Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-15

htfeE DtAelu tuln hlhuRhttf LOOK YOU
now at Ismael Nnmnrhow he ceaveth
heads aud heweth OF linibsl He shall have
three more wives and present Of gold for
his valor And look you, too. how the good
koor Ali layeth about him. have been
watching him, and he slayeth like one pre-
pairing for the sacrifice. There goeth a
man severed in two, another aud still an.
other. Didst thou ever see the likef lie
maketh stepping stones to victory OF his
enemies lie shall have dozen OF my
choicest slaves, And my brother, too, hath
done marvellous execution. Ihave seen his
blade shifting with the stroke OF lightning.
He hath left tho dead 10 heaps behind him.
will bethink me what beiltteth him To re.
celve. Yea, and /, too, have smitten the
foe slit fellows ribs as cook would
cut open the ribs OF a sheep. BY my faith,
It was fine sport"
He stopped and looked over tho sangui.
nary scene.
Our men Fight like llons,p he said.
Then, with sudden change Of tone: yet
thinkeAt thou they are being driven bacltl
Doth II appear to thee the enemy Il guin-
Ing just "A little, ever 10 littlei II we lose
ground-bnt no, " changing voice and man.
ner again, there they storm home. pro
fcss koor Ais sword Is crimson an inch
deep. And there 20 ON horBemen. Glory
70 the prophet, the day Is oursi Yumen
Nusel's men fy-we are conquerors They
nyl They hyi"
They were not flying, but their leader
had been cut down by one Of our cavalry.
men, and ia thu confusion that followed
they lost ground again.
II told thee the day wns ours,p cried
Amood Sim In a transport OF childish de.
light But no was soon singing to another
tune
See, see" he cried ere the words Of re.
1oieing were well out OF his mouth "He
oomcth, he cometh-sGtan cometh. We aus
nndone. Who can withstand hlmi lie
rideth like II whIrlwlud and dcstroyeth as
"a fire, Ny brother, we are undone."
Abou kurnin made no reply, but turned
his eyes TO the dread warrior on the black
horse, who was cnnterinK down the slope
with band Of ~ men mounted on the pick
OF Arabian studs. A. the company ad
vaneed II was joined by others, till the total
must nave been equal TO half British regi
ment.
y contingent promptly went out from
our front TO meet them. Koor All leading.
There was to be no play this time, no
circling and wheeling, no retiring nnd ad.
ynncing for picturesque display. Lance to
lance, body to body, the issue would be-
decided, and the lttcst would survive.
Abuu Kuram bit his lip with anger at
being forced 20 remain in charge Of n COW.
ard Ia the rear and watched the momen.
tous events IN which he could not partiei
pate.
The enemy's cavalry came on at a round
gallop, their punuous streaming. their faces
well forward ON their horses neels. The
leader, however, sat his great black horse
erect, aud held his sword ut what | believe
British Dragons call the slope. There was
something In his appearance that marked
him out from his fellows, and am free 70
confess that, with Amood Sims whining
in my ezra, a thrill OF supeBiitioua awe
passed through me- at tho thought that he
might not be mortal
As soon Ms the level plnin was gained he
waved rs sword quickly In the air. and the
great NIX warhursc broke from the gal
Top to THE charge, We could see his nerca
leap and the responsive bound OF those that
followed hard behind. Before half a dozen
horse lengths were covered there came 10
our ears rcsounding double peal OF "rech.
hir techhlrl' for our men, too, were riding
AZ the charge, aud even from our distance
we INV how every rider, setting himself
little forward. Rugged his lance close un,
der his right arm, ! watched the mutual
swoop witch strmnlng eyes aud humping
heart, with cold tromors ut the pit Of the
stomach and n hot whirl OF the brain TINT
was as thcma,lnc,s OF much wine, There
We're fear and hvadlung audaeity In the feel
ing fear tiat could easily have made m,
turn and ily, an audacity that almost i'm,
PEELED me to rush forward and share tho
dellrious ecstacy of that onset
Nearer aud nearer swept the upposlna
columns like Two flights OF ostrlches,
dnrkrniug the sky with dust, the horses
skimmiug The ground ~ II fury lent them
wnga, the riders alert with q ugcrish IN
tentnesa Of purpose, No man could have
said which s.de sped the more furionsly or
shouted The louder; none whether kour All
or the man on the black horse led with tho
more determined valur
There 81 no resisting the magnetism OF
desperate exploit enacted under your eyes.
aud the main bodies paused fascinated by
the fearful spectacle On both sides the
men drew In lngr To Knee Ia order 10 have
tho greater driving and resisting power,
and cruuchrd lower upon their strainna
horses The hast huudrud yards were GOV.
ered a. 10 were ~ % bound. aud then with a |
ery OF vengeance from a thousand throats,
/ dwaling Rash OF steel, shock rs Of
lashing thundegholts, came the collision. /
There was a vibrating sensation rs OF an 1
earthquake, md Il rumble Of groanings and |
ursinga reached us as tho fighters rolled |
ogether In dark seething heap as when
wo swift sea currents meet.
My vision was suddenly blurred and in.
Voluntarily my eyes closed When opened /
hem, the combatants were through each
'ther and wheeling for pnuther charge Up
vent the fierce warory again, aud again
anne tremendous shock aud tumult.
hatiering the close packed lines But re-
orming with proligloua quickness they
dashed az each other again and yet again,
WIN an ever increasing heap OF slain and
wounded welterins on the ground.
BY my fathers sword. II Is To be utter
'nnibilationw said Abou Kuram, breath.
ng thick and fast "Thcy mean to XIII
ach other out"
But almost rs he spoke the enemy, burst
ng once more through our lines, were across
he intervening space and hoadlong upon
'ur main body, the man on the black horse
laahing aud hewing IN front Ia way that
airiy justified the tales Of his satanic char.
oter Al the same time Yumen Yusei'a
rendina tho air with wells,
nshed' lurehing aud swaying. to the aid OF
he cavalry
From that moment, so far as could see.
u order vanished. There Is theory that
d properly planned battles things go by
'ethod and Encouragement The idea Is