The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-08-07

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yyou will make;;tt'
GIVE will, said Towah and Lille together
"sOn reaching the city you will ask fol
the widow of the congressman Talbot. YOU
will knock at the door of her house, and yor
say to her daughter, who is my afianced
sEllen, Albert has died for you, and this golc
is for YOU
'sThe Golden Daggcrs kept quiet more
than six months One night, while the count
was sleeping, after his days work, he was
awakened by light noise.
ellie was at his pillow.
"sMaster," said she, take your carbins !!
"The count roso to his feet. The report
of gun sounded. Towah was already en-
gagged with the enemy, and had struck down
a Golden Dagger at the moment when he at
tackled the palisades with an axe.
ellie seized the third carbine.
"The hut had now triple line Of defence
"a palisade, deep ditch, and a rampant
made of tie trunks of trees.
'The count, assisted by Towah and Lille
sustained within thehut seige of five nights
The Golden Daggers retired every morning
carrying off their dead
''There rage was intense. They cried out
before leaving: This is the last night before
you will be cut to pieces.
Son the sixth night the Golden Daggers
set fire to the hut. They had lost their ma
rand twelve men.
"Albert de Rosen issued from the burning
hut, mounted the rampant, fred the last shot
from his carbine, and dropped at his feet a
weapon henceforth uneless.
'Hc crossed his arms upon his breast, and
waited for the enemy. The Golden Daggers
bound him strongly with cords, and carried
him off to the camp. Lille and Towah were
also made prisoners. -.,ss.......
1.-THE next day they assembled upon the
mountain to elect chief
THE sergeant, Saunders and Canadian
named Bolton, had each four votes. Others
had three, other two. There we're thirty who
had, each, good opinion Of himself, and who
received one vote. s.....-
g Before we cut you to pieces, washer Of
mud 2 said Saunders Of the Count Albert,
who was TRANQUILITY looking on, give us your
opinion
May opinion!' answered Rosen, is that
you look to your earbines ! Ny dog Lion has
scented the Vecinos?
'sLion Was magnificent dog from the
South whom Towah had obtained from the
Mexicans He scented the Vecinos at a
leagues distance
Take you POSITIONS cried almost at this
moment the seminal, who was stationed at
the top Of the mountain. -.4
"There was momentof indescribable tu-
multi. Everybody wished to conlmand-no
one was willing to obey.
sThe sentinel fred his gun and retroated
Saunders sprang toward Rosen and cut
the cords which bound him with a dagger
Nhich hung from his neck.
"This washer of earth,' he exclaimed,
has killed thirteen Of our men. He fights
we'll I vote that he be made mayor p
ssThere was universal assent.
"'Command us, sir! We will leave you
your goldy
"Roscn seized the carbine which they pre-
sented to him, and ordered that his compan-
ions be set at liberty. Rosen took command
Of che Golden Daggers, aod drove the Vecinos
to the bottom of the mountain.
CATER the battle they came forward to Of
fer the oath of obedience Bolton alone, in
stead Of taking the oath, struck the count
rudely upon the hand, and said:
"I wish to see if the blood Of this dirt
washer is as red as mine!' 80 1-s. q
sThe law of the Golden Daggers docs not
permit the refusal of challenge Bolton
mounted upon one Of the twin rocks of which
Monsieur the ,Yiscount has spoken-Rosen
upon the other Bolton fell The Count
Albert was mayor of the Golden Daggers
"Under his mayoralty the poor gold seekers
had peace. He had no foolish idea of civiliz-
ing the savage soldiers under his command,
but he taught them to collect gold from the
Torrente- Santo, and directed their fighting
propensities toward the Mexicans
"About this time" said George Leslie, in
conclusion, Kit happened to me to become
well acquainted with the Count Albert. [
believe that knew his most secret thoughts.
do not know what he would have done in an
other sphere, but can give my testimony
that he had brave heart and sound intel
lect"
tNothing but that ?" cried the marchioness.
Il believe he was hero. What say you,
| ladies 2" ~
The Count Albert de Rosen was declared
hero by majority of the viscountesses.
Henri de Villiers smiled at his future
mother-in-law, and repeated:
| "a hero, cousin veritable hero -
George Leslie, during this time; looked at
Helene. She raised the hand of the mar
chioness to her lips, and kissed it with a
pensive air. aa ln
"Albert de Rosen lost his eyesight," re
sumed George, the day that Monsieur the
Viscount saw him prisoner to the Mexicans
Helene let fall the hand of her mother, and
opened wide sad eyes.
| ''Blipdv' murmured she
ssThe Count Albert is blind?" they rereat-
ed on all sides.
'sWhen Monsieurde villiers saw him strech-
ed upon the litter replied George Leslie" q
bullet had destroyed his sight"
CHAPTER V.-DoNNA CARMEL
| In the boudoir of the marehioness there
was not, perhaps a single person, except the
Viscount Henri de Villiers, who did not ex
perience painful sensation at the last words
pronounced by George Leslie. They were all
interested in this Albert de Rosen. He was
one Of those heroic persons over whom
the world runs mad. All Of the women fell
in love with this wandering cavalier, who had
left the plains of Hungary to hack and hev
the savage bandits of America. All deplored