The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-07-12
I. 1898. by CHARLES scRiBsEs.s SONS

Surrender. Surrender they crie1
b him. land we will spare your Efe..'
For answer his hand sought bis re-
manning pistol. Tie first one OF his
| opponents fell dead with a bullet
through his heart. and the next mo-
ment the deadly steel of a bayonet Yves
buried In Talbot's throat.
"Kate-Kater' be cried in agony, the
blood bubbling from his lips, and then
another bayonet found his gallant
heart. and he sank down on his face
at the foot of the dying officer, his
lips kissing the soil Of that country in
defense of whose liberties he had
fallen.
AS was customary with his family.
he had died on the field. grimly facing
fearful odds to the last. The last of
his line. lie had made a good ending,
not unworthy his distinguished ances-
try; for none of the proud and gallant
race had eyer died in the service Of a
better cause. be it that Of king or par
lament. than this young soldier who
had Just laid down his life for love of
his country!
The slight check afforded by the in
terposition of the Americans was over.
| The British were sweeping everything
before them, when Colonel MANHOOD,
the cool headed officer, who had becn
| sitting on a little brown pony, with a
/ small switch in his hand. directing the
combat. became aware of a large Eody
Of men coming up on his right flank
through the wood. With the readiness
of a practieed soldier, he instantly
stopped the advance of his men. wheel
ed them about. brought up his guns
and prepared to open fire. The Amer
lean officers had time TO mark with
admiration the skill with which the
uapeuver was effected and the beau
tlful precision with wi Ah the men car
riei out their orders. Then the force,
a large body of Pennsylvania militia
which Washington had dispatched at
tie FIRST sound of firing in the direction
of Mercer, broke out Of the wood and
advanced rapidly. The muskets CT the
reCcoats were quickly brought to the
shoulder and at the word of command
the British line was suddenly tipped
with fire and then covered with smoke.
Many of tie militia fell at this volley
delivered at close range: some or the
fallen lay still and motionless, While
others groaned with pain. The raw
troops fired hastily into the smoke.
then hesitated and stopped uncertainty
as the volley was repeated. II was
another critical moment, and the hour
brought the man.
Washington himself had most op-
portunely arrived on tie fed in adj
n of the troops. attended by Sey-
mour. One glance showed lin Mer-
GERS broken retreating column and the
Eesitating Pennsylvania militia. Every
thing was at stake. 1t was not Il time
for strategic maneuvers now. but for
men-nay. there were men there as
good as Eve fought-but for a man
then. Providentially one was at hand.
Putting spurs to his gallant white
horse. he rode down the l.ne in front CT
tie Pennsylvania militia. waving his
hat and cheering them on.
"An old fashioned Virginia fox hunt,
gpntlemenr' be cried gayly. giving tie
view halloo, Galloping forward under
the fire of the British battery, he called
/ to MERGERS shattered men. They halt
cd and faced about. The Seventh Vir-
ginia broke through the wood on the
, flank OF the British. Hitchcock's New
Englanders came up on the run with
fixed bayonets. Moulder's Philadelphia
battery opened fire from tie hill on the
opposing guns.
The fire of a warrior h9d now sup
planted the GOODNESS of a general.
Dash.ng boldly forward. reckless of
the storm of bullets. TO within thirty
yards of the british line. and smiling