The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-02-25

| hink IL the most wonderful Of the war.
| can see II all now az / saw il 90 year,
ago.
Il can see those shadowy forms NOV.
lag quietly through the timber away
over TO the left; they are 50 plain tina,
YOU ought 10 be aSle 10 see them too.
There are only a few OF them in sigh,
now. but I'll bet there are more back OF
them. See them working towards the
edge OF the timber. lodging from tree
to tree. crawling through the grass and
running across the more open spaces
Cap. them fellows mean trouble"
by the time this stage OF the story
was reached the Old soldier had be.
come c.iiivious TO our presence. He va.
fighting the battle over again, seeing
the things and saying the things he die
20 years before
Cap. see that? See that smokei
That's line OF skirmishers opening
fire on us. Better raise them muzzles
| 4 little. Johnny: you're fallin' short.
cap. Cap. See there. | told yor
there was more a-comin'. See that sec
ond line back in there? They near
business. Cap. bet they do. See them
skirmishers comm out Them fellows
in the center IS crawling further out
See that little rush on the right? What
you say. Cap? Don't think they'll do u.
any harm? Why. man. I'll bet hey come
at US clear across that meadow. But
then. Cap. they're only infantry"
'-See that skirmish line a film M
Comm IN from the main body. Come
on. Johnnies; were a-waitin' for YOU
Them bullets is get,in' little closer.
Cap. Must of raised the sights a bit.
Zip. That IN went too high. Just
about a thousand yards there, Johnny
that'll catch US.
Way on the left there, Cap. See. An.
other company goin' in. The center OF
that lines crawled up so yards in ten
minutes Hurry up. Johnny: it'll be
dark before you get here If you don't
move faster.
What's that YOU say. Cap? Lieut..
Fraser hit. Blast their crnery hides.
| III pay 'em for that before this DAYS
over. III bet. Wonder if the old man II
let us charge EN-? They're comm on
little further. Cap. There's one of
them in that grass along the creek
Some one down there is 4 troop is after
that fellow. See him fire There he
goes again. and. by the great Harry, he
got him. There. Johnny: there's les
son in shootiu' for you. Them fellows
in old \ know how to crack 'em out.
Its a shame. Cap. not to charge on
EN- Maybe the old mans waitin' to
get 'em all together. Good idea. too.
that is See old Col Hank down there,
Cap. See him watchin' EN-. Believe
he's got most the same idea / have
about chargin' EN-. My. but I'll bet
he'd like to send the old til across
that meadow after EN-.
Good. There goes an orderly. I
bet he's got an order for the old til
inclined TO do the same thing them
selves. See them linin' up. Told you.
Cap. they was comm after US.
There goes little Billy on the bugle.
boys. Listen an see what he's tellin'
us.
Mount Onto them prancin' steeds
of yours We're goin' after them John
mics. Wen settle your score for you,
lieutenant. even IL they didn't hurt you
much. We're comm, Johnnies. better
run.
Forward. guide center. march,
Hear what little Billy says on that
bugle. boys. Steady there in the cen
ter. Dress 10 the right. Next it'll be
trot. and then gallop. and then
'Trot,' There il is. told you. boys.
The next will come just outside the
timber in a minute. Them Johnnies
don't know what's after them. or they'd
be getting back into the woods
'Gallcp.' Keep the line there. boys.
It's baycnets we're goin' against. boys.
Sabers against bayoneis- Little Billy
Will be speakin' that last command in a
minute now.
-'Charge, Charge. Charge Billy,
you're jewel. Watch for the ditch,
boys. Jump it. Over you go; there,