Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-04-20

and the carbine buckets Topping against
their sides urged the horses on. Men
were shouting and cursing and trying
to pull clear Of the band which was be-
ing chased by the drum horse, whose
rider had fallen forward and seemed 20
be spurriug for a wager
The colonel had gone over to the mess
for a drink Most Of the officers We're
with him, and the subaltern Of the day
was preparing to 90 down to the lines
and receive the watering reports from
the troop sergeant majors. When Take
Ne to London Agar" stopped after 20
bars, every one in the mess said, ''What
Oh earth has happened?" A Minute
later they heard unmilitary noises and
saw far across the plain the White hus-
sars scattered and broken and flying.
The colonel was speeches. with rage,
for he thought that the regiment had
risen against him or was unanimously
drunk. The band a disorganized mob,
tore past and at its heels labored the
drum horse-the dead and buried drum
horse-with the jolting, Gathering skel-
eton. Hoean-Yale whispered softly to
Nartvn NO wire will stand that treat
ment, and the band, which had dou-
bIed like hare. came back again But
the rest Of the regiment was gone, was
rictiug all over the province. for the
dn.g had sbut in and each man was
bov.lipo IN his peigbbor that the drum
bor.a wa. an his fink Troop horses
arr far too tepderlv treated. as rule
Tho, ram an emergpucies do a great
5..I even with II Stone On their backs
Ga fine TRAINERS found ont
1r..,,. lama, tl,i. ra,,ir lasted | cannot
saw believe that when the moon rose
th. ,,.,, saw tbav had uothing to fear
a,,l l.,, t,,.,.. aud rbreas and half troops
crsrt hazel, into environments very much
a.bsr,.d of themselves Meantime the
drrrY horse di.gu-ted az his treatment
I, III friends nunad mn wheeled
r-npa and tr.ttad mn to the mess We
rarda..tans f,r bread No one liked to
,ru Igt No. ona. cared 10 go forward till
tbe.s.r.naI made q movement and laid
bald ,f the -LaI.ton.s foot The band
had halted some distance away and
nav, came hack sIowIv The colonel
r.u.3 IL irdi,idraI1v and collectively
s,.n,.,. OWL name that occurred 10 him
Of tLs time far he had set his hand on
tbe bosom of the drum horse and found
gasb and blood Then he beat the ket-
ta5rr,ns With his clinched fist and
s;.,.,.,.or..l tbo+ tbav were but made Of
s;lyor narar and bamhoo Next. still
syre,rirg he tried 70 drag the skeleton
ont of the saddle but found that it had
bae,, ,v;red into the camille The sight
- tbo r,loreI with his arms round the
si.oIat,n - NEVIS and his knee in the
IA d,r,o horses stomach. was striking.
Wv. -. .,,, a,,rsipg He worried the
! .i.;,,.,..e :, -, minute mr. two and threw
- d..y.r IN the ground saving 10 the
ran4 .Hara vor cnrs that's what
/ af,,i5 ofl, Tho skeletop did not
| iaaI, rrsttv in the TWILIGHT The band
'.,,,,.,,,+ sa.,nod IN recooni2e if for he
! hs.,.,, f., .l,rclzla and choke "Shau /
! ta-a if AWAY SIR said the band ser
: g4aut We. " said the colonel take il
N HEN and ride there Yourselves
The Land sergeant saluted. noisted
III. skeleton across his saddlebow and
/ r.5 IF IN The .table, Then the colonel
/ bagsn In make iuouirics for the rest OF
! tba rsgi,oarf. and the language he used
u,,. wonderful He would disband the
re,,,,pspt ne wouId court martial every
sorr i'm if he would not command such
q .,r of rahhle and so ON and so ON
/ As the men dropped in. his language
grew wilder. until at last it exceeded
the utmost limits Of free speech allowed
even tr a colonel of horse.
Nartvu took Hcgan-Yale aside and
suggested compulsory retirement from
the service as necessity when all was
discovered Martvn was the weaker
man of the two Hogan Yale put up his
eyebrows and remarked. first. that he
was the son of lord. and. secondly.
that he was as innocent as the babe IN
horn of the theatrical resurrection Of
the drum horse.
INV Instructions said Yale. with q
s;,,,,,iarI, sweet smile were that the
An ~, horse sborld he sent back as i'm
,'r.,si,.l, 40 nnss,ble ask Won. Am
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