The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-07-12

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wallis in bagging the "old fox ac-
cording to o~rders-the Seventeenth
regimen under Colonel Mawhood.
MERGERS troops being screened by the
wood. their character was not visible
to MANHOOD, who ~conjectured thai
they mi.st be a body OF fugitiyes from,
the front. Under this impression. ana
never dreaming of the true situation.
MANHOOD promptly deployed his req
ment and moved on to tie left to in .er-
ccpt Mercer, at the same time dis
patching messengers to bring up the
otter two regiments, the Forieth ana
Eifty-tfth, which Lad not yet lefs
Princeton. Both parties rushed for a
little rising ground on tie edge of ii
cleared fed. near the house OF u peace
full QUAKER named Clark. Tie Ameri.
can We're nearer the goal than then
opponents and reached IL first. Hastily
Gep4oylng lis coiuIln, Mercer sough,
sLe.ter be nd u hedge fence winch
crowned tie eminenee and immediate
ly opened up Il destructive Ire fioA
lis riue,aen. which temporarily eLeck-
ed the advancing enemy. The British.
eacellently led. returned the IRE WITH
great spirit. and with sucl good eheci
That. af, er Il few yol.eys. MERGERS borse
was wounded in the leg and lis rider
thrown yiotentiy to the ground. Iai-
bots was Killed. under him and sever.l.
of the officers and men feii-among
item the brave Co.onel Hasiet, wne
was morta.4y wounded.
la the confusion thus unfortunately
causea the Americans could hear sIarp
commands of the English officers. then
the rafting of steel on the gun bar
rels, and the next moment the rel
coated men broke out of the smoke
ana, unchecked by a scattering fire
from the Americans, gallantly rushed
Up at them with fixed bayonets. There
We're unfortunately no bayonets i'll tbs
small brigade of the Continental ar
my. A few Of the men dubbed their
muskets resolutely as the two lines
met and made Il stout resistance. but
tie onccming British would not be de-
NED. and as the charge WAS pressed
llOAiit Liz &t4o hdftlt1- bAOAt
and fell back in some disorder before
tie vigorous onslaught of the veteran
troops. Mercer. filed with shame.
strove in vain to rally his men. lis
daining himself to retreat. and CALAMITY
calling upon them to advance. he threw
himself upon the advancing British
line. sword in hand. followed by his
officers. ana for a brief space there
was an exciting melee on the hill. A
blow from the butt end Of a musket
fcIled the general to the ground. Tai
bet sprang TO his side AMI swept the
bayonet away from his heart by a blow
of his sword delivered with a quick
movement of his powerful arm. Mer-
Ger profited by the moments respite to
leap TO his feet.
Thank you. my ladr" he said.
do you get to the rear and rally the
men, general!" cried Talbot. firing a
pistol at short range into the midst of
men In play" But the fighting blood
of the old Scotchman was up. ana for
answer he struck boldly at the man
opposite him.
Surrender. you cursed rebels!' criel
an officer near them.
"Never!" replied Mercer. cutting
down the man with whom he was en-
gagged. while Talbot did the like to the
one next him. With a roar of rage the
British sprang on the two men. In a
trice one of the bayonets got past
MERGERS guard and graZed his ARM,
another buried itself in his bosom: a
third struck him in the breast. The
old nan struck out weakly. dropped
his sword and fell. pierced by a dozen
wounds. but still breathing. Talbot.
who was as yet unframed. though COW
cred with blood and dust. his hat gone.
stepped across his body.
Ee might have retreated. being
the custom Of his family: neither
would he abandon the body Of his
brave commander. Besides. every mo-
ment Of delay vas precious. Surely
they would be REINFORCED and rallied.
He knew the promptness of Washing
WI wv W OAb " " u llVAiiNiits
and. last of all. what was life without
Kate? One glance he cast to tie bright
sky. flushed with the first rsys CT the
rising SUM-. and then he stood on guard
TIE young mans eyes were burning
with the intoxication of the f~ht ana
his soul filed with great resolve. but
his sword play was as cool and as
rapid as 1t had been in the Sale des
Armes at Paris. where few could be
found to master him. The little group
OF British paused a moment in admira-
ton of his courage.
zone at a time. gentlemen" he cried.
smiling. and warding off a vicious
hayonet thrust. lis there none here
WHO will cross swords with me for the
honor OF his fagg"
The young lieutenant in command of
that part of the line promptly sprang
forward and engaged. The two blades
rang fiercely together and grated along
each other a moment later. The men
stepped back. But the brave lieutenant