Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-02-20

the lnniSkiliens well to the front. the
Royals and the Fourth and Fifth jogging
along IN the rear.
They opened ont to pass a little vine
yard and then, heading for Balaklava,
rode Jngllng out on the rolling open
prairie and were presently we'll over in
what was called the south valley, with n
low rldge-that of the CauSeway Heights
separating them from the north valley.
where at this very moment their comrades
ot the Light Brigade were placed in posi-.
ton at Its western end ana in full view of
what they. the HeavieS' could not see at
ala dense mass of Russian horsemen.
5000 Of them at least count, in their fiat
caps and heavy gray coats riding west
| ward up the valley.
/ CHARGING TEN TIMES THEIR NUMBER.
An English light battery had trotted out
to the crest of the CherSoneSe, unlimberpd
/ there, and the moment it caught sight of
/ these gray masses let drive a few shells
/ right over the heads of CardiganS troop
| ers, and no sooner had the Russian
! leader found himself under FIRE of the
! guns than he sounded, by the left flank"
/ on his hugleS, and away swung the whole
/ mass directly IN front of the Light Bri-
! gdde-moved steadily up the Causeway
/ slope beyond which Gorke Scarlett was
/ uotting townward with the relocated
/ Dragons, and the next thing he and
Lieutenant Eliot knew the whole ridge to
/ their left was alive with the banner
otes' of Russian lancers: and then. in
magnificent order, solid. massive sixteen
deep, those great battaIions of Muscoyite
horse came directly at his slender col
uun.
Why. II the Russians had suddenly
sounded the gahOp and charge they wou,d
have come laundering down that broad
open tract an avalanche of reSistless forcs,
and by sheer weight and inertia. without
striking a blow, could have swept the
brave British from the field. There were
Just about ten to one at the instant Scar
lett caught SIGHT of them. snd how many
more there might be behind that low
ridge il Quarter of a mile away he never
stopped to ask. Seeing the preponder- |
ance Of metal against him any cavalry |
man Noul have been justified in wheel |
ing to the right and scamperipp under |
the shelter Of the guns on the Chersonese. |
where at this moment Raglan and all his |
officers sat, mad with anxiety as to the |
probable fate of the little brigade of red |
coats. Everybody eynpcted ia 500 hin, |
Scurry off to the right. but Yorke Scarlett |
was glorious fellow. Like hulIdno he |
whirIpd to the left and few STRAIGHT at the |
throat of his foe France and ENGLAND |
looking on from the crest behind
Think Of it Left wheel into line '"
was his order. and the instant tLe Russian
leader saw It. he provad his Inconvenience
hy sounding ..Hait " and tbnn as tbC,,ob
utterly aghast nj fine nerve and nlurk of |
those brilliant ranks, there he sat in sad. |
die. amazed, irresomte. WONDERING what
to do next. Scarlet settled all that for
him.
SOME voxnrpr1-, yropr
The RnssiaT horsa L9iterias urit, moro
cavalry wara Toniro. ny, ~, tb,+ Ta,san-aT.
crest. but if there Ind haen a million
there inside of minute il wouIdn 7 have
checked him now. "GoIIon,'' "Charrar'
he ordered as soon as he troon iaaders
had aIirnpJ their rarks and ,oUar 80
mo for fhe Rnyajs or ibs Fonrtb , ond ME- Eftt
to come mn or t6a Iaadin+, sanadrnn Of tl, tbn
Ipniskilans 10 oct Taail IN ha Trsn+ Fi,nt
and = bi, trnmnetsr .,t bis baeIs tbo 500
(fravs thnndprino behind them ali r;dino
STRAIGHT as n dart for tha rpntar of the
Russian division.
Up ON the heights men held their hraa.b
and watched in 9maze vet thrilled win
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