Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-12-07

he lrlSn covered OacK TO Tile door llkt
penned sheep; their ammunition WAS ex.
hausted, and none dared to cross the hid.
eous barrier that now was between them
and the terrible Cuirasser.
i Don't stir, Connell; stay where you are
/ can finish with these hounds alone
AS he spoke, he dashed in upon them
4 with the lowered head and uplfted sword
! don't wonder that they recoiled; his
I whole face and form were feaffully trans.
I figured; every hair in his bushy beard was
bristling with rage, and the incarnate devil
of murder was cleaning redly in his eyes
Just then there was wild cry from
without, answered by shrek from my
wife, who had been quiet till now. Al
first I thought that some fellows had scaled
the windows; but l soon distinguished the
accents of great joy. My poor Kate!-
She had roughcd it in barracks too long
not TO know the rattle of the steel scab-
bards.
All this took about half the time to act
that it does to tell. was hesitating
whether to descend or to stay where my
duty called me-near my wife. Fritz knelt
behind me, silent and motionless /; he had
got his orders to stay by me to the last ;
but the sturdy keeper rose to his feet.
'Faix,' he said, Pm but poor hand at
the swoording, but must help my master
anyhow and he began to climb over the
breastwork. The colonel's quick glance
caught the movement, and his brief, i'm
perious tones rang over the hubbub of
voices loud and clear.
When the Dragons came up at a hard
gallop there was nothing left in the court
yard but the dead and dying. Mohun had
followed the flyers to get last stroke at
the hindmost. We clambered down into
the hall, and just as we reached the door,
we saw miserable, crippled being cling
ing round his knees crying for quarter
Poor wretch! he might as well have asked
it from famished jungle tiger, The arm
that had fallen so often that night, and
never in vain, came down once more; the
piteous appeal ended in death yell, and,
as we reached him, Mohun was wiping
cody his dripping saber; it had no more
work to do.
could not help shuddering as I took
his offered hand, and saw Connell trem-
BILE for the first time as he made the sign
of the cross.
The Dragons were returning from the
pursuit.; they had only made two prisoners;
the darkness and broken ground prevented
their doing more. Ralph went up to the
officer in command:
How very good ofyou to come yourself,
Harding, when l only asked you for a
troop. Come in; you shall have some sup
per in half an hour, and Fritz will take
care of your men. Throw all that carrion
OUT he went on, as we entered the hall
strewn with corpses. 'We'll give them a
truce to take up their dead
Clontarf came to meet us: he had only
been stunned and bruised by the fall. His
pale face flushed up as he said, 4 shall
never forget that l have to thank you for
my life
It's not worth Mentioning Mohun re-
piled carelessly. Il hope you are not much
the worse for the tumble. Cad! it was a
near thing, though! The quarryman's
arms we're a rough necklace |
At that moment they were carrying by |
the disfgured remains ofthe dead colossus
His slayer stopped them, and bent over
the hideous face with grim satisfaction.
MY good friend, Delaney he muttered
you will own that L have kept my word.
If ever we meet again, l think shall know
you. Au revoi,' and he passed on.
need not go through the congratula-
tory scene, nor describe how Kate blushed,
as they complimented her on her nerve.
Fortunately for her, she had seen nothing
though she had heard all. Just as we
were sitting down to supper, which Fritz
prepared with his usual stolid GOODNESS, and |
when Kate was about to leave us, for she
needed rest, we remarked the attorney
lowering about us with an exultation on
his face, yet more servile and repulsive
than its late abject terror
Mrs. Carew, said Mohun, If you have
quite done with your protege, l think we'll
send him down stairs. Give him some-
thing to eat, Fritz; not with the soldiers,
though; and let some one take him home
as soon as it's light. Ifyou say one word,
sir, I'll have you turned out noW.'
Mr. Kelly crept out of the room, almost
as frightened as he had been two hours
before.
The supper was more cheerful than the
dinner, though there was certain con-
straint on the party, who were not so we'll
seasoned as their host. He was in usual
spirits; so much so that Clon.arf confded
TO cornet, his particular friend, that 'it
was pity the colonel could not have such
a bear-fght once fortnight, it put him
into such charming humor.'
We had nearly finished when, from the
road outs ide, there came prolonged ear
piercing wall that made the windOw-p -panes
,remble. 1 have never heard any earthly
sound at once SO expressive of utter des-
pair, and appealing to heaven or he'll for
.
We all started, and set down our glasses;
but Mohun finished his slowly, savoring
like connoisseur the rich Burgundy.
1t is the wild Irish women kneeling
over their Dead he remarked, with per-
feet unconcern. They'll have more to
howl for before have done with them
shall go round with the police tomorrow,
and pick up the stragglers. Your men are