Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-12-24
"Will you just shut up and 60 to bed?'
savagely demanded Mr.. Cobleigh. She did.
A STORY OF THE FRENCH ZOUAyES.

A STORY OF THE FRENCH ZOUAYES.
We recommend the following authentic
story to the attention of the innun,erable ad-
mirers of the French zouaves, who have won
such conspicuous places in military history.
The Arabs of Benz Shassen are great anna
teurs of gunpowder, and never neglect an
opportunity of rrowling about the French
camp and offering the soldiers large sums of
money for the coveted article. They pretend
to be Arabs of the neghborhood, friendly to
the French, and say they want powder for
hunting.
One day it was discovered ths; the zouaves
had been selling their powder. 10 paint the
fury Of the officer in command of the Arab
bureau is an impossible thing, but he resolved
to discover the culprits and punish them
severely An Arab in the service of the
bureau went in mysterious way in quest Of
powder. An old zouave brought him four
cartridges and asked him twenty francs for
them. The bargain was struck, but the spy
Immediately disclosed his official character,
and brought the cartridge vender before the
commander.
ut is you, then," cried the officer, coward
and knave, who would have your comrades
assassinated by the Benz Shassens ?"
"Yes, Commandant, did it."
"You have committed base action"
81 admit it, Commandant; but with this
same powder that l sold am going to blow
my brains out. That will save the trouble OF
court martial, and the zouaves will not be
dishonored by public sentence"
With these words the zouave took a cart
ridge loaded pistol with it, dropped round
ball in the barrel, and with superb GOODNESS
put the muzzle to his head and pulled the trig-
ger. The weapon missed fire, and the zouave
burst into hoarse laugh.
"The Judge has acquitted mt" said he.
"How so ?" said the Commandant.
"Why, you see, Commandant, that powder
| sell to the Benz Shassens is only ground
charcoal; the balls are made of clay, and the
whole done up in genuine cartridges. You
have just had proof Of it."
1t was true the zouave had cheated his GUS
TONER and he added with an air of triumph:
"The first time the Benz Shassens come in
action, all their pieces will miss fire, and you
will gain the battle?"
"Then you have sold good deal Of pow
der?"
Rather" said the zouave, exhibiting for
midable pipe, set with gold. Though the
Arabs may be pretty sharp fellows, they are
no match in cunning for the zouaves.
POLITICAL SNUBBING.-A Washington let
ter to the Baltimore Sun says: 1T is under
stood that the carpet-bag Senators are consid-
erably irritated over the manner in which
they have been treated of late. They allege
that they have not the same influence with
the President as the Northern Republican
Senators; that their recommendations for OF;
fee are disregarded by the Executive, and
that they are continually snubbed by two or
three members of the Cabinet They COM
plain also that it has become the custom
among many of their party associates in the
Senate to deny them the equal consideration
to which they are entitled. Their grievances
were brought to the notice Of the caucus, and
a demand made that they should be recognized