The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-04-24
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The jaws OF death gives, 10 lhe Bostor
Commercial Bulletin, the following
graphic picture Of the charge;
Lord CardIgsu's eye glanced us over
thea spurring hi, horse forward iew
peoes, be said;
My men, We bAye received orders tC
silence that battery.
Ny God my brother sjaealsted. Then
grasping ny hand, be said:
Fred, my dear fellow, good.by; We
don't know what may happen. God
bless you keep close to me-
What more We might have said was
lost in Lord Csrdigan's ringing shout
4 OF,
4 ChArgel
We went 10 al a trol; the trol changed
10 canter, aud the oauter toa gsllop.
Through the lines | could see Lord Cardi-
gan several horse-lenglhs ahead, riding as
steadily as II be was on parade. Now, to
tell the plain truth, when we had ridden
short distance, say one hundred PAGES,
felt terribly afraid. The truth flashed
upon me in a moment, that we were rid.
Ing into position that would expose
us TO a fire on both flanks, as we'll as the
fire from the battery in front OF u.s. which
we had been instructed to silence. | said
to myself, This is a ride to death but
said II loud enough Tor my brother TO
hear, and he answered aud said:
There goes the first
The frst was Lord Lucan's aid de-camp
Capt. Nolan, who, after making slight
detour was crossing our left to loin US in
the charge. A cannon ball bad just cut
him in two as my brother spoke.
My heart lesped into my mouth aud
almost sbrieked with fear, but | restrain
ed myself, aud setting my teeth hard |
rode on A moment later The rifle bullets
from the sharp shooters on the hillside be-
gan TO whistle about our ears. Saddles
we're emptied at every step, Then came
the whistling shot and the shrieking shell
aud tore through our squadrons, mang-
ling men and horses, ploughing bloody
furrows through aud through our ranks-
Then my fear left me. My whole soul
became filled with thirst for revenge,
and believe the same spirit animated
every man in the ranks. Their eyes
flashed and they ground their teeth and
pressed closer together. The very horses
caught the mad spirit and plunged for
ward as If impatient to lead us to our re-
venge and thcirs. At this time there
was not much TO be seen. A heavy
dense smoke hung over the valley, but
the flaming mouths OF the guns revealed
themselves 10 our eyes as they belched
forth their mnrderous contents OF shot
and she'll.
Now shot tore through our ranks,
cutting red line from flank TO flank,
then shell ploughed an obique and
bloody furrow from our rig front to our
left rear; anon rcochetting shot rose
over our front ranks, fell into our center
and hewed its way to the rear, making
terrible havoc in its passage. Oil that
was a ride. Horses ran riderless, and
men bareheaded, and splashed with the
blood of their comrades, pressed closer
and closer and ground their teeth harder,
aud mentally swore deadler revenge as
their numbers grew smaller
Alone and n front rode Cardigan, still
keeping the same distance ahead. His
charger was headed for the center Of the
battery. Silently we followed him. Up
to this time neither my brother or myself
had received the slightest scratch, al
though we were now riding side by side
with comrades who at the start were sep.
afated FROM us by several files. We
reached the battery at last. Up TO this
time we had ridden iu silence, but what
a yell Lurst forth as we plunged in among
the Russian gunnersl Well would II have
been for them II they had killed us all be-
fore we reached them. They had done
too little aud TOO much Only blood
could quench our thirst for revenge. We
passed throught the battery like wbirl.
wind, sabriug the guunefs on our pas
sage | dou'l believe one Of them lived
to tell The tale Of that ride Out OF the
battery aud into the brigade-sn army 1t
was-of cavalry. Our charge was reaist.
less.
The Russiaus fell before our sabres as
corn falls before the reaper. They seem
to have no power Of resistance. And
there was no lack Of material TO work up
on. They closed 10 upon Us aud sur
rounded us on every side, but we hewed
our way through them as men hew their
way through virgin forest, and only
stopped when we reached the bank Of the
Tehernaya river.
Wheeling here, we proceeded to cut
our way back again On the return
ride was asssiled By a gigantic Russian
trooper who made u strike at inc with
his sabre. partially guarded IL, but
not wholly, aud The next moment felt
stinging pain in my neck. II passed in
moment, however, and | wss about TO
mske snort work Of the trooper, when
heard my brother cry:
Alb yon would, would you? and the
Russian fell cleft to the chin.
We cut our way through and once
more entered the fatal valley. When bali
way back TO our starting point eanno1
bail struck my prother snd bebeaded MIN
Tom. sb, thank youl
The eolor-seraeaBi drained smother
glass
When We formed upon arriving Al our