The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-01

fleecy clouds indicated that the Great
| Captain might throw dust in h eyes
O both mortal warriors.
both generals were wax all night
setting mouse traps, as h ladies
might say, for the other fellow The
rank and file had written their last
fareweIls, shouldered their muskets
and were ready for instant action
General Lehman ate a hard boiled
egg. drank a cup of pink tea, drew or
his gauntlets, and mounted his wal
horse General Barlow was more alb
stemious. He smelled a bunch OF
violets and bounded into his saddle
Queen Bess felt her oats.
The hostile forces met at the Ber
renda liver bridge. The key to the
situation was the winding road thai
led to and from the bridges. To sweep
this road and the adjacent forest with
raking artillery fire, to enfilade the
enemy with repeating rifles, to sur
prise him and crush him, then com.
plete the victory with an irresistible
charge of cavalry, was the scheme OF
battle.
Both generals held their reserves
well in land. When an orderly rushed
UP to General Barlow with intelli
gence thai his men on the left wing
were being slaughtered, he coolly re
piled, quoting Napoleon at Wagram:
"Well, you can not have am omelet
without breaking a few eggs"
General Lehman was no less com
posed When word was brought to
him that his center was in confusion
and liable to retreat he rose In his
stirrups and said;
Give them the bayonet."
But. General, we have no bayo-
nets
Then use your boot toes"
1t is impossible to follow the move
ments of the various corps divisions,
and brigades, through their complex
maneuvers; each private became his
own general, and each did his best to
bring about that condition which Ma
poleon says belongs better to the Di-
ography of the regiments than to the
history of the army. About one O'Clock
p. M, General Lehman, weary of the
sickening conflict and anxious to save
further effusion of blood, deserted the
chuck wagon through his field glass.
Boys, we must take it or die in the
attempt"
CuriouSly enough, at the same mo-
ment, General Barlow observed the
same object He rose in his stirrups,
gave a slight glance at the snow-cap-
ped White mountains, hen a fond
iOoh at uI6 SluOhluS CART, HllcQ Win
the delicacies of life, and ordered a
charge
There was a grano stampede. Gums
we're thrown aside. War was forgot
ten. Captains De Bremond, Murray
and Wilson were ahead of the pro-
cession and were well into the mys-
teries of mince pie and coffee before
the real blood stained warriors had
arrived
At the mouth of the coffee Dot the
two hostile generals met. my dear
General" shouted General Lehman,
Il had no idea that this action would
prove to be so s-anguinary; I had
hoped to spare a few of your brave
men, but, General, you know, as well
as /, the exegencies of combat; I beg
you to believe that there is nothing
personal in all this carnage: do have
a deyiled ham sandwich on me-.
General Barlow was quite over
come What grieved him was the loss
of his var boss, the noble Queen Bess
who had got a smell of blood and
had wondered OF, after a diet some
what vegetarian. The Generals
had laid aside their swords. The
cheese vas brought forward. Colonel
Wilson, with his calm profile, retreat
ed for the first time in his life. Capt.
De Rremond, q trained soldier In the
service of France, drew his hat over
his eye and def1ed all the hosts OF de