Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-05-04
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
,xTsRrsrING READING FOR Young
people.
IN. Boys' War. How the Baities BE
tween the Eastsiders ana the
westsidrrs Ended = The sise OF
Th.m-Nu white railed Cats

of boys war that WAS fought Win
great deal OF spirit in Norway not very
inng a,o Ii was between the dwell
ers ON the east and west slides OF
river Both parties had built snow
forts and feeling ran high Prof hoy
esen tells Of the final engagement as
follows.
Then the bOmbardment began. A
whole arsenal Of ammunition bad been
stored behind the walls OF each fort
ress and the balls rlew thick and fast
picking on man after man, now 10 ne
one fortress aud now ID the other
There were at least thirty boys on
each side. ana 50 great was thclr mar
tial fury that they rose up again after
they had been wounded, and laughed
al black eyes and bleeding noses, The
nrst serious accident occurred when
plucky Anton Nicholson losing bis
balance. tumbErl over the wall. AMI,
falling on the outside, rolied right
down on the frozen river me sFiatr
sldrrs seeing chance ot making
him a prisoner VI war, Heut OUT a ny
ius column. and the west sidrrs, III
order ~ rescue him made sprtr ~
force Leading his gallant army ten
Siggo advanced upon de Ice, Whilr
I the snow balls whizzrd past hls rara'
and poor Marcus the Adlutant rs
relyei a tremendous biz right In his
forehead WHICH raised hYge lump ln
an instant But. though he lost his
Z balance. be was soon upon bis fss't
again, and ran forward q shield hls
I beloved commander from the missiles
that few about his head iialYOr
/ RsltAn. big. coarse. and bury. chsNred
on his men with a roar Ike that % hn
angry lion: and then advanced. foot
by foot. 10 spite Of the ssorm Of snow
balls which greeted him Anton NH
kelsOn. slightly stunned By his fall
was snatcned up by a dozen ~agcf
bands before the west siders could
/ lay hold Of him. and would have bsru
carried triumphantly to Foot Defiance.
| n Gen. Ylggo had not daFted forward
with drawn sword and compelled me
Zoe 10 drop him And nov commenced
a hand to hand nght which was simply
tremendous The boys wrratlsd. tnni
/ hlsd head over heals. rose again, and,
with loud whonpa. charged the ranks
u thelr antagonists No one mlndrd
bumps Or acrate4h.s. nay lh- boys
scarcely frlt them. - dllrd we're they
with hot real. so absorbed 10 the
grea, game ~ war
| For twenty minutes the battle ragged
Then the east side army gave way
Many fell down half exhausted In the
snow The rest saddeuly brDk" aud
[ ran. In spite - their generals wrath,
/ ful yelis and calls Gen ViEso. at
T che head ~ his noble band pursued
them up the slop" aud, with a Wild
cheer. stormet the walls % Fort De
\ fance Marcus livnning MA ghr nrst
70 @raic tho rampant and snatch tho
/ dag lie waved " fhuce over his
\ head. and then carried II away ia tri
umph Gen y'EEn promptly demand
cd the unconditional surrender ~ She
I fortress aud teen Heifhu, seeing that
\ his cOl0rN were struck had 20 acssrpf
I tho terms that were offered him Buf
when he saw the west aiirrs mAryh
4 away with his banner hn suddenly
forgot his surrender and braldr him
self with anger he summoned the
remnant Of his men aud rushing
down upon the Ice charged once mprr
/ his victorious fOr The west siilrrs
\ though taken 1baCk by such trrarh
i cry. turned about quickly and defend
cd themselves right vBllnntly Ten
\ SiggO himself who now carried thr
7 captured banner. was hnubnrdc,i with
/ suowballs from Al sides And rIalvor
/ ReitRn rushed straight Mt him 20
4 snatch mo hne away hut YlgRp
\ though he WIS not ~ strong as iiai.
/ yT. fought pcrnfely and. even
after he was knocked down. chung n
tho flag pole with MI his mi ght An
/ the enemy strove abOt him. and The
east sldrrs Mere hurrylng 10 HE A..
sistancc ~ their commander whom
suddenly tremendous cracking
sound was heard. and the two armies
/ srurrlcd away. panic stricken. toward
4 the river banks bid say both
! armlesf Yes. hut not The two com.
\ Handers. IN the middle ~ the river
/ HalyOr Retains wet tnuSled head vas
seen bObblug up and pair NJ out.
! stretched hands were trying desper.
/ atcly to clutch nj something on the
+ smooth ice ViRRo. who had already
/ turned to run with the rcst. heard his
! piercing shrieks and. forgetting an
enmlty, he paused and looked back
There was his treacherbus foe. pressed
/ against the edge ~ the ice. struggling
In the fierce stream which might tho
next moment pull him under vlggo's
he1rt beat wildly. He saw tho long
/ cracks IN the leo which were slowly
/ widening from the force N the cur.
/ rent But, summOninR MI his cnurage.
he plunged forward. and. Ringing him
self fiat on the Ice, he pushed the flag
/ pole before him until n was within
reach II the drowning hoy.
Hold ON tightr cried viggo; "don'r
! let TO-"
And, to be sure, Halvor held ON tight
enough But the Rreut question wnH
| Tor VlgRO 10 get safe footing. 40 as 10
brace himself for n mighty pull. The
boys on shore stood staring with bated
breath: for moment not single one
moved. Then, quick M n flash. Mar.
Gus, the Muskrat. dnrted out ON the
river
He had spiked soles ON his bnota
and, though the leo seemed to no adrift
under his feet. he advanced fearIesslv
Now, general" he shouted. seIzino
! siggo by both legs. aud bortnR MA
hecia into the Ice NOW give pull
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