Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-05-01

seized her, and ran behind her deliyerersAi
F "Ahl league of Banditsh Cowardiyss
scamps!" said Keraudran, while asita..es
ting his sword with Juror. Give of you You
agsinss one wornan!. Stop whiie,s By
the Eternal! Twill make you; suffer for 4.
it!
But the villains, had got eyer ,theirI
fright, and the light of an only candle.
came back to Keraudran,, who was alona.
"By Blue! it is rot SO bad; for miln
tary mani" cried Rousseau, with an
ironic laugh, 'eThat is. he wishes; hts hser
for himself the graball.'' -
20! cried Matilda, I imploro you,
whoever you be-, to protect me r., ~,
"Let us see I" repeated Rousseau.
drawing his sword, Eight or die.n The
others, all did the same. ,lsqsq mo
"Ahl five again, against one / well.G.
come on cowards?" cried Keraudran.i.
at the first plunge Rousseau fell at his
feet. The other four. came all together
on him al ONCE. He defended. himself
like lion against his four assailants..
BY lucky blow he put a second out of
power to do him any more harm, but the
combat was 50 unequal, and Being hin him. 9 !
self wounded, he certainly would havsas
succum ed had he not perceived his ser.
want Jacob. E'l
Come on Jacobp' he cried, whilst
fighting desperately. .4a .s,sJr;sy
"Here I am, Captain" responded .Ja-t
cob, at the window, with pistoA 10, each
hand 'ds sFan
But in this furious scufie. The ooniSys w.
light they had had been extingpished,
and Jacob could distinguish nothing in
the dark. Tac ssisf
"Where are you, captain ~ said he. Il
"Herep replied Keraudran. laii.F ~
Fire away, where else ?''
Jacob fired shot aaershot at random,
Keraudran. pro6ing hy the'fight ofahis
OPP onents, rushed to.the door, trying 10 1
break it opon. SSS..s 80, /,
The report of the pistols had reached
the hotel.
"What is the matter 2" said Lartier,
in terror. "They shoot one. anotheri
That is the way that Rousseau does" ode
AT that moment Kerandran appeared
at the hotel, covered with blood his >
clothes torn, his naked sword in one
hand, whilst with his right arm he
hugged the still faint Matilda. Fl,
"Ah! band of traitors that you are,."
cried he with terrible voice, ayou at. =
tract here the officers of the Republic
and put yourselves ten against one tod
assassinate them. By the Great Jeho!ii
yah; you infamous brigands! will p
have the last one of you shot!,'
"Mister officer citizen captain ]" said
Lartier sit is not me-we are not the
ones"
Silence Obey me !'' interrupted Ker.
audran, II require three horses for nv
carriage, and no reasoningt I start iii 81
five minutes!" II y
A minutes later, Matilda, Nathaniel,ii
and the Baron DeLarey, were going at j
full speed, toward to castle DeKeraudran,
where they arrived without accident,
Once at the castle, they had to conduct
themselves with prudence. whilst waiting
to procure passports. The Baron De
Larcy, passed for gardener under tho
assumed name of Robineau, and Matilda
for chambermaid. They kept them
selves concealed as much as possible,
waiting anxiously for the time to como,
to exile themselves to strange land,
without peril. One morning, Nathaniel
being alone in the hall, Jacob entered
quite frightened, saying,
Captain do you dnow what they say
about you? they soy that your castle ia
to be searched"
"And why?" asked Keraudran, turn,
ing pale, al this terrible news.
"They pretend that you harbor OUT
laws in your castle, it is one of those
trifling scamps, that you handled SO
roughly, who has denounced you. They
will be here in one hour" .R 3eT