West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-03-10
TnE CIR ,1GG OT THE
BHIGACh.
. BalSslava, 0c'oosr % 1854 !
by ALFksD TevNysoN.

Tine following poem by Alfred Ternv.
son made rs a st appearance in Lohdo,
on tuesday NORMAN Of last week. and
was sent by cable 90 the New Y rk Indc-
ponuen'' aud appeared il the next lay,
i"edne days issue of that paper
0os'4s OF Tire gallant Three Hun
ered-'he Heavy Brigad,
Down The bill. down The hill thousandi
of Russians,
Thousands ot horaemrn drew 10 the val.
iey-snd stayed.
TOT scarlet and Scarlet,'s Three Hun
dred were riding by
"hen the points Of the Russian lance,
broke in on the sky;
ana ne called Left wheel into line - snt
they wheeled and obeyed.
hen ne looked at the aost that bar
ha'ed, he knew not why,
AM no turned holf round, and he bad,
ms trumpe'er sound
10 the charge Aud he rode on nbesc
lis DllUP
10 inc gallant Three Hundred. who's
glory will ntver die.
Follow me Gad up the hill /"
Up The HILL up The hill followed the neavv
Brigade.
III.
Inc trumpet, the gallop, the charge. apf
the mIUht M Iha a. -.
Town The hill, slowly, thousands Of
Russians "
Dro" TO the valley, and halted q, lssi .,
the height
.'''n wing pushed out TO the left and .
wing to the right.
u,' oc"'le't WIS far on ahead, and he
dashed up alone
through The great gray slope of men.
ana nc whitfield bis .abre. he held II.
own "'
Liz an Englishman there and Their
Anu 'he three that were neares, him ,ol
lowed with force.
;"cCsed themselves il bet wcen horse-.rd
horse,
'OoSn' Tor their lives in the narrow gan
they had made,
-Four amid thousands and nm ~. hin
up the hill
"@lioped the gallant Three Hundred The
Heavy Brigade.
Iii.
rel IKE O cannon. shot.
burst, like a thunderbolt.
Crashed, like a hurricane.
nrohe through the mass from below.
prove through the mids, of the Foe.
IIunged up and down, to and fro.
i'ooe flashing blow upon blow.
Brave lnniskillings and Crews.
."niriing their s.bres in circles Of liob,
ana some of us, all in a maze.
VINO were held Tor a while from the fight
And were only standing at gaze.
"hen the d~sik-mnfHed Russian Gro vd
Folded its wings from the left and the
right
And rolled them around like a cloud
On mad for the charge and he hattie
were we
"hen our own good red coats sank
from sight,
IKE drops OF blood in a dark gray sea;
Ana We turned to each other. mu,lering
all diomayed
Lost are the gallant Three Hundred the
Heavy Brigade -
".
n.
But they rode, like victors and Lords
Through the forests Of l.pcea ard
swords
Ia the heart of the Russia, horde
IneJ rode, or they stood at bay
struck with the sword-hand and claw
DOVE with the bridle-haud drew
Inc Toe from the saddle, and threw
Under foot there 10 the frav
lS'ged like a storm. or stood like a rock
IN Inc wave of q stormy day
ltl suddenly, shock upon shock.
oIrsgered The mass from without.
For our men g~siIoped up with cheer
and shout,
hud Tue hussians surged, and wayered
and feeled
Up '-e bill, up the bill, up the hill. out o,
the leld,
Over the brew sad away.
V.
glory to each and 10 ali, and the cbaroe
that they made!
Glory to all the Three Hundred, the Heavy
Brigade
the three hundred Of the Heavy Brig
soc VINO made this famous charge were
The Scots Greys and the second Eouadron
OF the lnniskillings, the remaiudef of the
Heavy Brigade subsequently, dssbipp mn
70 their support. Tho three were Elliott
Scarletts aide-Je-catdp. who hsd been RI
ding by bis side, and the tumpe,er. and
Snegog' The orderly, who hsd been close
behind him.
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LARGEST CAVE on EARTH.
fhe HevlY-Fouud Kehtuckv Covc
IT'S tatacOmbs, UummIesn ud VA
sonic Embiems.
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