The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-05-31

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cheers Of the Csliipfpisps, - they dro'
10 thtoash The nee eslds 10 The snppo
Of th,ir esnrsdss OF the Frss WssAirsts
had dasasssd he sousd ei ths pssis
toos siisrtly. bst viik intsoss isisrss
tb. sensrsl listened u the drivers sic'y
the nrs from the tips bais on the skirs
The toss. end sven bsioo II vas nsl
tAss hsifiold, ,Isltsd sIelanstions anon
The soldiers csll.d HI, attention svs,
Lssbiss bio posy TO Top spssd and ben
ina down on bis Ises, IN ordsrly can
tssrisg in from the front, rupnios ID
sssetlst bstsssn two ross Of native hou
o. iron whioh the sbsrp, vicious erse
Of the Msnser, aud The heavier report
tss Remington. ssuld be plsinly heard.
seus . plsloop to thrssh those fellow
aud burn those hutI 81 oDsel vas ,hs i
.lsut ord,r Send sospasy back to~sr'
psco Chuteh. Did They Ore N you ifsn
thersf ssksa the general, Earning suddsl
ly oa the signal oiiicsr.
think 10, cir. vas tbs modest spswsr
AT least they 6rsd several shots from som
where close at hand.
You'll hsrs bsrd work ksspisg yoal
wire up today, my lad. said the comUsns
or. thousttially. and l ssst help you very
mpes. either. Bat oil the sins | shsl
have 10 rely upon you.
You may, sir, wAs iAs snsvsr, ssd tbs
old ssldisr aud The yoses sheok hsnd ssd
parted
Two bours later came the lonssd Tor or
der. "Advsns" With crashing vollsys
and ringing cheers the men Of CsliiorOis.
Washington and Ii.ho plunged throus b
the muddy s'rssm N their front. and
charged homo upon the sntrssobmsnts 10
the south aud vest Of S,nts Ana. asd
tbsn. wheeling TO their left, drove The iu
aursent force psll msll TO the banks Of The
P1is. msny Of ths enemy. indeed. drown
log 10 their frantic efforts TO sWim TO safe
by on tbs further shore.
Meanwhile the extreme right OF the
brigade, in hot prrssit OF the insurssnt
reserve aud rear guard. drove on eastward
'long ,hs highway, ovsrwhelnius the sns
my essry time he strove to make . stand,
md lot last. worn and brssthless. halted
or the night. On the back Of . pssts
,oard cartridge cass their brave leader,
Jolonsl Saith, OF the First California,
grote to bis commander ths bre', soldier
y report OF their success. and sent 1t back
o Santa kna by ssllopisg orderly.
Wire this nsws At oHee to Ganeral An
lerson, wss the ordsr, N the brigade CON
sendsr turasd his herses head up the
liver read, and SPARED swsy for the sx
trsns froat. Tbs wirs was 10 Ssais Aoa
lresdy, so energetic had been the work Of
be signal corps. bat whsn the operator
ouched bis kay moment later the line
las liislsss dead.
Wines eul said he, briefly. end went
gaping down tho stone steps in sssrOh Of
is young chisi. In another moment the
Nj lad 10 brown khaki was lsshins his
opy back along the oorpssstrswr road
, Psco Through lane OF blsziny nips
uts he tore his way, keenly sssnnisg tbs
ewly strnng wire. Over the scared Con
oriis bridge. where the battle ragged so
city in the early morning, the plusky lit
o racer bounded TO the Manila side. and
, on down the Gale Rssl between the
noldeiiss ruiLs OF the native huts, from
hich bad 90 20 that 'reseheroas Gre In
10 resr that killed and wounded mem
sta o! tho sacfed bsn1 who serve under
Is protection OF the Red Gross,
Dense volGmes ofsmoke ard Il me were
,utirs from the to5f aud windows OF the
eAt ehafch aud convent Ia Psco Square.
I'd yet, ssid tho soldlsrs budding 10 the
eittr Of the near,s tuljiaf, there's q
ug Of 'tE in the stoao tawfr the flames ,
ut rssoh, and they Gs fling 1T every I
IN who shows head along tho street.
PssrioR through the mnrky vii, tho
ung officer could dinly see o!hsr crouch
z forms OF blue sbirted 8 lisrs aring Z
ward st the tower sindoR wasted
ots that only fat d hsrmis,s 90 the ,
rhwsy above the hidden heajs of the
ring oeeuPs t., Who poured through
rrow slits . deadly frs on the fo.3vsy. I
,sr at b tt.ry X oll Captain Dyfr had
lined one OF his furs 10 besr on that q
ny II tie fcrlrss.. ssi nov and then /,
ell came sersi chipe ov ihs roots, and '
rsl wit crash snj ofacsle Il thc tower b
a ,till any sttempi on pr. Of ofi,sr or
70 to run the gauntlet along that road
3 es. with the instant crack OF Ma
and = zip Of . ballet Itwsss lane Of .
sih but duty bsckoned on.
Despite . vigorous bslk and protect, the p
tie bes,t was urged into . trot. and the
ave lad with his syss on those precious
rec, rods sturdily on. o.
Anothsr second asd be vas seen from Y
} tower. bIrsly two hundred yards away Ii
thsu came down the hissing bullets. =
he snery wasps they bpzz'd psst bis
., and The brave yeung hssrt best hard
I fact, bat DUTY duty always led him
aud iui block away, under shsrp b
every inch Of it, he came suddsnly up
seldier OF bis corps efcuchins 10 the q
liter OF the stone wall 81 the rosdsids. q
pointing hslplsssly to where The ssv,r Il
wire hung, limp and ussis's, from . Y
pole close TO the sbatusbt Of the peril
bridgs. u
Joe way aud one wy obly could 1t be b