The New York herald., 1871-02-15

he seemed to have had quito enough for the mo
ment: lssy ls not much knocked ABOUT. enclose
tion. DO not publish It, for might get rs into DIFF
fcuties here. Paris looked rs cam and as white a
parent in As wss nshnr mg sxscS c
captain stretched his arms aud tried TO vet up ISy
straightway sent him shell. but IL only made big
SAVE THE CAPTAIN.
reflected that the captain mad brought me there
against his viii, ana that really owed him some
reparation. Whispered to nim. 'Captain. here's
hole near % ycur boot; Try and roll ,hs way" phe
M @ the eqs a rsa 81 % IL
% asre ana evidently asw sa moro you sss ss.
had sheltered s Spe sesaa e rsSes ooa ,naf 81
the newspaper correspondents at Versailles; lost
my way IN the Salory woods IN the fog last night
was out there bOtanlznR; wandered in the dark
for thirteen hours without meeting soul. and, to
my horror. found myself here ut awn to-day; am
wish 10 praise myself, but l do t1inK that that
answer. ior an lmpromptu, was rather powerfully
The CAPTAIN LOOKED AT NE w1ru nIsrsusr.
pity and c0ntempt. all together. muse do HIM the
justice TO say that nc was most p!ucky fellow. He
covered with mud. aud then he looked a. his boot
and his stocking "How did my boot and stocking
know answered, when cav them fa in mere
Just now | supposed theg mad come out OF shell;
Dut you ouaht 70 know pest now you came TO part
ran IKE wild beast suppos. they new or in
the fall; they were very loose you seer "How
not warrior, anu could give no opinion, but that,
as the fog had brought US there, log might take
BACK a., again to tho prHssian nes You're RIGHT"
the fog comes, We shan't be a0.e 10 see yard be-
tore US. How shall we know which way 20 gos'
sticks on the edge of this pole will indicate tne dIrec
tion OF your outposts; they are only 2Oo yards of.
THE FOG Is TAICKRSING AGAIN.
and we may perhaps be HD.e to get mack to Yer.
sailles TO breakfast" didn't say word about his
horse. for l didn't want MIN TO get hold Of the
animal and detect the patchwork mad made In his
side. Besides, thought 1t was kind to leave him
for the french to get; was sure they would make
sortie on HIM. Then We talked about mutual
frieuds and tho captain became quite p0lit., sym.
pathising kindly with the woiul fears which ex-
pressed and recognizing that my position was
haru one Tor non-conoatant. The log got solid
BY degrees, and ut nine O'Clock we ventured to
leave our hole and to strike In the direction
pointed cut by details we mad thrown out OF 1t. We
soon heard the Prussian sentries and the captain
called TO them. HIS voice brought without fire from
the French vedettes behind us. ana a fierce reply
from the needle guns: but nobody could see any
body and no narm was DONE We were taken In to
the first post and were then examined. The cap
the line had seen him run away two hours before,
put my legend was regarded as Impossible. SO
was arrested and
SENT INTO VERSAILLES
IN cart from Sevres the captain pr0dttng by the
conyeyance ON the road said to him, "My dear
singular circumstances, and. PROBABLY. want I,
have memorial OF you" Anything You like, nv
Gear Ieil0W," ne repied, "wil you have my pipe ~
"Thank yOn no, !" answered, III smoke cigars, and,
besides, nave set my mind 90 the irst thing saw
OF you, that Lett boot OF yours. Ii may seem 10
you very dro, but have the greatest longing to
possess tnat boot. SHAH show 1t 10 my ftenus IN
England. and describe to them how 1t cam tumDlin0
into tho cavern wnere had taken reiuge.U .sUer-
tainy. SAID the cuirassier, III VIII accompany you
to the Commandment and get you out or CUSTODY
and then shall 60 aud change my clothes anu viii
send you the article; II Is odd fancy OF yours all
the same" SO II happened. Was let out, and b We
just received the boot. will show II to you when
come back. The holes l made are digger than
fancIed.