The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1858-10-27

clients held?' 1r
.'It couldn't a been there unless somebody
put it there"
.That's not the thing. Do you deny that
your horse did the damage?"
''Sartin do" ......... ..-
Yours is white horse?"
''Rather yallerish cast, squire"
"And poor and old?" f@
"a little shaky, I think
"Then how do you know it was not your
horse that did the damage?'
''That's just the pint I wanted to explain
SIR answered Joe, with imperturable gravity.
'Ef anybody axed me this afore come up
here, should told EN- all about it. The fact
is, squire, never owned but one boss in my
life, and never expect to, and that ere is saw
horse.'
The court smiled, and hid its face behind a
book; the captains counsel looked very blank,
and the captain himself turned very red and
pale by turns In the meantime the spectators
came nigh splitting their sides with laughter.
Some tried to reprimand Joe for this result; but
he was so simple and honest on the occasion
that all blame fell where righteously belonged,
upon the man that brought the suit. 1t was
very clearly proved that Joe never owned
''live hoss," and he was sent about his bust
ness.
1t was small! affair, perhaps, but it made a
great noise; and so hot and heavy were the
various remarks that were showered down upon
Daniel Lober, that in less than month he was
glad to sell out and move.
After this, uncle Joe's hens and geese wan
dered about without fear of being shot, but his
old "hoss" never was known to 60 away except
when it went upon its masters shoulders
A VETERANS s SToRY.-In our Louisiana news
day or two ago, we noted the recent death, in
the parish of st. John the Baptist, of Mr.. Lam
daiche, a veteran of the armies Of the first
Napoleon. The old soldier left a brief sketch
of his career, written by himself, which we
translate from the original French. He was SO
to Louisiana 80 years ago. .. Pic.
"a sergeant at the Military lyceum at Bor
deaux, at the age Of IT, in 1906 entered the
tenth regiment of the line. started with 500
conscripts for the depot at Boulogne in Romagne
and at the end Of three weeks, We were sent to
the Tyro, then the theatre of war. We were
then despatched to Venice, whore Eugene Beau
harnais, vceroy of Italy, was then busy form
ing his guard of grenaders and voltigeurs, 500
strong Thence we marched to Naples, and
then to Albruzzi and Calabra. We took a fort
by assault, and I seized on the enemys flag.
"For this, general Avril appointed me to a
lieutenancy, AND gave me the ribbon of the
legion of honor on the field of battle
"We proceededto to Reggie, and we then were
sent by sea to Corfu, where we remained in
barracks six months. Here the order reached
US to 90 to Ancona, where 10000 English
were encamped. We took possession Of a
small hill facing the enemy, with only four field
pieces. We resisted the English attack for
three days, against superior forces; but we were
obliged finally to surrender; out of 600 men
only II of us remained alive.
1--WE were first imprisoned on the island OF
Malta, We were then put aboard frigate and
taken to Plymouth. Iremained in prison there
five years, from 1909 to 1914. Restored tc
freedom at the restoration, l returned to France
presented myself at the depot Of the 18th regi
ment of the line, at Lyons, and was sent tc
Bordeaux. Invent to the mayoralty and showed
my service papers-iye years of service, two
campaigns, FIVE years of Imprisonment anc
seven wounds received on the battle field.
*The soldiers of several French regiments
land mine was among them) were called by
the government partisans 'Bonaparte brigands.
The government of the restoration assembled
US at Rocheforte, fifteen hundred in number
and despatched us to Guadalupe. Before leav'
ing, l asked for my service papers from the
mayoralty, but in vain. / was told they were
/ lost. On arriving at our destination, the Wis
count de Lardenois, lieutenant general in the
kings armies and knight of the orders of St
Maurice and ST. Lazarus employed us all, sol
diers and officers together, at engineering works
on government place, at Basse Terre. The
yellow fever came, and out OF the fifteen hun
dred men only six remained.
"Agan spared from death, Ireceiveda pass
port authorizing me to go wherever | wished
| left Guadalupe for New Orleans, where
arrived January "a, 1916, and since l have
constantly resided in the State of Louisiana.
A correspondent of the Baltimore Sun
writing from Bedford Springs, Pa, says:
The lady of Col. Alfred spates of Cumber
land. Md, one of the visitors here, by he1
dashing exploits with pair Of superb horses
has created quite sensation. Her admirable
tact and skill in handling the ribbons and mana
gng her spirited animals, are the theme O
commentator with all experts at the whip
She is the same lady who took the silver cur
at a recent agricultural fair in Montgomery
county, for the best display Of horsemanship
Her style in the saddle is queenly, and she
would be the envy Of the most accomplished
horsewomen at tFranconi's The lady has hon
cred some of Oar distinguished guests with ar
invitation to share with the hilarious exercise
and refreshing perils Of place by her side, upor
her brilliant charioteering excursions. The
other day she sent her card to the president
who, of course, with his habitua polteness
placed himselfin her charge, and the lady gave
him glorious round. Dasbing thro' Bedford
town at a spanking pace, the horses feckec
with foam, the lady glowing with excitement
and the president known to everybody, very
serious alarm seized the public mind that son,e
aspiring dame had caught up the chief magis
trate of the United States and was elopine
with him. AS it was observed, however, he
called upon no one for help, and seemed per
/ fectly resigned to the consequences, whether il
was broken neck or matrimony, nobody inter.
fered In good time the party returned, and
the president was restored safe and sound tc
his anxious friends.