The National tribune., 1902-12-04
of double front. To the left can be seer

no force whatever.
Morgan is very weary: he gives little at.
tention to what is going on. His mind is in
a maze. He wonders how he succeeded in
getting through, the Yankee lines. Did NOT
an officer call his name? He had thought
| so: now he doubts. He will ask joe
| Two hundred yards to the right of the
cavalry battery is firing toward the
! northwest. Dan cannot see what the bat
terry is firing at; but he knows there are
Yankees over there, for he has been there
Squadron-Attention"'
| This is a new yoice-not Capt. Carriers
"a voice that rings like a trumpet and
makes every man sit yet straighter in his
saddle.
by four-left heel-trot-March.'
The movement brings Capt. Carter to
the left of the company, where Joe and
Dan form half of the foremost file; the
recruit merely initiates Lewis.
| The column moves till it is uncovered by
| the pines.
| Again the voice that thrills:
"Squadron-by the right fank-NIarch. -
| And the column closes into line.
Now the open ground is before them. and
Dan is looking down line of red-legged
men. their flank presented-some 300
yards away.
"Chargev'
Ard Stuart's two companies break into
a furious gallop and roll straight at the
end of the red-legged line; but it does not
wait; it scatters and runs. yet runs firing,
and many saddles are emptied.
But at once from the right the Con-
federate infantry advances.
Stuart's cavalry is in disorder; the
horses rear and plunge; riderless horses
gallOp madly to the rear; the red-legged
men are in the woods. and are standing be-
hind trees. loading and firing at the cav
airy in disorder in the open ground.
| Morgan still rides; he misses Joe Lewis:
all organization is lost, and the men and
horses are in useless peril.
The bugle sounds retreat.
Ont of range of the Federal muskets the
squadron forms.
The Confederate infantry still advances;
far down the fields away to the right, bri-
gade after brigade advances.
The squadron breaks into fOurs and
again goes forward at Il trOt: this time
right in front, SO that Morgan is in the
last file. The column divides; Carriers
company to the left, Hopes to the right.
Around the woods which sheltered the re-
firing Federals, and across the narrow road
by which Morgan had come, rides the COM
pany, for the Union troops are in utter
ront and the object now is prisoners.
Morgan wonders whether Lewis has
been shot.
Carriers company goes up the road in
hands and are sent back to the rear, thin
ming the ranks by reason of the details to
guard prisoners.
Joe Lewis suddenly appears at Morgan's
side.
Thought was gone, DAM"
Indeed l did, Joe. Whose horse is
that?"
General Somebody's. Mine was killed
when we made that charge. They thought
they had me but they missed it."
Say, Joe, did you hear my name call
ed?''
"When?'
awhile ago-before we got to your
company
when that Yankee officer was a-goin'
to try to stop u.s."
Yes
''No: didn't hear any name"
Didn't you hear him say anything?"
''Oh. yes; he said, Pass on, ORDERLY"
well, WELL" says Dan, Il thought he
called my name"
Crowds of prisoners are sent to the rear;
there is no resistance anywhere:
The battle was over. The routed
Union troops crossed Bull Run at every
fordable place. Stuart's two companies
reduced to not more than 80 men-cross-
ed also, and pursued until nightfall
To be continued.)