The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-11
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ed and landed with both feet on the sto-
mach OF the fallen man. He also said.
II beg your pardon" but the fallen mans
reply was couched in language unfit for
publication Then Brainard's rail stru~'5
the other man below the belt, and !.
too; fell. sergt Mick saw the encounter
and screamed:
"Hooray. Bralnard! Ye little dhivil! I'll
thraIn ye up TO the lightweight cham
pionship av Ameriky whin we git back
to Summerton.
About this time there was a visible
scarcity Of Johnnies I'm lighting trim. In
fact, there was but one-the only officer
who seemed TO be with the party; He
had en- eye like a hawk and had dashed
to and fro as rapidly rs IL trying 10 learn
our number and resources. Suddenly 1.
occurred TO him that he had done and
time TO return / tried to head him or
and bring my rail 10 bear upon him. At
the same moment Mick roared
Grab their muskets an their ammy-
nitionl Git back to the fince an fioire
Wild EN- Is fast as yez KIM Niver moind
aimin'. but make all the noise yez kin,
slxlrmishers an are begnnin' the foight
agin!
practice with muskets. and all the others
had used muzzle leaders against large or
small game before the war. so We made
quite a racket which. TO my delight
caused the enemy to break into companies
and move TO the rear under the natural
impression that their skirmishers had
been overcome and we had resumed busi-
ness at the old stand.
But I was still I'm chase OF tho officer
Once | succeeded I'm knocking him down
by tripping him. but he was on hts feet
again In an instant suddenly 1 saw
sergt Nick near me. brandishiIng his sew sew
Il, and it was really slightly though
displaced human member i would give
half my. possessions and hopes Tor one
like It. for twas a mass OF muscle, with
an elbow Joint as big and protuberant as
n cobblestore. Mick raised ~ TO the po-
sltion OF rear cut against cavalry AMI
landed IL fairly on the back OF the ofi-
ccr's neck The officer instantly landed
on his own back and the fight for the
fence was over. Then Mick looked across
the fence. saw the retiring enemy and
"They've throwed up the spongel Niver
moind the killed an wounded just vet.
ed wild the fince rails Glory be to the
poikes av auld Oireland! An tie the han $
an fate av thin that's gittin' over bein'
we obeyed orders and found some very
| sick men. whom we bound SO they could
| not got away when they recovered inen
we did our best nor the wounded. Mick
had already sent another messenger IN
search OF the regiment To report that the
| enemy was retiring. and there was nne
| chance for n chase and n charge. But
| us two hours later. The affair appeared
| 10 have been one of many Of Its Kind. In
which an advance of the enemy. recon
noitering In force. had been reported 80
| imperfectly by negroes from beyond the
| lines that our regiment had taken the
| wrong road. found nothing, and. like
many times before cursed THE reliable
| contraband" and grumbied at long. hard
| ride for nothing But they buried the
/ enemvs dead for us. which was great
comfort. for 20 kin man and then ' hqvs
| 20 bury him Is worse than war. ! think
| It's worse than hell
Hadn't you better 30 back TO camp.
| geated prainnrd as we waited for the
| regiment Your wound needs attenton.
Mick did not seem 90 hear. lie was
| leaning against his horse, looking ten.
i derly AZ his severed arm and We heard
him say as N ne were alone with 81:
/ "Ah Norah little ala yez liver know
Law tho str,neth ye was putin into that
/ arm whin q was around yer swate waistf'
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