The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1899-05-11
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Is recovered tbst we have brought bin FRO
!. williams down here 10 Albsqnerqus, an
!, to-Isy Ihsve kept him ior houu on II
sunny eide OF 40 adobe hni. where u
warm Sunshine snd pure cir seem to brin
!. beck to bis cheeks acme OF the old cole
!. which sufased his handsome face vbe
. ve nrsi vent into camp last Msy.
HIS soands have sppsrently besiad
though be s,ill complains OF The sor
places under bis arms. and 90 chill
nights when be coughs 20 terribly We ar
fearful that the wound will brcak on
afreth.
To-day be seemed TO want TO tslt 0
, Cabs the ffst time since his deiirium lei
him, 90 I let him lesd the conversation s'
be seemed inclined. dislcips up at th,
mountains. be remarked. Captain, The
clouds floating over those bills remind me
OF tho LAY ws moved up iowsrd Ban joan.
/ Can't yon tell me sonethins OF tia,
csm mpsigpY l asked.
| Well. / wss thinking Of il. and might
ss wtll talk ss to tLink ! silll dream
abou' il. or rather live II Ill Over 10 my
sleep. and / besiu TO think it Will be my
nightmare ~ long ss live
| / sissys begin my dreams when We
laid dosn in little open space IN the Jun
gle 10 let the rough riders aud the colored
regiments pass, l stretched out 90 my
b ck aud wssched the clouds q At 10 from
the ocean and roll up the hill till they
we're lost 10 the forest
Cspion's battery csme by and turned to
the left TO take position. | watched the
horses s'raining Ut the collar. the drivers
cursiDg and the cspuoneers. ioliins on
the csisscp, aud it ,shed through my
mind ihst they would soon be ''in il,
and here we Icy like drones Why didut
the call souudP
Up ahead | could hear the continuous
'crsck' OF the Ktss s.Jorgensens, aud. grip
pipe my Springfield tight, l bresthed q
silent prayer that might use it.
think we must have laid there full
half LUur. TO me II seemed an eternity
before the welcome busle call "Fsll inl'
put us all on our feet. We dropped down
into the ditch called a road, aud moved
forward III I'll We csme to a stream, No
one the ught OF taking Il shoes or rolling
up Trousers, bat with blanket roll and
r As he'd ct the shoulder we plunged 10. |
heard the ping Of rpent rlfls ball.
and saw the splash IS it struck the water
This was the fret intimstion bad that We
we're within range Of the Spanish r'flss.
After crossing tue stream We tb'iQued
90 the right. tLrt ugh the chaparrs', and
| could hear the bullets singing thtir
songs OF death as they passed ov,r our
heads. clipping leaves and taias. am,
sure was net frightened. Fesr had civ
ep place to the inte0se desire TO get into
the fight.
When We reached the open, the order
W lI6 uuWu Wuo toPeAtous nuu uoWu "o
went 10 the tall, wet grass. Tie first Of
the wire entsnglements was about 300 feet
ahead Of us.
A rough rider passed us, going toward
the rear. He said not word, though bis
right arm hung limp and the blood drop
ped from the ends OF bis fingers.
AT that moment battery opened to our
right 10 the rear. but we heard no re
sponse by artillery. |.
The bullets seemed TO rain down on MS
like overripe fruit from . tree that had
been j,rred by some heavy blow.
The .nemy evidently had the range of
that hill ana had seen us lie dowr. fer
they we're shooting low and the bullets
we're Kissing their way through the erass.
Corr oral Butler lay beside me. snd, lean
log over, be said 10 hi. rich Glare county /,
brcpue SsraiLt. do y.z hear thin grass
hopper.2 Well. mebby there went be
niny 9 poor divil thst'h wish he'd iver
bin so clost while they wUz sinein'. Poor
ellosl Hammond writss me that grasa )
hopper found him not 20 min utss alter =
eft; cot . grosn or quiver. bis head sim \
ply dropping on IL, hands.
While the bullets buuted for us the fun
ound ns The very earth steamed, snd ,
se slmo I gssped fer brsstt. My thirst
became sometbiJe terrible.
II makes me thirsty TO ttihk Of my sw
ol desire for 9 dnnk OF water Ut tbst
ime.
As We lay there . lieutensnt OF The sig
isl corps, stsll ch.p, who - l remember
lin, looked like you. came out OF the Jun
Ilp, snd walking erect, vent about 80
ards 10 front OF us. where be coolIy I'd p
usted biz Heldelsss and inspected the
,orks 90 the crest Of the hill. What .
srsss be vss for those Spanish sharp 8
bootsrsi Yet the shower bis sction cell 0
ID forth did not seem TO disconcert him 10 o
be least, and when be had finished his J
urvey be r,tufped the pIssses TO their q
,ssp, SWING on his heel end walked away.
How eIvied bin He vss doing some
hing, while there Icy, doing nothing but
wait orders.
General Wheeler came by ~ unconcern q
a - though on psrsie ground. Looking
long our line be cav my cbevroDs and II
sii. Sergeant. yon ,sks ten men ard re II
rove that sut,pplemeptl Here vas my
hspce. sps.ns TO my feet and. select "
% the dssIspstsi number Il ssy sl ct =
ns'. beosuse every usp wanted TO eo) se
tsr,ed on the double quicf, keeping COR Il
,odi,s bent - low ss possible. We were o