Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1842-12-17

ability OF his pressing into the service Of
France the horse Of some wandering
peasant was diminished to hopeiessness.
But lie was young and active, and his
natural high spirits forbade his abandon
ing himself TO despair.
'AliersaI|,' he said. the darkness is rs
much in my favor rs in that Of tire cne-
my. anlin the morning fresh troops will
be up. If could conceu; anyself until
then. might manage. hope | have
killed that rasca!ly brigand, in any
He stopped TO take his pistol from the
saddle Of his slaughtered horse, which,
exhausted with torture alu. loss OF blood.
was now mo'ionless.
'poor Pius!' h. said, when we rode
on the great coronation day, and after
wards chris,ened yon in a bumper to the
health ofsyour godfather the Pope, who
came in all the way from Rome to give
u crown to Napolean and name 10 you,
we did not think 10 part in this manner.
Bot ! will revenge you before long"
Revenge yuur beast now, if you will
Frenchnau! said loud and hooking
voice, in to!eraIlc French} and as Eu.
gene lookedup. lie saw himself surround
ed 10y at leasla dozen gueriIlas. uer,ow
gave himself up tos lost.
i take you at your word,' he snid,
evc!lang hts undlscharyed pistol at the
speaker, and firing, with one Of those
rapid aims which in other days had won
him so much tame at the military school.
The Spaniard fell instantly; the bullet
mad lodged in his brain, carrying away
an eye in is course.
The frenchman laughed scornfully, as
he was seized b. the arm in the attempt
to draw his sword. His cap,ors bound
his arms, and leaving their slam compan.
ion where he had fallen, hurried away
Daverny into the forest. Reckless and
audacious to the last, he repeatedly ad.
dressed them in alternate French and
Spanish sentences, occasionally varied
with heartfelt maledic,ion in both Ian.
guagcs; but he could obtain no reply
As they preceded, he was reduced 70 the
necessity Of monologue or Of silence, and
as he was Frenchman, his selection
was soon made.
'D,able!! this is night-rehearsal If
Don Giovanni, with slight exageration
Of the seizure by the demons; on.y that
it is who am endorsed instead of the
Conmandant, and Donna Anna is no don.
na al all, but only peasant girl.
As he spoke the last words, his eye fell
upon he face Of a young Span,ald, who
was one Of his guards, and Eugenc's har-
dihood was almost staggered by the ex-
preston of-deadiy hate with which the
guerilla was regarding him.
That savage looks unhappy in his
mind; Isl. possible that can have
The thought is charming, my revenge is
not yet over, am pe,ard sent by Prov
idence Tor the express cas,igatlon Of re-
belllous Spain-to-day explode, killing
one guerilla, as hope, aud another as
am sure, and causing great uncomIor:a
bleness to third respectable saw ,ge
touching his mistress. V.re la Frame?
The party had now reached a cottage
built, as it appeared to the Frenchnan
in a cleared space in the very heart Of
the forest. Here they halted, and one o
the gueri!Ias Knocked loudly. The doo
was opened, and woman, beating I
i lignt, by which, some renains Of grea
beauty could be di>cetned in her care
worn face, demanded their errand. III,
reply was given in \ plfojs which BAT
fled Eugene. lie determined however, I,
have q word.
~ wo1nan.' he said-snay, allow me t
speak Wherever | meet woman,
am always fortunate. Besdes-dn no
prevent .nc--l think observe in her
} relation IA distant one--in aunt-a
leas, a grea, aunt, who disappeared frot
among US OIL Christmas, and whose los
rlnngeJ six families into tears and black
It is most distressing aud unnaiural thu,
you will not allow the to embrace her.
!. Elyurelo yourselves, il it should be she
what must be the state Of our affection
/ ate hea,ts, aud do not deny US this consc
la,ion. Diablr!! these sava.es have n
!, feeling he added, as he found unayai
: ing the energetic chatter, with which. Il
, Il last resource, he had half in JEST. sough
/, 30 delay his captors. The woman re
) tired, and presently reappeared with Sc,
: cral torches. which she dist ri.,u,ed amon
the parry. and then lighted from her ow
lamp. The sudden glare falling upu
the disordercd but splendid uniform
: the prisoner, the gauIy dresses of tn
b GueriiIas aud upon the dark green 10
: iaae around, contributed to render pictu
l. esque in the extreme u scene. none OF III
II actors in which had then leisure to {
d gard lis effect. A few words passed b
. tween the female, and powerful, ,hic
3 set man, who seemed to take the lead ~,
I, the eyes Ut the former settled upon Il
/ Frenchman, with an expression Of pit,
d which he was not SLOW 10 notice
9 There! he exclaimed in his best Spa
J. ish, tho ties OF nature had Only s,re!c
e ed, not cracked, aud benign aunt.
u grandmother, whichever she may b
e smiles upon an aitectionate nephew,
l. grandson, and is about 10 clasp him to h.
70 bosom, and ask him to supper. Mo
d stcrs. will you arrest euch consumm
8 tinn2'
y The aprea! was in vain; the wo,na
q with melancholy smile. closed the Go
81 Of her cottage, and the party proceeds
=. 1t now occurred to Eugene that tn
might possibly be near some road,
% perhaps some place whore French troo