The National tribune., 1903-01-22

They noiled on until they presently came
within reach of Kilpatrick's shrill, far
reaching voice. As always on the field
of battle. he was yelling and swearing
yehemently.
"Blankety- bIanknation, he yelled, ego
and tell Spencer, blank him, to drop those
fellows out there, quick as he can, and
follow US to the right. They're too far
off to do any harm. Let 'em stay out
there, if they want to. Tell him, blank
him, TO let go of them, and get back across
| the creek. He isn't called upon to fight
the whole of Hardee's BANKED army,
blank him. He and those BANKED Ala
bama and Kentucky fellows never know
when to let go when they once take hold,
the cursed terriers. We've got other bust
ness IN hand than doing the infantry's
work of bucking up against Hardee's solid
lines. We did enough of that yesterday,
by the Eternal"
''Well?' he continued, noticing 81 la
boring up towards him, ''who the devil
are you? Where did you come from?
What are you doing out here?'
Mote from General Sherman, General. -
nswered 81, frlmbling around in his breast
for the missiye. Here it is"
Gen. Fitzpatrick took the note. tore It
open. and read it under the shelter of
poncho which one of his staff held up to
prot sct it from the rain.
| ven, SnerHianS orders are 10 cross
the South River" he said to his staff.
That's out there to the right-on mill
dam--and to follow up the east bank of
the river toward Elevation. Elevation :?
Where's Elevation? Who the devil knows
where Elevation is? Bank-bank the lit
tic F)rth Carolina mud-hole. Where in
the internal regions is Elevation: Sher-
man says Hardee's gone there"
One of the staff produced water
| stained which cfnHiad =
shelter of the Outstretched pOncho.
| There's no such a blasted place on the
Internal map" said Fitzpatrick, disgdsted-
~. MAPS amt worth the match that'd
| burn them up. None of these maps are.
Country isn't worth making map of,
| blank it to blanknation. Banked fine job
to hunt up place that don't exist in this
nowhere of mud and water. Well, we'll
put ourselves on the other side Of South
River-l suppose We can find the mill
dam-and follow up till we come on to
the rebels. They'll show us the way to
Elevation, if there is any such a place."
There must be such a place, if Sher.
man says So" remarked the officer with
! the map, as he read the order over again.
and studied his map to make sure. "Sher,
mans always very particular about places
in his orders"
He is: is hep yelled the exasperated
Fitzpatrick. "How many blank-blank
places has he sent us to that existed only
III his imagination! Where in the infer
nal regions would this cavalry have been.
II l hadn't had heap more sense than he.
OF the scrapes he ran us into? Think
what trouble McCOok and Stoneman, and
Garrard and Elliott had trying to follow
OUT his orders, and reach places that he
only dreamed of He had never had a
man that could do anything with his cav
airy till l took hold of it, and have only
got along by doing things my own way
ana acting on my own Judgment"
That's true. That's true" said the
oihcer. fastening to allay the storm. "The
cavalry never had a real commander till
you took hold. Sherman himself often
says that he never could get the cavalry
to do anything till you came. Everybody
says mat you have simply done wonders
with tile cavalry since we left Atlanta
Sherman never could have the success Ie
did II 1t hadn't been for YOU
There's no doubt of that" said Kill
patrick, appeased as suddenly as he had
hamed up. well, let's get across the
river and hunt for Holland Damnation-
no, Elevation, think Sherman calls il.
Go ahead, there"
What are your orders?" he inquired,
TO report back to Gen. SIocum. when
81, shutting. eu
We'll, here's your receipt" said Kill
patrick, signing the envelope and HANDING
It to him. You will find him over i'm that
direction, somewhere near where fIe
Smithfieid road crosses Mingo Greek. Yonr
best way will be to cut right through thc
woods there. and strike for Mingo Creek
and follow the ridge down until YOU cone
to the road. There's small choice gong
anywhere in this blanked beastly deluge,
cut yc9h nnd the woods better trayclin. |
than the fields and roads. But ker,, a |
sharp lockout. The woods over there are
fall ct re6e4s-Hampton's cavairy. |
Charleston heavy artillery, Euerrillas, and