The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-28

'Well, if it will help your understand
ing any, it's the blue ones that we want t.
find"
mo, there hain't been no blue 'un,
| ago.
any soldiers around here last night or this
morning?"
"Oh, yes, there's sojers about here, lots
of them," and he felt leisurely away down
in his pants for comb that he didn't find
where are they~ impatiently demanded
Candy.
"Oh, you want to see the sojers, do your
eyes, and thunderin' quick, too"
well, just come around Che corner Of
the kitchen and I'll show you the road
over to where they be-"
Going to the place Indicated he pointed
across the short half mile that interviewed
between the town and the Catholic con-
vent woods, and there, where the sun had
lifted the fog g1ittering in the fair morn
ing light, were four as pretty brass 3-inch
Napoleons as ever started an orphan asy-
lum. Two field glasses were quickly
leveled, and then two very gallant officers
stared at each other blankly.
"a rebel battery, as I'm sinnerI''
"Langden, you assert a most vicious and
uncompromising fact"
Lets 90 home"
'Not till we send that ammunition train
higher than Gilderoy's kite if they make a
move. If we ever start up that hill they'll
see US, now the fog is off. and then-but
why multiply words? Let's get ready to
blow up"
"Bean't them your fellows over there"
mo, my luminous friend" said Candy
gravely. Sowing to iamentable differ
ence in manners and equipments, them's
not our fellows over there; and, further
more, Pm thinking if that Internal Sixth
corps don't turn up shortly we stand a
very good chance of being taken in by their
fellows"
To ride back into the little valley where
the train was hid from sight, unhitch the
mules and scatter loose hay and broken
cartridges all along the train, was but the
work of a few minutes, after which the
worried officers rode upinto the town again
to reconnoiter. The obnoxious battery
seemed disposed to be quiet but observant,
and several men stood On the guns and
looked inquiringly over at the 1.-TWO soil
tary horsemen."
The two parties eyed each other for an
hour. The train guard came up and looked
over too, and, the gentlemen in gray were
evidently doubtful as to how many moro
might be back in that hollow. Candy
spread his men all over the little town,
with instructions to show themselves in as
many different places as possible and look
as big as they could.
The wagon master and his assistants
were converted into aids, and rode away
out of sight with hasty orders, and re-
turned with messages that caused a new
occasionally of the intermin-
able procession of about fifty men that
crossed the main street in full sight of the
enemy.
'Langdon, this thing might be amusing
# it wasn't getting monotonous," said
Candy.
Don't talk about monotony. Eve got
1000 rounds of fixed ammunition in that
rain, besides the small arm stuff, and if
hat battery drops shell over there there'n
De livelier time around Emmettsburg
han there has been since the flood"
The time was drawing on toward noon
y hOh ouC D1ObcISy SFIOeuUly uOb duu11E1D2
/ new movement of the theatrical process
ion among the houses, suddenly limbered
Up and went off at lively trot in the di-
ection of Mechanicsburg.
"Now, by this days hopes, Richard is
himself again." quoted Candy reflect |
vely.
The words were hardly out of his mouth |
vhen, far up beyond the main street, was |
eard the welcome blast of the bugle, and |
re it's echoes had died away down came |
1ajor Hamilton Thomas with the First |
cavalry, at a full charge |
With drawn sabers, and the mud flying as
Ugh as the second story windows.
"Hello Hamps whittier away, my gentle
azelle?" shouted Candy at the major, as
e dashed past the corner where the two
Ulcers, with the train guard and team
ters, looked on and applauded the charga
s though it was a circus performance got
p for their especial delectation. In few
linutes halt was sounded, and the major
ode back.
'See here. Candy, what the devil does
MS mean?"
I'D like to know what you mean by dis
lrbing peaceful neighborhood in this
ay by your Internal clatter?"
We'll, but what in thunder are YOU do
lg hereS was told to charge this burg
nd drive out the enemy, and here | find
0u loafng on the street corner, half full
applejack, as though you'd been here a
onth."
oh, that's all right, Hamp. 1 charged
MS place four hours ago with the Sixth
RPS ammunition train, and dislodged the
lemy. You can see him shaking the dust
1 his heels down the road yonder yet. If
III don't believe me there's my train, and
're's reliable citizen whom we have de-
7ered from the proud invader to prove
Major Thomas made formal report that
had found the Sixth corps ammunition
ain holding Emmettsburg at the point of
e wagon tongue, and Lieutenant Canby's
arge for many day afterward furnished
nth many smile at the camp fire.-Bos- !
n True Flag.
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