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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