Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-09-14

- F-fNtetefH - FAAhe muir Va sweet COM
partnership every gracious smile she had
ever given me--every kindly word. came
back with re-doub.el sweetness, now thar
she was lost 70 me forever. Through all
the years OF yoath and manhood, she had
been interviewer with every hope and plan;
y seemed like giving up life itself 10 lose
her But il WAS oyer now, over forever!
II meet her again, il must be as the lie.
trothed, or wife Of another
Gould ilys and bear that Thank Coil
] could so away IN . few hours, ana per.
haps death on the battlefield woa:d end an
this dreary heart lionel ness.
l On the mOrro& resoinei my regiment.
and within twenty four hours we were
/ marched 10 the front
I In the ehangs from home 10 the stirring
scenes Of army LIE / tried u forget; but
/ b. the camp, fire on lonely picket duty, or
I IN the rush and roar OF battle. thong hts of
Mildred would latruds ] shrank from no
exposure, tesred no danger Men called
me brave; ! was simply reckless had no
dread o. DEATH why should hayet Life
had lost all charm Tor me.
Months rolled on, 0ne two nearly three
years had passed l never heard from
Mildred, except An occasional word ia mg
lnoEhsr lettera she was stil unmarried.
did not wonder a. this, fer / knew Carl
WAS stlll ia the srmy, aud fF9queatiy near
me- But ! never sought him, even when
our regiments were side b. side | no lon
ger frlt hatFei ;o@arl hlm--i could not DO
thai u Mildred i0ved him, but l had not
rea hei q point where l could meet
hlai ealmlY. and lrsiereI not 70 see him
~ gil; and slrans 70 As il seemed 70 ms al
times, 10 neger sought ms
step BY s'sh ! adgaaood until, Wien the
battle % nrarys Bian was fought / held
3 captains commission
All hlght Nc had lain on our arms. aud
with Ito tirss gray aawn the eapiny weao
upon Us oar res4ment WAS IN tho ihieA-
col oi tho nghl
Again and agaiA the G5sie leF8tas hurled
isirir f0r6es against 10, nni wero mel bS
llse nesrrst - distance Of our men Charge
sacnaeial charge yolieY reformed yolleg,
r0paiss followed r0palse backward aud
forward saFsai The hugs oo.anns Of nen;
bns1na. ralgins, rgiFaaliag, Aiyaa'ang,
: cheering Tor TiEtorF oaa maaeag, AMI beat
] tH back b ,he iac the na2L
EVER cartridge bas han hoea cnpilei
aad AnsH than enc half az cur regiiaen
J had msltsd away ID deal, woundei 40
saistlns Ae kaeF NC woro beng driver
!. loo, 81 Took hy our brave and desperate
! foe, asd u . break should puaa, They wouli
. pour saroagh ,ao breach-
just al that m stnrHt hop cans 70 Us,
a hatsrry Mlihiraan from saolher part Q
) use hsla ransc gallgp.ag 70 our rcliei. ofe
1 hel sas aAd dilebes, lAr9aga r,lmps q
) bashea i@es dashed every driver urging
! bis team, Tie gains leapsi from the groaal
) is the whrals struck sspRes AMI logs, pa
p8g horse slac&rnel his pace Or drive
/. lus' bis scat
! IL snpshor moment tho battery was
: gsas t36a. shd hnrssh hurried away aui III
1 an3aa.taea rAesia snaaoi, and The ncAi.
/. mHrdrroas Hnu wzs oE,en0d utlon the en-
4 ny.
o FOR tha f-st tiiaa that morning olr wen
srsi a. broken br.Esl u hai q momeat
= rrss wr rsessvri tnotA saHply OF am
q mualtion ana. i0rsaIng In llne 81 battle, ia
down bealnd tbs Epas
- The rgaan sSo1G sai iromhled aroau
y u hy tho mighty concgtNIoa Tho cnnu
pFesss5 forward 70 ,apiure the battery,
+. rssala hear their shSss - they formed 4
!: a baynant charge. AaH saw The craps an
~ canister IN 5w great swaihes n their rank
d. Men trrFu literally torn Ia pieces, an
baaA,eas bodies aud torn limbs seat hui
al lag through iho air In that awful chars
4. tlgt through Il ali they hiill pressed @
~ rlastsv D. ina ranks as TIC dead -
70 Thorc yysg,s shrsass, sac screams sud shon
Il tninr,Jns IL one steady and awtal cry wa
- ITO roar II great Tgus baieaing death
to their rankA
Al ,a,t ono half az tho Faaners We
a. 8stgn asa tho aBnaig rGatei IN anoag I
~ vaan our moa sprAns 10 tho rescue. a.
s. vitb a well directed bAyenet charge fore
ID hack tho broken ranks u iha Tor.
al Tho gela was oars h4t a. what taari
\. 80. Tho dead. ihu wcaudci iho dyit
~ i.v "a beaps the wheels q TOO Ga
.cr rnaId Not b. morri until tha windrsWs
,br dead were removes. kapdSy ana -
,rr fails a. possible we maic room Tor We Y
10 ,sry - pata. There wcrs Few wounde
-a nearly iii WIRE kiilri outright IareIh
nj 80 removed lhosc few aad h'rc thcn TO
,r. hospital tent In the rear was direca
M nv men is tho work, when suddenly in
among tho piles 81 dead. face was !
-, turuci. 4 face knew only TOO wen. =
alaxasn and had mot him at last
y, IL was horribly manglsd, and saw 60,
o,,ly live few moments unless the now
:. NOD WIS son clcskei For On inst
,s tic thought flashed acrOss W BRAN, Nv
- died NiIlie would b. froo" But crust
y, hack tho traitorous thought, and mast
M lmnroyis,nR toruiducts sioppe ! ihe PIC
81 lng arteries as best could, aud, w'th
- hsin 81 ono Of the mon, bore him 70
uld hospital tent ,.,., A.,
N "a oponad his eyes as we laid HIM doN
~, ono glance aud knew was recognN
80 M ra.ay,, his hand fccbly, and tried TO re
10 his vest pocket .,,...,,a
~, "a packaEe--my pocket" ne gasps ~
'"' / slipped my hand into an inside ora
nnckst atl drew forth small pae@'
All carefully enclosed, ~
=. aNiildrcd,m he said, win great en'
- ,ooelne al mo wistfully, and yainly try
,,,, 20 say more. His lips moved Tor nom
~, ,nr hut no sound came from them thsn
ayo laws relaxed. an sshcn pallor sproaS
~ M face. and with few short gasps ne
not dead. ,,,.,a., poc
: I and lust at that moment inc can so' !,
"a reform ia line OF battle am W. y y
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