The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-08-26

at once ana send him 10 youY
"What staunch, true friend you are,
Frankl" Hopkins said, admiringly.
"Well, for your sake viii give him
the opportunity to prove your good
opinion of him, 50 go at once and send
him TO my quarters"
And Charlie Fulton accomplished his
mission 80 well that within week
there came telegram from Grant TO
Thomas: 81 am coming Can you hold
out till | reach you?" To which the
hero of Chiclkamauga replied: II will
hold the fort till we sta've to death at
our posts!'' EgfgftE 1f
Meanwhile there was rejoicing
among Bragg's men, who looked down
from the hills that surrounded the be-
leaguercd city with the keen satisfaction
Of knowing that ere long its hungry de-
tenders must give up their hopeless
struggle. jefferson Davis himself came
to gloat ON the prize so near his grasp,
and was SO delighted with the prospect
that he withdrew Longstreet's corps
from the field, and sent him eighty
miles away to wrcst Knoxville from
the clutch Of burnside.
But Grant and Hooker have come TO
the relief OF the beleaguered force, and
Sherman tramped by forced marches
two hundred miles from Inl5a to share
in the gallant struggle for victory.
What lovely day was the 23d of No
vcmber! Who, that was present, will
forget the glorious sun, that glinted on
Thomas' division, as his regiments mus
tered, as II on parade, dressed in their
best uniforms, with flags flying and
martial music filing the air with boast
full strains? The Confederate pickets
leaned on their muskets ON Lookout
mountain and Missionary Ridge, and
smiled as they behcld the picturesque
display. But suddenly their smiles are
turned to looks Of alarm; for in a min
ute the Union line breaks into double
quick, and the gay review Is changed
into q battle, and ere they can recover
their surprise, they are driven back, and
Orchard Knob Is In the hands'of Union
force.
The next day Hooker charged the for
tifications on Lookout mountain, and
drove them beyond It's crest, winning
the famous "battle above the clouds;
while twenty-four hours later he
charged their lines on Missionary
Ridge, with Sherman pounding on their
flank.
Grant stood on Orchard Knob watch
ing the turns OF battle. With eagle eye
he saw that his enemy's weak spot lay
In his center, as he had TO sacrifice It's
strength TO support his TANKS. On this
he dctermined 10 launch Thomas corps.
The signal OF attack was arranged
six cannon shots, fred ut intervals Of
two seconds. 4ftsf
Then, In the words Of b. f. Taylor,
the poet-soldier: ''The moment arrived.
Strong and steady the order rang out:
Number one, frel Number two, firel
Number three, fircg IL seemed TO me
like the tolling Of the clock Of destiny.
And, whom at Number six, frep the
roar throbbcd out with the flash, you
should have seen the dead line, that had
been lying behind tho works all day,
came 10 resurrection In the twinkling Of
an eye, and leap like q blade from Its
scabbardr
The order has been TO take the rifle
pits at the foot Of the hill, but the
Fighting Fourth and all those glorious
heroes with them forget 10 stop and
rally, and sweep with shouts Of victory
up the steep nscent All falls before
them. Grant catches the inspiration,
and orders q charge along the whole
line; and d0shing with broken ranks
across rocks and chasms, following the
bullet-torn flags that lead them, they
still go onward needless OF the tempest
hurled upon them. The battle is won.
That night the Union camp-fires glis-
tened along the heights about ChGtta-
nooga, and Bragg's mon werc hurrying,
under cover Of darkness, southwark.
For Sherman's brave fellows, who
seven days before had marched two
hundred miles on two days rations,
without change Of clothing, teAt or
second blanket to any man from COM
mander TO private, even now there was
no rest, for Grant ordered them. bleed
ing and barefoot Us thoy were, to march
over terrible roads ninety miles, TO the
relief Of burnside, when they drove
Longstrect's equally rsggcd end hungry
host in confusion after Drasg's retreat
ing thousands.
"And all this for love OF fatherlandi"
Frank sighed, as from an cmincnce he
had watched the devoted line of patri-
OTIS winding their way down the valley
In the distance.
Thomas and his moa reocoupied Chat
tanooga, and supplies BEGAN to pour
into the place, much 10 the ratification
Of the men, who OF lais had almost real
lied the solution Of the problem Of how
little food was necessary 10 sustain
human life; but Frank Bcsant hailed
with more intense delight than any
amount of good living could give him,
batch of letters from Meltonburg With
what Joy be retired to his quarters,
and, denying himself TO all comers, set
tied TO the delightfui task of reading
them. There were two from Mr..
brentwood, full Of good advice; one
from Miss Ruth, short and chirpy, and
chiefly relating TO damp socks and re-
cipes for sore throats; three dainty,
affectionate ones from Grace, all about
nothing, but very prettily worded, and,
which I am ashamed TO say, the
foolish young fellow read and re-
read till they were fraycd at the edges
by constant reference; one from his
cousin, written simply with the design,
az It seemed to him, 70 induce him TO
Let Mark Henderson know, II he
chanced TO meet him, what an uncom-