A man
cannot rush that hill with his horse, but he can rush it with his two
legs."
The face of the Ring Tailed Panther became a perfect full moon of
delight. Then he paled a little.
"Do you think there can yet be any new trick to hold us back?" he asked
Obed anxiously.
"No," replied Obed cheerfully. "Time and tide wait for no Mexicans, and
the tide's at the flood. We charge within a minute."
Even as he spoke, Moore shouted:
"Now, boys, rush 'em!"
For the third time the Texans uttered that deep, rolling cheer. The
cannon sent a volley of grape shot into the cluster on the mound and
then the Texans rushed forward at full speed, straight at the enemy.
The Mexicans opened a rapid fire with rifles and muskets and the whole
mound was soon clothed in smoke. But the rush of the Texans was so great
that in an instant they were at the first slope. They stopped to send in
a volley and then began the rush up the hill, but there was no enemy.
The Mexicans gave way in a panic at the very first onset, ran down the
slope to their horses, leaped upon them and galloped away over the
prairie. Many threw away their rifles and lances, and, bending low on
the necks of their horses, urged them to greater speed.
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