Evening journal., 1891-05-25

the Kitchen and III 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 glittering in the fair morn.
ing light, were four as pretty brass 3-inch
Napoleons as ever started al orphan asy.
lum Two field glasses were quickly
leyeled, and then two very gallant officers
stared at each other blankly.
"A rebel battery, as I'm a sinneri"
"Langdon. You assert a most vicious and
uncompromising fact"
Let's 20 home"
Not till we send that ammunition train
higher than Gilderoys kite II they make a
move II we ever start up that hill they'll
see us, now the fog is off, and then-but
why multiply wordss Let's get ready to
blow up"
Bean't them your fellows over there9"
NO, my luminous friend" said Candy
grayely. Owing to a lamentable differ.
enee in manners and equipments, them's
not our fellows over there; and, further.
more, I'm 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
70 reconnoiter. The obnoxious battery
seemed disposed TO be quiet but observant,
ana several men stood on the guns and
looked inquiringly over at the 1.-TWO soli-
tary horsemen.n r
The two parties eyed each other for an
hour. The train guard came up and looked
over too, and, the gentlemen ia gray were
evidently doubtful as to how MANY more
might be back in that hollow. Canby
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 new
disposition 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
i It wasn't getting monotonous.n said
Candy
Don't talk about monotony. I've got
1900 rounds of fixed ammunition in that
train, besides the small arm stuff, and if
that battery drops a shell over there therell
be livelier time around Emmettsburg
than there has been since the foodn
The time was drawing on toward noon
when the battery, evidently not admiring
new movement of the theatrical process
sion among the houses, suddenly lin bered
up and went off at a lively trot in the iii.
rection of Mechanicsburg.
Now, by this days hopes, Richard is
himself again. quoted Candy reflect
lively.
The words were hardly out Of his mouth
when, far up beyond the main street, was
heard the welcome blast Of the bugle, and
ere its echoes had died away down came
Major Hamilton Thomas with the First
Pennsylvania cavalry, at a full charge
with drawn sabers, and the mud flying as
high as the second story windows.
'Hellol Hamp, whittier away, my gentle
gazellep shouted Candy at the major, as
he dashed past the corner where the two
officers, with the train guard and team
sters, looked on and applauded the charge
as though it was circus performance got
up for their especial delectation. In a few
minutes halt was sounded, and the major
rode back.
''See here, Candy. what the devil does
this mean?n
I'D like to know what you mean by dis
turbing a peaceful neighborhood in this
way by your Internal clattera"
well, but what in thunder are you do.
ing here? was told to charge this burg
and drive out the enemy, and here find
you loafng on the street corner, half full
OF appleiack, as though you'd been here
month"
"Oh, that's all right, Hamp. charged
this place four hours ago with the Sixth
corps ammunition train, and dislodged the
enemy. You can see him shaking the dust
of his heels down the road yonder yet. III
you don't believe me there's my train, and
here's reliable citizen whom we have de-
livered from the proud invader to prove
it,"
Major Thomas made a formal report that
he had found the Sixth corps ammunition
train holding Emmettsburg at the point Of
the wagon tongue, and Lieutenant Canby's
charge for many a day afterward furnished
forth many a smile at the camp fre.-Bos-
ton True Flag.