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ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Mosr.r U* lend o« farm a.--
I Town h«HHTul tntm
: l mils for HiH n< ’'o*;af«
■J ■ ’ ^ t-!.!'!'!-. rrvl buy jJChi/>lA*Wl'’' <,an '
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Vol, XIV.
BARNWELL COURT HOUSE, S. C., AUGUST .20, 1801.
No. 51
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Citizens Sauings Bank,
■ - % •• • . \ ' V..V .
OF BARNWELL, S- C-
'Will open for busines.s'onnoth
1801. ^
In addition to conducting a ( <■
; *Bcneral Banking Bp'siifess.
A muv feature has been introduc'd.
1STEUKST MII.L BE PA!!> IP0.\ MPOSfrS.
In the Savings Departtmrnt a Great,
Boon is aftorded to all, especially I.a-
die« and t bildirn.
ceived for l/epo^it from Uv* 1st n» Hub
<\[ Jaau.^ry, A|wi!‘, .July-'aml October.
InPirest will bo pard and
principal every Three nionth?
■save your pin money ! Tan
for yoifr ebildren.
Treasurers of Societies inc
a
pt r,rm:i:-T.,vrMXNN.
[Cc-pyri^iiV.. All ri/lit.s rf.^rved.'}
CTIArTKR I.
'
i ■am < i
i do£ adored ins laaster; there was a deep
; and une.Lteiable, friendship between fhe-
i biped imd the iiuadruped. «
€11 AFTER IL ( ~
There i* e great stir in the ramp. "War
with Germany is oil tho eve of breaking
put': the regiment has received its^mareh-
ing orders. Tiu* /iniavcs are falling in.,
with their knapsacks on their hacks,
glad of a elianee to ilo battle with ene
mies more eerujuipi^iid ntoro formidable
than th* Ar:r »s. - • ; - ■ ■
i With draw n Kword the colonel passes
j along' the liner Tie refiches the third
was literally creeping, straightened up
on his wrists to look nhoat him.
from dime to time one of their ofTlcrrs
Kummoneil'the French to -hprrender at
llo was on the edge of a rda 1, and on diseretion! . I'lach time lie Was answered
the of hef kale of this romUie saw. stand- by a sho’wer of buih'ts.
Then t- > the uin > >f t lie emu hat succeeded
again an overwhelming sik’nce. .The
1 'rushians. despaii in g of. i.vriTomiug this
The shadow did not budge. Bayardet handful of brave follows, arid not wanG
plan d iiisdiaml upon the hilt of a short ing hGearry the hut by sGarm, which
dagger wbieh he hail i Ikiped, in istarting, would have cost them too many lives,
ing <>h~tfio slbjX! of th*? trench, a dark
shadow. i ^ -
It was n sentinel. >'■■■*
into button bole of Ids-tunic. Fury
had f oiaed liim* He had au enemy be-
“Tt Is tlie Vniifch of the regiment/’ said ^ ^y of the regiment tried to take »
rt he/.ouaves.V * ' f {Kisition a little farther oH in order to re-
Theii Bavardet started them all out in torm.
had lesi.lved undoubtedly to establish A
hloekadc, Certain t’ofit tho’Ffeuoh would '
fore him! He could kill him, and yet ho ! lif.aily.lay down their arms,
iuint not listeii to his hatred. TidsNign- | Tims an hour pas ed.
not far from
Bayardet, who had picked up the gun to a group of'1
the order he had iml iixited, and he rushed
Abend.
The musketry,began tt» rattle.
“Forward! 1' irward!" cried (be hoti-
tenajit at the tppof .lns voice and mad
with happim?itfi; ‘.‘Forward!’’
Tlu^Germans, Burprih'd by this unex-
]>e<-ted and ilouble athaek. fell back rap
idly. The. day was dawning, and now
they could In* plainly seen, it wastlfcir
turn to Sly. The little ttoop passeil close
- n tv
UttWEl
“idcutemuit! Lieutenant! The flag!'’
cried to F.ayar'iet.
Tlte latter saw %11, at ten paceB dis
tance, upon a he#n of .corjwies, the flag
slid held in tit© hand, clenched in death,
of a young corporal of Uin comjiany#
Bayur*let-dropped Ins gun, the fiayouet
red with blood, drew his Baher and seized
the flag! calling 14b men around him.
There were only flftc ui of them.
“.Vive la Frftnc(4!HWId Bayardet, wav-
ing thc standard.
ru*dans rushed upon the
de.perato hand to. hand
vith hayoneta *and stocks, waA
vtoiently that In a moment" '
int, ;.re yon goiiig to Jake your do r
lie v. iil Uot be in the way, my'
of nii ji tin.h r his comruanil, for there tiiei^ ainnimvithul should It
-perhaps 1'
exhaust e*l
was M-aret ly :my-hope of aid. He put tlwir last re:y>uree would lie to risk
the ilagger b n*k into its impn>vi'a*«l almost ca rtaiu -dealh in an ntiempt to
id, in order to find‘out whether force their wav out with the hayouet -
Bavardet. still
- ■ PUP
mi Hur tle* lii’lltell,'int did Hot eV<‘n oreJTUl Of
FERRY M. BUCKINGH AM,
inch £C-tf
t hsii let",
f entire imeut the mam gua^d. lie ivtiosl a surrendering., iiewr.^mu
• • •o:»M.ant**d . v Sail, wUne---..*d thedailv , , V*. ' i * * , ,
.. V short ib 'an -o and traced t!u* toad ! r \\ hat would toev thmk>1
row m oi lit:', Venutati n as an otne -r of , . . , . , , . iV . ,* .
., ' . „ two Imndre*! Yards t » the left. Jie tur ovine hirjri;a*lf toe
iriv num-'r. out e:;mior.iinarn * eineient , , ■ ■ * . , i r - , i ,•
,, . , , . cirtint** 1 litt'sct hentirn ls. Bavardet jt- wi ll.* < >t him, au old ><Hu»e
i a ennr” iigt>. U u**n lie eommanoisi - ^ .
, , , • | tran d his steps to execute the s.lme to ad the t n 1 !; , of Ih'* Ar;
surrenderiiig.. lie w as uitii ii depre^.-M'dl
I him lor thus
th. ir e .inrad 's, a wliglo l»at«fion that ’ F»ay;tnlet, almost nMne. took a few
Lid 1 x*i’ii Heht to re|e;i!..* them, :**ul t»ilh | Steps in flight thc^urpOW) of saving
ilat.-.n vol levs they B.'ihrt-l the Ger- t*K> flag. A German, who pressi-djiim
i by him
for
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whell lie \i
►it.‘ria- **.\t
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—FOR—
LOVELY LADIES
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Jesse Dupp’s
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tntrust-
i«>:t, lie
oTTiT^CN^iv ^ n h n '<1. ill
!1 prai-e. AMI Sidi, a
tut lei Uan lmg won-
S tm’ .\rfi
Ui t* h<
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! n *?onz
to tht . lKi4
aoj
IS LG
nnd
Xbuli’s rr
tn«t(‘r w.
ut. Bivi
rd* t. a .
p<v*>t Fn’r!
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r w b.v
find ri-
n fro-u t .‘|
tb« rank*,
ami wh<
:) live
deminh
■ o:t his •
UUU'tlVi lV Then the dog htoppe<! HgaiiJ,
i'tisiiig to ad' a nee and uttering Iris low 1
lo'vl. '] i 'fli* ’.teiiaul I:ep! (jti!.' 1 !, listen- F
ig and tr_ ing t<> -•*«'.
hat in<Client, by a prdo rny of
g!it lil’o iing thr ugh a rWttl. j
let sr.v,, ten •.teas ala 1 of in n,
I .
jaws of tin
, agcnstoim*
1>S. who hud I ih*( ;e
ear i in A’.gi v.. in
inwu xieo, mnl wiio j Uero.
if i*:u: e.t h,.,. an <,r- 1
regime*
M! Ids foniHT mis*i*i*tlsWa re
en.at d though lie.s*d! #<>|e%hen
»n oil red. it, was agri'ediltAlhcy
v. ith
At
iiians, who L it a retreat without an-j tdogg fm.*d at htui almost uithiu arm’s
bwei jug tin it* tire. . mu*h iuh! missed.him. Bayardet buried .
’ From tT/.t d tv r.uL waaTOJIn high I inn wniwr in thn Gorman’a Wy,- But .
honor in the r ;:imc*lt. They bw.»r>* only ho was resuming hw flight a gigantic
Fmssian oflleer arose lieforo the liruton-
ant. n‘volver in Land, shouting ia excel
lent French:
“Mir render I”
“Vive la Fruneer nrww^r^l Bavardet,
leaping with lifted K*d»er ujn*n lib enemy.
CILUTER 1V. | _Tiie t lerraan tired. ftP4 CaygWlBt; hit
rquarely in'tiro btowtt,. At♦*»**!. Tho
(••rm irt rffit 1 forward and
M-i/.»*d the tlpgstnfT, mt4»rirtg a roar oi
triumph. Tim, lieutmiant straightened
^ip and dealt the od<«-sii t a blow* on tlui
« ovi'i’..»*i!w this weai.i.eKs :o
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Mlltiful
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and Loveliest
Hats
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W ailiiLs for wise buyers
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Jesse ptirjrj’D,
BARNWELL, S C. ' ••
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Tho opportunirv now- oflVred to bur:
tlie very best groev*rie>* at lie* vri> lov*-
»*„i possible price-. I h:tve*Ai mghi from •
Alike Brown ,v Brother fliejr reiail
sioek of groceries, taken 11ic h a-« ut the j
Ryan eonier and h*vgun on my
own arcount. andii-K a eotitlmmneC of
the patronag * <if former eisgtotni.w- of
the favorite old corner amj a trial from
all not entirely sntbth'd w ith their cx-
peri»*nec' with former dealers.
Barnwell, used to he a hamlet that ,
could he fed from and satislied w itli a
cart load vfoek of groecries, hui having
laid, a-ide her -waddling rlofhes And'
striding on toward t he i.igniiy and ili-
inensions of a city, rave’s Complete,!
Correct. Cask, ronsekmiious t omiuis-j
vary will provide timt in lier forward!
movenu nt she shalLm v er faint or grow j
■weary from kick of the sub-tant nil *• that
all ninsf have o" the delicaeit s that the
fortunateean alford. The h'-alth of the
peojile d**pe.nd- in no small dygree uji-.iii
the quality of their food, so wi-o na u
-av. I venture the opinion that hort-e-
Veepi'rs w iro buy their supplies from me :
will llnd that pure articles properly
prepared arc better tiiodieincs than ail ■
(he drugs of the shops, breezes of the |
seashore or waters of the so-eal!eu
bealth resorts. If w ives and -husbands
wmuld sav»‘money, lesson doctor's Idlis.
have, no trouble in keeping cooks, grow
young And happy in their new' found
freedom from worry and rare Jet them i
buy the, host, w hich will he found at all
times at Cave's.
I shall give all tny timp, Rtfent/mrCand
effort to this special line of business and
expect to succeed-by deseryhfig stieoe-s.
nun i**«l »ten* of tlie 1.
fi
igti
erne that* “h,.*
th** lietJtermnt.
L>o, jjave him
a mi,#* I stv+A
hL la
p
Anj !v.m
Invetii eh
d with a t,
aroent*
„ C11 r‘ “
But Sidi :/v. nr ■rb*'.
•sii.nn 1 the men In
came b* lait.-di :.t them, no ekillii
pid- he exe'-u?*' t iicin.
1 •* sides, Gi«;i jiad a precious gift:
was a marvidin;; bur,ter, an*! lu,»u
tiu* a im; with rare ii h h v. wi-tlmut e
damn: ij-.' it. IVat aer?. or fur.
no difrereitee to h.im. If h »cx
mg vpim
(E.
lit t:
t
I*
•m
tie
*if i ’»*r# t
ivi'h uh
than tl
dctico in th© rank*
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r:
liml Bay-
ar*i<
s-SC S
f, t
felt the I russi ins at tat
th**^ swore furion ly, ash
to by in ties mam.* r.
“ Cblausl'’ e::ckiim* J same one.
In*iced, .at their ieit, the r.<*tiuve» could
iliNtingrddi, in the penumhra, the gallnjv.
ing earah vmen an i could la ir the noise
x ii“<*ls, and ' tlv ii
ill'll to have i p:'.. ;
ie* wa
witit ai
;• |H quickly I
hr s.*i t of barb,
^collie a pr.sMn,
dioking^with (
. ty. To mak*
pae.*d Lieli ail
t I
of ijie h*
»r\ ing to
s' ll(S>fs.
file uhians were
it made- ;
•'lied a- I
j; i (V
' ' ■ ; Vi ■ N
' . • - *~ .<yy. ’ ' i. S'?
dt r t«> g
a point.
:i hare,
hunt r.
r, lie rd - > ki .*w hov. t>> run down
N<»w, Ba} nrdez \vns a grent ,
Thai b wiiv, aiTect ion n dd *, lie
>. ii (a
set > nimd) s’'•.•e h\ Si li. (dn the march, '
vvhcu they remdi, j a halting plae;e, very
often they saw tin* dog arrive holding in
lib iron jnw* some “pi *wler <*f tiu* uu-
derei u d»',” with Mes!i [k rf«i:iK*»l w ith tlie
udopmi thyme ait.I lavpjn'ier. And B'ay-
Inttlom, j
[,tr a bit
I, n* >w
-:i little’
f-, se-v
It'ut'j .he + •; *• 1\ /i/n dine hr\«‘’ing,mui
uttered ii sii-iHt. loir
“Sergeant.” sai l Bavardet. to an old
veteran » f the^fifriean ■ wars, “you will
take i*omni:in<l until I return. It is im-
p i'-dhle to jsroeeed further —tlie ground
is too I);,*,*.' A troop of men eouk! not
:eud,ofT tlie little tro<)]>, in or-
them between two ii.res.
“Great God!” exclaimed Bayardet,
we must.reach the edg-'* of the woods;
ti>
at,
f< *1
to
:.*;, who had a kind lusu t ;iL
l the *: ; i me, afi er cuff ing
himself, now t > one sqn
another, in order to ad<).
to the.frieof his zouaves, dhen *8idi, <
admired .and petted, was willingly, for- '
given for idl his misdeeds. For the rrstfl
in point of inteiiigoneg h<* left far behind
him aU the poodles. grilToiis jfnd .spaniels
oj/trm' re^ment. Hi' coiikl mal any dog
whateverih parades; oxer 'isesandnicks.
Sometimes, when the master was in the
humor, he made'Sidi perform, and'amid
i a vast circle of amnirei> the dog went ' < • ,
, , . . winch set
J eaitnot undertake to cftfalogue all the | t * in u c r b b.s cvo.vuons, supplvmg sporty j H . n
goods. I have in stockduit hou-ekeepets gc*^* / \
who have been Widofora buying tlieir ! But, notwithstanding everything. Bay- j
Bupplien in md^liltoring cities are re-‘ ai d* t ami Sidi ilid not succeed in h m- j
quesred to^amine tlie completene.ss of j jijn^ loye.
Tn/i’tOpk and tlie Christianity ot my pri- Was on the seashore in Algerid that
ce's^rfon the platform abov** hastily in- [Lvardet, th*m an aujuumt ui. tjie flrst
aU'ii. 1 a -k A fair, share ol p.miu* , L*t}tali«m, onks uiorning made tlie ac-
patronage, promt-mg to rein Hi*, it every j p lt;uu , e J siliit whu was onW a f ew
irtHtain-e full nieasurcs of .-atisfueiion, ' 1 . ... ,. . , .
,1 d««n. ,U>;. n I..- »« ** 'V"‘- -'M.* I-r* ** *■* ttia»
i slotifc to the d*>g h neck and were.getting
I reti/y to tlrown him, xrhyn Bayardet, iu-
hoaped up, pres-sd down,
gether and running over. ^
t-kT’Kast but not Lean. T.overs of
good cigars, pure smoking and tmadult-
eritp’d eliewing tohaer** will Tind tliat
my stock “lllN a long felt want.” •
at ee<- iW-Ute itwe' t” that can
not he excelled lialtlniore have
Iteen provkled ftq/tn© young f'dlot in
my splendid stock of traudhs and con
fect kmerv.
T S* CA Vd’-
^ TIIK FAMHrV' GI1CH Eft.
Ryan's Corner, Baxaaell, S. C.
lervtaiing^ eavi*d liim by genermtstj tii»-
trTjutiyg ntu'*ng tlie hale vvT**tch* s a few
blows ▼. itli a switch and liien giving
them euppers Ui make them ft'-rg**!
the blow a. Bavardet.* who iuyi no ti ■«
pass tumotieed. If l-shoold not return
in lift'vn or t-venty mnmr. s, it w ill bo
I'i’e.iu, '' I h:i ve been enptyn d or kilMd.
Ti'.en you .will make n <1 -tiair. But Hidi
may get aw'ay. At any rate, it y^u tec
liim come back. ! ■ *>!: in his mouth‘for a
paper. If you lind one, v*.:.d it. ami you,
w ill know what you are to do. If imt.
then you can I* • alni* st r ire that my ac
count has hei ii settled. ' But if you hear
shots, run ms fast as you can in tho diroc-
tien of them."
And ho stnrte*! with lift dog.
'ilie, night was growing darker and
darker. Nothing stirred in the plain,
med dcs i rted. Ail that was
ntibfe was the* thousand slight
sotuaU that make the silence seem
deep* r- ti.'-1 tea tin r, <>f the v ing* of some
iiipLit, bird, the Lu/./.mg of mss'CtH, the
rustling of the grass in*the wind,
j Grouching .down toward tin* ground, bin
j scabbard ttieked in Ifi.s bolt to .avoid the
f flushing.. Mi© Beutonant went nu, trying
! bvitiew etoe darkness ami stopping every
I minute to place his < ar agaitistklfiF<Wtrih.
riii.thr**' stf p.« alie.ei of hlwt. witit his
1 no*© now i:t jhe air, now close u» tii©
gn>yn«i, inftMi'd th** odors of ih.i ru.dit
: ami suugiit soJtK? scent -i-ili vagtt*:. Sud
denly he Mtopped, his Lur bruiting, and
uiVred a fthgikt, low growL
! “Sh-h-h-h! be snll. Sidi,’* and Bay
'd in a low r* i?»-.
i the lii'ntiwnt. more idowly thatf j
and lioki I . ► brt centinu»*si
vanew. Ti;** i *g d.*l i:*a *•«<;» rrvwl-
In m Uw tuMaze* Bx; xravt, who
the
o;:ee ti.cre, w <* ean laugh at t'n’nt."
A hoi: •. nan p i-'ed at fa'! sp* *• 1 witlt-
oiit seeing them at a dislafuai of thirty
yards.
“Lieutenant.” sai l a zouave, “let mo
I bring that rascal down!”
“Not yet.”
And Ifiyardct knocked the lifted wea
pon in tho air.
B.iit tho lYusfdans knew tho'‘ground
very well. Tiiciycavali via. n had pa ir
*rl the zouaves, and tl:*’ circle was el >s-
ing in. In a few moments all-retreat
\y* >ui*l
^■Mie e.at off. Tin 1 liight had grown
Il*. :s darlc. a’liiFt lierihlans could be seen
j very distinct ly, swiftly going ami eom-
; big, v, ii.ii their longiaaoesin LhehTnuip*
like forag«*rs.
j “,S© mlicit the worse! sh^ufe*! Bay-
arlat% “lire at will, but kpep rttmtin:.‘:.”*
Ten sliots folitm.’d^R.is oftler. The
ulthttv? liisnpmxiredrii’-d all was silertco
again, But tui^rukn lasted only a few sec-
cr an
*» ti©:**
»rtii in
lit asyluni whicli liltd
swearing L*twot*n his
th, gi hiding tho soil under,th'' le’i'i.s
j of his 'noois and biting his lips until they
Lbicd.
i .Tii<‘sergeant and 5 i'!i had lim-n gone
i an lioiii', wdiich made two since tlie zou-
! aves entered the li*»vel ;'.nd three j-uhv
I tlie rteoimoitf’ring party 1* ft fh 'eamp. ,
Fovardet, tired.oi tramping, sat down
on a stump, took out Jus watch’again,
he)dal in his opcq hand and ;uid n* »l tak*'
Tiis eyes otT tho dial. ii<* had just al
lowed himself live minutes’ icspi'e, at
the end of which time he must come to
a <!• ^?ion. The live mimites havi
fallen into eternity; Bayardet
the watch in Ids fob,
couched, spat like ;m
make aYpceii. adjust*
Ids c.c ..*)•. r!a:.< iieoirfs rev.dvex, uiid ii7?
milfi'ied t'>ne gU^tTtlie order:
“Fall in
Tite-wrtoi grouped themselves.
frYe will, start *nit,” <'*aitiniie-l th'e
eutenanf. “Place yourselves, iu lile,
one b'-himl the otiier. in the order of se
niority. In that way we shall present a
narrower front. We will go straight
ahead without firing and-with Axed bay
onets'. When we are <.-. *•> updli them
let < nrh’flght hbi w ay through.”
In hi -> turn ho Opened the door can-'
a *-l uq l>o»h r.ide*t, ns
m :Ti» were tlmirous of
* ti .. d ©book,
not oi long rjnralioii.
th© air, soon f-illmvcil
I l^ud ^ ! fallen into
t’is comjKinv, f* iiing a
alu r, Gxa ten—a t*-r-
o-r tlie zouaves. T 1 ie
gione*! Uporj the hifl-
*were*1. The hug leu
K w minutes
Imets, which
-fc.r tin*
uii—
va
ii.
r!«>t
>>t**r’:i iie.'it iij
Fretwh cannon, ft
ride opposite, an
s iiind* *i “Lie *lowiiF .V
jutsse*!, nn*l the |*<iiut*Hl h
* liad L- ii inwFiblo fora ttu
! 1’rus-..1 had to*c.' u
very wnle, hut deep—rose again at a dis
tnne<* «if seven or t ight huu lr*sl yards.
A furi*Hio bring liegan, and then canto
tlm **ni**r;
“Gl.arge bnyonets!”
This cry Htarte*! t!:o zouaves. wL>^|'
rusinsi forward with lowered hea U^mn
a moment they laid swept, eyefwthing
before them; tii**. enem’*’s rjaf*s. thinned
head with the edge of hi* wilier. But
l!ie l»!ow, Struck by a weakened hand,
only slightly wounded the Teuton, who,
dropping tli** flag, rook Bayardet by the
‘throat ^unl tried btNtr^ngle him.
1-t a i.*t]»r*Mne etj.>rt Bayardet uttered a
«h*sjierat® :*|qtcal, tho apjieai of a dying
'TfraTT*" - ■ ■
“->Sbli!” jj- 1- ;
TIm** dog, wlio loet his master in
th*' c**nfusion, cam© Lmndiug to tb«
I gni'Unl even more by hi* wonder fit I
I- . mt ut ami Lts*n intelligence than by tho
'i lieut* a.mi’s cry. With one leap he wa©
r * at the I'nissian’*chert, planting his teeth
g . in his face. Tlie ofttevr shriektsl with
*, pain ami fell LicVwnnl tinder thedmg,
» who was tearing Ids flesh. A hoatilc
u I foot soldier, pnssing «»n a nm^Htitck tiw
| as.hnal twice with his IstTOCMlk But Ba
ir i yard«-t. who had a cartridge left in hi©
r j revolr-r, killetl the a*tidier.
TL n. gut It* ring all hi© energy, th©
Ii utt u ml gr—nail;
“hidi, my dt©?, take ft, take ft!"
And a© th© cud of tH© flagstaff hud
h*t*n Ijistken In tlie struggle. ll.varih*t
roll***! up tit© Htaine*! flag and
{tlar% d it in therhjg’s jaw*. Then, as lit©
cwttragvoti© beast nibbed up caressingly
against hi© inaster. tin* latter n’|*cate«l in
t V most fonnai ton© of command:
“Tak© it. sldi! Take it to Ute rr,.'i”—^
TB«* voice «Ued out in a hiccough: but tint
! lieutenant’© feature* breathed a aublnuo
! j*\v. for tlio dog, a© if L> itad understood
| —and |» rhsfst ho did—the value oi lit©
[ trust condded to hint, started *41 like an
i arrow, ie-ttdng behind him a red trail,
j mad© of tint blood dripping from hi©
! pierced flanks. #
Tlie r**gi:iurnt ha*i reformed ami
J charged again. Tit© enemy, for th©
tenth time, wa* driven buck. An old
Iwttalioa command©/ ©uddetfly ©nw a
< nsUii-h tnas/i roll at his li*>r©e’rt fe«*L It
| was Bkli. Tl>od«*g Htril ha*l in liisni'iutii
I the flag, which was nothing but a giori-
| o*is r..g. but w hkh th© eagl© still aur-
j mounted.
“This do* Is living," said tho officer,
i “He huiTvr* bM>much. It i© liCUer to
litii. It lion. L *t him die like a soldier,
with a tall in hia bead—lU© death of lit©
lir.it e.’'
An old sergeant Approached and, with
more Fis lmg lliAh If (JiT find rut enemy to
«!• d with, he placed the burn l of his gun
ut tiio dog’s our and blew off his head.
It was necessary to re'reut again, and
this time definitively. Bu^ the zouave©
crime l away their fl:tg. They carried
u\v..y : Iso tli<* tiod^CT Lieut. Bayardet
and tltat.of lii.yTaJtliful comrade Sidi,
| who were buried together as tiiey Imd
HvcmI. oikuio very night of the l at tie,
whfjxf the troeqis hahed, at tho ed^e of
jlfc -woodd.
TIIU END.
broken.
Ticetl
W iris nose/
>r alstut t >
n- corget, drew
Thidahl'e l ittle* of musketry, ; tiou^ly rtnd. turniug ur<mnd, said'shnplyr
a ..tiu* uir, tlien :i Bccoud,
" The iTas kaii.'. vvorM^iring
No one wua
“Follow; ?..**!” •
He had h«:» taken ten steps w hen dhs
crime jKar falling to th© ground from
running against a body gwi/ig at full
“Sidi!” - 4 * '
And the Jog licked bis hands, uttering
saw’in th** distance thetrye tops-of the | iittlo v'eljis «.<f joy. Tho animal had no 1 Imftdl m his furn. Then a captain toot
hy rounds and at random.
-biff ; ,
[ ‘ Keep on running/’ said tlv© Ikafea-
ant^*
Alreadv in th«* Half light tlie zouaves
i
nlr**udy by the muskvtpy; w
Tiu* l'rus.'ii,in.s fledgewull hjh'oI. either
toward the vi!l><o or througL the hop
lields. Lut>Km mitiairieus 's r-topp* i tlie
rush «>f Bf'* h’reneh. wh<> were even forced
to rgtfnce tlieir steps. The Prussians re-
:n**d t heir lines, and the musketry was
rv-'iimed willi ptill greater intensity.
Tw ice ngniu the zotiuics charged, ami
twice they* stopjvd the enemy.,Bat deci
mal's! and without h
from a few c-ompauh's of.the l.ae. the
zouaves had t*> fail ba*‘k toward the
s.'iglits that overhvok tli’* plain.
Tlie Pru.' ians steadijyleiyanced, utter
ing loud huruilis and hrandinhing their
guns' over their heads.after each dis
charge. , . ' • ' • :
Almoft all the ofnpers were killed or
wounded: sergeants were in command
of companies, payardet hrul not been
hit. lie had picliK; tip v a gun ami -was |
firing co*»!lv, irngluxliodly, his count—
narico-as iinpSrturiiahle 04.ever. A1>jvo
th** ranks, and not far froru Biiyarfl *t. the
tricolor,,fan by the bullets, wax floating
ami*i tUesuioke. The ydungsttbdicutcii-
an^^vTvp carried it, luiviug h;ul his right
FmIdCIiic NT omen StruszlinB fur Uarx*lnv —
A rival store advertised that k might
b*? well to “l<K)k out for fun” in ©certain
dry goods center that afternoon, w he ro
ll r von the sLvp which had just g*)t through
an experience of fainting women at one©
did up wixvlen dial lies in pieces of thirty-
five yards-each and directed that tiies©
bimdles should be sold across the counter
at one cent each.
One oXthe floor walkers, in speaking
mrXot : \‘iid , exmvri' of t !'9t& t * ! after ' th P h:ul
v. ..f :li.. j-.,,. ,-jLTI exlxmsted,’sqid: “The store looked like a
Ijatflefieid after a preliminary skirmislu
!u my Ye* ini ty there wer© twenty women,
all of whom had fain tin! from their
struggle to wcure a part of the allotment
of chnllies. They were laid out carefully
up**n the rugs which had been taken
from stock fur their accommodation,
each one w ith a clerk bending over he*
a lministering smelling salts or lathing
her head with cologne, working like
Lavers in order to get their patients
around in time for closing the store.
“I suppose that tlie ©.verifleo of dre«9
gov*Is cost tlie store upward of $2,000,
! but it gained this: For mouths th© woruer*
riejit i who succeeded m getting what they
: s leTf ! so ‘tyht, as well aa the uufortunat© ones.
ai’ni pi**rced, grastved the Hiatf in his left 1 ... , ... , , ,
l«ml a.H ln-M hU >>'*l f*ul to pat th, d.op regaUuHy
H- jnlp.|ai I.i, j *>«ry day toUwie .dyai.fa8.-of »iiy oOxf
knetis aifd Unci rollover, his lu ad broken
bv. a hall. A *sul>-ofU* , er h»>ize«L the .fla
thick grove tiiat stirrmpnled the plain,
wL*n jr ;t aJiejvl *>f they there w;w a
flash, and n discharge made the earth
tremble. A few men fell Thu Zc.uavt©
w**re h* ad« <1 off. . ‘ ‘ *
“Fi* k up the wounded and file to tho
right!” cri**d ikrv»rd**t.
He lutd m*uctsl, not far away, a huf,
in the Gi* It* r of which iiis little troop
could offer br-rintiince f*»r a King t!»ie.
The zouave- reat he*! it. iutprovided i arv
rtcadew. an«l op-ned lire ut*j^ tae t©K*tu>v
NoCenaei©**, t. r Prumsuk advance a eci:o, cam© the iLr
li.'te fasiene*! l<> his neck, and the lieu-. Lfbo sacred emblem
tenant f'HHul by feeling that liisfneiek j. Ja-r rli.*n w* nt upn ch-.-er fnor» <4 fur! »us
h.\*I not a scratch. ; than all th** preceding One©; the Prussians
“SV© arc* surely saved now." v ! w ere charging.
And a gh am of joy iiiumineVl tlie cold ! Tlie Z'»uav* s masked themselves and a
ami ghvniy face of the officer, who fiaJ battalion c iinmamler ordered'Uwin to
never been seen to s nile. , form a square. But this order. UQcessi- i
‘ Bivrring th** door witli his ©utstretche«l tale*I ivy the onrush of tho ettemy, whicli!
anna lie stopped his men a© they were threatened to envelop th© French troops, j
about U»cros. the tbr«»hold, for only two. coukl tot l«e carried*out. The *v>mhjst-j
or three of tiu nt had hod time to get out- aotc met
*»,>. Frttn a distance, br*rsn hy the ! who!*? n
bargain i which may b© given umai-
nounced. They, will, each tiu?© they
come in, buy something, even If it he
only a half dozen buttons, tmd the profit©
from these women, who would not, un
der any other circumstances, enter th©
plr.i-e, will return tlie outlay of the firm
many hundred per cent/’—New York
Times. . \'
(44% of tmap'eU
l‘p 11111 Every Tim*.
Prudent Sister—If;
girL 'Vfwgs, you
v cut ami tnrus:. and live j dechdediy uphill work,
was ia furious confusion. 1 C***or^o W40* w4h4‘ 4k md
Tj;c z<wa*vf*fi had h
, IL.J mc»© wBiun umwaw, «oJ * mo.c. %*u im£*s.
_j, * out ti*cy L*d to
ad their r^ak-* bi
, .. aer ta arc j: ! iw.
w ntJ
- ratner go
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