Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1846-04-15
geiher with few words winch he utter.

He had by this time succeeded, by the
aid Of his gun in rising 10 his knee, and
the girl discovered by his blue jacket
and the device, on his buttons, that he
belonged 70 one of those companies of
marines who, had fought so valiantly at
the. battle of: Array AS she paused
with an ar OF ihdecision, The wounded
rnanentreated her to approach, and in
orderto assure her that he had no pow.
er, even ifhe possessed the will to mo.
lest her, showed her that his leg was
broken by a musket ball. Embolden-
ed by this, the girl advanced nearer,
and demanded what he desired other.
Where are my comrades, the bluesl"
was his first question. ,sy as.
"They are gone" s..,. 1.,..5,,s-
"Gone! since when?"
"They went yesterday, p! 4 a.
"Impossiblel why surely we were
victorious" a,asir, jnsapad Sass sfi
The girl made. no reply but stood
silent and rnmovable as if she had not
comprehended his question: She had
already deceived him, for his comrades
were still at Auray, and now to all his
renewed questions, she replied in such
manner as TO make him believe he
was abandoned, without hope Of succor
| from his companions. The poor fellow
had been wounded at the close Of the
day, while pursuing the Chovans, and
had passed the night in the morass
suffering the most excruciating pain,
and only sustained by the hope that
some lucky chance might discover his
conditionto his comrades. The news
of their departure almost drove him to
despair. He had no strength to follow
them, and he dared not show himself in
open day, lest he should be assassinated
by the hostile peasantry. His only
hope now rested on the girl. He was
q native Of her own province; his faith
Ter and brothers were fishermen Of Loc
mariaquer, only few leagues distant
and they could save him Uniformed o
This danger. He conjured her therefore
to seek them; he employed supplica-
tions, tears, even menaces, but she-wa.
lnsensible ia. all While he was talking
with her she remained standing at 8
little distance, with her eyes greedly
searching for something she might ap
propriate, until they accidently fell up
on the poor sailor at her feet. Tha
look. discovered to hera prize. Eager
lily approaching him, she said in low
hoarse whisper 81 - Ht'sa,t.y. s.-
"lf you would have me to 60 to Loc
mariaquer, you must give me you
watch" AS she spoke she seized tn
chain, but the wounded man throwing
himself back, and repulsing her with al
his remaining strength, cried: "No
now, not now; when you return witt
my father. you shall have the watch ant
the money" ar
a"Have you money tool" asked TIN
girl.
ayes, it shall be all yours when
i "Where is the money!" sy i.
i II have it SAFE" a ..ea, sy 70
"Show it me-" ae ,~s.#
"Promise, then, to save me-" >
"Show me the money" ..s.
). The poor fellow drew towards hin
the knapsack which he had flung of
and bent over it,. while his feeble hand
began slowly 10 unloosen the buckle
that closed it: .l'....5. .., e .f-
The girl made one step backwards
to give force to her blow, and the mex
instant the sickle descended upon hi
head with force that Glove him to tn
brnn. The victim never breathet
again;-he stretched out his arms, an,
fell heavily forward, with his face rest
ing on. the ,aknapsack. The murderes
only awaited to be sure that life wa
!, extinct, then deliberately despoilinghin
Of his watch, money, and clothing, sh
!, quietly washed the stains Of blood iron
her hands and feet in the pool besid
her, and,went to her daily labor in til
field On her return home at nigh
she displayed her prize to her friend:
simply remarsing that she had bee
lucky enough to find the body Of a Blu
l1lnher way--an explanation quite, sat
isactory at a moment when such chan
ces were frequent in a country. file
y with conmotion. ! y y ~ y
On that same evening, however th
: body OF the, unfortunate soldier wa
! found and recognised BY his. family
: Several circumstances aconjainedi /
y throw suspicion on the girl, andsser
many days had eiapsed no, doubt n
: mained Of her guilt. Ths murdere
marine was a conscript one ,oflaths
I numerous class Of young men 4 wa
} were compelled insthose daysio endus
: an opinion along with . Uniform, oan
J. to wcaEthc cockade Of the go7ernin