The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-09
THREE PICTURES
OF HORRID WAR.


Three skeleton companies Of infant
y-lSo men In all-half faced 10 the
right on the right wing 81 a division
extended ln battle line along creek
frlnged with trees. aud there to hold
Us ground az all hazards. We on the
uank have NO cover. hut face cleared
neld half mile wide and are struas
out In single line No bullets are fired
az Ms from IN front. hut there Is
steady and yengeful ping! ping. ping.
'rem The hot lead coming In behind az
aud over the heads Of our comrades
facing the south We stand at parade
rest. and take whatever comes with.
out wlnclng Now aud then a bullet
hndn IT'S billet and man goes down.
bni the STEADY. men, OF the senior
captain prevents anything like COnfu.
SION IN the lines. Nothing tries the
nerves mofe than to be under lire in
Tine without movement. but pride aud
discipline are strong factors ON bat.
tie field.
AT ihc end Of half an hour We have
eleven men down. Two OF them are
Olieeis from the rear line. The fire
along The creek has grown hotter. hut
onf lines are holding their own aud de-
Npdlng rpun rs 10 take care n the
Hank OF sudden h0rscman rides
out Of the woods In front 81 us aud in-
specis our position through if.s glass
We only know him as an officer. but
bis glass enables him 20 count every
man of us-almost tell the color of
each mans hair and eyes lie holds
his glass upon Us Tor sixty seconds
ana then disappears among the trees.
Attention. calls the senior captaln
and the line dresses In an instant
Infantry IN the woodsf' whispers
each man 20 bis nelghhorr. "Well. lcf
EN- come. n tacy are too many for
ua, achievements win b. sent % u.s.
All That's businessr'
Three guns OF "A battery come GALL
looping up on our right and unllmhcr.
ana cheer goes along ine llnes Shell
ilri-gmpc and canister next. The
guns Will have clear sweep over the
field
There they come. and MS cavalry
Instead OF Infantry
STEADY. menl No talking "a the
ranks, Now. then. not shot until
they pass that bush down there. aud
then shoot 10 killv'
Five hundred cavalry men ride ont
from under the trees ard form up two
lines deep. The three gum open on
them "a once with shell. bui the lines
form sud drtss under irs with a cool
ucSs that eXclies admiration. We can
not hear the order az Draw mhcrs.
hui we catch the fash ~ steel ard
draw n tong breath The gums cease
Hiring 10 load with grape, and ~
squauron moves cut on front no lon T.
81 s4nn our own. The hugles blow
''rroi! "Gallop. Charge Here
they come. every trooper whirllng his
eahcr about his head aud yelling
every hnne at the top of his speed.
'SiCaiy boys, Let 'cm yet the
grape and canister first. Down with
those muskeis on thu left. That's
right stop that cheering 10 the cen
ter. Wait. Waltz Now give Il n
'cmi'
"EOom. baom' b.. M fr.m thr 81 a.
doullc-shoiiCd With missiipi which
were FIRED poini.blank Into the charg
ing squadron. aud then crash OF mus
Retry M every man pulled the trlere
at the same Instant Ten feet io thl
right % me trooper broke through
our llnc-ien feet 10 The left a second
but only Q, be- shot down by the on
cels In tine rear. The smoke-cloud
hangs for moment 10 obscure Oh
vision, but We hear the groans ~ On,
wounded horses the cries and cure.
Of wounded men-ihe thud OF hoofs on
the soft earth. We load and dre al
win into the doud. but presently ~,
wind shifts the smoke and whlrls II
away aud the order comes to cease iir
ing
Where Is the body OF cavalry whlcl
charged usf A score Of h0rscmcn
down on the left another scorc away