Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1842-10-28

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but no Two OF the same form or size, add
a bundle oil excellent cigars. The con
Versa'lon ran as may be suppose, chiefly
on Inc movements Of troops, and the
probabilities Of an approaching engage
ment. The first bowl was finished &
another brought Ia befurs a deviation
was made from this topic, by one Of The
party relating an incident that bad oc
Cured that morning,
An officer had ridden out from the
CarIlst lines, mounted on a superb An
duIasIan charger, and amused himself
6y canlering 10 and (rO-not advancing.
however, beyond their own pickets.-
Suddenly the horse started at some OBJ
JecI on the ground, gave a rear e. plunge
mat near unseated his rider, then throw.
ing up his head in the most approved
style oil star gazing, started off at a fu
rlous rate ia the direction Of The CARTS.
llno camp. The oaicer trlsd 10 ssil
hun IN, but nc was riding Rilh d single
relned birdie, and as i'll luck would have
II, The leather broke. The horse went
on al the same mad pace, his rider keep.
ing his seat, but unable 10 control him,
until within a hundred yards Of the
Christine picket, when a shot from one
OF The sentrles brought the officer to the
ground. The horse instantly stopped
and stood motIonless and crest fallen by
his master, as though conscious Of end
repeating The harm he had done. Some
men went out from the picket to bring
IN the animal, and finding the officer
quite dead, a shallow grave was dug,
and he was buried just where he had lal
len.
The burial was not long DOING said
one Of the Spanish officers. a young
man, and a friend of Vfclor's. The
grave was three Feet deep, and collins, oil
course being out of the question. they
just laid him in The ground 10 his shirt,
as though he had just been going 10 his
bed
And that was too much cried Vic
tor when linen is 80 scarce among our
poor fellows. 1t would be a praisewor-
thy act 10 dig the body up and have it
Stripped
Non pas said Cyrzinski, gravoly,
won bal ting deraDge los musrlos-ga
porte malhcWr.'
'Oh doesll Monsieur Cyrzinski,' said
the Frenchman, who had spoken merely
in jest, but was reused by the slight ap.
pearaDce OF opposition. Ell bica! L. di,
able m'empOrie. I'll don't do it then; and
what is moro, | will wear tho CarIisI
r%ascaI's shirt the next time We 90 into
action. What say you 10 that, mon PO-
iOaiaS?'
Cyrzinski shook his head but made no
reply. The Frencbman who had been
drinking freely; but was BY no means
drunk, now filled a large lumber with
wine and took 1t off at a draught.'
Come along, LUIS SAID he to his
friend, 4 want sou TO come and help me,
or | shall DO all night digging up the
carrDon.'
The young Spaniard hesitated and
did not seem halfto like it; but be was &C.
cuslomed to yield to VIclor's lmpeluous
character, and they left the room logelh
err, We shouted after them TO come
back bul they paid no attention to oul
call; and supposlng tito be a joke Of VIC
tors, and that he had gone off to pas;
tho evening in the quarters OF some O
his comrades, we thought 10 more q
the matter. The conversation took a
new turn. Cyrzjnski laid aside his
pipe and becoming unusually communl
callVe, told US one or Two strange wild
stories oil me fate of persons VINO had
disturbed the repose Of the dead. 10 hi,
native province he said there was 9
strong belief, that tho man who dug 10 d
dead body always met an un)imely
death; and That unless he made expla-
ton BY masses snd penunce, he neveI
lived TO see the anniversary Of the day
on who" the sacreIigious act had beef
committed. 1t. was easy TO perceive
that C%yrzlnski himself was not sI,ogeth
er exempt from a belief in these super
slltVtions.
Nearly an hour had elapsed since
Vlctor's departure, when there was 4
loud knocking at the house door, and
moment afterwards the Fenchman burs
int the room followed by his comrade
and laughing ia a tone OF boisterous, bu
it appeared 10 me somewh hat forced CAV
ETY.
we have got it, cried he, after bein.
: nearly shot by our own sentries, 'wh,
appear to have taken US for Ca.llst for
ayers.
Take that bird Of i'll omen %continu.
ed Victor, who probably from the efTec
OF the cool air, seemed more intoxicated
than when he lett the room, and h,
threw a small bund 9 at CyrzruskI -
the latter not thinking what it might b,