Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1858-01-15

raj, and indistinct with passion. With /
ont hesitating an instant he swung him
self over the baIustrade, and lighted on
his feet in the midst of the crowd
They were half drunk with whskey, and
maddened by the smell of blood but, so
great was the terror of Mohun's name,
all recoiled when they saw him thus face
to face, his swor d bare and his eyes blaz-
ing. That momentary panic saved Clon-
tart. In a second Ralph had thrown him
under the arch of deep doorway, and
placed himself between the senseless
body and its assailants. Two or three
shots were fired at him without effect it
was difficult to take aim in in such atoss-
ing chaos then one man, Delaney, sprung
out at him with a dubbed musket. AT
last ? we heard Mohun say, laughing low
and savagely in his beard as he stepped
one pace forward to meet his enemy. A
blow that looked as if it might have fell
ed Behemoth was warded dexterously By
the sabre, and, by quick turn of the
wrist, its edge laid the Rapparee's face
open in bright scarlet cash, extending
from eyebrow to chin.
His comrades rushed over his body,
furious, though somewhat disheartenel
at seeing their champion come to grief; !;
but they had to deal with blade that
had kept half dozen Hungarian swords
men at bay, and, with point Or edge, it
met them everywhere.
They were drawing back, when De-
laney, recovering from the first effects OF
his fearful wound, crawled forward, gasp
ing out curses, that seemed floating on
the torrent of his rushing blood, and tried
to grasp Mohun by the knees and drag
: him down.
Pah !! it was a sight TO haunt ones
dreams. (You might have filed my glass
some of you when you saw it was emp
, y.)
Ralph looked down on him, and laugh
ed again; his sabre whirled round once
and cleared a wide circle; then tramp.
ling down the wounded man by mair
force, he drove the point through hi
throat, and pinned him to the floor.
tell you heard the steel plainly as i
grated on the stone. There was an aw
full convulsion of ali the limbs, and ther
> the huge mass lay still.
Then came a 1uII for several moments
The Irish covered back to the door lik,
penned sheep. Their ammunition wa
exhausted, and none dared to cross tn
barrier that now was between them an(
the terrible Cuirasser.
All this took about half the time to aC
that it does to tell. / was hesitatin
whether to descend or stay where dut
called me-near my wife.
Fritz knelt behind me, silent and mt
tionIess; he had got his orders to stay
me TO the last, but the sturdy keeper ros
to his feet.
'Faix,' he said, I'm but poor hand
. swording, but I must help my maste
anyhow
: AID he began to climb over the breas
Il work.
The coloners quick glance caught ii
=; movement, and his voice rang over IL
H. hubbub loud and clear.
OF Don't stir, Connell can finish wi
K these hounds alone
cd AS he spoke dashed upon them vii
uplifted sword.
ne l don't wonder that they all recoiled
e. his face was fearfully transfgured ev
m I.y hair in his bushy beard was bristlil
st- with rage, and the ncarnate devil Of mu
as der was cleaning redly in his eyes.
Just then there was wild cry fro
l without, answered by a shrek from L
.or wife, who had been quiet till now. j
lie first l thought that some fellows had SC;
at ed the window, but l soon distinguish
ng the accents of great joy. My poor Kat
ng She had roughed it in barracks too 10
on not to know the rattle Of steel scabbart
When the dragons came up at ha
ice gallop, there was nothing left in the cot
nat yard but the dead and dying. Mob
Ike had followed the flyers TO get last stro
ST. at the hindmost.
II We clambered down into the ball, al
US just as we reached the door, we saw
miserable crippled being clinging rou
lad his knees, crying for quarter. Pt
the wretch he might as well have asked
'al- from a famished jungle-tiger. The a
ing that had fallen SO often that night, a
in never in vain, came down once moi
,ck the piteous appeal ended in a death-ye