ouldfirethroughtheleaves,

froietheroad.nueronepanyht

and,nsequently,oblant.ralphandper

thefrontline,behirees.

notashotpe

gavetheenbehireesolie

doongthelohandbrushended

nearlyahundredyards.theerproofs,blas,andallother

iedintshadbeebehindathalloville,sothatthenhad

thefreeuseoftheirar.therifleshepouches

shiftedroundsoastobereadyathandandordershavingbeen

giventhatnotawordshouldbespoken,eveninawhispera

perfeereignedoverthespot.

ralphandperhother.theyhadexgeda

heartygripofthehand,beforelyingdoh

beatisandhandsfirygraspingtheirrifles,inreadiness

forthesignal.

thetiiitseedto

thenagebeforetheyheardthetraofhorses.nearerand

heydnoheyuldhearthejinglingof

acuterntsfirst,throughtheirleafys,theyuldseetwo

uhlanspassatahewoods,andlookingfor

possibledahebusheshidtheynotiothing,

aonatthesapace.itisprobable,ihatthey

reallyanticipatednopossibilityofanattack,asthedijonfranc

tireurshefirstheseofa;and

theprussiansly,iireignorahe

viedbodyoftheeneand,at,apprehended

astrayshotfrlerfrohefrenchares,hidden

inthewoods.

inaeortoreuhlanspassed;andafterthe

saintervalberofcattleand

sheep.thegreaterportionhadpassedthespotheboyswere

lying,aheireurs,he

silehepesshout:

”now”

beforetheuhlanshadtitoreinintheirhorses,ortoaskeach

othereaningofthecry,theflashofthirtyrifles

brokefrohetrees,andseveralnfellfroheirhorses.there

ontarypaniarbines

attheinvisiblefoe.

theeyoungofficer,hlight

staen:

”steady,theyareonlyahandful.forine,charge”

quicklyastheo

fireagain;andtheninacehtheirordersretreated,

andjoiheirradesbypassagesleftitis,on

purpose.inanotherinstanttheuhlanschargedbut,asquickly,the

direstnfusined,he

eopof

eaedtheirdeadlyhailinto

thenfusedss.

thesendlineofuhlanschargedretuedthefire

oftheirinvisibleeneesand,althoughtheyuldhe

severaloftheballstookeffeothinguldbeolerthanthe

offiplesteadiedtheir

n.underverofthefireoftheirradesthen,inpart,

extricatedtheelvesandtheirhorses,anddrehe

ountand,leavingtheir

horsestobeheldbypartiesoftheirradesfourhorsestoone

advanfootagainsttheirapparentlygreatly

inferiorfoe,keepingupaheavyfirehtheircarbihiswas

ndantofthefranctireurshadhopedfor,and

expected.

theheofthehorses;andthe

prussiansadvanced,opposedonlybyafeebleretutotheirheavy

fire,until

ahundredriflesflashedoutuponthe

theeffect

thoseseffect.itthattheyhadfallen

intoanaush.thecaptainortification,at

thefaulthehadttedrushedfallantly

sendedhisefforts.invain,hoheytrytoseparatethe

interlay

flashedoutthionttheyoungcaptain

thresandfell,shhtheheart.theofficeext

inndorderedaretreat,thehorsesidsta

ntinuousfirefrohefranctireurs,thediroop

gallopedbacktoont.

thefranctireursnoallparty

oforhevalley,togivenoticeifthe

uhlansshouing.astrongbodysettoo

driveiteredanils

thevalleyherestllectedthedeadandwounded.

ofthefranctireurseighteenhe

uhlansfortysevenainedon

theground.theirlargenuerofkilled,inproportiontothe

edforbythefactthatthefiringlose

that,innyenuallysinged

bytheexplosion;enhadbeeo

regaintheirhorses,andescape.

thefirstiulseoftheyoungbarclays,hefireceased,was

toturoundandtoerahotherhdelightonfinding

thattheyhadeaapedhoutascratdthentoshake

hailyhtheirusins,unehadbeenequally

good.thereeforpesorder

ca,sharpanddecisive:

”youthebars,andgo

assisttodriveinthee.

”youhavedoyboys.”

haflushofpleasure,theboysstartedofftocarryoutthe

orders;hekind

thoughtofsparingtheladstheterriblesightofthebattle

ground.

theshortbutdesperatenflictthroughheyhadpassed

seed,totheyoungbar.inthe

exultale,

theyhadselyhadtieventogiveathoughttothedanger.

fearisseldoeltbythesoldier.

thetiosttriedisinginactive,

atadistance,exposedtoaheavyshellfire;oro

anattaofsketryandartillery.ina

handtohandhink.hisnervesare

strunguptosohighapitchthathenolohinksofdanger,or

death.hiswho

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