The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-01-25

before the Ddllto Oh w hletlOO no one
was probably more uneasy than Lord
Uxbrldge, who. if Wellington should be
killed would be called upon 10 succeed
him In command, and who knew moth
ing whatever of the dukes plans.
II am in very difficult position" he
said 10 friend III any accident hap
pens 10 the duke shall find myself COM
mander-inchief. would give anything
in the world TO know the dukes pro-
iects, and yet dare not ask him what
ought 10 do
After some CONSULTATION on the sub
iect they wenttogether TO Wellington
and frankly told him the difficulty in
hand.
The duke Listened without impotence
and at the eud of Lord Uxbridge' s
speech be- said calmly: "Who will at
tack the first tomorrow, l or Bona
partef'
''Bonaparte." replied Lord Uxbridge.
"Wellf Continued the duke. Bona
parte has not given me any idea of his
proieck. aud, as my plans will depend
upon his, low can you expect me TO tell
YOU WAT mine areg"
Lor Uxbridge bowed and made no re-
ply. Tie duke rose, and continued,
TOUCHING him in friendly way on the
shoulder:
'',here is one thing certain, Uxbrdge
--tht is, that whatever happens you
and will do our dutyr'
r. then shook his hand warmly, and
tic separated, Lord Uxbridge no wiser
tim before. yet feeling that yelling
TO bad trusted him exactly as far as
hi reticent nature would allow.
Yet the great duke did depend in n
Peat measure upon the application Of
ommon-sense 20 the needs of the mo-
rent. When he was once asked how
g succeeded in conquering Napoleon's
narshals, one after another, he replied
"They planned their campaigns Just
rs you might make n splendid set of
harness. IL looks very well. until IL
gets broken, aud then YOU are done for.
Now, | make my campaign OF ropes.
II anything went wrong, tied a knot
and went on.
On another occasion he confessed that
his success in life was 20 be attributed
10 1.-THE application OF good sense 10 tho
of the moment"
Thus, although n reticent man by
nature. IL is possible that he did not re-
main silent from choice alone. but be-
,ause his designs were SO subject TO
chance.
Thomas q. Arnold, ICED Ohio, Millers-
burg, o., thinks that the battle OF Cedar
creek was one of the most singular
lights OF the war, on account of the
engaged and the complete vic
ory as first TO the rebel arms and after
ward their total rout. His regiment
was on the extreme right OF the Sixth
Corps, west OF the Valley pike. while
he Eighth and Nineteenth Corps lay
,ast of the pike. The first intimation
he regiment had that the enemy was
around was few shots 10 the right on
he picket-line. But the sound had
hardly died away when u roll OF mus
setry broke out along the pike. and
became noise and confusion.
The Sixth Corps hastily formed and adj
ianced toward the pike, but was soon
orced 70 fall back TO where IL had FIRST
ormed, while the Eighth and Nineteen
N Corps We're hurled rell-mell down
lie pike n0rthward. leaving everything
O the rebels. The Sixth Corps lay la
inc for several hours, expecting TO be
attacked. Meantime the rebels had
ample opportunity TO take everything
hat belonged 90 the two scattered
'crps and get back across Cedar Creek:
,ut instead of doing SO, they busted
themselves in plundering the dead and
until Sheridan came up with
uch part of the two corps as he could
ally, and finding the Sixth Corps ia
air condition, attacked the rebels and
md routed them as completely ms they
lad. few hours previously. routed the
.orps mentioned. with the difference
hat Sheridan captured and kept nearly
the rebels brought on the
leld, thus turning n victory into most
disastrous defeat.
Mrs. Grover CLEVELAND Il very fond Of