Recollections of the Eventful Life of a Soldier
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" Ah ! what will we do with him ?" said I to a seaman next me.
" Let him lie there, " was the reply. "We have no time to look after dead men now. " At that time I thought it a hardened expression ; but this was my first engagement. Not so with the tar. He had been well used to them.
The French soon acquired a fatal precision with their snot, sending them in through our embrasures, killing and wounding men every volley. I was on the left of the gun, at the front wheel. We were running her up aft...er loading. I had stooped to take a fresh purchase, a cannon-ball whistled in through the embrasure, carried the forage-cap off my head, and struck the man behind me on the breast, and he fell to rise no more.
The commandant was now moving from place to place, giving orders and exposing himself to every danger. No one could doubt that he was brave : had it been bravery, softened and blended with the finer feelings of humanity, he would have been a true hero; but . Our artillery officer behaved like a gentleman, as he had always done ; and our subaltern in a tolerable medium : the midship- 78 THE EVENTFUL LIFE man in the style of a brave, rough, and ready seaman.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
" Ah ! what will we do with him ?" said I to a seaman next me.
" Let him lie there, " was the reply. "We have no time to look after dead men now. " At that time I thought it a hardened expression ; but this was my first engagement. Not so with the tar. He had been well used to them.
The French soon acquired a fatal precision with their snot, sending them in through our embrasures, killing and wounding men every volley. I was on the left of the gun, at the front wheel. We were running her up aft...er loading. I had stooped to take a fresh purchase, a cannon-ball whistled in through the embrasure, carried the forage-cap off my head, and struck the man behind me on the breast, and he fell to rise no more.
The commandant was now moving from place to place, giving orders and exposing himself to every danger. No one could doubt that he was brave : had it been bravery, softened and blended with the finer feelings of humanity, he would have been a true hero; but . Our artillery officer behaved like a gentleman, as he had always done ; and our subaltern in a tolerable medium : the midship- 78 THE EVENTFUL LIFE man in the style of a brave, rough, and ready seaman.
What to read after Recollections of the Eventful Life of a Soldier?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Joseph Donaldson to read onlineMoreLess
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