The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-05-15
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BEL AIR RID. MAY is, 1908.
4 HORSE IN BATTLE
HOW HE FEELS WHEN IN THE MIDST
OF A FIERCE ONSLAUGHT.

\ Writer os Horse Stolie. Describes
the Experiences OF "a Arab Char
ger In the Ranks of Stuart" Cav
aIry-The Gullop to Enthc.
Probably 10 one will eve. know just
how n horse feels when going into bat
tie There is no way of finding out.
SO il is likely that no one will dispute
the correctness OF the description which
Sewcl Ford gives in Horses Nine,'
published by Scribn"rs.
The Horse in question is PaSha.
| half blood Arab hunter that has been
pressed into service i'll StuartS Black
Horse cavalry. Tie story runs:
Early The next morning Pasha was
| awakened 10y the distant growl of
heavy guns. BY daylight he was on
the move. thousands of other horses
with him. Nearer and nearer they
rode 10 the place where the guns were
| growing Sometimes they were OH
| reads. sometimes they crossed fields,
and again thcy plunged into the woods
where the low branches struck ones
| eyes and scratched ones tanks. At
| last they broke clear Of the trees to
come suddenly upon such a scene as
| Pasha had never before witnessed.
Far across the open field he could
see troop Oil troop of horses coming To-
ward him. They seemed to be pour
| ing over the crest of Il low bill, rs II
| driven onward by some unseen force
! behind. Instantly PaSla heard, rising
/ from The throatS of thousands of rid
! crs on either side and behind him. that
fierce, wild yell which lie had come TO
! know meant the approach of trouble
! High and shriil and mcnacinG it rang
! as it was taken up ard repeated by
! those in the rear. Next the bugles be-
! gan 10 sound, and in quick obedience
! the horses formed il line just on the
edge Of the woods, Il line which stretch
| cd and stretched on either flank until
| one could hardly see where it ended.
From the distant line came 70 an
| swering cry. but pasha could hear the
! buglcs blowing. and lie could see the
| fronts massing. Then came the ORDER
| 10 charge at Il gallop. This set pash1
to Juggling eagerly ut the bit. but for
what reason he did not know. lie
knew only that he WIS part of Il great
and solid line of men anG horses sweep
| ing furiouSly across Il field toward that
other line which he had seen pouring
over the hill crest.
| He could scarcely see at all now.
The thousands of hoofs had raised
cloud of dust that rot only cnvelopcd
the on rushing line. but rolled before
| it. Nor could Fasha hear anything
save the thundcrouS thud of many
feet. Even TIE shrieking of the shells
was drowned Fat fer the restraining
bit Pasha w0r!I have lcapCd forward
and cleared the line. Never had he
been 80 stirred. Tic Inherited mem
| CRY CT t.;uNi!,s& desert raids made by
| his Arab :rrrstOrs was doing its
| WORK. For what seemed Il long time
| Ibis c0uiil.l2t. ;...i thCa iii IL" midst
| of TIE bl:@,t ard f"r.:"i,tl. race there
| loC.ncd uut ii tie dick a;r. rs if i; had
appeared Ey magic. TIE opposing live.
| paS!!a c.u...t Il 4.,:.I!IS,' Of sonnet
which seemed lie Il h"aV!ng wall Of
tossing heads ard OF foam whitehead
necks and shoulders. Here and there
cleaned red. distrnl2d nostrilS ana
straining eyes. BENDING above WAS an
other wall-a wall of dusty blue coats.
of grim faces and OF dust powdered
hats. BriStlinG above all WAS Il threat
ening crest of waving blades.
What would happen when the lines
met? Almost before the query WAS
thought there came the answer. With
an earth Earring crash they came TO-
gether The lines wavered back from
the shock of impact. and then the
whole struggle appeared to Pasha TO
center about him. OF course this was
not so. But it was fact that the most
conspicuous figure in either line had
been that of the cream white charger
in the very center of the Black Horse
| regiment