A Daughter of Maryland.

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1152, 23 November 1904, Page 4

A Daughter of Maryland.

CHAATER XVIII (Continued) From out ot the sruoko mid n curtain of wood concealing tho Confederate's line of fortinfioation suddenly einorgod tlio old Guard of Virginia and quickly marshalled in battle array, Pickett's division was formed in two lines, Kompcr and Garnott leading, supported by Arinistead, who was ohafing liko a war Imrso for being put thus in the rear, Noble old soldier he had plenty of tho front beforo he finished that day's work. Pickett's storming forco was strengt'ioned on the left bj Wilcox's brigado of Andorson's division. The combined forces numbered eignteon thousand men, The day was clear and calm, Nature bearing no tokon of tho eirifo of men, Jt was a still calm that preceded the storm of battle, About one o'clock in the attornuon when the martiaHincs had tired of writing the sharp report of a riflo from tho Confederate masses broke the momentous silence, and as tho distant woods echoed back tho sound, a second gun was discharged. This was !ho signal for morn than a hundred pieces ot artillery to belch forth their fiery contouts into tho midst of the enemy, The sky but a moment before so dear was bronzed with fiery streamers and darkened with clouds of smoke. Shells shrieked liko so many maniacs rushing to doom, and solid shots marked their flight with a buzz and a whirr, while everywhere tho clashing nnd pounding of missiles lent to the mighty medlay of sounds the awful significance of death nnd destruction, Tho Union forces commanded a oloar rango of Pickett's lino of battle. It was terrible waiting there, answering it is trno tho enemy's fire, but so helpless after all, Must this suspenso laatmuoh longer? Hark! "Forward I Charge I" In olarion tono the command rang down tho line, and men sprang'to their fat With shonts of joy I Eacb man grasped his weapon with the stern determination of tho followers of Ncy, •' tho • bravest, of the brave," on tho/ie'ld of Waterloo. General Pickett led his brigades diiectly on the onemy's front, tho three sections moving steadily across tho death-swept olearing as regularly as a battalion in lino of battle npon drill. "Firm paced and slow a horrid front the form, Still us tho breeze but dreadfil as tho storm," General Armisteed improved tho opportunity to rush into line at. Goinoit'a left; and Captain Bernors thus found himself well to tho front, Waiting for tho most favourable moment the Union batteries opened their reserved fire at short range, whilo their infantry from behind their shelter poured a storm of leaden hail into tho faces of iho indomitable Virginians, fo decimating Pickett's front rank that tho scattered fragments reoled, But with tho prompt support of the second lino the severed parts rallied and uniting moved on. Pickett's men know no such word as repulse. little wonder Hoth's supporting division on Piokett's left wavered. Rallied by its reserve, however, it pushed ahead until about halfway across the deadly plain, when it was torn asunder and disappeared as if blown away by the wind. Tho samo fato overtook tho supporting brigades on the right, so when tho great chargo camo Pickett's men were loft alone. Littlo mattered this to them. Unheeding the signal to retreat, and unmindful of the desertion of thoso expeoted to rally to their assistance, with only death in their pathway, the Old Guard of Gettysburg hurled themselves into tho jaws of the enemy, The eye of every old veteran of those stirring scenes kindles anow, and his broken framo rallies and recovers its earlier vigour, as ho tells you of that i deadly fight down by tho old wall i where the Confederate o.oinmanc'or was wounded and his troops routed in disorder, though not until Hancock tho superb had fallen before tho firo of the enemy. Perohauco he was nearer tho summit, when he will toll yon how tho Union defenders staggered back and brave Gibbon foil bo* fore the wedge-like onset of Pickett's men, Already it was shown that Leo's confidence in tho mon ho had reserved for this 1 dosperate work had not boon misplaced, Though the intropid Garnott had been shot down, and tho equally bravo Kemper wounded and a prisoner, though tho bravo fellows wero falling liko rain on ovary band, Piokott led his men across tho Emmitsburg road and attacked tho Union troops hand to band! General Amiistead, with plenty of front now, led his brigado toward a little clump of forest trees«tunding on tho very summit of tho ridge, and charged on Cushing's battery, So desperate was this assault that the Union commander was slain aifd the guns captured. But at tho very i moment of victory, whilo ouo hand ; rested on the captured cannon | and the other waved over his bead his sword orowned with his hat, still cheering i on hia men, the bravo soldier fell on the i field of honour. I At sight of his suddon fato Colonel | Edmond< shouted: I !'Forward, boys! onco more for old . Virginia's hero." . With tho words upon his lips he throw up bis arms and fell beside his chief. A shell at that instant struck one of the , trees and shattered tho sturdy oak into shreds, long ribbons of wood Hying hiihor ' and thithor liko so many serpent writhing in the air. The shrieks of shots ami yds , of men dcafoned the hearing, while the earth trembled beneath tho fearful pound- ' ing of missiles and ahock of battlo, _ Already the Corfo 'crate Hag waved in- \ side the Umon fortifications; two lines of , infantry had boon dashed hack, and nil , that ihoy needed them was the promised , support, But that could not come. Captain Berners, than whom no one had " fought more valiantly throughout that , hopeless attack, as ho saw his colonel fall, leaped forward, shouting: "Oncemore,men,charge! Show your mettle now for your leaders' sakes," Then tho handful of gallant, battlo- I scarred fellows ralliod, and tor the hist timo hurled themselvos upon tho enemy. Captain Bernors baroly roached tho oentre of the woods beforo ho was mot by such hand-to-hand resistance that ho was Stopped, ■'Diol" shoutod a tall Pennsylvanian springing into his pathway with a clubbed ' musket, " Men die whon they can't do anything else I" replied tho during Southern, filing tho soldior at his feet. " Charge 1" At that moment a familiar figure sprang | A BMITAGE AND j) OWBOTTuM FASHIONABLE TAiLORS, Main siekkt, Waihi, I (Next Economic). . Good style and superior worinanship guaranteed. Best qualities of Goods and latest designs toohoosefrom. Inspection invltod.

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before the inspired leader, bringing a wild cry of dismay from his lips. it was Robert Lancier I At tho sight of his old-iinio friend and companion tho outcast of Sylvaniauttered a cry of wonder, The other might have knocked him senseless, but his arm dropped powerless. Tho next moment a rifle ball sped past his face so near that he felt its force, His eyesight suddonly left him, everything swam beforo him, and with such a dizziness .as ho had no,ver known ho dropped unconscious on tho very spot of Iho high- wator mark of tho battle. The sun that had risen so brightly upon tho Confederate army that morning set in a sea of blood, whilo the moon looked softly down upon the crushed and shattered flowor of tho Southern army. To bo continued THREE KINGDOMS FOB TWO LEGS A dying King of England onco begged his physician to tell him plainly what he thought of his case. "Well truly," said the physician "I would not have your Majesty's two legs for your Majesty's throo kingdoms," But I would gladly give my three kingdums for your two legs," replied tho King, The chango could not bo offeoloil, hut evon if it had been possiblo the physician as wo liavo soon, was averse to the de.d. Consideration of this uucedole—which, unlike a good many of its kind happens to bo true—brings home tho fact tlnu the rich man's hold upon sound health is little if indeed at all superior to that of the poor man, the best remedial agent- known being practically within tho reach of nil. The proverb that it is hotter to be born lucky than rich has been explained by showing that whereas tho born rich sometimes become poor, the born lucky always becomo rich—and contrivo to remain so. Tho explanation would be moro satisfactory if riches assured happiness. but they don't, They go far toward attaining it, but by no moans assure it. 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