The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-24

Peter Maher and Steve O'Donnell at Philadel-
phia on April 26i
ROBERT KENNEDY.
Providence June s2 1897.
Sheridan's Ride Described by one of
His Aides.
We came suddenly upon indubitable evil
dence of battle and retreat. About mile
In advance the road was filled and the
fields dotted with wagons and men be
longing TO the various brigade. division,
anc corps headquarters, and In among
thom officers servants with led horses,
and here and there broken ambulance,
suffers supply trains, n battery forge or
two, horse and mules hastily packed with
officers mess kits, led by their cooks and
now and then group OF soldiers, evidently
detailed enlisted men attached to the
headquarters trains In fact, this was the
first driftwood of flood just beyond and
soon to come sweeping down the road.
Passing this accumulation Of debris
with rlsh by leaving the pike and gal
Looping over the opsn fields on the side Of
the road, we pushed rapidly on; but not so
quickly but that we caught an echoipg
cheer from the enlisted men and servants,
who recognized the gcnoral, and shouted
and swung their hats In glee.
Within the next few miles the pike and
adjacent fields began 20 be lined and
dotted everywhere with army wagons.
suffers outfits, headquarters supply
trains, disabled caissons and teamsters
with led mules, all drifting to the rear;
and now and then "a wounded officer or
enlisted man on horseback or pleading
along ON foot with groups of struggling
soldlots here and there among the wagon
trains, or in the fields. or sometimes sit
ting or lying down To rest by tho side of
the road. while others were making coffee
In hnt In ptIf hxy inn
soon we began Co 500 small hodios or SOL
diors In tho fields with stacked arms. evi-
IDENTIFY cooking breakfast. AS we de-
bouohed into the fields ana passed around
| tho wagons and through these groups, the
general would wave his hat to the mon
| and point To tho 'front.' never lossening
| his speed as no pressed forward. 1t was
enough; one glance at tho eager face and
familiar black horse and they knew him,
and starting TO their feet they swung their
caps around their heads and broke into
cheers Us ha- -passed-beyend them; and
then, gathering up their belongings and
shouldering their arms, they started after
him ior'the front, shouting to their com.
rndes further out in the fields, Sheridanl
Sheridan " waving their hats and
pointing after him rs he dashed onward
and they, too. comprehended instantly,
for they took up the cheer and turned
back tor the battlefield.
10 tut Dcsb Oh my TeCOilect1On, from the
time We met the first strayglers who had
drlted back from the army. his appear
ance and CHEEKY shout Of Turn back,
men--turn back Face the other way ms
he waved his hat toward the front had
but one result; wild cheer Of recogni-
tion an answering wave of tho cap. In
no unse. as | glanced back, did fail TO
see the men shoulder their arms and fol-
low us. l think 10 is no exaggerntion TO
saw that rs be dashed on To tho field of
battle, for miles back tho turnpike was
lined with men pressing forward after
him tn the front.
After the whole line was thoroughly
formed. | rode over TO my chief and urged
him To ride down ~ that all the mon
might see him, and know without doubt
that he had returned and assumed com
manu. AT first no domurred, but I was
most urgent rs / knew that IN some in
stances both men and officers who had not
seen him doubted his arrival. His appear
anco vas greeted by tremendous cheers
from one end of the line to the other,
many of the officers pressing forward to
shake his hand. He spoke Co them all,
checrily and confidently, saying: "Wo are
going back to our camps. men, never fear
III get twist on these people yet. Well
raise them ont Of the their boots before
the day Is over.
At nc time did hear him utter that
~
both prose and poetry in connection with
this days work From sheridan
Ride, " 10y General George A. Forsyth, IT,
;. A., in Harper's Magazine for July.
The leading article i'm the July Harper's
is "Shcridans Ride by General George
A. Forsyth, u. ;. A, illustrated ny H.
f. Zogbaum. Two other articles appro-
pirate Co the month of July are "The
Military Academy ms an Element in tho
system of National Defence" by Capt
James Parker, u. ;. a., and THE Mod
ern American Mood, 5y w d. Howclls
"Iho Martian." by George du Maurier
reaches It's tenth and last instalment; and
In its stead appears the first part Of The
kentuckians, n novel by John Fox .Ir,
illustrated 10y W. 4. Smedloy. 1.-The
Great Stone of Sardis." illustrated by
Peter Newell goes into It's second part.
The ninth part of white Mans Africa +"
Cation Wuodyille. IL Natal: A Colonial
Paradise F" Tho Celebrities of the House
or Commons. Part III, " by 4. Il. O'Cun-
nor. NJ. p, illustrated by Paul Rcnouard.
The first two articles on Physics" ap-
pear An the series of articles Of the con.
tributions of the nineteenth century to
science by Henry Smith Williams, NJ.
ID. Tho poems arc 1.-TWO SonnetS by
iiclon Hay, Of ~. James; and Beneath
the Veil. " by Alice Archer Sewall Tho
short stories are "Ihc Love of an Ideal "
by Laura Spencer Porter: "Miss Eurita
floason's Relaxation" by H. a. Alex
nndcr, illustrated hy !. W. Alexander:
aud "a Portrait by Cahanal," by Robert
&. v. Meyers, Illustrated 10y Albert T..
Steruer. Tho "Editor's Drawer" opens
with Tho Judges Burglar" by Hay
den CHrruth. In the Editors study"
Charles Dudley Warner gives IAN Amer
irarr- iuw-uf MeNtru. ma discusses
"brubotiore and Criticism" and "a Snub
% the Professions on Graut Day al \ev