The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-22

battery the hFst thing they know, $50
one Of tho men, % Q shell EXPLODE over
Iheit heads, "Fhsy bad better Keep 1t
"Thsr. what did I tell your" be added,
biting Of q huge pisce Of "long gTsen,4
thar 90 the MisAisaippi boys now" .al
AZ he Hpoke tAWly column moved ont
Of the woods aud sWept glllan,ly scrobs
the field. But ss they reached the Centre
o muFdeFou4 round Of grape and canister
tore through their ranks and the column
broke in confusion. Three times their
leader rallied them TO the charge, and
tbres times they were shattered by the
'"Tsll you what, boys" called out the
long. legged private, who had before
spoken, Hthar's fan comm noWl That's
Cans bugle. The 'old regiment want
some Of the ple!"
Hs stopped and felt hIa saddle girth as
he spoke, then Strengthened himaelt and
waited for the command, Tor he was zone
Of the boys" The next moment there
was ringing cheer from the ranks col
General Forest rode up.
"Boys," he exclaimed, pointing With
his sword, ~ want that battery captured.
One regiment has tried, and couldn't take
1t. Nov, | want you boyB'to do better
than that am going to lead you, and !
want you all to follow me-" .L.I
Another cheer was the answer, % the
men fell into ranks. -
"ohargeW and down the slope rode the
gallant "old regiment" never taltering as
the grape shot swept through the serried
ranks, closing each gap % II was made py
the deadly frS; on, on, following the lead
OF the tall figure at the head oil the col
umn, till they rode right over the death
dealing guns, "sab'ripg the gunuers
there" and the woods gave back the ring.
ing echoes Of the famous "rebel yell" 80
the victory was won,
Won Yes, but ut . fearful cost, That
fatal slope was drenched with the blood
Of the southlaud's bravsst aons.
After that charge Col, Terry found him.
seli face 70 face with Charley Plcton.
my God, how can tell himp muttefed
the colonel TO himself Is the gallant
young fellow rode toward him, holding
ont his hand. ".
at takes the odd regiment to do up
things 10 style!" he said, graphing the
colonel's hand. "say, Terry, did you see |
Miss AllCs2 Coleman has Just got back |
from Memphis, and he told me she had
gone on y visit 10 some friends in o.
But az he spoke he suddenly put his
hand to his eide. ~ am shot" he gSsped, |
family. II was true. A stray bullet had |
struck him In the side, and Dol. Terry |
caught him as he Teeed 10 bis saddle and
rode with him to the field hospital.
When the surgeon examined his wound |
he shook his head douoIiully.
VI know = nurse worth twenty dostorV,"
whispered PlCton, with q smile, "Terry,
can't you fetch her to mep"
Through the night the colonel stayed |
with him, Once he wakened and repeated |
the question he had asked Just before he
was shot
~ saw her, yes" the colonel answered,
huskily. "She sent you some fi,Wers"
The blue eyes lighted up WITH q tender
glow, and PiC:ou held out his hand.
Silently Colonel Terry took from his
breast PICKETT the wilhered flowers, spray
Of Ivy and hall opened white rose, and /
laid them 10 the outSt, etched hand.
The wounded man slept. Blu. 10
couple oil hours he aWoke, much worse,
and the surgeon Ia bis rounds told the |
bronssd watcher that the end was very
uebr. . NF
Terry" and the colonel bent his head |
10 cItch the fAin ECcsn'p "I'm diving I |
wouldn't mind-only-poor Alice! Tell |
her gently, pease-shs loves me, you |
know and l. oh, Terry! II is hard to |
leave her. My poor darllng"
For q moment the Colonel could not an. /
swer. Then, choking back sob, he said,
slowly and distlBcly:
"Charley, Alice is waiting inrYou. 5You
are not leaving her, bnt going to her."
A bewidered, troubled look came into
the wistful blue eyes, .u .-.-.r
Don't you understand me, Charley
She Is dead. We buried her there 10
@, | couldn't tell you before, dear old |
boy. But now you will be with her be.
fore you have time 10 grieve after her.
She died with your name on her lips,
Ing" tt-''r'. ,.-T.Igll
He understood now, and a smile Of re.
lief fitted across his pale lips. "Desr
gitl" be murmured. II am 90 glad she
will not have this grief to bear"
Then he slept again and the hours
passed on until the eastern Aky frightened |
with the solemn dawn light. ..H
"TeryW The word was but the faint.
est whisper. hut the watcher instantly
bent his head to listen. Nd. ..li
ut is morning." came the faint, gasp.
Ing accents, and again the white lido
dropped over the blue eyes. Fiye-ten |
minutes passed. Then C0l. Terry lifted |
the dead hands and crossed them over
the pulSeless breast, reverently covered |
the still white face, and turned away.
His tvo friends had met once more
"in the morning" Of iadelesa day.