General Alger Under Fire

other night a groiip oí veteraa oí iin' late war, lnclutïing General Uger, J-udjge Fitzgerald and Captain eamans, ï Dos Angeles, Bat In the orridor of ihv Palace and exchanged xprrienrcs. "The question oí personal bravery 9 always ooe ol peculiar Interest," aid General Alsrer, "but many a man rthotbore the reputatlon ol ha ving ciianiMMi llfe ow.-d ii to the admiraIon of bis opponents. As a rule a oldier wlll never tire ar a man who taplaye umisual courage. I know iii trona experlence. "It was In the ïall oí 1868 that I vas transterred from the army ol iir weel m the command ol a regiment in the army of the Potomac. 1i,hh 1 h .■ 1 1 time the rebela moved icrOKs the Kajiiiian, and I was snit o drive them back. ir turned out iiat it was a reconnoissance, but it the time Avi' bclicvod they were sopkina to make a lodgment on tbe inriii of the rlver. We dïove them back to tli' bank of the stream, but here tlicy made a Bavage si and. and elnforcements wre thrown over to lid them. posltlon, owina to lio lornuatlon of the ground, was a ery one, and o-upb greatly exlosed. Whlle preparing lor the gtrug_-l uiy coinmand was attacted by a ourler approachlng. He was on looi i.nd avalled hlmsell of tbo numerous 5ulleya worn by the ra.in, to protoet ■ imself from the enemy's Ure. Vid'.ey liter volley was fired at hlm, but he eaohed me ïminjured. He bore orders or me to report at once to Generei LUpatricfk. In order to roac'h the later I would be compelled to pass over Til ahnofit open plain lor fully tlireeqnart'ers of n mlle and expnsed to the Ire of tlie relais. It flarihed mpon me hat the attempt would result in cerain death, and I was at the point of vfusinii to obey. when ir ocenrred to ne that 1 dared not display any indica tion of cowardice in the presence of my command. Leavlng ray horse and co'mmaiid. which was stationed behind a small rise in the ground, T start ed on foot. The moment I appeared 1 was groeted wlth a volley, and the dirt fl(v around, but I was unhurt. At this the rebels cheered, and in a monnsit the shot flew thick about me for a second time. but not ane touched me. There wafl another cheer from the rebels, but I kept godng. I was so badly trlgbtened that I dared not even look to the right or the left. Every moment I looked for another volley, and feit that I eould not escape again. Not annther shot was firod, and during the flíteen minutes that elapsed while I was in range of their g-uns round alter round of cheers jn-eet'il me. but not a btillet was -ni alter me. 1 bieáched General Kllpatrldk in safety, and from that day to iliis iiave sought unsticcessfuiiy to ascertain the nain' ol the (■hel officer who.se men spared my