Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-08-01
CHAPTER XVI.

Colonel Lewis. under whose com
maud both the Fourth and sixth cav
airy we're temporarily guarding the
borteT. was q soldier sS he 0ld school
white OF mustAche and hair. erect
and stately despite his sixty Years and
more. and possessed OF but one great
erisyance in Me-thAt wars ala not
happen oetan enough 20 really keep
him busy. A boy Ne had blowa
buEis whs1 the vsrT regiments Be
nov commanded swept iuto the nShe /
II the battles OF tha Shenandoah Val
Lay. The war over. BE had been sent
10 West Point 10 put the hnishtnG
polish upon an education acquired In
actual campaigning. Graduating IN
1883. he had fought siO~x. cheyvans~,
/ Conanch0s and Apaehes: he bAttied
IN twenty states. and roestvsd ave
wounds IN acticn- IN 1895 he served
sonspicuousiy At San Juan HIN. thea
transferred TO tbs PhiHppinsa. he vOn
honors and promotions n Luscu ana
sAmar. Tue old gentleman vas now
commanding two whole rsGfnseats and
ewo batteries Of light Artnlsry-ths
/ LARGEST force ever assembled under ais
p~rsonL dirocticn. coUnting In the
stormy days OF hia buxiing DoyhoOd,
| Colonel Lewis must have taken part In
200 nKhts. and yet he va unsatis-
Aed.
-Confound 81 ALL he Erowisd 90 hia
younx aides. there VA \ Roman
once forget his name. but Rad
| about him at the Point-who took
part In one thousand battles. and Per
sonaIly killed one thousand baTbaz1-
ans. That fellow had soma enjoyment
cut OF bis LIE. In his time. thsrs was
nEhting 20 be done. real hGhttng. eon'
ing 20 you all the time. and y0a didn1
have to aft around doing pothing o.
watching a yellow old Tivsg for feA'
somebody might declare himssn n OF
some graft that the othsr fellow AA<
barely overlooked. Those we're IN
happy days. young men. tAOSa vor'
ths happy dAys!-
The colonel. having fus< returned frOn
San Antonio 70 the cavalry camp b
low Il Paso. was In = grumpy NOOK
somswhAt augmented By memories G
Shs tinaSs when be had fousAt thrS
battles With the LpaA indians nc
ATTY miles from hiS present lOoAtioS
There's one thing Ne Er1mblet
that deeply regret about thoss nHhi
vita the ApAAA ] killed TOO man
sS EN-. and scare6 TIE rest away.
! had gone = little slow ahout Il, a.
not played hos. they might have les
ed til the present tiras. EaA ] nigs
60 right out this morning and chA'
them ever the river. Wen. Como
what do you WAEt!-
-
~ Of young fellows % see you. colon,
ar. They've been here two days WAftiE
isr TOR you. sir. Blamed TOOA ball pis
az erH. too. both q EN-
What the blaEes DO care aoo
n their ball playing? Tell EN- 20 cor
Sr- In. and show their excuse for hviAg
r. Brockstt and solAno. two A&AAso<
stkisSic youngsters. somewhat nay
~ a. 20 dress, Balutsc the old wAThos
- with becoming gravity. BroekSst dr'
ne from his clothing . AAt p@ekAgs. n
su handed n to the colonel. wAo roO~tv
Do Il with . auisEical smfis.
Never mind any explAnAe1o2.
sald the OLD soldier. Il have bo
given q little advance sxplsAsti0
- Conserving you Toa are TIA sec
- eaIHtc9 messengers VINO we're
bring me certain orders E1a instr
tons In . cipher tAea no torsasz Z
eoale trRnsiats without the al q
-. shIssi II ypE eCt EAronEA Z
: - brought me Tie papess safsly, Y
:. % learn Ae eonfonaaed osDkss, {
W ADOPT Il for future ocrresposAsaes.
a. zoe dldn't ebt tArOagh was ~
-, post the fact vilh assp resrsAA
red. isn't mr.
- -Ysa. colonel"
Have much ts'ouhAs gverezg hSES
Aax. "A tFs4e, eoiencA"
"a ia el4 tsitsw aA0skasA. - q.
m. ohe - haA h vas wase 60 O q
sBg @n@e Nrma ezeA 10 - - I
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