The ragged line had respite for some minutes, but during its pause the struggle in the forest became magnified until the trees seemed to quiver from the firing and the ground to shake from the rushing
The ragged line had respite for some minutes, but during its pause the struggle in the forest became magnified until the trees seemed to quiver from the firing and the ground to shake from the rushing
The roarings that had stretched in a long line of sound across the face of the forest began to grow intermittent and we…
The colonel came running along the back of the line. There were other officers following him. "We must charge'…
When the woods again began to pour forth the dark-hued masses of the enemy the youth felt serene self-confidence. He sm…
Presently they knew that no firing threatened them. All ways seemed once more opened to them. The dusty blue lines of t…
When the two youths turned with the flag they saw that much of the regiment had crumbled away, and the dejected remnant…
The youth stared at the land in front of him. Its foliages now seemed to veil powers and horrors. He was unaware of the…
This advance of the enemy had seemed to the youth like a ruthless hunting. He began to fume with rage and exasperation.…
A sputtering of musketry was always to be heard. Later, the cannon had entered the dispute. In the fog-filled air their…
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