Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-09-19
THE SfORT'S SEQUEL
Tel us The siory. Trandfafher. :


shade Of q sheitering maple. 10 the
heart OF the great sIient cemetery. II
.Is Decoration day-tlat unique fes-
tivai upon which the nation yearly
honors iis dead defenders. and every
member OF the group carried some
wreath OF n0rai token. with which 70
decorate the graves Of departed soldier
friends.
Ny dear. the story win keep" an
sEered the person addressed as
grandfather" a tall. griZzlsd veteran
with medals On his breast: LET us first
Of all place our flowers upon the diff
fsrent graves. This IL old soldiers see
ton Of the eemetery, you know, and
every tomb covers the body Of some
brave fellow By the way,
yOnder IL q grave without any tomb
siOne--n0t a Dsw grave. either. ! won
der who be u that lies beneafhy
HE pointed toward where. Dear the
e0nfine of the old soldiers section. an
humble mound u earth marked the
last resting place " some warrior less
fortunate than his fellows
Come. chiidren.- continued Col.
Flanders teach we're his name and
rank. 4 have q fancy ~ lag AZ offer
Ing 90 that poor deserted grzXeif any
wrsaths arr left when We haye dec-
GRATED the tOInbs II my dear com
Who kn0ws bat that some gallant lad
Lies h<zasaih that nameiess graves
-.Bnf the story. grandfather. Tell us
the story Ne Ee go along" insisted the
lnxen.iOcked little woman who had
fret spoken.
Col FLANDERS shrugged his siigul-
ders. s,ilI broad and straight AZ In
campaigning days lie knew that u
nas useless 10 contend against this
tyTant In shost dresses. and -. a. tbsy
wandered from DOpunepf 80 m0Dn-
meat. Iszving here 4 wreath and there
a fragrant nose@ay. be told for the
twentieth iinle the tale demsndet IL
made a pretty picture. and a tender
one Nifhai-this u the Old hghies. sur
rounded b. hls fOwer.iaden grand
chlIdr-n. recalling times u storm and
s,rs-ss. while be lovingly decked the
grass.tones % comrades and Kin
Many a passer-by s,Opgs-d 20 look after
the llttIe pFpc~ssl0n nlih smiles bright
% sistfui. and one spectator especially
siATssi - hard that be drew the col
onsTs kindly eyes IN bis direction.
/ Thls VAS . lad % twelve Or ibeFea.
i.outs. PALE and pinched ~ face. with
xreai dark eyes and clothing that vas
even ragged.
Poor ntsIe chap!' commented the
kindly veteran. ''see bow snvbously
~ eye- our nowers Perhaps be has
grs some relative buried bere. too. ]
must asa him"
Rn, the i,oy. 80 thOagh divinlng bis
/ purrsose. lad turned. aud wns already
| ha@tsning down the gravel walk. Cob
| Ffsnds.rx sighed and cOfTtin1r-i his
story. :.
n; sas at the s-lge q virksiJurZ."
30 aid. -and the hgisting vas fast and
furissis. I think ] never. teiore oT
since. cav var In sll lis terror. or 10
al lts g.ory as ~ that seigc
sys had rspiurcd q Confederate fort
ara hsid Il from 10 O'clock IN the
morning until 4 O'Clock In the after
tooa. With shot aid shell raftlins
al,1ut "a from q dorm diferebi diTcc'
tinns Al 4 O'Clock tiIe C0nfcdef7tes
ratnr down upon us ia force. our mcr
fought IKE The stanch hearts rhef
were. but xe could do naughi against
nunbes-. sud were nn4ily. after jes
Nor .te struggle. driven out II cur posi-
,iou and bsck 20 the Federal lines. y
was only wbea We rsiiird-witl hall
Of car men dead OF missing that :
AZ, oyery MAS made dire beyond teli
ing 20 the soldiers ear. our coloTr-
IN. ,at,rred nag which had saved ~
day over the fori-were 10 the hapni
~ ,hs enemy. Iou has. 60 dssl. w.
d...fs. Of the disgrace brought ~ u.s.
ious of his rcglmeutal colOrs upon ~
s,ldier faue 81 our men. when tbel
h.ar,I the news. actually sat down am
ven, ike babies: oih.rs went aIulns
mad and santed 10 storm the fort tibet
and there. Bnt wis,r coi1nscls pre
vaIlad. rnd finally man volunteers
~ .iin hack into the fort. under cove
on The darkness. and. II possible, re
cover the flag
vas,,.t ltfa asked little raxen-bair.
THO ,.oianei nodded his head grayely
ayes. twas l." he said. There Msr
many volunteers. but WAS CHOSEN ~
the attempt. 40 nighifnIl aceornhs,
Slipped past our sentries, abu,
eFOrrhiug Debbnu tbvnh"s -,
creeping among dead bodies on ~
bat,inaeld. I succeeded 10 passing VI
enemy's pickcts aud reaching The di,c
beiow the escarpment Of the ioit. Her
lyy for solne moments listening
The steady tramp Of q scntlncl on W
escarpment above Then. KNOWN
,hat anlckncss Of action was ever!
thing. clamored up the bank. nan
aver hand, and rolled into the Tor
Fortunately I fell upon pile OF sac
ING. 40 that my fall did not disturb ~
sentry. whose sruy-coated back J sa
an the moonlight ut some dlstnic
In that quick look around
saw something else as well our oe.
> aav had not even been torn from y
. s,afr 10 which Il was nailed, but stl
: hung there awaiting orders from hea
! quarters. no doubt with the Confede
J mic colors haunting above ~
n took me Just a minute TO DART aero
|. rhe enclosure and wrench both nags
our own and our enemys-from u
I. mole. Then ! sprang behind a broke
/. gun carriage, Just as the sentry 'urn'
i and begun his return beat 49,
/ II can tell you. my denrs, that w
: old urandfather's heart beat tat.
i on his ribs while that sentry was pas