The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-11-10
J THE MASTER OF APPLEBY|
By Francis Lynde. --
By Francio Lynde.

battle detail, n of tina fierce frenzy
ritne ] have memory pictures only of
the dead and dying; of the torn and
wounded and bleeding men with whom
we wrought, striving as we might to
stanch the ebbing life-tide or to ease
the dying gently Town into the valley
of shadows.
And as for my prayer, 1t went al!
unanswered. Once when l had a dy-
Ing Tory's head pillowed on my knee
| saw a ,rileman thrus his weapon
between the wheel spokes of the outer
wagon and draw a bead on me. l
heard the crack OF the Deckard. the
zip of the bullet singing at my ear.
and the mans mgr OATH at his miss
ing of me. Once again a rifle ball
passed through my hair at the braid
ing of the queue and l felt the hot
touch of 1t on my scalp like a breath
of flame. Another time Il mountaineer
leaped the rock barrier to heat me
down with the butt of his ritle-and in
lhe very act Tybee rose up and throt-
tied him. l saw the grapple. sprang
to my feet and whipped out my sword.
Stop" | c~olnmanded: "you huv
lroken your parole, Lieutenant"
The freed borderer glared from one
to the other OF US. "Loonies..' he
yelled: I'll slaughter the both of ye!"
And so he would have done. make no
doubt. had we not laid hold of him to-
gether and heaved him back over the
breastWork.
These are but incidents. points of
contact where the fray touched us
two at the wagon harricade. l pass
have have passed Ti BY the the sasrnep horrors as !
of h a furious killing time. These
last are too large fol my pen. AS we
could gather in the din aild tumult. the
mountain men rushed again and again
to the attack. and as often the brave
major. or De Peyster, led the bnyonet
charges that pushed them back. Yet In
the end the unerring bullet suppressed
the baycnet: there came a time vine
the d~eath-dealing cross-tire from front
and rear.
l saw the end was near when the
major ordered the final charge. and
Captain De Peyster formed his line II
led it forward at y double-quick. The
mountaineers held more than half the
hilltop now. and this forlorn hope was
to try to drive them down the farther
slopes. On it went, and l could see the
men pitch and tumble out of the line
until at baycnet reach of the ritiamen
there We're less than a dozen afoot and
fit to make the rush. .
De PeEster Tough, his way back 10
the wagon gasping and bloody. Some
of the tories crowding round raised "a
white flag. The major. soreiy woun'>!ed
now and all but disabled. sWore a great
oath II rode rough-shod into the ruck
of covering iniiitianon to pull down the
flag. Again the White token Of sulren-
der was raised. and again the major
rode in to beat it down with his sword.
AT this Captain De Peyster put In his
word.
a. ,y.. o.. ..
lis no use, major; there's 10 more
left in us! Fiv minutes more of
t hlsand We'll be shot down to II man"
F~arguscn's reply was Il rai,ing oath
broad enough to cover all the enemy
and his own as Well; and then.
before Il hand could lie lifted TO stay
him. he had wheeled his horse ana was
salioping straight for HE patriot liz"
at the farther extremity OF the hilltop.
What he 'neSnt To do will never be
known till that great day when all So
.crets shall be re. called. For that flu
rioes oath IA this brave gentleman's
last word to Is or to &.y. A dozen
bounds. it may be. tho good ch-rger
carried him: Then tie STERN OF rifle
bullets beat him from the saddle. Ard
so died n of ;hc gailantest ofii,e.s
that ever did n unworthy ,int.is work
btf the Held of battle.
] would ! might ior:c: Tho terrible
SeeIe WHICH lOtlUNel tilS EIl.lifC "a the
British commander, "IMIs little tn our
credit. but l ma Iot pass il over ia
silence De Peys,el lui KY sent Il man
to tho front with 9 Waite ifa. and tbs.
answer MAS a lnurderOuS Noley Will, Il
killed the fla g-beaier and many others
Again the flag WIS ri ell on d rifle
barrel. and once n.ors n atiswer vas
a storm Of the lcadsn death poured tnto
the .ps,nic-stricken crowd hufdlcl Ike
sheep at tho wagons
Cod. said De Pesstei: and with
that he began to beat his men !rtp inc
with the nat of his swocd in a ir M.
of des peration. being iGirt'el. Us .h@
afterward told me. to 81 u theo, thr
poor chance to die a-IshtiMs
u saw not what followed upou this
DIST deapairings sffc't. for new ryoe
him 10 search for the wound. 5Eu;
when ! looked assin. the el-le;.ifsa
clashes OF the rifle f!tfaf I'D &c eniS
A stout, gray-hesded ,s.ar wha&asf AZ
terMald l>neW Us sa.t, .sl.e.4!. s.I AZ
/ Was .lidina up nom taS pst.aai lire 4.
ietefNe Captain De ~. ste, s s4Hor4i
and tie b; tile Mas sNded. g.
CHAPTER M,
N..T: NLt,1SI.s.
If my nand n1arc not sur csou.l,
draw you some speaking pietrse OF tn.
or ep0cn-nh;.iLil. u. a h.as, !.
Mountain. 1t ia teis sti MORE IN .oIi.
ing tG Tie task q. ~Sc&t-:an, io.th IT.,
I tragic horrors OF the or ad.uI after
mig MlSrte.otc i pray 5uu will no i
me excused. my dearss ii L hasten over
the events tripping Upon che ..eals o,
THE victory. tou.Ein3 4pon them ON i
as they louch upon ms taie.
Rnt as for the stase-satting ana the
;tfier-soenc you mayi ned in your
minds ny the stony hii.top strew.!
! with the dead and dying: the huddla o!
+ towtd prisoners at Che wagon baril.
cade: the mountaineers. mad with VI.
# vittot's' frenzy, swaI,t.ing to surround
us. Twas a clipping from chaos aGt
night sone blood-.raZcd till SEWER ant
Isaac Shelby Drought somewhat OF or.
der,out of 1t: md l!an came the reel,-
oning
OF the seven huEdred-odd prisoners
the greater number We're tories. man,
of them ied-huneed from scenes O
rapine in which their present captor.
mad suffered, the loss of all that mei
hold dear. So you Will not wonder tina
there were Knives and rifles s ker
asoft, and fierce and :Nengeful counsel!
hin which 1t was proposed to put n,
q captiyes one and ali TO the cord ant
4 tree.
Rut now again Sewer and Shelby
i~seconded by the fiery Presbyterian
William Campbell. flung themselve,
into the breach. pleading for delay AM
n fair trial for such as We're bloot
guilty. And so tire dismal night, mad,
chill and SomfnrtlpSS nv thescO1d win,