asked, leaning on his knee and look
ing up into his face. CT hate Corn
wallis"
Poor Will Saunders, who stayed the
rest of the day, could not gain her favor,
and Rover was in utter disgrace. The
delicious ice-cream and strawberries in
the evening, and the fireworks, Roman
candles, wheels, rockets, ana bombs
with their clusters of colored stars, were
delight to Eda, but when at last good
nights were said, she whispered to Hal,
with her arms about his neck:
"Don't ever be British again, please,
for then can't Like you"
"Well, Eda, how do you Like the
Fourth of July?" asked her uncle.
go, like it, sir shereplied, "and if
had been alive then [ would have gone
as soldier too, which reply brought
round of applause and kisses from the
boys.-St0addrd.
Arbitration.
The Tvnnora1ahical Union of this city