The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-03-16

stIll recuperating at the Atlantic sea-
board, the fathers already friends. the
daughters still ION guard" at the very
moment when Jack Chiffon, scouting
with the advance of Fitzhugh Lees
brigade. ard Paul Ladue, riding the
dim picket lines of Ewells grim vet
Grams, and Fred Benton. here ut Buck
lands. closing in with that strong.
disciplined division, were dreaming
not ten miles apart of what the NOR
row might bring forth.
Not until the shadows grew long
across the stubble fields that lovely Au-
gust evening came the first fierce Crap
pie OF that devoted brigade. March,
ing at dawn through Buckland's, they
found the pike toward Gainesville
crowded with Sigel's trains and team
sters through which they slowly forced
a way for. far in the eastward dis
lance little SNOWFALL puffs, bursting
sudden into view above the treetops.
then drifting into vaporous nothing.
told the shells were flying fast ahead,
while similar, fieecy cloudlets against
the dark background Of the Bull Run
range told equally of other lighting
to their left and rear. The eUrps COM
mander, with his one division, dived
into the winding wood roads toward
Manassas until brought up standing
after two D. m. by disooncerting news
from Pope-that the hare had not
waited for the bag, that swift-footed
jackson had given them the slip. and
wasn't where they looked for him at
all. In point of fact. having no caval-
~ to dc his looking for him, Pope
didn't know where Jackson was.
II is three hours later when, bidding
his biggest division obey its new or
ders. just received. Mcdowell, rides
away to find his chieftain Pope and
show him the field. Thereby he loses
Pope. loses touch With his divisions,
loses all chance OF usefulness in the
battle that Is to close the day-poses.
In fact himself. for he cannot find his
way 10 his own command over the
field he knew so wen the year before.
even when signalled by the guiding
thunder Of the heaviest cannonade,
the sullen crashing OF the frocest vol
leying, those tangled woods have ever
heard. At 1--WE OF thereabouis comes
stan officer from Pope With these as
founding tidings: Jackson Is located
Jackson has dared 10 cross Bull Rua
and march in the teeth Of the coming
corps of the Army OF the Potomac.
Reno and Kearny have followed his
rear guard-Hills light division
straight to Centreville. Where Is Gen.
Mcdowell? Here, Well. Gen. Popea
orders are for this. McDowell's corps.
TO retrace It's steps to the Warrentun
pike. then turn eastward and march
forthwith on Centrevllle. whittier jack
son. with all hands. has shifted his
colors. and where Pope now proposes
TO apply the sack Further orders win
meet the corps on the way
Now there Is but one division 70
obey the order. but loud ring the bu-
giles through the leafy woods. Up
spring the men Of the old brigade. re-
freshed by three hours rest. with cot-
fee and hard tack to comfort them ero
starting. and. as the heads OF columns
reach the pike again and turn sturdily
away eastward, some levelheaded band
leader signals to his men, and the
Black Hats set up a shout as the woods
ring TO the rollicking strains OF Amt
glad to git out o. de Wilderness!"
-Four brigades in solid column they
swing along the broad, dry thorough
fare. fun 5000 boys In blue.
ITO Re Continued