The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-04-16

I'M" 's"e"' ana we hHu driven them fsrl,
over the SpHnisl, frontier, the light divis,o,
WAS "rd-r~d on lew Of their long I-sQnc
further !" occupy n limo Of posts among III,
mountains which rise over the northev,
hanks OF the Gusdiana. Anew compsni.,
ct our regiment advanced to occupy n vii
'Ahe which the French had JUS, abandoned
We had brisk march over a scorch-d
snd rugged country. which had alrrxd,
been rsnsscksd Of Ill that could have sun,
pied us with fresh provisions; il WA many
days since we had heard the rrcak Of .hy
c"mm'.ssrys wagon. aud VIZ had been on
very short commons There WIS no reason
I" expect much in the village We were now
ordered tc. The French. who had Jus.
marched out. who would. Of course have
helped themselves to whatever WINS pors.
Die, ana must have previously pretty well
drained the place. We hsde = search
however, Judging that. possibly. something
might have bee" concealed from them by
the peasants; and we xctunily soon dis
covered several h"uses whore skins Of wine
had been secreted. A soldier, sir, / take
u. alter hot service or fatigue. teidom
thinks much beyond the comfort of drink.
ing to excsss; and freely own that our
'"'"" party 500" caused = sad scene Of
o".,"''o"'
Every house and hoveI was searched
and "'xny n poor fellow. who hsd con,rived
u hide his last skin of wine from his enc.
MES was obliged to abandon II IN his allies.
10" might see the poor natives on all sides
running AWAY som. Win a morseI Of food.
Others WIN KIN OF wine IN their arms,
ana followed by the menaces nnd stagger.
"g steps o' Tue weary and hall drunken
soldiers
'm"! r'no was the cry in every
part "' the village. A" English soldier.
''r ma, he for months together in for
-'g" land, and have pride in not knowing
now 10 ask Tor any thing but liquor. ]
was lo be''er thah The rest.
VINO q"iero r,"o " said |, 10 poor.
nall starved and rugged native who wns
stealing I'll, aud ,hidng some thing under
his torn cionk;" VINO yon begga'iy scoun
dre' give me ra"o ssld J.
VINO no fe"go' he cfied. ~ he broke
from my grasp. aud ran quickly and fear.
July away
! WINS not very drunk hnd not above
halt my quantity | pursued him up
sass~t bn' he WAS the t.ete' and should
have lost him. hsd ! M, made sudden
'"' ana come upon him in fo'saken alley.
" s"Fl",eo 'ns poo, mug ow'h
sized him hy the collar, Tie WAS small, and
spare. and he tr.mbIed under my gr,pe
bat still he held his own. and only wrapped
his cl AK the closer round his property.
" VINO, q"'ero r'no said |. give
me rn"
NADIA. na"d hngo ~ he repeated.
! had already drawn my hayonet | am
sir, to say, that We used To d"
that to te''''y the poor wr"'ches, and make
them the sooner give ia their liquor. A.
held lum by the collar with one hand.
pointed the bsyonet ut his hre~st with the |
other. aud again cried. Vino"
Aino no teDgo '--niao. mao ~ '"-snd
spoke tue WORT. with soch a look of trath |
aud ear"esin-ss, thst. hsd | not fnncied
could trace through the fields Of his c'"'.
the very shape "' n ANAL wi"s-skin. !
sh'old have believed him.
Lying rascal said $50 you won't
give me the 'iqn"r Then the dry earth
shall drink il !" and struck tho p"'", of
my bayoort deep into that which lie WAS
haes'"s to his h's"st /
On. sir. It was not wine that t''ekled
dow"-it WAS blood. warm blood and a
piieous wall went like chill neross my |