The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-06

hold in tho morning. Their guns were ours.
the country and thcir Gallant tea cavalry alone
was able to preserve some sort Of order. and to
draw off unbrokcn from the field. Then at
last lust a. tho night began to gather. our
weary and starving men were able to let tho
Prussinns t,ko the Job over. and to stack their
That was as much as saw or can tell YOU
about tho battle OF Waterloo. except that ate
II two-pound rye loaf for my supper that night.
with rs much salt meat as they would let mo
haycana II good pitcher OF red wine until |
had TO bora new hole at the end of my bolt.
barrel Afor that i lay down in tho straw.
whore the rest Of my company were sprawlinr.
and in less than u minute was in u dead sleep.
CHAPTER XIv.-TnE TALLY OF DEATH.
Day was breaking and tho first gray light
had Just tegun to steal through the long. thin
sts IN the TaIJ ., our barn When some som one
n%psd mo d Go tousS IN nS Sn s,up
slcery brain that tho cuirassiers were uuon
U.S. and l grinnet hold Il 4 hah h that was
where was. but l can tell you that stared
ThEn ,t that a S ether sIn ncs MSs
very grave. and behind him stood two ser
Eeaannt7;. with long slips OF paper and pencils
Wake W, ladhio." said the Major. quite in
Eis old. easy fashion AS If we were back on
~ Yes ies' Va "f y i stammcrcd.
want you t. come with mo. ! feel that
owe something to you two lads. for it was l
VINO took You ir33m your homes. Jim Hors-
gave a start at that. for what with the rush
AMI tho hunger and the WEAKNESS ! had never
given a thought to my friend since the time
that he had rushed at tho French guards with
the whole regiment at his heels. -.
am going out to take tally OF our losses
said the MAJOR. and If you care to come with
mo shall be very glad to have you"
]. and oh hutitwasa dreadful dreadful sight.
50 much so that even now. after SO many years.
had n,h;r say as title about i as possible.
in the cold morning. with no cheer or drum
tap or b4gs barn a!i ths glory had gone e out
where poor devils had been ripped and burst
and smas she'd. rs though we had tried to make
mock S Of Gods image: There On the ground,
tight. tn. dead footmen that lay in squares.
and the fringe OF dead horsemcn that h2t
dead gunncrs who lay round their broken
ri.Ses The i Gnars column hnS left Ttre ak
at the, head OF it tho blue coats were iying
heapcd upon the red ones. where TINT fierce
tug had been. before they took their backward
And the very first thing l saw. when got
there; was Jim himself Ile was lying on the
the SKY. and ali tn" passion and the trouble
seemed nee !" have passed cle lean t away from him
| Ind seen him in his cot q hundred times when
| we were schoo!matcs together. l had given q
cry of grief "a. tho sight Of him. but when 1
how much happier he looked in death than I
could ever have hoped to sec him In life. It
nas1 his nna S
had died in an instant and without PAIN ii
onoc, could believe no smile upon his lirs.
tho hope that somn, iiutter of life, might re-
main. when heard u wc-rememberel voice
at my side, and there was. Do I:issac, leaning
upon his elbow, among II litter of dead guards
men. II" had n great blue coat mut1led around
him. and his hat with the high red plume was
| l,.t,, Il Ia
pale and had dark blotches under his eyes.
| but otherwise he was he had ever been.
fiin the TR
always dropped. hut now one could hardly see
| the CLINT OF his eyes from beneath them.
Halloo Jack! !" he cried. Il didn't thought
y%n here s1a ys5 might have
ait ut is 5. You You that have bought all this
VIA, ia. Ia! he criel in his old, inpatient
was in SEain learned t2 believe in fate. t is
fate which has sent You here this morpin ni"
| with ms hand on poor jim's shoulder.
80 And mine on his. SO wo have paid our
ana | saw with horror that 4 great black lump
Of clottcd blood wa hanging out of his side;
This i my thir;etnth and hit" said he
unlueky n4mher;, Gould you spare me drink
The MAJOR Ial some brandy, and water; De
encd ania It'll" iSck q color came back into
each Of his nasGart cheeks e, u,
some ,,pc calling my name. and there he was
with his gun AGAINST my tunir Two Of my
VIII m Was s war nft AL I'll he You Fs viii S Me
see her. You win ind her at No; ii Oft tn. i;ue
Break it very gently to hor. Jack. for you can
not think how Sho loved me, Toll her that all
Il the viii mot
Il will remember"
And madame, your mother? I trust that
.oo your father Bear thin my distinEuished
= surely said j. your wound may not be SO
serious AS you think, | could bring the sur
Ny dear Jack. have not been giving and
taking wounds this fifteen, years without
well. ior know that all is ondad for my little
man. and had rather go with my rot'g"u's
than to remain to DO an exile and bcggar,
WOULD nay" sho, ne. SO have saved myself
"rh" Allies. SIR" said the Major. with some
heat. would hc guilty Of No such barbarous
Ba, DO L!ssac shook his head with the same
You do no, know. Majog," said he. a." DO
| you supno,,o that should have Ned t. Scot,
"nn a an" hrnanGy y my NAME ma not n ws
anxious to !iv" Tor was, sure that my little
/ man w0uli come bnrk. Now | had rather die
for Il" VIII never head an army again But
! ! h4v" done things that could not l,r
| thai took aud SHOT the Duo d'Enghl"n. i wa
| I-ah. mar it.o, Elim. k,tif, ma cIr,"!" he
| feeling and uuiyrring in the air Then h" leI
! thcm drop heavily in front OF hlm and his chin
J fell forwH"l uIoH MS chest on" ot our ser
| strctrho: 'hn big Llu" mantle over him. and
| So We len those two whom iato la! 50 strange
| ~ hrOugtt together. the ScOtchuan and the
| Tr'u"hnIHu. l!n.! silently aud peacefully
| within hands, touch % each other uron the
! blood soaked hillside near HOusOLmont-
rlfArTER NN.-THE ESD OF Ir.
! Ard now / have nearly come I" the cnd Of i
! MI agd precious GIRt shall be ~ Ind mysel