The Van Buren press., 1896-02-29

mt lA Wis III lAl Ae seen N 8ssiissl- -
5iis.ee we're Jeff af die LII
From tlie ass sf 80 maHg comrades
6ihe Impanfales IT 8ur mission sefsIneft
hnae With Hiie spesa. Gie Noise lie
ssss4lls. ne s9lstneeness OF tle g1llap
gff,niigh glia1 alprsalfen tlla9e, Eiie ven
Ter, now 1ll would end. the increasing
sriie.f tliaB Biiansands ST ives iependesi
IN aau snenasg and 1ile longing a. win.
my brain was Wild.
A sagiag desire 6s3 ~ tl.st heid me-
and E faiIopef4 AZ Z n q dgeaTu.
Batter Ied dlie fiaeriess g1iag 5iiuu~
assr'sa besld,. 3iln Nasaiom uade star-.
mp 5s1 sfar1up with me- ae was "a pe1-
sraan af Bie old wan MIieTe 4 via
aIiaa his sns1gsi rclled ever Z DO ant ss-
neutl5eIf Az al 6haugif 2 perfectly Far
member how easHlanl zpraaag up stag
ss.r,;s '!lssasss5is= II cost = sl5f,ill,sti
and tell IA eIHuefi r,a lnols al INN aad
Neua raeinQ an.
Then heaai tlaa1e 5Ilc seund eff CIT
a.sofs tlie qaies sf the veteran Of War-
DOWN. as he vqss Ris spiait W8a M
braissn. In alae fipar5re song 1T me
army his poies tose sieas 4nd gay 8ad
siereing
.sHiai ssr Hlis Galou
Hlnw8h. hags 1zaF1.sa
slIantiHa fae 3adlas-er5s sf ffssfiau1f p
@ss tlraed aalr heads and eIaeensf
aim an W few. ssr dhere wt-s soaas-
thing indesc7il1aaig aspirf8iuu IN me
gallant 4ad cheerful hit # 5t.s fallen
man.. G6 Was as Z be sun0 us. from
6lie frief .1f a.sfeaB. A soul aneaaquez,-
abl.ss and { eeif he Life N ne strength
enea by she -sae,
Old Basssr and sy5r ti Hiss led ~
20 gsrris ss.,a 6ro@foofss pray kept "a
sgridss Was gaining an them Row
Isas It bIiaB { sould ser his 8pTlee aaeB~
IinedI move clearly aaainsf the aogizoas
allrei4 dawn Nas nat coming anE
Noa q l8olse5 fdslnd On Marld -
aalced peach afgaar1s, and eorndelds
ragged Nfth last Ysar's stalts, all dim
b. # by 4 moon that showed Tar frana
a5idad2hfs aud that faia5 Iipiit an the
aariz6n Nas not in the east. sWt ia che
Nsssg. The traBll flashed ON nle--g WAS
I55nlsiae al s'leh al1 illumination Of zl1s
slsq a. Waald Be caused. By tlie sagas
afss Of "A ARMY
'lfae missing sriagadssgN s,goafed-
'Clf q soaalaer11 sieisionF Bafs7s srissfs.
sGNue oaae
Come ongs T was certainly gaming
as8 alal, 6as very slowly Before fae
nose At my bay uas beyond the tai
81 his f1eHl. tlas mie.s il7Yaliaaaeieas had
Becnnae nors distinct and saHIl assB
4 sidsabs. aor / picket. aor aaand sa
ass proximity u "A ARMY
h3sder sad aoN eode side s9 sids-r
and 6ro,Vfsoas gray easily Kept the
paee Mq aorse was in plaaa dtsdrsss-
aaG saderss was nearly daFes
Take she saeeHs &aam,f he sai9s
my roam N9at 90 naseA farther
G.8od-l5Ys YaungsteFs 8ssg goa gs
and drew nas caielclY ahead
stlI Ba4aar tad,e 8n s,saia& me- =
a fsp hsiaa1es he asa.s considers sl.g D.
aaad Perhaps the SENSE Of being ALONE
increased nay feeling Of weakness.
WAS gsfsg 10 reel 9us Of the saddast
Had { lost 40 m6ea blood a. shaEs
afa { aaald aear aadsv ridlag an. I
s4snsei 10 .aolS st a5aa. Already - wss
scarcely visible 8oon he dropped o1t
81 s5gst asg5 s6slg Z heard fbs s5ogric.s
poDg1d sz Of h5s desperate aorse-
Ny bay was zaspfng horribly How
far WAS chat faratlT yellow shy sasad ?
rs nsigaB be tpoo. TO migat be FIVE nal-e's.
Were anionl or southeru solcscrs bs-
aeaHh i5s Could il be conserved .hat
no troops Of she saenay were Ae1ween
nae and t2
Never minds my ordsFs @ers easass
+ rode straighs ON, and mas stfJ riding
straight on. marking no increase Sa
ta,s alsssess 81 sly hay. phen he stopped
a. II saoe, staggered. ssll ar bis knees
tried 70 rise, rolled 20 bis side, groa1sa
and Iay,
oas 40 weak could nss clear naY-
self, rsraeraaer Hsy risat spu.F eatea-
lay In MP saddle egosa a. tried 70 free
my iooas then pitched forward and
fe1.
Nos get sshse3sss. : criticized a. my
breast for she arspategs meaning 70 lear
Il ~ psecsss but there ny brain faied-
aa1; IN fall gie7q u the goal Of the n ys.s
Z lay gneoascios.s.
When came 70, 7 rose On my eft
sg5cqg and boxed sFDgnc. Wear ny
feet ny poor Aay .sg stone dead
Cross foot's gray where was Crow
foot's gray7 n flashed on me- that I
raighs m0uat the fresh horse and ride
On. Bat where was the Qssy2
&s + peersd round : beard family She
s>1a1 Of a gal.oper, Was be coming my
Nay1 No. falntlv and more family
hoard fhs hoOss.
Had fhe gray gone On sben wifa5us
re 1izpafea9 elutehed at my breast.
Ng eoas was nDDtfoTed-the paper
was gone,
Wei. sif. ehesred. Ny Coll but fs
vas eora'oTting 20 hear those isr-afosg
ft,gfs. and srsge tha, Bsdef rn1at have
cone up. taken the papers and mount
sd Cfoafoot's gray. s'iil good for a ien-
mile riGsi The dispatch vas g0ne for
ward. ws had not AL fallen in vain;
maybe ti.s brigas,ss would b. saved,
HoB purely the stars shone' When
stiHed my groAning they seemed 70
fsil me Of great peace 70 come. How
sfIi eas the aght, and thought Of
the silence ~ .he muititGdes who had
died for fhs union.
N0g the Rai.oping bad quite died
away. There 1as not a sound. slight
breeze blew. b1it there were no ieaees
N rustic. I Pot my bead down ~ The