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Show lULll.l.lVl IHKISTS. "Y.ai may talk uhmit yi.ur orthoilnx gho.ls who liaiini am -lent cn-l les, wiilllmi ami izrinnlmr mm i-nrrvlnR lliiliitliir HxhlN Ir iMinh.w r liiil"Wl..riipliireiill)- nn nirthlv. c.r ratln-r uliearlhly, purpnMi snvii thai 1 ,'f K.rrlfsliiH "ill nf llswllsui p-sir I.IMil h, iirliiK h.ir.ii.a rs-w llili red hraln idler ,iiivlimo,ilt.i.ih'in.-. Hut forMiinethlhg that h i lorever hallled ml. and Inn oil, 11 wimiler whether 1 was dreaininK ur awake i-nniiiii'ii.l me In what 1 saw, ur ll!nplil I w. Ui.inllthlbefurullalaLlnva, l'''''he'ili.'- t "I eunvaallun hail ilrllteil fr,nn the haltlellehlsiil yest.-nlny. In .hy-.!,,!, .hy-.!,,!, and iiluhinil. tolhuMi uf )'-ar l.f. when the tall, heavy lorn f"m ll uf iiiv lalher m.d Ids uhl mluriulea In aruik fir U-'g'' Kethtrstiiiiu ami C'ojy- rial Klmltiirst. Wert, as llaht aa ear men. Auhmy ., ur But. l .-t lierslone athat nlalil as wa Ntt nruniM ll-tnlne loth"- soirlea nt the hot day whan our lather were men m yuiinir as we. 'Hand me my niemnry, Aubrey," wsli! nir rmlier. M,lntltig to a hiiire earalry saber thai hiilie mer the ninlilelplcis. My faihi r ilrs-w Ihe swunl frum Its ovihbnnl mi. I luMi,alvsiirvvesltlieKlliterlMr bhwle. 'tll.l !. failed me! "hesKlil. ' II" r.ui s.e llmi .1 nl In lis isles.. Una liut lli.it er.is.liiu the Alma "fl Hie I1. I111. 1 ..f a Il.1-.la11 ei.lml.-r. I m-nt III. hluie Ihruui; J-te. 1 ami skull, tune! her Tie tils ti-ls nii.,1 lier. lu.t that lha -J.ilh ut 1 1. t..l r fe. in the i.iiiiiiniiilri- uf the I "."in I.- thai ilmrpil tliu hn II ink ut t Ins.il.- He sirii. k at me, I .nrrhil. then. Is Ilia Ami tin is'-- snhl Mr lainirhy. "I il It aruliml mid iiiliizlil him ivn... 1 1.- HiMiit." nnswcreil my fat line ul .trai tislly -- ,aw Ills laaly afterward, wl.en It wa-turn, d uv. r t. his r.-laile. for lie was nnuhl". n izrnlul duke. I n. ll.oe. A l.'l Im r. Is iiiu.t In r hut there! if I ulieo K-t alisrr.it telling anus - of every el l-erli li.-e that ulil hhiilu mill thru.. ah III n. - hands I ivu'ilil stay Inlkiuu until li.i.rt.lt.iz. l'tlt It up nizakn, Ytc. -Il wa- the nndil Is fun. the never to , f..rr.,ri..ii ;.,ih uf ii,ith,.r. wets. rl.- In Hi,. It.is.lan lines, imr .h Rels heluir nl- iii.h.-. ivllhlu hnlllmidlstaiieei-f llii.et iy. 'I V a- rill I li UUI to Ill-poet I In. sentries stationed al..t.u Ihe linuln.i run.t. It Mas A net, eul-l nlahr, and I elaip.-il my until -re,,t el,.. hIm.hi me nml spurred my el.arir. r nluiie Ihe mti.hlr r.nil A- I r..i. !,etl Ihn sale i.f the valley 1 drew him In .pil- l.lv. n I tienril a ill.tiint Mliul.lt-. Itl.iitlieniuvllia'i.f suliie park-uf heave urilnau-a nt the eitri-mii end. I list, mil All wns still i.ii.lli In-lent. Inrrlri.lal the Inth.u of Ihe M-ntrv. anil as I did .. suuie smart Urine l.rol.. nut t.m ml ilia rnr llnr pl. k.ls weM ri l.l.i. Ily Isll.u driven III. nml 1 mi.l the sentry ba k lu hasten up ilia n.K.rts. He nev.-r ri'luriii'il. ' I stiittl, . nraliiar hi delay. I'.r user half an l.uiir. When I nirnln henrd the none rii.i.Mliiir iiul-e. I l.s.k.sl up the !. IMAM IM-AM wasilatk. I.ut the r.uul.le .s-meil lo be Ailsnnelns: nl lerrllle hvsi. As It waa ctuiiliiir fisuu our lines I llioiiiclit It might ha ft nliflit nltnek. "A while streak appi-areil J.HI feet awar, the mil-, crashed U un u.e with full f.,r.s, and In nn Instniil I saw llieeliarnliiir ranks in.. I lliu wild, ma.r furm uf the suhllim M-atiil i II their fuituiln,;. Rail. if. Inn slei-its. "I'.iriiis, did I sail Irs, furms milr. Furiiis .ale nml ahmluwy. Ilum.iii.it man alike tu en. as It were, out of the I. .1.1 ' I saw Hie furm uf lands Nolan. Ha waa ill Una-half ruuiiil III III a.i.l.lle. hi aw. ml hanitltiu from Ids wrUc, his foratfn I'll- In his hand, whh h Im was wavlua-ei uiiiiiirly 'I I.. re r.sh. Major llalk, I. III. pruud. Imn.l..,ti.ii lai n, set llru.lv anil ili.lllii. h-llilllv. h-llilllv. hlssnunl ellneheil III Ills Imii.l. a. It was found null day when lli.-y ralsl Ids iMuty from the l.l.s.il .mkisl soil. Il.iu nun.- Lord l'lt.-M.I.u. "As the last line uf eharglntf hurso passiilfnim my slizht I saw a shadowy lieutenant uf the ill. ".Is Isislila me. He liollHett tn ilia itlns ttnii whither tlu-y halt none, a s. oriifiil smile wns ml his specim! faie. His hollow sol n ei h.s-il tniitiilii.ly In n.r ear " Mi lor Hurst uf tin. First rovals t-rrfers ill-, reilon n, valor. I... au-a he lie lonirs lo the henv and nut to the lUht hrlifadef' " "1 alined a blow nt my tradueer, but niy hand onlystrttek lulu the empty air. 'Ilu laiiuhiil a liioeklnir Inimh, m.il, nindn H,lntlue d.iwntliu valley, satil, -liu!' " I will show you ll.at at least una uf Ihe 'heavies' can .lo a well as Hie men uf thn lltllit I.TIKaUe" I erlisl. jtilnplt.w tnln lie sasU.lt.. ai.U aalluplna oil all.ir Ilia Van- the dark until 1 saw aiiaiti lliewhllesln-ak ai-pruiw'hli.ir inn lu a euntrary itiris tluii and Ihe riiml.llnu is-hulmr In lliu Mir "A roiul. ul.d II h.ir-l upnn lliy sluhl. Hut what n ehaiim horses, riderless, lerrllleil, wuiiniled, maihli-ui'd, Willi el-l-lleinelit ! Nut a single I. rm uf u soldier pa.-ed --Tln-n 1 sfiw nni.ther white sln-ak ap-pnaiei ap-pnaiei ,uk. The fur mil, Ihe h.na rnlliiK euats, the hirirlmis. the loi.tr Inuee.. ami. ills, in all. I he Miol, lioreuiatihli ills-ptavid ills-ptavid told uie that th.-y were the t 'o-Mi. k uf tin. . nr. Inn Hi. Ir'fai .-. were rlki.l us the si. nil. -Isnwntio nf thn silent host Isarlna' full upon loe, his lane,, lu roil, his e..l.l. 0. u.l eyes hol.lllilt trallslll. il, that 1 could not mve a II. ol.. "A nn nr mure, nml a .iiik shut lltruuirh my h.art. Thenull sih-iiiiiI dark, save for nil . i ...... n.il star sliuutll.ii l.y. 1 strugirled lo pla.-u my hands over my eves, mid, as 1 did so, I h. ard a vol. .-alsivi. .-alsivi. me say: " 'lle sis.uiliig lo. My, but It was a close, .all" -I npeiied myi.yii. I was lyliiirswathed In blank. its In lliu lellta of ouuof the la. a uf thn Mnely-tlilril. "1 ns.-ujii,-i llenthento, poor Healh-rule, Healh-rule, who wns nflerward killed nt lli lhl, Just nfler his helnif iraaetted iui eoluuell " 'Why, uld man,' ha said joyfully, 'you Were near aavlmi lliu Husslans a Jul.! I found you lying, NllIT and tark, Hear thn linaliio nant, as our Imy came nh.niz to help lliu 't wenty-sixth drive Uaek II... al-ta.ik al-ta.ik uli Ilia uiitiaisla. Wn bruimht you hen nml have had a big Jnh getllng y.ui ruuiiil. It's u unud.-r yuu nru mil. iiilnii lissaud fingers, but there's only the Hp uf yuur ear fruavii.' " Chlt-iiK" Times. |