Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1912-06-07
Bout a mile from town"

Bout mile from town"
What town.
! Gettysburg"
How would you like 10 come along
with us and show Us the way%
Bully"
! Orderly, take him up with you"
The boy eagerly ran forward An
| orderly caught his extended hand and
swung him up in front of him Then
the colonel sent an aid TO order the
brigade to follow
| Several roads converged toward the
point the colonel was making for. and
marching IN the same direction on his
right WAS column of Confederate
! troops. with another on his left But
the three columns were too far apart
to know OF one auother'S proximity
Finally the Union men Heard sounds on
their right The colonel sent small
force of cavalry in that direction to
reconnoiter. They came back, report.
ing road filed With Confederates
! We rust get off this road" said the
! colonei anxiousIy. aud he gave an or
| der for the command to oblique into
| the fields on the ef'
There's another road" said the boy
'on ahead. with LOT OF timber on both
sides You might hide in there.
A grim smile stole over The features
of the members of the staff AT the idea
Of troops hiding from an enemy. out
the colonel, too keenly sensitive TO the
situation TO notice the way the boy had
expressed it. gave an order 10 hurry
on to the hiding place The brigade
soon reached the wood. and the colone.
listening. heard confused sounds-cals-
sons rumbling. occasional shouts and
now and again the report OF musket
shot.
lis there anybody here who can
climb treet" asked the colonel
81 kim! cried the boy before any one
else could reply
You gentlemen of the staff" snap
| ped the commander. lis there any one
of you who can get up in that tree and
look about? | want 10 know where the
enemy is and how we can get away"
The staff officers were booted and
spurred. not convenient foot cover
ing with which to climb trees. Each
man looked up at the tree. but no one
volunteered
Some one" the colonel went on IT.
ritably, must get where he can see
about us and find an unobstructed
route or Wen all be captured"
why don't you let me go upf" said
the boy
60 said the colonel
The boy slid down from the order.
ly's horse and ran to the tree. Having
no foot covering, he was we'll accou.
tered for climbing One of the order
lies put him as high on the trunk a.
he could reach where there were
few scattered lower branches. and the
boy did the rest, AS soon as be got
to a point where the branches were
thick he ran up like squirrel, never
stopping even for breath till he reach
ed point where he had an unob-
strueted view.
well" called the colonel. what do
! you see?"
"Sojers. lots Of 'em, that away
pointing
Where elseY
There. and there. and there" look
Alg east, west and south.
A bullet sang away up where the
boy was.
Come down." cried the colonel.
''but note, il you can. way for US to
get away from those troops"
March straight up there" pointing
northeast. That's the only place
where there amt none Of EN-"
'Come down.
And the boy did come down. pitch
ing from his lofty perch. struck by a
bullet from sharpshooter. They pick
ed him up and. carrying him with
them. escaped by the route he had in
dicated. he was buried with the hon
0rs OF war.