The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-04-17

In favor OF Whlterslde. How well you
succeeded, your own ears can tell You
now" He wheeled his horse and rode
stifiy away.
The colonel. hidden to hear tt~. lar
ring noises of an engagement in the
woods to the left, broke oft in vague
damnationS-
The lieutenant. who had listened with
an air of impotent rage to the inter
view, spoke suddenly in firm and un-
daunted tones: 81 don't care what a
man is-whether he is a general, or
what-if he says tn boys didn't put up
a good fight out there, he's damned
fool"
Lieutenant" began the colonel, Sc
verely, this is my own affair, and I'll
trouble you"
The lieutenant made an obedient
gesture. ...An right, colonel; all right. ~
he said He sat down, with an air of
being content with himself.
The news that the regiment had been
reproached went along the line. For n
time the men were bewildered by it.
''Good thunder" they calculated, star
ing at the vanishing form of the gen.
eral. They conceived it to be huge
mistake.
Presently, however, they began to be-
Geve that in truth their efforts had been
called light. The youth could see this
conviction weigh upon the entire regi-
ment until the men We're like cuffed
and cursed animals, but, withal, rebel
lous.
The friend, with grievance in his
eye. went to the youth. Il wonder
what he does want" he said. HE
must think we went out there an
played marbles. 1 never see sech a
man"
The youth developed a tranquil phil
osorhy for these moments of irritation.
"Oh, WELL" he rejoined. "he probably
didn't see nothing of it at all and got
mad as blazes and concluded we were
lot Of sheep just because we didn't
do what he wanted done. It's pity
old Grandpa Henderson got killed yes
terday. He would have known that
we did our best and fought good. It's
just our: awful luck, that's what
81 should say so" replied the friend.
He seemed to be deeply wounded at an
injustice. Il should say we did have
awful luck. There's no fun in fghtin'
fer people when everything yeh do-no
matter what-ain't done right. l have
a notion t stay behind next time and
let 'em take their OF charge an go t
tn devil with it,
The youth spoke soothingly to his
comrade. We'll, we both did good. I'd
like to see the fool what'd say we
didn't do as good as we could"
''Of course we did" declared the
friend stoutly. AN I'd break the fell
ler's neck if he was as big as a church.
But we're all right, anyhow, fer l
heard one teller say that we two fit tn
best in tn regiment an they had a
great argument bout it. Another tel
Ter, course he had It up an say it was
a lie-he seen all what was goin' on an
he never seen US from tn beginnin' t
tn end. An lot more struck in an
ses it wasn't ie-we did fight like
thunder, an they gave US quite send
off. But this is what 1 can't stand
these everlastin' OF soldiers. litter
in an laughin', an then that general,
he's crazy"
The Y outh exclaimed with sudden
evaporation: Hes a lunkhead. He
makes me mad. I wish he'd come
along next time. We'd show i'm what
He ceased because several men had
come hurrying up. Their faces ex-
pressed bringing of great news.
ooh, Elem. yeh jest oughta heard -
cried one. eagerly.
Heard what?" said the youth.
'Yeh jest oughta heard" repeated
the other, as he arranged himself to