Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1920-12-02

hgd the whole brigade was usually un-
eser arms at the first flush of dawn.
Dne D0rnfng--it was the sixteenth Of
SaDe-we had just formed up. and
General Adams had ridden up to give
sosne order to Colonel Reynell. within
. musket-iength Of where stood
when suddenly they both stood staring
ass@s the Brussels road. None OF us
aased move our heads, hut every eye
&s the regiment whisked round. and
eAef8 we saw an officer, with the cock
1Ffe OK q generals aide-de-camp. thun-
&essng down the road as hard as n
great dapple-gray horse could carry
&ssn. He bent his face over It's mane.
ssnd logged mt its neck with the slack
af the bride, as though he rode for
wssy life.
"HullO, Reynell." says the general
This begins to look like business,
What do you make of IT." They both
sMnsered their horses forward. and
Afsams tore open the dispatch which
~AR messenger handed TO him. The en-
ssssOp had not touched the ground he
asre he turned, waving the letter over
&as head as II 1t had been saher.
@Dfsmiss!' ne cried. General pa
nsae and march In half AN hour"
Khen. In an instant, all was buzz and
bsxssse. and the news on every lip. Nm
nsseon had crossed the frontier the
dry before had pushed the Prussians
&rfo<e him, and was already deep In
she country to the east of us with
Euetfred and fifty thousand men.
ARR ~e scutt'ed to gather our things
asxesMer md have our breakfast, and
a. IN hour we had marched off and left
ASA AID the Bender behind US forever.
TAese was good need for haste. for
IN Rvussians had sent no news to
1Felatngton OF what was doing. and
~AsuEh he had rushed from Brussels
az tke first whisper OF 1t. like good
cd nnastiff from Its kennel. II was hars'
O. nee how he could come up In time
- help the Prussians.
= was a bright. warm morning. and
~ the brigade tramped down the broad
Essgian road the dust rolled up from
n eke the smoke of battery. tell
wz9 that we blessed the man that plant
ea the poplars Elong the sides. for
SAesr shadow was better than drink to
xm Over across the fields. both to the
aSgAe and the left, were other roads
asse quite close and the other mile
og raore from us. A column OF infan-
Try was marching down the near one
mnd u was fair race between us. for
,se were each walking for all we were
awesth There was such wreath of
teuss round them that we could only
see the gun barrels and the bearskins
exaking out here and there, with the
brad and shoulders OF mounted off
krer coming out above the cloud. and
!eAe fsutter of the co'ors. IT was hri
hgsae OF the Guards but we could no
4sz which, for we had two of them
IwasA MS In the campaign. On the far
ssssa there was also dust and to spare
bw3 through II there flashed every nov
)sa8 then long twinkle of brightness
Eks hundred silver beads threaded
IN n line, and the breeze brought dowr
lsRfA q snarling. changing clashing
&1n8 OF music MS I had never listened
%. II had been left to myself Il
twsusd have been long before | knew |
swhkt u was. but our corporais and |
peTgcants were all old soldiers. and |
Tad one trudging along with his hal |
Bert nj my elbow. who was full of |
as~~~ps and edvtce.
~Thst's heavy horse" said he. "You
~re that double twinkle. That means
HfsEy have helmet as we'll as cu,rass |
ms she Royals or the EnnIskillens or
zzhe Household You can hear thet,
gygshaIs and kettles. The French hesv.
rs ARE too good for lis. They have ten |
DO CUT one. and good men. too. You'v.
mi TO shoot of their faces. or elsc
ne sAeir horses. Mind you that when
psa see them coming, or else you'r
@sa four-foot sword stuck through
ywus liver to teach you better. Hork
Amr4s bark there's the old music
m@zEnr
Aad as he spoke there came the
asw gTumbling of cannonade away
Nnmewhere to the east OF us, deem and
nrasze. like rear OF some blood
dlNshed beast that thrives on the lives
~ szen. At the same instant ther.
wns shouting of "Heh heir, heb u from
nsAanti and somebody roared. "Let the
nmzs GET thrOughi' Looking back |
~mw the rear companies split suddenly
- t&O and surl themselves down on
Al3hew side info the ditch. while six
asss<eotored horses. galioping two