Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1889-01-31

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And 30, realizing The savoFy truth, M
other moment found me On ny feet
srudging along 70 she hospital, almost
whistling with delight 81 lhe thought
that tie next nail would bear the
glefions news 70 che Old folks At home.
with rather d haunting suggestion that
latter al their trouble they had moi
been able to keep zoe from having my
share 81 the fun.
i Our left had meanwhile performed
sss allotted task Up the slope, right
up 70 the second line of infantry, i
went; and second time the Federal
infantry was forcsd q retire. The
veteran troops bad occurred two guns
\ 81 the battery, and he remaining four
had gallopsd back to . new position
10 farmyard on abe plateau al the
head d the cedar skirtsd gully. Our
boys had captuEad over 4 hundred
prisouess. Charley Faulkner, now !
grave Senator from West Virginia.
came back radiant 10 charge al TWEEN.
sy.thres Germans large enough 10
swallow him, and insisted that hscap.
tnred avery man himself.
Bloody work had been done. The
space between The eoemy's oia aud
new positions WAS dotted wish their
dead and wounded shot ~ they fad
across the open field. But this same
exposed ground nov lay before, and
must DO crossed W our own nsn, under
4 CALLING FIRE from ) strong and pfoIen.
It'd poaition. The distapcs was nos
,hrss hundred yards. bat the grourd
10 liz sFaveraad was level green field
" young wheat. Again tbs advance
was ordered. Oar men responded
/ wish cheer. Poor felIows they had
already been put upon their metlle IN
/ two assaults Exhausted, wes to the
skin. mnddisd to their eysbfows With
the stiff clay through which they had
pulled. come 81 them actually shoe
lees after their struggle across the
I plowsd ground. they nevertheless
advanced with great grit ard eager
resa, lor the phouting Ell their right
meant victory,
Bas the foe Ii eur front was far
from conquered. Al our fellows came
On With = DISH the enemy slooa hia
ground most coursgeoualy The bat
tefy. now charged with canister and
shfapnsl, opened upon tie cadets with
murdorcus hail The moment they
uncovered. The infsntrf, lying be.
hind fence rails. piled upon The ground,
poured in q steady. deadly krs. Al
one discharge, poor Cabell, oar hrt
sergeant. BY whose aide had marched
% long, fell dead, and BY his sids
/ Crockett and Jones. A blanket would
have covered the three. They were
awfnlly mangled with the canister,
a few steps beyond, Mcdowell, mere
child, sunk to bis knees with bullet
through bis hsart. Aiwill. Jefferson,
Whsslwright, fell npon ths green
sward and expired shrivera sword
arm dropped helpless 70 bis side. aud
g company thereby lost her cadet Vi
we'll az her professor captain.
The men were falling right aud Left
The yeterana On tie right ofthe cadets
seemed to yaver. Ship. our comman.
der foil wounded, For tho hrst time
the cadets seemed irresolate Some one
cried out, Lis down, apdaIl obayed,
firing from the knee-all but Evansl
] the Ensign. who was standing bolt
upright Poor stanard'a limbs were
Torn asunder and be lay there bleed.
j lug 10 death. Some one cried out
eFall back. and rally on Edgara bat
TALON
Several boys moved, ID II . obey
Bat Pizziai. orderly q B company
with bis Italian blood vt sbf boiliol
point, cooked bis gun and swote 81
would shoot the FIRST man Who ran
Preston. braye and inepiring with
SIM l. lay down upon his onlf arm, e
parking that hs would AZ least sayl
thai ColIona, captain of D VIZ
speaking words Of encourage cement ans
bidding tie boys shoot close. Th
beys we're being dsciminassd mani
testify they must charge d fetiFe; alsl
charge Fl was. For IL that noIaen'