East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-04-19
NUMBER 38.


they had 10 deal with a blade that had
kept half dozen Hungarian swordsmen
at hay, and, with point or edge, il met
them everywhere, inagicslly. They were
drawing back, when Delaney, recovering
from the first effects Of his fearful wound,
crawled forward, gasping out curses that
seemed floating upon the torrent of his
rushing blood, and tried to grasp Mohun
by the knees and drag him down. f'DP
Pah! it was a sight 20 haunt ones
dreams. You might have filled my glass,
some of you, when you saw that it was
empty.) n ti tA" hhs 'Hi
Ralph looked down on him, and4aughed
again; his sabre whirled round once, and
cleared wide circle; then trampling
down the wounded man by main force, he
drove the point through his throat, and
pinned him to the floor. tell you I
heard the steel plainly as it graf ed on the
stone. There was an awful convulsion
of all the limbs, and then the huge mass
lay quite still. iaa ii'- .'a2
Then came lull for several moments
The Irish covered back to the door like
penned sheep. Their ammunition WAS
exhausted, and none dared to cross the
hideous barrier that now was between
them and the terrible Cuirassier. 80
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, "I'm but poor hand,
at the swording, but I must help my
master, anyhow" and he began TO climb
over the bresstwork. The coloners quick
glance caught the movement, and his
brief, imperious tone rang over the hub
bub of voices loud and clear.
"Don't stir, Connell; stay where you
are. / can finish with these hounds
alone"
As he spoke, he dashed in upon them
with lowered head and uplifted sword
/ don't wonder that they all recoiled;
his whole face and form were fearfully
every hair in his bushy
beard was bristling with rage, and the
incarna.e devil of murder was cleaning
redly in his eyes. l ifa ifIou
Just then there was wild cry from
answered by a shrek from my
wife, who had been quiet till now. At
irst l thought that some fellows had
scaled the window; but / soon distin-
guished the accents of great joy. Ny
poor Kate She had roughed il ia bar
racks too long not to know the rattle of
The steel scabbards. 81 t.l aat1
When the dragons came up at hard
yallop, there was nothing left in the
but the dead and dying. No.
nun had followed the flyers TO get last
stroke at the hindmost We clainbered
down into the hall, aud just as we reached
the door, we saw miserable crippled be
ng clinging round his knees, crying for
quarter. Poor wretch! he might as well
nave asked it from famished Jungle.
Tiger. The arm that had fallen so often
hat night, and never in vain, it came
Town once more; the piteous appeal ended
n death yell, and, as we reached him,
Nohun was wiping coolly his dripping
'abre; it had no more work to do
l could not help shuddering as l took
lis offered hand, and saw Connell
Ircmblc for the first time as he made the
'ign of the cross.
The Dragons were returning from tho
pursuit; they had only made two prison.
,rs. The darkness and broken ground
prevented their doing more. Ralph went
ip to the officer in command.
"How very good of you to come your.
elf, Harding, when / only asked you for
. troop. Come in; you shall have some
supper in half an hour, aud Fritz win
AXE care Of your men. Throw all that
.arrion out" he went on, rs we entered
he hall, strewed with corpses. "We'll
rive them 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, ~
hall never forget that have to thank
'ou for my life" 4
ats not worth mentioning" Mohun
eplied, carelcssly; "I hope you are not
much the worse for the tumble. Gadl il
vas near thing, though. The quarry.
mans arms were a rough necklace"
At that moment they were carrying by
he dis6gured remains of the dead Co
ossus. His slayer stopped them, and
,ent over tho hideous face with q grim
"My good friend, Delaney" he nut.
cred, "you will own that have kept my
vord. II ever we meet again, ! think
hall know you. IN reroir," and he
passed on.
/ need not 60 through the congratuls-
ory scene, nor describe how Knte blushcd
Is they complimented her on her nerve.
for her she had seen nothing.
hough sho had heard all. just as we
we're sitting down to supper, which Fritz
lad prepared with his usual stolid cool
less, and when Kate was about to leave
Is, for she needed rest, we remarked the
ttorney lowering about us with an ex-
lltatien on his face more servile and 70.
,ulsive than its late abjcct terror. i
"Mrs Carew," said Mohun, "if you
iave quite done with your protegs, / think
veil send him down stairs. Give him
to cat, Fritz; not with the
oldiers, though and let some one take