The Red Cloud chief., 1882-09-29
TINE BgAvE .RINapirR.

How many IL The yo4sng p~pls hs,,
ever heard The .isfy If that simpe
hearted. bravo sollses 10 Nalolessn
Enplrv. 50 loag knosa a. .hs "fin
Gr-nsd,er Of frsaosF
Horn In The PROVINCES. Ia Tear a Aa
sergnc ~ eisef . thssusssb milsiari
srhus,iIns. sai catered the srnfy whes
quit. ,ouns Throughout a eaEesr %
nearly two seorc years be served siti
fidelity and 'iisisnctioa. ,ss always ~
fusesi the promolioa whirh ~as c~a
s,snily offered him. prr.,tring a. b.
said. the familiar duties of the trrna
der To even the glorScs Il a Aar~hAi
HIS wishos werv. In . measure. ~
spcc,cd lie held aiway. the nank 81
captain. though eventually 81. s.sn
mand e1aaied in numbers almnei ,sa
regiments
After his death. whirh occurred la a..
ton. there was instituted in the r~Fl.
ment with which hr hai t-cuvoanessSt.
and hy the express directions 10 iBnna.
psrfe himself. a ipsss, tosrhsnr tnhair
to Ia. faithful service Ills name had
never been stricken frosa the roll. assi
at its call. upon the daily parade. the
oldest veteran present woall Ssp fsr.
ward. and sslaiing. snswc "nfed oa
M. field II battle"
The detail. - hi. history show that
his life WAS well worthy the hoaors tha-
paid io his memory. and many Incl.
dents are told q him which illustrate
his unselnsh devotion Ia the profession
he loved so well.
Upon one occasion. being on fsrlottwh.
he paid n visit o. an cd ifisnd N q see
tson of the country as vet rruasas from
actual war. While there. be i~raEnesi
that . detachment; II several bundtvd
Austrians. having IN yiew the Ir-rcn
ton Of a crrtan iinportan, moSsmsai
OF the French. was N the march go =
spot where IN purpose could be easily
accompl she'd. To rsrh ,hi. ,heY must
pass through . narrow deHie. guarded
BY mn old stone tower. which waz CARR
soned by perhaps halt . cosn say of
French soid ers To warn thess 81
the 2 danger in time uo rrrrsare Cor de.
f.nsc va. the aim 81 our hero. AM put
Ting uP . slender store ~ provisions. he
started of.
To his dlsmsy he found ON arriving at
the tower tina, his eomra les hal teen
only too we'll warned already. and bal
lied. even leaving their mssk-'. add =
gooily supply 81 amm6nitlou h.hipi
them He knew thai 10 the Aus4sias.
conii he held In check long enough ,o
allow the completion IT the fr.ueh ma
nouver. by that time tswcs aa.i pa .
would be of little use To- either sisis.
lie dotsrm ned. single handed. la psain
The hight against a regiment. There
were many eoadlfions which favored
the ~.nccessiul earning out ~ the br.Te
resolve. The to~er could be approached
only through q narrow rayine. in Which
hut I've or three men cosld walk abreast.
and Ne he IA, abundansiy supplied ~sth
I'm the Grcnadier DID not despair 81
af least partial suc-c.s lie bsrrsesled
the doors carefully L,sded all the ma.
kets. which be placed In esDs.sni<nt
positions for instant handling. mad. =
god meal OF the fosd be bad brsss-hf
with him. and then go; doun io a~ #,
the enemy. He wss u~nnsolesfsd until
dawn. whes unfs.sszI sszund. With
cot snnoune~d the Ansssisn.' asproach
They halted af the nssc,h ~ the dsHle.
and almost Immediately an Officer, bear.
Ing . flag of frssr~. appeared with = &c.
mxnd for surrender.
u Ausergne answered The cal. rspir.
ing that ''tbe garrisss ~ouLa defend
20 the last and the esaeny !
little suspecsinZ fhss the entire garrison
vas eosnprssed IN the p~r~ps Of the ain |
gle soldier uho stood before him. ~
tr~i Asmsll cannon ~ss shorty ass- |
&c brussghs 90 hear ppson The sos~.. hus !
our Sressaier made ssch zopi u.s of
his weapons sha; hall a doz~n II The
Austri.as lar wounded ufssn tbs xrssusa
they eosid ere = single shs<.
y nding this mode ~ sttark isrs~~fu.L.
IN as>snif vss ordered; but. - The bad
of ths column cane within rage az the
over. 30 d~.d.y . ire Vas ~prysr.~i ap<ss
q that q s.s ordered bach amid gr.sx
Two further ss,a<ks Yer. maA~. ~sh
Ike results. and vh~n night fssI he ssl
Itasy Grrnsdi<r vas sai IN p-ss~es<zn a
has stronghold and unhnrs. uhgle s~xr.
hfy at The enemy were ether kidd
b. uound~d
sunset bruagAf . seeood q.
Fsed- with IN sntimssioa thai. Il r~fas~d.
regular ssexe would b entered xuou
md keps up ussi ksaser shousd euur~i
Deemisg fhs s-w<sfy-eosx.
souss With I'D eiapsed su3~~ur tim.
'or , sccuopeish@rss a Dc Er~neh
pose. " Asv>sZne sssznea anss<r tA.s
BE Esrrssoa vouid szrTxsdes The soxLys.
e mossisx u allowed saSs cpsdurs "a
he kresch lines. asA p~smsnssoa 10 Nv
- 10 armA Hess srvmA sssrr \ Ne
- possey. ~ seersted In
AZ dsybreak % - ueszows seeucd-
by. Ne 0<uy vers kzvs up 70 r.
.esss u sanqushed ngrssosL he
a ~ towse opese1. 81 . susl~-d
- se.sye1 vsesran. Eas0iiy ssaersnnv
D3sR IL vsigAs - - nsey 1900
= 80 any. saskrd ssowly b.
- nek1 81 dspo<ssssx -
- oths - - - cosu.el sasssrd
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seDnou1D9 armA asd 1900 =
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