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the red acorn-第65部分

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ash down the great ranks of Rebels with them。〃

〃The arth rocks as when He lays his finger upon hit;〃 said Aunt Debby。

The ground was trembling under the explosion of the fifty…eight pieces of artillery which Rosencrans hastily massed at four o'clock Friday; for the relief of his overpowered left。  〃What's them that go 'boo…woo…woo;' like great big dogs barkin'?〃

〃Those are John Mendenhall's big Napoleons;〃 said a wounded artillery officer。  〃Go on; Miss。  What now?〃

〃The Rebels have stopped coming on。  They are apparently firing back。 The shells and the limbs of the trees still break their lines and tear them to pieces。  Now our men dash across the river again; and begin a musketry fire that mows them down。  They start to run; and our men charge after them; cheering as they run。  Our men have taken their cannon away from them。  The Rebels are running for life to get inside their works。  The hillside is dotted with those who have fallen; and there are rows of them lying near the water。  Now everything is quieting down again。〃

〃Glory ter God! for He has at last given the enemy inter our hands。 Come and kiss me; honey; an' say good…by。〃

From the throats of twenty…five thousand excited spectators of the destruction of Breckenridge's division rose cheers of triumph that echoed to the clouds。

〃What sweet music that is!〃 said Aunt Debby; half unclosing her eyes。  〃God bless ye; honey。  Good…by。〃

The gentle eyes closed forever。

Late in the evening Dr。 Denslow's stretcher corps brough in Harry Glen; who had fallen in the last charge with a flesh wound in the leg。  Until he woke the next morning to find her sitting by his bedside; Harry thought he had been dreaming all the time that Rachel Bond had come to him; dressed in quaint country garb; and loosed with gentle; painless fingers the stiff; blood…encrusted bandage about his head; and replaced it with something that soothed and eased his fevered temples。

〃I have very good news for you;〃 she said; later in the day。  〃Kent Edwards says that you are  promoted to Captain; by special orders; for 'Conspicuous gallantry on the battle…field of Stone River。'〃

〃And when are we to be married?〃 he asked。

〃Just as soon as you are able to travel back to Sardis。〃

They looked up and saw Dr。 Denslow standing beside them。  A stunned look on his face indicated that he had heard and understood all。 This speedily gave away to his accustomed expression of serene philosophy。

〃Forget me; except as a friend;〃 he said。  〃It is better as it is for you; Harry; and certainly better for her。  Possibly it is better for〃with a little gasp〃me。  The sweets of love are not for me。  They are irrational; and irrational things are carefully eliminated from my scheme of life。〃

Towards evening Fortner came in with the news 〃Thet ole Bragg picked up his traps and skipped out fur Tullahoma; ter nuss his hurts; leavin' his wounded and lots o' stores in our hands。〃

So was gained the great victory of Stone River。







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