Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-08-31

his bed with dead Mehitaole' reproachful
face ever before him. Early the next
morning he was aroused by the distant
crash OF marital musi.. He so-any up
from the bed, threw open the window and
looked out Above cloud of dust he could
sea the CLINT of sunshine on steel Louder
and louder grew the music and tho tramp
or feet and nearer came the soldiers
Then sudden idea struck him. What
was life to him now! The moose of the ex-
ecuuoner seemed TO dangle over his head
already, and any death was welcome to him
but that! He hastily huddled on mis-
clothes, went out into the fresh, sweet
scented air and crept rapidly along by the
river path ana the fields into Elmford.
When the second battalion OF the East
Anglain regiment marched out of Elmford
town few we ks later there went with it
among the many recruits in its ranks Alb
ner Harrington, of Cuton.
CHAPTER H.
AT ) o'clock in the evening of June Is
1915, the two battalions of tho East An.
CLAIM regiment formed one or the thirteen
squares which for three hours had been
rolling back and destroying the cuirassiers
OF Milhaud on the Plateau OF Mont Saint
Jean. Squares, did he say, rather shreds
of $ luares.
During these long Sabbath hours these
fresh faced young heroes had more than
kept at bay the finest cavalry in the
world, and still at 8 o'clock, shattered and
torn, with three quarters of their officers
killed, with flags hanging in shreds, faint
with fatigue and thirst, running short Of
cartridges they were defiant
Abner Harrington was there OF what
he had gone through during these hours he
had but a confused idea but he knew that
he who had never killed living creature
w.lsfully in his life had struck and thrust
ana parried, had cheered with deliriuus ioy
as some colossal horsemaa rearel in his
saddle and fell head downward. shot
through the Lead o. piarcol by bayoncs
thrust; had laughed in deaths fa-e.
and had been in the midst of the
sickeniny slaugser and manning and
wounding without one single Impulse To
turn way. Not man who had stood near
him when tno battle opened was by him
now, MS face was begrimed, with powder
and dust, his white epa1lcts, his cross.
belts and his hands was stained with blood:
ms shake had been slashed away, there was
a stlnging sensation in one shoulder ana
long bloody rent in one leg.
He had caught the terrible infection Of
war: the cclseless commands, ''Close up
the ranks"' or Open the ranksp' or
step up taere!' were as music, and no
power on earth bat death would have
moved him from his position from behind
that CHASTITY barricade OF dead men.
Suddenly a great wall Of horses and
steel-clad mon rose up before him out Of
the smoke drift3: there was a sharp.
bright straight fash in the air; a red DO "
seemed to cut across the fash for mo
meat, de!uge of warm blood sparted over
him, and lie knew no more
When he came to himself again h. was
sensible Of chilliness, and of a rough, Jolt.
ing movement.
Where am ~ he murmured.
Going to Brussels in cart" was the
reply Of his neighbor.
whats been going on'' he asked.
"Going on! Whoi, we 80 whoppel B3acy !
properly. That's what's been going on
was the answer
Abner tried to raise himself, but pany
Of fearful pain extorted a cry from his Inns. I
and he swooned OFF again.
All through that terrible night he ioited |
on. Early in the morning he recovered
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