Butte record., 1856-04-12
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The French in Spain,
OR, THE SURGEONS ADVENTURE.
FRo1f THE FRENCH.1

CFRoM THE FRENcH.l
Soon after his triumphal entry into
Madrid, the Grand Duke de b
invited the principal families to an en-
tertalnment, offered by the French ar
my to the capital it had newly con
quered. Superb as the gala was, it had
not the property Of bestowing gaiety
on the Spaniards; their women danced
little, and the majority of the guests
had recourse to gambling. The pala-
tlal gardens were so splendidly iIlumi-
mated that dies could promenade there
as securely as if it was broad daylight;
nor was anything spared that could
give the Spanish a high estimate Of
Gaileclan taste. In an arbor, not far
from the palace, several French Off
GERS sat, at an advanced hour, discus
sing the chances of war, and COM
menting freely on the frowning aspect
! which the future seemed to wear.
81 sent my formal resignation To
Murat, yesterday" said tie SURGEON
ln-chlef Of the army, Of which / was
paymaster-genere1, "Without bayino
any actual apprehension of leaving nv
bones Il lberian soil, | prefer saIving
the wounds of our German neighbors.
whose weapons are less to be dread
ID than the cursed Castillian poniards.
/ have sort of evil foreboding touch
ing these Spaniards-gleaned, it may
be, from numerous wonderful records
extant in collection of Spanish books,
which formed part Of my youthful stu
dies. In fact, ever since we entered
Madrid, | have fancied myself destined
to be-if not the hero-tie accomplice
Of some perilous enterprise.
We are now, | think, all Frenchmen
here-no Spanish ears to listen to hear
us; 50 | may tell my tale.''
''Do so" we cried; and every indi-
yidual cast look around, bat saw no
thing that argued intrusion.
"Six days ago." began the surgeon, >
Il was returning in the evening to nay
quarters, when suddenly as | turned
I the corner Of a little street, two-deU-
lis, | believe, fell upon me, and, ere
could even struggle, twisted q thick
cloak over me, which, when | attempt
ed to cry out, not only stihed my voice,
but almost chol,ed me. I was hurled
along and lifted into a vehicle Of some
sort; where, 10 sooner had I been seat
ed ere the mant!e was withdrawn. and
q woman's voice uttered these desc
lating words; If you CRY out OF make
any effort to escape-if you indulge
III the slightest equivocal movement
the gentleman opposite you is capable
Of poniarding you without scruple.-
Be silent, then, whilst explain the
cause Of you abduction. If you will
give yourself the trouble to stretch out
your hand to the right, syou will find
that your case Of surgical instruments
is not far distant. We procured them
in Your name, for you may require
them. Weare taking You to the man
sion Of a lady who is in labor-a lady,
senior, whose honor must be preserved
at any risk, and whose unborn child
must be confded to the custody of her
friend-the gentlman who is your els
a-Uis. This lady's husband-for there
is a husbands desperately attached
to her; though watching over her with
all the jealousy Of an intense Spanish
nature, suspects nothing; and is abso-
lutely Ignorant of the cause of her
illness, which he believes to be a vio-
lent fever. You must act the accoudh-
eur-the danger Of the enterprise con
Germs not You. You have only to obep;
otherwise the lover Of the Donna
who Is now by your side, but who does
not know as l do, single word OF
French, will stab you to the hearth
''The female did not spare an en-
phasis on these words. to which re-
piled by question: who then are
you!' said I, seeking her hand. | saw
, that she was disguised BY military
uniform, and BY the faint light ol
Lle carriage lamp, could distinguish
that she possessed considerable beau
ty.
Il am the lady's confdante able
and ready to reward you, if you gal
, lantly lend yourself to the exigencies
of the ease
Willingly said l, seeing my ina
blity to rescue myself from a ieopar-
dous position; willingly, on one con
dition-that You permit me to salute
YOU
! 4, too, have my conditions wa.
her answer; you must promise never
to seek a knowledge of what family
belong to; and never endeavor to OBJ
tam sight Of my face should | choos,
to visit your quarters.
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