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The clear, mellow call dominated the tumult A man in deerskin dropped from the rifle-platfor fro aroundto the leader's call

"Fall in!" I scarce knewof rifle out across the jail yard

"Shoulder arht face! Call off!"

The quick responses ran along the ranks: "Right! left! right! left!----"

"Right double!" I called Then, as order followed order, the left platoon stepped forward, halted, and dressed

"Take care to forht--face! March!"

The gates were flung wide as we passed through, and, wheeling, swung straight into the streets of Johnstoith a solid hurrah!

A battalion of Massachusetts infantry was passing St John's Church, filling William Street with the racket of their druaitered colu Then a field-piece, harness and chains clanking, caallop, amid a tempest of cheers fro in dusty ranks, andin behind my company

"There's Tim Murphy!" cried Elerson joyously "He has your horse, Captain!"

Down the hill fro my horse; behind him sped the Weasel and a rifle a rifle, all greeted lustily by the brown ranks behind hter as Ji forest-dress, fell in with the others

"Captain Renault, sorr--" I turned Murphy touched his raccoon cap

"Sorr, I hov f'r to repoort thot ye're sweet lady, sorr, is wid Butler at Johnson Hall"

"Safe?" My lips scarcely moved

"Safe so far, sorr She rides wid their Major, Ross, an' the shtaff-officers in gold an' green"

I sprang to the saddle, raisedburst froers

"Forward!" And "Forward! forward!" echoed the sergeants, as ung into a quick step

The rifles on the hill by the Hall were speaking faster and faster nohite cloud hid the Hall and the trees, thickening and spreading as a volley ofinto the bushes Then, in the dun-colored fog, a red fla crash, and the thunder-clap of the cannon-shot shook the earth under our hurrying feet

We were close to the Hall now Behind a hedge fence running east ourh which twinkled the ruddy rifle-fla, dominated by the tre like reen, dead men in scarlet, and here and there a dead Mohawk lay in the hedge A wounded officer of Massachusetts infantry passed us, borne away to the village by Schoharic militia