The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-03-28

way, but IN another he WA. a. coura-
geous as lion. He had o mortal fear Of .
gun, and he well understood that IL .
picket or outpost sentinel should see him
creeping along in. this 'furtive manner
there could. be no doubt a. to what
would happen. It is due to him. how
ever, to say that he thought more Of the
danger to his young mistress than Of
what might befall him in such q calan,-
ity. 7 t~....'.
Fortune seemed to favor them ~ they
advanced, for, as Gra1npus had .shrewd-
ly forescen, the little. deep, ditchlike
stream that ran in the midst of the brake,
and formed sort of loop or horseshoe
projecting between the British and the
American lines, had been deemed inn
passable, and SO had been left practically
unguarded by both armies.
The old negro knew every inch Of the
ground, and 60 was able to find the only
place over which . footman might safely
pass. Thither he conducted Rose. After
. long and toilsome scramble through
the thick growth and over the coffee col
ored stream, which in the dark sent up
. sort Of gloomy sparkle, they at length
found themselves once more on the mar
gin Of the opening already mentioned:
but they were now between the opposing
lines 1T q point about equidistant from
each, and the first faint streak of day
vaA visible to the watchful eye of Gram
pus.
I'VE got ter be in er hurry now" he
whispered, 10 it gwine to be broad day
light in less an no time"
He stood for o minute considering what
course to pursue. His heart WIS begin
ming to fail him, but he did not let Rose
know it. Bracing his will. as best he
could he led her ON, still trying to keep
within the cover Of the fast thinning
forest.
Rose was growing faint in spite Of her
resolution. Her feet were wet, a chill
was In her blood, and the long walk,
coupled with the excitement, had told
upon her strength. She held fast to the
arm Of 0rampus, whose faithfulness
made her situation endurable, and by
the most desperate efforts she kept from
sinking down.
All at once o dozen rockets leaped
high in the air with great rushing
noise, and with flare of red light COL
ored the landscape and the sky. At the
same time there was burst of cannon
and mortar firing that shook the ground.
Shells went screaming overhead, ind
round shot came humping and humping
through tho wood.
"De good Lordy!" exclaimed Cramps,
1--WE done gone! Oh, what we gwine
do, Miss Eose? WHAT e.
A shell plunged into y marshy spot
near them, and exploding there flung
the mud and water in every direction.
The funnel shaped hole blasted out by
it was full Of clinging smoke and gus.
Grampus fell upon his Knees and began
to pray. In an instant Rose felt her
nerves become like steel. --..-.-
"Qet mp, Gra,npus," she ordered, in a
voice a. steady rs the best trained
soldiers. ''Get up! There is going to be
battle"
Fur and near loud hum arose, and
then the batteries began to belch and
boom rhythmically oil along the lines. A
sound of martial music swcllcd through,
the increasing din, and then came q
mighty volley of human voices, US the
| French and Americans swarmed out OF
their lines and formed for an assault.
''Oh, what we gwino ter do? What
we gwine ter doy' was I'LL that poor old
Grampus could say, as he arose in ODE
dicnce to the command of his young
mistress. Hnlr2 z
Tothe right of them . level. food o.
missiles was crashing through the low
trees and the patches Of canebrake. Or
their left Rose saw q body of lneh. eOr1n
ing in close order. For few mon.aut'
1>AAezc was q strange lu:l. which was fol
lowed by an awful laundering Of tn
guns and q wild, gust like rush Of fery
missiles, and then the allied forces
stor1ned. The air pilpitated, the earti
trembled, the sky was like sea Of fire
Amidst it all Roso saw the charging col
umns sweep along toward the British
works, that as ". were grim and silen,
as line Of tombs. She was SO absorbed
in the sight that she did not hear the ap.
proach of q body of troops that wal
making its way through the thin woods
A loud order in q clear, familiar voice
startled her and at the same time filed
her with joy. It was Prescott leading
on his men. She looked and saw him q
little way of, his face pale but deter
mined, his step rs quick and firm Us 4
panther's, his sword flashing in the rec
light Of the rockets, carcasses and bombs
and his fine form showing hcroically il