Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-05-19

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sask s ,s'.s Sa on u b. his great sahrs
s~errysng topsn n row % cayonets a.
sSSshs 20 a. ~ rS,.s1 The brow * me bal
ana fought likc demons There seemed %
be thousands q them Our .sssIser 49,, 800 :
sn .,'i 10 shoulder. struck out % rtxht
,icr In a dream I heard the ceaeiy
clash OF metal. the rgfang and EruncpS
Ssrisk ofthe vosEded
Fsrsher around the hi ;op our rnsn
were f sss2 ,sssse tbs Inc driying ne
/ French before them \ te~ OF or - -, !
gathered bout Us a t. a.sil-'.. - tis -
/ ~ the lnfurtatet French. Ne neie or
I o., neAtiug with the absolute despeEs- /
iion that comes Into a man ssars ~. ~
I h, Urith he dead. yet as fast as they went
down others came forward There sSeinsd
20 .,,,r,,,,s 81 rel bieod. the glare 81 angry
e,-.S io5nnE irto oUT Own With rnurderon-
n r.-S, r5gseisrSSa5n. WELDING his sabre IKE
rsu steady. BOYS" he cried. end
eaain. STEADY Wen have them 81 the
-, BGt IN my heart I knew that h
Z -.-,-ris NOT be 20. that W. must 80 dow = N
blood anG dust. victims q misguided
'' Then an ugly. squat Frenehnan. N.ho
. had been felled some time before - one
I ~ TssverElerg-s lightning strokes. wrtgEicd
an throol-h the heap u deac. AID With
I desperate thrust sent DIS hSfonss 49,
: 80 me Niy beloved friend sank With a
7 / ,-rsn A mist obsCtir41 my siGht, loE
2 moment -, s5r,ia recover M bate q
= / "a rnusket appeared iu The aiF itnlnsdl 49,
4 before me and descenlsd ltoh - 49,.
(. ( My eau rang lAe a lo-ngsi ,.s % ~.
/. I vr5rid seemed suddenly 60 p whiring eAe
! / a Fourth - July pinNheel. "ttn ih..s s
!. + tudes Of sparks dying totterra 90 =
2 sSard ana fell heavily UPON the pie q
: I toad n the trench. A went ooNn 4
= LII f,et well spread like some great
: vvar-gol a sabre IN each hand. heSinE.
+, srna SING. cutting his lips Compressed his
q - wr With determination. lie had
p throxnaway his coat long before. his BAT
~ g5ne. n cut on his temple let ihe
"a 49, tr-,-kia down over his brc-izei
4, cheexs Into my heart came a great iots
b Tor This mighty ngnter- non my -.-.n.
"a faded aWav into the great silence
"a II was F-ieischrnauu' voice in my ear,
= 90 'msf onen shed he was hathln.
~ nv head with cool water Quickly rerot
.T,5...ty 81 nv e,iur. Al danger rose 90
= uy feet Fut the danger was past. - t'
=. ror Inc dead and wounded there " a. nN
~ Frcrcnrl1n in eiEnt tt,.' i,iil...'-
- rs calm as before thc hghf hcEln- ti
~ ga me that fust as hp was about to Eir
T., rlp. hs Comradcs came % 81, ir-, Il"
-. + were To- tul pos-e~~lon, hui .G gay
-. barely q ve hundred to ans Arr inc CAtA
~ fogrd l-owenecrg i3ing ON he1R Y
- straw his light hicAsrinE Pas mlnl "an
81 dcrins Al Intervals he save ord-rs 81.
.i + .uf to his wife. cor sang -nafch.s ot Seer
Al man ballads one 81 his under otacer'
- Who wS a physician sat uear. tt'
ri rs head I'm answer % my Inquiry Iher
- "Fre.,rliIy my friend turned bis head an
~ looked al me With eyes suddenly Grow
-l rfs1~ Adams D. said family. -ts
~ ne boys ID was a good nEht They wer
~ f~re Russians. And teu-tcll bis Mae
- re-' H- hnf ross. ana raised hlr q 4
- with cenchcd fist for tod ana ar
80 Fatnerl and. be cried in ringing tone
,n AMI fei back dead
=, We "a rr1sd the French gums .n The dire'
b." HH.. .H
Az UfrIe fnrC Tor The expected assault D.
,r several hours there had n'.n llttle
,fe 4 no firing 20 the east whfrr the ~
"a -rr,ies we're engaged ~ was lntc ate
- noou now The sky was nccoulng owe
nd Tsrs.s-ii., he sound IN nrins rose orai
81 All ue guns in the world seemed tn
~ going on at once. From our elevated 3
-, I rlcsell slp glass from q dead officer ai
On pat 10 % ny eyes. There las ms pan
TIE rama ~ war. Like fnpFlns $500
: =, mo brown khaki ~ the Germans and q
ia soft gray sea-island-cloth 9t 81, gen.
- I smoke FOR this is the dag 20 snoAeie
re ~ fe vei down tho bend ~ the Marr
81 and ar Z watched I could see fhat Z
-. + ,--fer vas fII % black suecks. T
~, Fr,rth were bcing forced into the rive
,ns he rvcr hank. making for the Mon
ia thousand men O. defend D.
an The wind Increased in force The -
EfEN ga TN - ll.A N..'-.-H L.
che south appeared shpnl OF small nIrshii
a5.- / of ucgy. dlrlginle type. With fans "A
~, { rtl5fers They Clrcied above ue. hardly
us Quarter ~ a mile away. and swung Do
80 toward lhe battlefield. heading into
ours gale ~ FcEutal 10. ttt.t.-
~ WATCHED etFSNSc 'lAll- gu" - !,
am ships were ioi-t4 e.Lt' .ie 'Nt4 10y
PEE / toriols Germans S-'ns...1 49,. -
ave peculiar popE lns tepo - 100 q, ~ -
.-ho SAW the Germans breaking. scatter
,rL. / running away from the French.
Vas CrOunl beneath them, ben!no tnefnt
I Front N them. spanked. like the ph
- - r,hortscent ocean. I saw the whole ar
fr / rnOvna- north. a struggling. dlsorg1nI
-enf / horde They left behind them a bro
80 D track -ul as the sky Nghteued Tor
mis- nsone7t 4 StN that tne EAtN W.
lW- rnan-lhe oolieH Dl men prone -fi-. .
anne earth called q ieise Li mn. -. -
the cried ne army p fclfrt ttii1. H
and sparks around tltfn- " hat Cues
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