Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-07-22

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Sheaths. 1gnacio observed with a shu oder
that several Of the ruffians had their hands
and weapons stained with blood.
Whom have we here ?" exclaimed a sal
low, evil-visaged fellow, who wore pair of
tarnished epauIets. "Is this the negro you
secured at the beginning of the affair 7"
One of the men nodded assent, and the chief
bandit taking a torch, passed it before the face
Of the captive officer.
d" In muitar " exclaimed he, observing the
uniform button. "Your name aud rank 2"
Receiving no reply. he stepped little on
one side and looked to the coat cuff for the
usual sign of grade
- Tenients corOnel r' cried he on seeing the
double stripe.
A man stepped forward and Ignacio, who
knew that death was the best he had to eX-
pect at the hands Of these ruffilns, and was
observing their proceedings in stera siIeuce,
Immediately recognised deserter from his bat
TALON.
"'Ts the Colonel Ignl clio Guerra said
the man he commands the first battalion
of the Toledo regiment"
An exclamation of surprise and pleasure
burst from the Carsts Oh hearing the name
of an officer and battalion well known aud
justly dreaded among the adhercnts of the
Pretender. Their lea Ter again threw the light
of the torch on the fe ltures of the Christine
and gazed ut hun for the space Of a minute
with an expression of cruel triumph.
Ha " exclaimed he, "el COrOnsi Guerra
He is worth taking to headquarters"
We shall have enough to do to get away
ourselves, laden as we are" said one of the
men. pointing to a number of large packages
of plunder lying on the grass hard by "Who
is to take charge Of the prisoner! Not |,
for one"
A murmur among the other brigands ap-
proved this mntinouS speech.
Cuatro HrOS," suggested a voice
Yes" said the leader, " to bring down the
enemy's picketS upon MS. They are not Il quar-
ter of Ie,gue off Pedro lend me yourk uife.
We will see," he added with a cruel grin, " how
the gallant colonel will look cropped"
A kmfe-biade glanced for moment in the
torchght as it was passed round the head of
the Christine officer.
threw the ears of the unhappy Icnacio amongst
his men A ferociou, laugh from the bandlttl
welcomed this act of barbarouS cruelty.
The leader sheathed the knife twice in his
victims breast before restoring it TO its owner,
and the CarIiSts, Snatchug up their booty,
disappeared in the direction of the mountains.
At dav break the following morning, some
peasants going TO their labor in the field, saw
the body of the unfortunate officer still taSten-
ed to the tree They unbound him, aud per
ceiving some signs of life, carried him into 10
gropo, where they gave the alarm. a detach-
Inent was Immediately sent ont to the R'ttro,
bnt it was too late 10 pursue the aS'aSSInS
and all that could be done to bring in the
bodies of Don Torribio, his daughter and nece,
who were lying dead in the supper-"Oom. An
old groom and TWO wOmen-Servants hal shared
a like tate the horses had been taken out OF
the stable, and the house ransacked of every
thing valuable
For several weeks Ignacio Guerra remained
wavering, "a it were, between life and death.
At length he recovered but his health was
SO much impaired that the surgeons forbade
his again encounterng the fatgucS of cam
paign. Enfeebled in body, heart-broken at
the horrible fate of GertrudiS, aud foreseelng
the speedy termination of the war, consequent
on the concluded treaty Of Btrgara, he threw
ND his commission, AMI left Spain to seek for
retfuInesS of his miSfortuneS in foreign travel.
I'm all French towns of any consequence,
and in many whose size and population would
almost class them nnder the denomination OF
villages. there is some favorte spot serving as
An evening lounge for the inhabitants, whith
or, on Sundays and fets days especially, the
bellies and elegants Of the place resort, to critl-
else each others toilet, and parade up aud
down walk varying from one to two or three
hundred yards in extent.
The ancient city of Toulouse is of course not
without is promenade, although but poor
taste has been evinced in its selection for,
while Oh one side of the town soft, weIltrlm
med lawns, cool fountains and magnificent ave
nues of elm an plane trees, are ablnl loIed t"
nursery maids and their charges, the rendez-
vous of the fashionahles of the pleasant capl-
tai of Languedoc is parched and dusty alice,
scantily sheltered by trees of recent growth,
extending from the canal to the open square,
formerly known as the Place dAngouleme,
but since 1880 re-baptized by the name OF the
revolutionary patriarch, Gen. Lafayette.
1t was on a Sunday evening OF the month OF
August, 1910, and the Alice Lafayette was
more than usually crowded. After day OF
uncommon sutrneSS, II fresh breeze had sprung
no. aud little before sundown the fair lou
lousaines had deserted their darkened and ar
tIfcialIy-cooed ro DmS and focked to the prom
enade. The walk was thronged with gally al
tired ladies. smirking dandieS and officers in full
dress. In the fields on the further side OF the
canal. q number Of men of the worklng-classeS,
happy in their respite from the tolls OF the
week, were singing in parts, with all the mnSI'
cal taste aud correctness of ear for which the
inhabitants OF that part of France are noted ;
while, Oh the broad bouI ward that traverSes
the lower end of the alice, crowd of recruits
whom the conscription had recently called un-
der the colors, stood gazing in open-monthed
astonishmeut and infinite delight at some rude
" constructed booths and shows, outside OF
which clown and paIiaSse were rivaIing each
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