Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-04-19

HArKs At AlaDpLerowx.-Just -
the sun vent down beyond the moun-
tam bso1e fG3d q aWbulance. drawn
sIowly 81 accompanied By > surgeoa
and-tvo eoloved servsnts, usosnted, ~
preached ~ village dong lie turupike.
A o4Iepr M in the ambulance, mute,
hsGsards and 10 great pain. His light
browa bafF and beard we're dishovelled,
his eollntwas torn away from his throat
and his uniform was covered with dust
and soileo With mud.
Zoe r. he called.
wis = Il Rad % Inquired the sur
geon. bsnding over from has horse.
Talks me- 70 the lrst respectable
locking privsts hosse We come b e.
ter We ~ into town."
rAs - sslssasd By Surgeon Webs
Vas JaccA nndY's. Jacob himself stood
in the d6orvay. wearing under his grav-
ity a kobitual expression ofgood win.
'sIs us yoar hosne. sirr asked the
sssfees: With salute. -
!. "Then ] hops you can accommodate
my hEbtker-in-laW here with tempora-
y 6oaTe6ss. Il il Colonel Hayea, 81
The TRenfy.third Ohio. He b severe
y wounded in the arm and needs quiet"
"a shall do very we1l," said ! voice
from tie awbulance, "if I can get into
. level led = 1lysservant i. here. He
win try not 20 make much trouble"
"All right" broke in the Captain,
well ix you, think. Let me speak
to my wife moment"
Mrs. Rudy, hospitable and alert,
soon had chamber ready next the one
occupied by her sick son, Daniel. Thith-
er the fighting Ohio Colonel. pricked
hard, but saved by destiny to make a
future President, was conveyed with
some difficulty through sundry lower
rooms and a narrow staircase. The
windows were raised, the arm was UNI
bandaged, and Webb carefully redressed
the wound.
"There," said he, when he had fin-
ished. "Now Ill 60 down and arrange
matters with the family"
''Is he pretty badly hurt" asked Jacob
Rudy, when Webb had taken a chair
~ suS SstuuS TWIN.
ats an ugly sort Of hurt" replied
the young surgeon, "because the ball
hit the bone. Then again he lost a
good deal of blood, because he would
keep on fighting. In the attack to-day
he was IN the advance brigade of the
advance division of Burnside's Corps
which was in advance Of the army. He
was ordered to take mountain path to
the left of the old national road, feel the
enemy and open the engagement. He
found their pickets in the woods. re-
ceived their fire and drove them in
Beyond the woods he saw the rebel line
advancing. He charged into it with
regimental yell. and, after some fierce
fighting, drove it back through another
piece Of woods and across on open field
beyond. Here he ordered his men to
charge again; but he had hardly gwen
the command when bullet struck his
left arm above the elbow. He got of
his horse and asked soldier to bandage
his arm tightly near the shoulder; but il
wouldn't do; he had to tumble; and he
probably tainted. Anyhow, the next
thing he knew was that his men were
falling back to the woods tor shelter
At this he got on ms legs again and
made il no. for them until they came
forward. Then they made it hot again
for the enemy. He couldn't stand up
long; he had to lie down from sheer
exhaustion. But the men say he kept
giving orders and calling to them to
fight it out. The Major, Cornly. at
length assumed the command, and Or
dered the Colonel to be taken of the
field. But he came back again, with
his wound half dressed, and went on
fighting again."