Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1913-08-22

SSSs5 Hldus sAeS really announced the sIacC
the effect could scarcely have been
greater cold chill passed over ev-
cry one OF us.
Iaet me tell You Of an Incl len, n the |
stranger cont nned, sea ting himself.
that happened Just before the battle
of Buena Yista. We were expecting
tosmeet the enemy Fl
nm Were you there 2" interrupted one I
Of our party.
$S3 Vas I there I? The stranger laugh
ed. low. singular laugh, unlike any j
had ever heard before, a laugh that
p; had 4 given way to my feelings would
have set my teeth to chattering ..'Y es:
X was on hand. he went on. Il was
standing near a party of young officers
who were talking upon the very sub
ject you have been di scnssing They
were all boys. nothing but boys. to
whom death looked farther OF than
the starry firmamen They were
Lieutenant Brice Of the cavalry, Pierce
,ofF the artillery and Skidmore Of the
staff. They were ma king q pool to be
divided between the survivors or sur
viVor5 afterS the bait The fools didn't
believe any OF them would be killed.
We're there not old generals and colo
snels in the service who had fought
battles unscat hed r. hey forgot the
many who had I'D lien: they forgot that
under the doctrt ne off proba bilities one
or more Of them would be killed on at
sleast wounded !: the forgot that death
is on every bait: feld and does not like
toA BE aughed 4 ]
5s5sss hot. folloWed by a 81 Obey. a roar
shouts opened the light. The three Of
1cers dashed ava to Il eir. respective:
posts III ten minutes Pierce. Wto was
III command of u pie of field guns.
was shot in the sbreast. va was sta nd
ling By him at the time. The bullet
struck him on the 4 left sid e and turned
him round. BY he d st ina ne he saw was
myself
8SSs. &orde was sent to the cavalry to-
charge Seeing I hem N king ready vi
Joined them and rode directly behind
Brice. We we're met Sby 10 terrific fire
*of what in those days they called
grape and canister: 4. s3$.
t 81 81 was following Brice and, seeing
him WaYer under a bay onet thrust.
rode up behind him and called to- him.
He turned his head, and at that mo.
ment q Mexican officer ran him through
the heart with his sword.
Here were two Of these young gam.
#bIers with death who were already
#worsted. The third. Skidmore, receiy-
sed an order TO ride from left to right
/ the line OF Eattl e to carry an order:
{ Disdaining to 90 behind. he went be
\ tween the OPT posing forces. II was g
hot IRE he was riding through but he
seemed to care little for II. Hen had
gone through just such dangers before.
and So would he His horse. wildly
frightened, was plunging. and. Stun
bling, III TEL. s kidmore was thrown.
but. rising. pulled the horse to Its feet
5by the bride reins. mo united and was
about to ride on N hen touched him
on the shoulder. A cannon ball shrek
ed by and took him with 1T. q mutilati
ed mass. Well. / laughed. s
Langhed = exclaimed every horror
riekensman }Sss
Cd, gentl amens Why not? Had not
these foolish elbows laughed at Death?
Fad they not sported with the an
powerful specter. and that on the very Y
verge of one OF his carniyals 4? ~
There was somet hing SO terrible in
the speakers wrath that every one lot
us every one except Baxter the old
man of our part shrank back HssSi
Who ia this Death. said Baxter
contemptnously,s homs we must all
speak So gingerly The very certain.
|sty OF his coming axes away from our
terror of him. and If we do fear him
1--we surely do not respect him He
comes Into fanili les and separates h,lss
lsband and wife parents and children.
/ IL he does not come early he will
surely come late. when we have ex.
lShansted LIES pleasures. comforts. at
stachments. hopes. Then we must live
ON waiting for him fig for your
Death, say =
The stranger who had been 30 dip.
pant suddenly Quoted. he cast a look
Eat Baxter. yho returned bis glance
| calmly and, rising from bis seat, said:
Pardon me. gentlemen. Tor Inter
rnpting your amusement. Death loves
/ sfo get. his clutches on those who fear
him. When he seizes upon such as
Won. looking at Baxter. III y Ike 10
lshnntsman shooting q stag in itas sleep \
/ The old man who had met his match
!. On On old man t,irnad md strode ont of
4 the FestauFan hi. While his going wan
\ d relief. ID was NOT possible for % soon
;to recover from the influence ne had
I!exarted over ns NJ q sat for some time,
each silently nedifafins on the strange
Experience rhen some one said
/ ~. wonder who the old fellow ID any
way II
4 There WIS no antwer except that
which each DC M raj We for himself.