The National tribune., 1902-04-24

ing voice, to ,therother Generals; but he 5
got TO do something before shutdown, or
throw up the sponge SO far, kilpatrlck
hasn't found anything out on the left but
Buffers Cavalry. who don't give him much
trouble. Williams, with the Twentieth
Corps, is up well abreast of us, away of
to the right. without finding much in his
front. and it is the same with the Fiji
teenth and Seventeenth Corps, still farther
to the right. Which of us does Beaure-
gard mean to strike first? | hope it will be
the Fourteenth Corps. L have not
had Il chance to get a lick back at
Pierre Gustave footing Beauregard
since he had us penned up in Fort Sum
ter It's about time he gave me chance
ut him. Eve been almost everywhere.
along line of about 1000 miles, from Pea
Ridge to this place, but footing hash t
been i'll front of me anywhere. Now's his
time. if ever
Sergeant, what are you doing with
those rebels here with you?' asked Gen.
Carlin sharply, as he noticed Shorty and
Pete for the first time. why don't you
send them to the rear"
Why. gasped 81, looking at them
himself with wonderment. The clothes
had fitted Shorty and Pete so well, and
were so comfortable, that neither had re
membered what they had on, and none OF
their companions had noticed their garb
in the hurry and indiStinctnesS of the ear
Iy morning.
why" repeated ST. 'them's our own
men, General.
What are they doing IN rebel clothesF
asked the General irritably. Very un
Soldierly. Take them off at once"
You're running the double risk of be
ing shot by your own comrades, and being
hung by the rebels said Gen. Baird.
War is risky business, any way you
l,,I 4 IL,
taken it into his head to continue the
masquerade. 1t would be something new.
IN take my chances
Il think, General, suggested Gen.
Davis, 1T might be well to let them weai
them. They are going ont right among
the rebels, and it may become very use
full to have some one in rebel Clothes
Gen. Carlin thought moment, and
said:
Very good You can do as you like.
Sergeant. Let them understand the CON
sequences of being caught with rebel
clothes on
Say, l believe I'll just keep these buds
on, ST." decided Shorty. They may
come handy. Pete, take yours Off"
Il amt a-gOing to- answered Pete
stubbornly. IF it's good for you it's good
for me-"
We'll, well, strike out, Sergeant" said
Gen. Davis impatiently. Il want to find
out what's out there in front of us. Don't
get too far ahead of the skirmish line,
though. Report back the instant you see
anything worth while"
81 galloped to the ridge in front of
town, and took AM earnest survey of the
woods mile away. Not man was in
sight.
"Of course they amt advertising where
they are" said Shorty petulantly. Rebels
amt usually suchqfools. They put them
selves in the lost. strayed and stolen class,
and we've got TO hunt EN- up. But the
woods over there are probably as full of
'em as a dogs hide of fieas. Push on, and
they'll show up in good time"
CHANGING back TO the ridge on which the
town was situated, they could see the
regiments rapidly forming, with a skirm-
ISL line beginning to push out through the
open fields. 1a
81 waved iIis cap back at them. to in
dictate that he had discovered nothing 50
far, and to come on quickly. The skirm-
ishers ran forward, and 81 said to the
rest:
The best thing we can do is to make
a rush, and draw their fire, if there's any
body in there. If we strike a hornets
nest We'll wheel and gallop back. For
ward. Trot, Gallop"'
They swept down the road as fast as
their horses could 90, and entered the
deep, thick woods of the creek bottom
yvithnut recoiviug g., shot 81 rninnd mn
and peered anXiously into the dark re
cesses of the woods.
"There amt nobody in there" he con-
Guided; land if there was they couldn't do
no harm, for they can't shoot 10 feet in
that thick brush Let's go on, and look
for mathis. Shorty. take the left and TN
take the right Wen nrohaiIv nor find
anvtbinp thouoh mill wa come r. tha
crick There thev'u iiteIy koro p;clats'
With a limo of stirmisberS bebind tbnn
and q line-of-bottIe behind works on tho
Hill Larnnd ;,
lie advanced corafuIIv to tho craak
without finding any signs of the enemy
and snnt Harry hack With tbiS word ~
the commander of the advoncina sEir,oi,h'
nrs
To studied onxiousIv tbo narrow rog-
god onen feIde bayond With thict eroy.tbs
in The fence corners, for il seemed Ger.
tain that the rebels must have n strnnp
limo living concealed behind sncb GOOD
covert To the left the fence inclined in
such a v,ov os tn o;ve tho rebnIs IL onv
wore Ivinp there an onnortunitv +o roJto
his sofod If he attemtned a dash nm tba
rood a rto,. Iross;ng III tborofn,.a ,,rp'.ad
tho creelE coutiousJv , IittIa Lover, dny,,,,
Jisrnounted behind tho cnyo,. ~ rani'
@rou,tb of oIderc and tbro,,, doIrn a ~,n,,
in the fnnce IN admit his hovs On foot
and give them easy eprees IL fbcv wero
driven hacl
sin not n ebot ,-os frod nor. q si,,, &c
tho nnemv 10" Vi
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in a si,irn,;.h I'm in tho ali - IL0i,>,i
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