The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-07-24
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. seb - - ssia slosy'
Bssssss I'm . msn. ssa | van, 70 prsvs
II. In tirsa si bsiss called hid BY oil
The ssimsnL When I bssi ihsm ssoush
tksy'll siep,
TAs chaplain lssshsd hdtsrly, Ten
ssp, sud btssk year verdi Yss . ms
ssd sssst si csrdsl II yos keep o. "
Yen have bsssu, yss will bsseas. ad
nsp, bot = disgrace 10 The rssin'n,l
Bspcs tsrnsa swsy vi.Asut 90 ssssef'
II The caspl.is cosld have sssn The tear
10 his syes, be night have sddsd . cen
fsrtips vtfd. The boy's heart vss svsii
iss With sfisf and istisnsticn. Some day
be shall call ne ms. be prosisd bin
cell,
Males, men SD snbulsness we're crowd
Cd 10 The ssrrov, usddy, hssvily rated
read sLich led thrsssh the tangled lun
Gle. Fros the trent ssns the sssad q
heavy airing iron The Spanish trenches
ssd blossbouss. who're the red snd ysl
lou hsg still notteree,
A rssiusst Of rssnlsrs came ssissins
aloos. With then marched The ehspisin.
4 slender q sny ssus up psptissly from
the rear. The sergeant Who vss Ole elss
iss ran up with - oath.
What brsush. ya here. you ysuns
dsvili Do ysu thitk y,u ere on drsss
psrsdsi Cat back 10 the smbulsssss
who're yos sslsps.
Iosnt, s.tsssnt Ball, Oid the boy,
With On Injured cir, Tts destor said
vs. saly in the way; didat know the
difference b,twssa the litter and tSs Ian
sst. Told me to 70 10 the devil, SO l
ssns to yoa.
Blame ycu. Bsns'. said the sergeant
With a sris. do yol thiak cant tell oRs
OF ysur litsi Go back TO the rear. ssd 10
ssisk shout III
Oh, Serge, cried Boses. dsn't send ne
.eki l can shoot as straight - the rest.
You've no Krsg.
I'll take your gun whom you're kiiieo.
Yos little beast. 60 back like man and
obey orders.
NsR,nsrtys eyes sloved. Ths.S Why
I'm hsrsi be cried. The chaplain said
ia never make o mas. bat I'll prove hs
10 wroos.
Suddeuly the company bselers rang
out: Forward. double timel March At
srau The company came ont OF tho jungle
10 the open. Bones wss forgotten.
A she'll soreeshsa through the cir and
seemed to burst immedistsly ever bis
head. Three nsn fell sbriskisg in trent
Of hin. dropping their suns For NJ
usst hs thought Of the rssr asd safety,
Then the eriazlsd captain, cid 10 indisu
wars, stepped out calmly.
Steady, ny men. They'll nsver bit us
like that twiss. They don't know how.
MeRaast,y's voice led the ssswefips
cheer He ran forward. srsbsod > ern
end cartridge belt from one Of the dead
soldiers AMI psshsd himself inte tbs
rsnks besile Nobby. Ths veteran took .
momspt to give him hug.
Good for you. my bsautyl Yoa'7e no
brsiusss here. bat kssp close TO me you
little mad soldier.
And Brace obsysd him ran forward,
dropped, fred. 1t vac = dsssed advance
usdsr Are. Iu struggling srssps through
tangled uuderbrsth sad 9 snsg sssst
stream the mes shsrssd Ban Jssn bill.
Al last Bones sssk dsvn sxhausted by
. group Of psn.isg men A dsspuirins
corporal locked up the ridge where the
spssisb flag still nssn,sd and down the
hill at the strssglers.
It's no use, boys. be said. Va sss meyer
nsks II.
say ws saui srisd the msddensd child
Of tLs regiment. Al inspiration ssne to
hin, Drawing cut his Auts. he httsd 1t
.sgstLsr and pat lite his lips. St'ndins
sres,, HE fair. csplsss hssd Cleaning, In
The sss. his blss eyes slsrsd A the f'g
o. the ridge, while Yankee Doodle" rass
ost brsvsly above the noD Ct nuskstry,
Frsm bslsw came great shout, snd has
drsas Of bluseests csne on with . ran.
Bones advanced with then. head well
back, triumph In bis cir,
There wss q rash past him, The red and
sud yellow f,g fell st last. Bones threw
up his srm With . obssp. Something,
the LAST sho, Of . rstrsstirg iN, struck
hin IN the chest. lie fell g,asping bis
Aute,
| There wss . crowd 1boui hin. and bis
hssd wn 10 tho ohsplsin's lsp. Zones
looked up.
It's taps. sin't itihs Whispered.
Yes, ny man. ssla the chaplain,
Bones tried to strsishtsa up. proved
IL 10 yos. l an . nasl Then be fell
bssk.