【】theuglygashinhisyoungstersarandwasobliged
togooutintotheair.
theartilleryheirfiretoldthatthe
frananswere
enteringthewidervalley.
”youhavehadanarroining
ralphsar”aquarterofaninchlothe
inartery;andyouinutes.as
itis,thereisharoisadeepishfleshwound
but,hyouryouthandnstitution,itwillhealupinavery
shortti.iheedgestogether,haneedleand
thread:putaferapsofplasteron,andabandage;andthenyou
hadbettergetintoanaulaherear,at
once.”
”tigointothefieldagain,nohasked;”ifeelasif
iuldrideagain,now.”
”no,youdonothingofthesort,”thesurgeonsaid.”youhave
lostalotofblood;andifyouightsetoff
theightbeadeadnbeforeyou
uldbebroughtbackhere.keepquiet,anddoasyouareordered,
andinaaybeinthesaddleagain.”
”itseeveryhard,”ralphbegan.
”notatallhard,”thesurgeonsaid.”youore
fighting,beforethiswarisover.
”thisisahardcase,ifyoulike;youhaveeveryreasontobe
thankful.”
ashespoke,hepoioayoungbilein,his
chestliterallytoopenhashell.
”i,”thesurgeonsaid,afterabrief
iionofhishalfanhourtolive,andwill
probablynotrevernssoweak
brandy,ander.”
eninfast,andralphoutand
satdohedoor.
”fastenhorseuphere,titheaulancewillbefullofpoor
fellorethanishall.ifiseethatweare
beingdrivenback,ishalluntandridequietlyback.
”no,thereisnothingreyoue.goandjoinpercy.”
thefightans,veredbythe
fireoftheirartillery,haddebouchedfrohepassandwere
steadilypressingforhevillage
othethisthefrenchhadsetfireto,before
retreating,topreventitsservingasashelterfortheehe
bilesstoodtheirground,forthestpartheheavy
fireofshotandshell;buttheirzzleloadersatchfor
thegernsneedleguns,andtheeneeadily
fordoylerodeuptothestaff,thegernshad
takenanothervillage.
”thatvillagestberetaken,”thegeneralsaid.”barclay,ride
andorderthezouavestocarryit,hthebayo.”
percygallopedofftohezouaves,lyingbehindaridgein
theground,of
shotandshell.herodeuptotheoffi
nd.
”thezouavesaretoretakethevillage,hthebayo,”hesaid.
thelonelgavetheorder,butthefireen
faceit.againandagaintheofficerreiteratedthe
order;standingexposedonthebank,infrontofhisn,togive
thefidehelonellookedtowards
perairofdespair.percytuedhishorse,andgalloped
backtothegeneral.
”thelonelhasdoneallhe,sir,butthenadvance.”
”thefireisveryheavy,”thegeneralsaid,”butusthavethe
villagebackagain.”
andherodeoff,hielf,tothebattalionofzouaves.theshotand
shell,buthesatonhishorseasiovable
asifatareview.
”lads,”hesaid,inaloud,cleartone,”generallythe
difficultyhasbeentopreventthezouavesrushingtoanattack.
dobesaidthatafreneralhadtorepeat,tofrench
zouaves,ao.”
inaninstantthezouavesheirfeetand,hacheer,
ansinpossessionfiredrapidly,as
thefrenhed,andthenhastilyevacuatedit;thezouaves
takingpossession,andholdingit,urendousfire.
alltheafteooleraged,villagesbeingtakenand
retaken,severaltis.thegerns,however,weregradually
gainingground.sooftheregintsofbileshadquitelostall
orderanddiscipline,andtheirofficersinvaiopersuade
theoholdthepositioninheyhe
staffofficershreeotherswounded.
periracle.overandain,hehad
carriedthegeneralsordersacrossgroundsys
shotandshell.ahorsehadbeenkilledunderhibuthehadnot
receivedevenascratdnoounteduponthehorseofoneof
theoffiarryingan
orderacrossaveryopenpieceofground,atfullgallop.suddenly
hecauponasighthhurriedashewas,andexposedaswas
thepositioncausedhinstantlytodraetoa
fullstop.
illustration:thechildrenolefield.
there,intheopenfield,heoneaboy,ofsix
orsevenyearsold;theotheralittleflaxenhaired,blueeyed
girl,offive.theylypigflowers.
”ent.
hespokeinfrend,receivingnoahequestion
ingern.
”areyoudoinghere”
”ifyouplease,sir,”theboyansinthe
ebacktherewas
agreatfireinthehouse,andagreatnoiseallround,andi
uldntfindfatherandther;a,tolookfor
the”
percydidnotknotodo.itoopitifultoleavethepoor
littlecreatures
athattheirparentshewoods.
”lookhere,”hesaid;”ifitakelizzieuponhorse,willyourun
alongafter”
”no,no,”thelittlegirlsaid,vehently.
thereeforparley.
”lookhere,doyouseethosesoldierslyingdoy
asked,pointingtoalineofbiles,notfiftyyardsinfront.
thechildrennodded.
”thingyoupossiblydoistoplayat
beingsoldiers.itiscapitalfun.youliedoeflatinthat
ditdthrotlestonesoverthebank.dontyougoaway.
doup,everyoudo;andifyoodchildren,and
playnicely,iothertoyou,ififind
theiftheydonte,yougoonplayingatsoldierstillall
thisops;andthen,e,
andothereback.”
thechildreheidea,andthrehe
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