Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-09-14

nothing to do but walk in and cut our
throats, and came struggling TO the
gate gesticulating and shouting, and
firing of their guns in the air rs
though the place was theirs already.
They were allowed to approach with
in some hundred and fifty yards, when
Mason sprang up into one of the
windows and shouted "Halt !" in Ara
bic.
What do you want here!'
Please God, you shall know SOON
replied an evil-looking fellow, with
belt full Of pistols, who was one of the
foremost. But if YOU are not one of
those dogs Massom still wore his
Turkish dress) come forth and no
harm shall happen you
i am an Euslishman, and these, my
friends, are English too. Take care.
Our Consul knows your movements, and
will he here with assistance before your
shadow grows long. Dogs in your teeth
Dare TO approach one step and I will
drink your blood, son of burnt
father.
w hat lies are these. thou Of the
split tongue| replied the ruilian, after
moments consultation with those
| around him. Is it not we'll known that
the giaonr, thy Consul, departed for
the Lebanon two days ago: Ca. on,
my brother Revenge our holy relis-
ion, There's no God but God, and
Mahomcti~ the prophet Of God There
i gold, there is woman for those who
live. There is Paradise for those who
| die. On on
The immediate surrounding Of this
fanatic were about fifty men, apparent
ty we'll armed. They fired yolley
which might have deprived Us Of our
, leader, II he hni not jumped down in
time and rushed toward the gate. They
hai nearly gained the iete NJ posf when
our WORT Of command came ont. clear
As buglc cali:
Number Four-rcady fire
'Nlmber Onc-with revolver ready
fire"
'NImbcr T~o-withrcvoIver-ready
fire
.NlIlhtE iuItt-IcalN lTt
Number One and Number Two
with Your guns-rcaiy !
'uue ani Two-rcady-guns
hlnd barrcls-iirc
Number Four-ready- =
Number Threc-readv fire /
But Number Three had long Shot.
: Two fell TO our first three discharges,
and when the word was gwen to use
our guns, the enemy Was packed 80
closely on the runs of the drawbridIc
that every slug of the forty poured out
from our four barrels must have told.
Had they been not quite 80 dcnscly
packed and little further of, the
effect would have been greater, Is our
| charges would have spread more. But
thr route was complete. They had not
counted on 50 warm reception
A. thcv fled. Mason raised his ear
binc for the tir-t time, and their leader,
while in the act OF trying TO rally his
men, threw up his arms and tell
NJ. jules said Mason, rs coollv
a. though ordering dinner. 40 me the
favor 10 remember that one does not
lire ~ the word Ready That j. pre-
pArativc only. Yout first shot was 4
very good one. | congratulate YOU.
But 1t would have been better one mo-
ln"nt later. Crake, pat that back 81 Iht
down. Long shots are no use. Max
and Icmplar, never fire at the font
row Of a rush. AIM over their hca Is
into the middle Remember those
[ lines OF Macauiay:
'rho-" behind cried, Forward, and those
IN front cried Back"
Fitch INTO those who are pushing
/ the others on, and there Will be no
pushing. NJ God, What's that
Well might he cry NV God What
that,' for over the draw-bridLr, and
making direct for the enemy, marched
Frank Seton. In vain all shrickei -
4 aim - come back. In vain were Il
/ dozen pieces levciled at him by our
assallants. He marched straight on.
waving something white in each hand
| Mussulmans. like Indians have re-
| spect for madmen, and TO that respect
/ rank owes his life. IL turned out
/ that NJ. Jules, our good chief, had not
| been able to control his feelings, and
| that early IN the morning he had sought
| poor Frank, and gwen him what Mrs.
| Brown would cali n bit OF his mind.
! All, what had he done: into what
| peril had he brought these dear ladies
| He who. after all was Il hereto. 50
| Frank let himself down FROM "A window
on the other side Of the fort, and TAX
ing with him copies Of those wretched
! papers (Lhc printing OF which, by the
| by, was the cause OF his remaining be-
| hind in London) as his credentials,
went out TO the enemy to glre himself
/ up 10 their fury, and die To save vs..
| Unable to speak one word oil Ar2bie,
he could not make his Intention clear,
and, as l have said, was taken for "A
mailman. Moreover, our assailants,
whose blood was now thoroughly rous.
ed, were in the act of making another
rush for the gate, and in this be was
| borne down.
You may judge what sort Of spirit
actuated tie enemy, when / tell you
| that many who rushed to attack us
had no arms at all. In spite of the
bloody warning we had given them,
these fanatics were ready To dash them
selves on the gate, and try to tear it
down with their bare hands.
We checked then o0ce, twice, thrice
firing until our arms became So hot
that we could scarce hold them. The
bridge was strewn with dead and
wounded, but others pushed on, and
once under the wall were safe from our
fire. We had suffered too of the hail
Of balls which ratified against the fort,
one or two had entered the narrow
loophOle poor Crake had his right
wrist shattered, ami Templar had
shot in the shoulder. Onr ammuni-
ton was almost exhausted-as we
thought. The din at the gate was aw-