The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-02-21
THE MEETING
or III AMAzONS


General" sid the aid de-cnmp. rid
Ing up to his commander, II have given
your order to the general Of the wo-
/ mans brigade to storm the forts ON the
hill, but she delays to advance"
whats the trouble?~
1.-The field officers Of the d1feren.
regiments are engaged In conversation
at the gcnerul's headquarters, and II
seems Impossible for them TO bring
their words to a close"
do they dare discuss the fcas!bilit.
Of nm assaults" asked tho general an
gr!Iy.
mo. SIR"
'"Thcn what nre they talking about.
They run from n topic to anotl.e, !.
like robins hopping oycr n newly plow
ed field"
Are there other troops IN that vi
cinityY'
Eyes. the Fourth brigade Of the Sixt.
division. the best men In the army
They were to attack the eneiny's lcf
wing. but the amazons have block,
the way.
The general scowied and rubbcd hi
chin. The problem was n serious on.
but he was full Of RESOURCES.
Captain" he said presently. go u,
once and inform tho general Of I'll.
Woman's brigade that the forts ON the
hill command the village Of l. II the
forts arc taken the village Will fnil Int
our possession. There are large shops
In L. Which win be held exclusively
for the amazons to plumber"
Putting spurs to his horse tho aid
galloped away. In half an hour he re
turned. and. saluting respectfully. said:
The forts are taken. sir"
GOOD! OF course after the amaxons
left a clear way the best men In the
army attacked the enemy's left as !
directedfs
mo. general.
WHAT DID this commander dieobey
he orderr
mo. general. The men were unable
TO move. They had been standing 50
long while the amaxons talked that
their legs would not support them"
.Poor fellowsi" muttered the gener-
n Direct the commissary to push
forward . dozen barrels Of whisky to
revive them"
The aid rode away. and another gal.
Hoped up and addressed the general ex.
eitedly.
Tho amasons have taken the fortsr'
Yes. I know that"
TT was q marvellous feat They
were In danger Of being cut to pieces,
Of having their hank turned and Of
falling into an ambush Of Q hundred
masked guns"
"And did they quailrs
mot at all; they seemed unconscious
Of the danger. They took the works In
ten minutes"
"And did they hold themf'
That's what I am sent by my gen.
eral to report. Having driven the en-
envy, the rushed wildly down
to the shops, leaving the works they
had taken without even q corporaf's
guard. The enemy have returned and
have turned the guns on the village,
concentrating their fire on the shops"
II hope" said the general angrily.
'the amaxons' escape has been cut
or"
"They DO not Wish to escape. Their
general ordered them out Of the shops.
but the order was drowned By the
babel Of tongues. The turmoil is great
er than the army has experienced since
the Tenth regiment Of men broke into
. Wholesale liquor house and drank ~
q hundred barrels of rum"
"0o back and tell your general =
turn his artillery on the shops. Per
haps that. In connection with the enc
my's guns. viii restore the women 10
their senses"
HE has done II, and Il has failed.s
"H'm." said the general after some
thought II win order q general ad-
| vance Of the army. We will leave the
shops In rear, and when the goods have
been all appropriated perhaps the anna
Eons will return to duty"
With wild huxxaa, the men dashed
forward, captured the encircling hills.
and In half an hour the enemy were
flying down the opposite d~eclivities
Sending the Seventh corps d'armee IN
pursuit, the general surrounded the
shops with the Eighthdivision. The anna
cons, seeing that they were about to be
deprived Of their prey before Il was
all appropriated. rallied or the center
for resistance. All their ammunition
had been expended In their capture OF
the forts. but they fred buttons. hair
pins, buckles. garter clasps-indeed, all
the small articles they found on the
counters. After these were exhausted
they broke up larger articles and fred
the Fragments. Their ordnance officer