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Show The Dramatic Death of Roman Nose. "In spite of his terrible 'wounds, the heroic Forsyth was thoroughly in command," com-mand," Dr. Cyrus Townsend Brady writes, in telling' the story of Forsyth's Rough Riders of 'CS in tho May Pearson's. Pear-son's. "Waiting tmtU tho tactical moment mo-ment when tho Indians wero' but fifty yards away and coming at a terrific speed, he raised himself on his hands to a sitting position and crlcjd, 'Now'" "The men roso to their knees, brought their guns to their shoulders, and poured a volley right Into tho face of the furious advance. An instant later, . with another cartridge in the barrel thoy delivered a second volley. Horses and men went down in every direction, but, like the magnificent warriors they were, tho Indians closed up and came sweeping down. The third volley was poured Into them. Still thoy came. Tho war songs had ceased by this time, but in undaunted spirit, still pealing his war cry above the crashing of the bullets, bul-lets, at the head of his band with his magnificent determination unshaken, Roman Nose led such a rldo as no Indian In-dian oyer attempted before or since. And still those quiet, cool men continued contin-ued to pour bullets Into tho horde. At the. fourth volley the medicine man oh left of tho line, and the second in. oom- |