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The roar of the flames was so close to Ring that he could not hear the calls from either side of the river, and he pushed desperately on and disappeared in the covered part. "There was dead silence except for the crackling of the fire. THE ROAR OF THE FLAME WAS SO CLOSE TO RING THAT HE COULD NOT HEAR THE CALLS FROM EITHER SIDE OF THE RIVER AND HE PUSHED DESPERATELY ON AND DISAPPEARED INTO THE COVERED PART THERE WAS DEAD SILENCE EXCEPT FOR THE CRACKLING OF THE FIRE
 was hanging on the tent-pole, my bright, gold-scabbarded sword. “John Ring seized the sword that had long been so precious to him. He dodged here and there, and actually managed to gain the bridge just as it was beginning to blaze. He started across. The flames were every moment getting fiercer, the smoke denser, and now and then, as he crawled and staggered on, he leaned for a few seconds far over the edge of the bridge in an effort to get air. Both sides saw him; both sides watched his terrible progress, even while firing was fiercely kept up from each side of the river. And then a Confederate officer--he was one of General Pickett’s officers--ran to the water’s edge and waved a white handkerchief and the firing ceased. “‘Tell that boy to come back here!’ he cried. ‘Tell him to come back here and we will let him go free!’ “He called this out just as Ring was about to enter upon the worst part of the bridge--the covered part, where there were top and bottom and sides of blazing wood. NT AND TOOK DOWN FROM WHERE IT WAS HANGING ON THE TENT POLE MY BRIGHT GOLD SCABBARDED SWORD JOHN RING SEIZED THE SWORD THAT HAD BEEN SO LONG PRECIOUS TO HIM HE DODGED HERE AND THERE AND ACTUALLY MANAGED TO GAIN THE BRIDGE JUST AS IT WAS BEGINNING TO BLAZE HE STARTED ACROSS THE FLAMES WERE EVERY MOMENT GETTING FIERCER THE SMOKE DENSER AND NOW AND THEN AS HE CRAWLED AND STAGGERED ON HE LEANED FOR A FEW SECONDS FAR OVER THE EDGE OF THAT BRIDGE IN AN EFFORT TO GET AIR BOTH SIDES SAW HIM AND BOTH SIDES WATCHED HIS TERRIBLE PROGRESS EVEN WHILE FIRING WAS FIERCELY KEPT UP FROM EITHER SIDE OF THE RIVER AND THEN A CONFEDERATE OFFICER HE WAS ONE OF GENERAL PICKETT'S OFFICERS RAN TO THE WATER'S EDGE AND WAVED A WHITE HANDKERCHIEF AND THE FIRING CEASED TELL THAT BOY TO COME BACK HERE HE CRIED TELL HIM TO COME BACK HERE AND I WILL LET HIM GO FREE HE CALLED OUT JUST AS RING WAS ABOUT TO ENTER UPON THE WORST PART OF THE BRIDGE THE COVERED PARK WHERE THERE WERE TOP AND BOTTOM AND SIDES OF BLAZING WOOD
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