, 1879-05-16
PLEVNA BY MOONLIGHT.


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Luna was at the full, to the snow-clad summit
Of central hight crowned BY Moslctn earth.
work, from the ranpar,s OF which the ego
coud takc In With single sweep the
whole Of tho flevua position. The ghosi1y
cauopy Of 6now afded the celestial light in nnk-
Ing visible thu whole Of tlut unduiatlng laId-
scape, beneath which lie ao many thousands Of
tbr brave pnrtlsans Of the Cross mud t1ie Crcs-
cent LeauI.ig ngatnst d tsirf-!tned etubrasure
surveyed Tie dcatk,-lIkc SCENE lu unbrokcn a.
Iencc; gradually tnY thoughts wandered back
to the incidents tic htrki. atn!nel details Uf
which thrilled Europe with horror at the sacri-
ices, with admiration for Tho desperate bravery
with which they were accompanied. My nus-
inEs recalled the sultry day tn July rhcn 4ehtlj-
Knragash 70 occupy tlle hlvhts. wheso was
Standing; force 0f cavalry, 10 far in n1vnncn
Of the luut that there waA no communication
between them. wound through tile nazy
AMI M warning whisper was heard Vi the dan..
ger lurking inspected. but yet 80 near ut
hand. The infantry follow at great distancn
In the rear: they come Oh tn dense column.
without nnY VI the aklrnltshcrs or alvuur1,
guards that = schoolboy would have seut ior-
ward,-a blind, stupid RELIANCE on tho faet .hAt
no woEl OF warning bad been sent back frnm
tue cnyalry tn iront* ~" occuFs o'e Of thoso
str1nfe se ssedsn!s nHa Thish happon
domination. Osman paslIa, too latc, us l,o has
always been, to save Nlkopo, already laIlen,-
enters p'evna after ths cava!ry, Of the Cur las
moving In stupid blindness In u, enemy's coud-
try in solid column. The Moa1en learua
the Position OF af1airs, as lle' Is on
, friendly no; L. sr.!!y asss IT, h. ,nsu'
I sccm to lseAr the rattle uf ,nusketry md
thu groans OF the suffering; hut it is soon over;
nearly swo-tt,irds uf The aluscovttcs lio dead or
Wounded, uud lhe Crrscclt se1rrs the frat sue
ress at plevna. Uslnnn pasha, rho lost Ntkot'ol
IL virgin furtress md u magnificent position
through tarulncss, IL lautlcd to the skies for
sEillfuI occupal!on Ut psyna. Such IL human
Yrs;ntt'esssa.--.:,u'nan history; The a. msh Of
headed Krudcner, with au army Of s, 200 men,
os,lcrca to attack b0,0oj Moslcms, we'll IN.
trcuchcd OIL the heights whcrG am dreamlag.
almost hea1 bis prusest aga!ust the mad cotn-
perl young Prof. l-evttzky repeat tie order.
Sehahoffshy, With maj desire to win the 1T.
GeDEgH's Cross, and scasee1T Inferior in rank 70
krauener, commands one wing. tllu Old veteran
VIA s of' Il: pas lss s4'eaF Kaaas Kfaaas
and an tnfautr, battalion Of 7D1 mcn, IL away
On the extreme lett and Ia the advancc. There
Is practtcaI lnsu1ordsuatlou OF tue part Ut
cuYiro,s Of PcYna. Ykobcie1 Is there with bis
1DU men; they have never beeu uuder fro .bo-
fure, nid whcn the tIurkiah shclIs begin
to hail around them they raise cs,eur
snee @ Aq1 rIurs M Gu. % 1n]ti" the 1,,cn .top AZ Il
I 1,y uar,ss ri' %HIght drc,,." eatno ucxi: u fsY
r3rrcrt ii.cfr .lsutoet,t with tho MosIcm shrits
dropping thick urUuul them. " "Fresellt Arns!H
~ II ~, imraIr oIrdicntins ura. tn ti,r IN. Vim
il lurl,,t.s t5essl unon isen,. 4 stiffness Of
several minutes. :'Don't you l,ok like o lot of
- foutst" cries lcrissu yulco 10 skobolef
snirrs m tho u,rn resp,,ic,l to li,cIr yuunr.
usucruI. mol yct IL but whS Inns BEEN lit Six
tunes Il, Central Asia. "Efil yon wait aud
aGSy w u + te rcpiy II skubsIe;t emisrs
,orna Vii, tnns, ,,,. h,t therr wss m s",'."rt
h.tinG I,tn, ni"i hs had 70 retire.
Thr,' ,,mm.,rct1 nn1 5or:v of tds mi
tIas" the nsit: f but 'I l,c Sruucht tle rem remnant
ass,, e"S 's si'a,,,.v ,,a,ionaI hvnn up ali i,;s
wn,}nlchNtl!c only ctr,,tuauder who llj, ;l,i
f,r whtrh 1r fyns rsmn,nuntna Ly Lis In,
ufhiis,cd: KrndrnSr haJ faicI in assat1ltiur IjI,
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