The Ordway new era., 1913-07-04

OF June when the advance began.
straight into that realm Of forests
ancient as the world" that lay with
out limit upon all the western ways"
Braddock Mischief Breeder.
1t was a thing of infinite difficulty
to get that numbering train through
the tangled wilderness. and 1t kept
the temper of the truculent Bradtock
very hot to see how 1t played havoc
with every principle and practice OF
campaigning he had ever heard Of
He charged the colonists with an ut
ter want alike of honor and OF hon
esty to have kept him so long await
ing the transportation and supplies
they had promised, and to have done
so little to end with. and SO drew
Washington frequent disputes.
maintained with warmth on both
sides: but the difficulties of the
march presently wrought certain
forest change upon him, and disposed
him to take counsel of his young Vir-
gilman aide-the only man in all his
company who could speak out of
knowledge in that wild country.
oh 'ht lVlH, at " du'
vice. he took twelve hundred men
and pressed forward with lghtened
train to quicker advance. leaving
Colonel Dunbar to bring up the rest
of the troops with the baggage. Even
this lightened force halted TO level
every mole-hill. and to erect bridges
over every brook" as Washington
chafed to see. and were four days in
getting twelve miles: but the pace
was better than before. and brought
them at last almost to their destina-
tion.
Surprised by the Enemy.
On the 9th OF July, at mid day. they
waded the shallow Monongahela. but
eight miles from Duquesne. making a
brave show as the sun struck upon
their serried ranks. their bright uni
forms, their fluttering banners. and
their glittering arms. and went
straight into the rough and shadowed
forest path that led to the French
post.
Upon sudden there came man
bounding along the path to meet them.
wearing the gorBet of a French Off
GER. and the forest behind him
swarmed with a great host OF but
men. Upon signal
given. these spread themselves to the
right and left within the shelter of
poured deadly fire upon Braddock's
advancing lines.
With good. British pluck the steady
regulars formed their accustomed
ranks, crying, God save the king"
to give grace to the volleys they sent
back into the forest: the ordnance
was brought up and swung to its
work; all the force pressed forward
to take what place 1t could In the
fight: but where was the use?
Braddock Will Not Listen.
Washington besought General Brad
dock to scatter his men too, and meet
the enemy under cover as they came.
but he would not listen. They must
stand in ranks. as they were bidden.
and take the fire of their hidden foes
like men, without breach OF discipline.
When they would have broken In
spite OF him. in their panic at being
slaughtered there in the open glade
without sight OF the enemy, Braddock
beat them back with his sword. and
bitterly cursed them for towards.
He would have kept the Virginians.
too. back from the covert II he could
when he saw thee, seek to close with
the attacking party in true forest fash
ion. AS 1t was. they we're as often
shot down by the terror-stricken regu-
lars behind them as by their right
foes in front They alone made any
head in the fight; but who could tell
In such place how the battle Jared?
Redskins In Force.
No one could count the enemy
where they sprang from covert to
covert. They were. IN fact. near a
thousand strong at the first meeting
In the way-more than six hundred
Indians. n motley host gathered from
far and near at the summons of the
French, sevenscore Canadian rangers,
seventy odd regulars from the fort,
and thirty or forty French officers.
come out OF sheer eagerness to have
hand in the daring game. Con-
trecoeur could not spare more French
men from his little garrison. his con-
nections at the lakes being threat
ened. and he sorely Strengthened for
men and stores. He was stalking
everything, as 1t was. upon this en-
counter on the way.
II the English should shake the saw
ages OF. as he deemed they would,
he must no doubt withdraw as he
could ere the lines of siege were
closed about him. He never dreamed
OF such largess OF good fortune as
came pouring in upon him.
The English were not only check
ed. but beaten.
They had never seen business like
this. Twas pitiful. shameful slaugh-
ter-men shot like bears in a
pen there where they covered close
In the scarlet ranks.
Their first blazing volley had sent