Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-08-14

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Well said the other, lie it forbid.
den to cut ones tobacco and bread p
Certainly not, replied the brigadier,
but here is more than is required 10
cut ones tobacco and bread
And the wolves and dogs mus.
we not defend ourselves against shem?
The guerilla said thin with care.
Iess air, but so haushtily. that my ges
d.arme, who was accustomed to ask
for passports, and not for daggers, did
not venture to insist. There was au
Old sergeant in the company, the only
| one perhaps to his age and appearance
that ihave remarked in our army, and
who believe would have willingly Ia.
ken upon himself to disarm the que.
r,lla He seemed 70 be well acquaint.
ed with this kind Of knives. heard
him mut,er between his teeth, and ask
rather sngrily, whether the people
came into France to assassina'e' 4.
the volice. however. did not concern
him he went to drink in corner,
while the other continued to smoke:
and thus they parted like two dogs Of
equal strength, who separate growing
q each other.
| Ldrew near the table where the old
sergeant was drinking The face OF
this brave man Frightened up; he po.
| Gtely asked me to drink with him, and
ediately inquired what bushes"
had among All tho peopie. Indeed, sir
said he. Il pi y u; you will sap i'll,
pass bad night, and to.morr'w you
will make a journey which is worse
than all, For US, 1t Is nothing; We
y have been for a year guarding these
Spaniards, who play the devil at hone,
. and then come to take refuge among
us. There is one there"
yes, my friend, what do you think
Of him?'
.Thiuk of him, that he is as old
, soldier as myself-and that knife ha.
5 killed more Frenchmen than 1t has
= ever cut tobacco.
G How do you guess that?
:, oh, faith, know them well IN.
u derstand those countenances, as our
> fishermen when they lookat the hOr'
y. ION can torsee the mistra'.'
;. sYou were born on the sea coast|
ooh dear, yes my motheris an oy'.
terwoman at Cette. Though | have
,. ALWAYS been used to run about th.
= mountains, | assure you that fine eI'
# low would have gathered handiu Of
E, snow upon Canignou before ! could
pluck up turf Of grs,s. Only look Of
70 those feot-no goats are more torkso,
/. And that dagger I'll wager that 1t ba'
y tasted plenty Of our blood.
# The brigsdier ofthe gen d'armes had
h not yet retired, and was smoking hi"
Of pipe by the fireside arose and vent
!, to sit down by him. In changing ny
Il sss,rJ-sesssiyfdS Knife, Lad I'd w s!hEs1 S.
u ed his larg. limbs upon the floor, and
70 supported his head upon block Of
!, wood. This magnificent bandit, like
u Endymion lighted up by moon beam
} received the red light Of the fire on hi,
countenance. He was in a profound
y sleep. ] particularly remarked hb
large closed eyes, his mouth half open,
. his long hair scattered in confusion a.
r bout his neck. 10 spite OF his rude cos.
= = tune, | have never seen a finer mode
. ola human figure. What pity, thought
| that civilization has not enlightened
and developed so powerful form.
What do you think Of this comps
nyP said the gen d'arme; and with.
Out giving me tine to reply. added,
you must certainly have some very
particular business to bring you here;
as for me, | would not stay day in j:
it were not obliged by my office; |
have guarded all the coasts of France
all the defiies Of the Alps have even
served in Italy during the blockade
but l assure you | have never yet seen
such smugglers as those of the Valley
of Carroll. See, said he, (pointins to
the comPany,) there are people who
know the smallest creyice in the mouO.
tains, and who pass where neither yOa
nor would dare to venture ourselves
And what kind of contraband do yoa
think they carry ono In the Jurs.
near Geneva, the mountaineers carry
jewellery and watches, which are such
small articles that it is natural they
should not be seen. But these merely
smuggle-what do you think wool
and We can hardly ever catch them
In fact, they climb the mountains on
the south side, and when they have
reached the summit they throw down
the bales, which roll down on the north
side. when others receive and carry
them through the detfles into the plain
1t 10 in vain that we watch them they
always escape US. 1t is very differ
ent thing with sugar and coffee as for
thoee Upnda than ;n,.ol,,,. thou NJ