The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-11-25

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dler peihs drainmea our OF the army Tor
eoWafaiee, 4 You lelt nothing but con
tempt Iof hlH. II Is hunlan nature TO
oesplse q coward no DOG VIII w a
master VINO SHOWS the Wnlte FEATHER.
CoWardice N q eieizen y PAD enough, but
When displayed by u VINO Is pad, drill
ed d equipped 70 ngnt our battles and
VINO mas peen passed upon as 9 brave
man you can ma no excuse for him. You
condemn nun oIhana ana remember only
70 avoid ann, fou go too fast. Soldiers
nave peen uissraceu VINO would nave
lnaue piuuu fecoIus 4 circumstances haa
been q little diHerent. tor every COW
ara Weeded OUT q thousand nave been leIt
II lne ranks.
Diu y9u yer go e war eSpectlng %
pc since " course NOT. lhefe Wouid
pe ueao 1hu "ouhoea' put you "ouiu not
pc ahlons lnein. 10 one Iau cause 70
Honuef MHeeneE you were 7 brave nan o.
7 coWara unui your nfse Datte. llen
there were nuppup anu CONFUSION, u II
your nerve gave way you NAG plenty Of
anu = WAS nVt eoniusneee ~.
Iou we're alfaiu' hioreaiy alLnlu. Ion
ueny y, ior no one pul 4 Diuier WI pe,
iieNe sou. 1nSl alu sneil anu punee anu
Ioui y pa'eie' VIII n.en hlnsils " tnei1
nuhus anu seieainlls & aseny, penuiupsS
YOU ~ was I norfipie nisneuiaie' anu
you uese.ssu nsitnet pIuise nor eehsule;
10y eaii4su souisA Oslte - = seSohNI
oeeAsiyn' = : : sus 'aan " ene Z
you 1elt no ~lIepidaelon' init "ousu De
1alse ana nhu ho DeneVers. no" many
OF US took IN an sne olg pateies, IRON ~ ,
Oiehan ! hIst - Gnant , iase' ahu yee uiu
we SWEEP AoLn Htu unue1 SessSi a. pau
VI , efeeh "i.nout ieaI : ueal.
were paie cneehs aha enaelslins eseln
ana CHOOSING neaIts ~ We VENT any lneie
was u cause lor II. :.
Dut II y soiaieE went ehrousn us nis.
pateie WIN efeait MS courage WAS nol
put neyoho questaon- there was Z nalu
er tflal N store lor nm. II was tae PICS
et post at night, win the enemy , posts
ohly haiI 4 inie a"aS' anu d Jay u pae
Tie was not 70 pc compared 70 q turn oi
TWO hours IN the darkness undef lhe
trees. Here Is post NO { N the Iar eage
OF a piece Of rorest- a quarter OF a niue
IN rear III IS a plvouac q the reserves
In front y an ola cotton nela. oh lhe
Tar edge or the heid IS a afmnous ana
beyond that the enemy may pc iouhd.
Inc view Dy Gay Is peaceiui ana pleas
ant, 4 it IS marc 70 imagine that War IS
upon the lana. When there Is no sharp
shooting, the DAY pickets are rather oofed.
Ihey smoke cut 1helr names on the
smooth becomes 4 Wits letters 70 wives
and sweetnearfs IN pencli. lhey leei al
most as SAFE as II at nome on village
street or farm. But Wnen night comes
all is changed 1here are
proving about by night; there are SCOUTS
seeking information; there are SPECS try
ing to penetrate the camps. Under cover
of darkness the enemy may advance IN
force to new positions Gaunt a saw
age dogs, driven from home by battle,
skuik IN the th1ckets n are desperate
with hunger, and at the lonely cry Of the
midnight owl the buzzards roostlng III the
dead trees wake up and utter such
strange sounds that the pIckets heart
leaps into his throat
There was something like pity N the
corporaFs heart as he relieved post No. e
at 10 O'Clock at night and whispered IN
structions to, the smooth faced boy who
was to enter into battle with the night.
A boy he was, aud vet be had come out
of his first battle with a good word from
all and had stood fire N the skirmish
line and with the wagon train. It was
his first picket post at night in face Of
the enemy. He had given the matter no
thought. He was cool and collected as
he took the post, and he laughed as the
corporal warned him against getting over
excited and raising a false alarm. In
three minutes the footsteps of the relief
could no longer be heard, and the picket
sat down at the foot Of his tree to wait
and watch and There was
home to think of-father, mother, broth
er and sisters. While his thoughts were
busy he could also watch and listen. 1t
was not against orders to smoke his pipe.
For ten minutes the boys thoughts
were so pleasant that he almost forgot
where he was. Then he was suddenly
aroused by a gust Of wind which moaned
through the branches above his head
and rubbed two limbs together to make
al uncanny creaking. 1t was moth
ing to alarm. and yet it set his heart to
beating at d furious rate and brought him
to his feet to look about him as If expect
ing a blow. Loneliness, darkness, a gust
of wiDd+that was the beginning or &c.