Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-09
AN INVOLUNTARY HERO.
Two Pieces OF Hot Ham Won an oGlccr',
Promotion.

Promotion.
\ Polish officer. now dead, Who came
10 the Quilted States son of,er the
i,uss.aHs suppressed the feltsh iusur-
lscaou under Gen. Ghlopieh4. II ISL,
used 10 tta With rauca z>St tae story {.
as emotion FROM the ral.i.s. lie wGs
a i.nate of cavalry when IlloPieh.s
ietcat began. The troops lad E.Cde
4 weary Il aAt march, and were IL
lfYauae Tor breakfast y hen scouts
:IcaG1t word that they wee GlEsO6;
surrounded ty russian force. II
SANITY tbs Poles hurried to Their sad
dies. mounted and sought Il way Of es-
IN. c.
The young cavslrymon had teen bel
ire some rieccs of ham for himself IL
camp kettle. Anxious 10 "saTe his
lneor," lie dumped the Ea's-ec.!et
meat into his saddle bags ed ioirca
his companions. Two minutes latcr -
hose became FESTIVE, at . most irar-
ycytuun moment, for on surmornt,r. : {
riGrc the Poles had found themselyef
confronted by Russian force OF =
fortry.
There was cut one thing to be done
The RUSSIAN line must IL hrol;en
through at once. 1t was being rapidly
re afcgccd. If the Poles should f2il u
cut their way out at tic first ehargc
they 7 ust k all captured.
ca they rushed at the order TO che-ra,
and now cur young troopers hof2a had
become fairly frantic ard este ureos.-
troilahlc. lie spracg away far in Al
vance of tie charging Inc. The r'der,
determining to make the beet fight he
could, swung his saber, too. stronger
grip vith his knees and ga2ed hard ct
The face of the Russian he expected to
lie launched against.
just then q volley hurled into the
charging line. but the foremost horse
;.rd rider escaped unharmcd. \ Jew
moments and they were iron the
ecery. Usually here refuses T.
leaa ut bavcncts, but this one jumped
furiourlv at the lneelinr front rank,
aGd such was the momentum and fary
IF tic least that the Russians just il
his front lest their nerve, broke and
rava kia entrance.
THROUGH tie zap thus rade other
Poles s0lan" moment la."r. Str.t
rirht ard left, they widorea n" treaca
ard in ten seconds the Russian infactrY
WIS dersora'izel. The roles essa~s'
Nth slioht loss. ard 1t v'oe rot lorg In
fore thc;r your~ leader Quoted his
rteel. 1'fr-eurted and found chance
to examine his h1lf-cooleA ham.
\ few hon-e later the pol;fl rorcrel
of cavalrr rcde NJ to the eaYtn'n 81 re
troo1 thst had 50 distirrr 'sAea tell
pt'Enented him and said: ']'y TIC
s~ar. ca~ta'n. who was thnt s0lendid
youHg or'cer VINO led you =. M"
Tie vrer't IN officer; that was only
ona Ct nv IS"
".9ct ap or'crrl May the bullets
etr,ke re Il don't make him one! Gail
hir, ont leYe nj once"
Tie general shook hands VITA tAe
ycut. rIctootsd him TO the l'eutenert-
cy then ard there ard gave hin place
on his staff.
EoI1a days later, when the capta'n
oalled at headquarters, hc sou~ht on
the rev lieutenant. whom le foueA
fclefully contemplating his uneaadles
horse. which had huge, raw sore c.
cae'a ID.
"What CT earth Is the matter wiz.
rour ho.eC?" asked the captain.
"H1. rot5'rg E;uch!"
"lnt What made these terrible
sorcs?"
ssT',n gown +b;rr thot rre1o nm ,
l'eutarent." sa'd the hero ~ hir chuah
Of hot lara in each saddle l1er: hut 70.
the 1--we Of the sa'rte. don't tell TIC
general or the boys" Youth Ccrl-
ramon.