The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1896-08-13

"fWef bfs sftA T.
] laughed ,tepue,Ily. Most psopl'
sgull have done toe ssmr, bat mo'
sauli slsa have beeD slrgct. 81 ! ~as by
tbe.e prophetic ~otds bnl ooBsonpt
though | vac. | felt thst ! oooli trust ny
thoughts TO 20 one. sui thst It was nv
duty to seem slwsys calm snd bold,
At lbe eud Of ball 40 hour the ku'
'iAa are hsi sen.ibIy dimioIshed. We
Isit oar cover TO advance 90 The re
doubt
oar 10 .imeuts Were composed Of three
oattahous The second bad 10 take the
enemy 10 hauE, TIE twn others formed
the slotmiug party ! vas 10 the
thine.
% issuing from bebiad the cover We
we're received by several vollsys, which
did bat little harm. Tue vi istlins Of the
balls smszsd me. Bat after all, thought,
bst,le lt lsss terrible than ! expect
cd.
We advanced at smart run, out muck
eteots 10 front
All at ouCe the Russiaus uttered three
huuabs three distinot hurrahs, sut then
stood silent without firing.
| don like that silence, said the osp
tsn. 1t bodes no good,
began TO think our peo le were too ess
er. / could not help comparing, mentally.
their shouts and clBmor with the striking
silence Of the enemy.
We quickly reached the foot OF the r.
doubt, The palisades were broken aud
the esrthvorks shsttered by our bIllt'
With roar Of "Vlve rempereurw our
soldiers rushed across the ruins,
raised my eyes Never shall forget
The sight which met my view. The smoke
bad mostly lifted and remrl1ed suspend
I'd Ikea canopy 20 feet above the redoubt
Throngh a blush mist could be pteoelv
ID behind the shattered psrspet the Rms
sian grensdiers with rifas lifted, as mo
ionless ss statues. can see them shll
- the left eye Of every soldier Rlsring at
ls. the right hidden by bis lifted qua,
sn embrasure Ut few feet distant = {
nan with fuse stood by cannon.
| shuddered. believed that my last
our had come {
Now for the dance to open, cried the cap
ain. These were the last words | heard /
i'm speak.
There came from the redOubts a roll OF b
runs ! saw the mu2zles lowered. | a
hut my eyes heard most appealing s
rash OF sounds, to which succeeded q
rosns and cries, Then looked up, sms2
a to find myself still living. The redoubt o
as once more wrapped 10 smoke | was
lrrounded by the dead and wounded
be captain was extended at my feet e
all had carried off bis head and | was
)vered with his blcoi OF oil the com @,
any only slI men except myself remain
erect, Il
This carnage WAS succeeded by a kind ia
stnpor. The neIt instant the colonel, pl
ith his hat on his swords point. had
sled the psrapet with the cry Of "Vive Cd
,mperetr" The survivors followed him af
i that succeeded Il TO me a kind OF
cam We rushed into the redoubt, 10
low not how. We fought hand to hand ar
the midst OF smoke so thick that no
an could perceive bis enemy. | found ty
= sabre dripping blood, heard shout ed
Victory and in the clearing and
loke ! saw the earthworks piled with m,
ad and dying, The csnuons were GOV
I'd with heap Of corpses, Atout 200 lo
IN in the French uniform were stsnd be
Z without order loading their muskets
wipiug their bayonets. Eleven Rus ds
q prisoners were with them. IN
rhe colonel vn lying. bsthed 10 blood,
on broken cannon. A group OF sol
RS crowded around him approach
them
VII Is the oldest csptsiu2 he was stk 90,
OF ssreeaDt, an
be sergeant shrugged his sbonl lers 40,
st e1pressively' or,
" bo ia the oldest Ieutensnt2
rhis gentleman who came last night, re inn
I'd the sareeant calmly. inc
The colonel smiled bitterly. m
come, sir. be said to me, you are now oh,
ef 10 cCu msnd. Fortifg the gorge OF Iv
red1ubt at loe with wagons, for the 6se
my is out 10 force. But Gen, c. nm,
omiug to support you Pa,
)olonel asked him are you badly n
lnded2 ro,
'fsb, my dear fellow The redonbt is 7
en- tho