The New York herald., 1874-12-20


afr to cut the rope above my head IN order to
prevent my escape. But what did strike me az
strange upon awakening just before touching the
ground and dashing my brains out was to md,
upon opening my eyes, an angel standing by my
bedside; yes, an angel with the darkest
prettest rosest face and the sweetest little mouth
tnat was ever made TO be kissed, and 1t wore the
Jauntiest little nothing OF hat. inc incest fitting
that ever were seen. Angels visits are said 10 be
lew and far between, but TINS was an angels visit
II ever there was one. This angel was about
sixteen, and 1t mad a basket IN its hand, and the
basket contained some Lyons sausage and some
colo chicken and bottle OF wine ana q f0cOn
OF liqueur de Hendaye, delicious KIND OF cordial
Tor which Hendaye is renowned
COMFORT AT THE BEDSIDE.
Shall ever forget how she came lD sat down on
Q chair beside my bed and locked around the
large, bare. cold stone walled room opening wide
her childish eyes In frightened way that was de
hciOIs TO look atf In company with her bonnie she
had iound us and made her way to us, where
others nad tried and failed. She had been to
the Alcalde, who told her ne did not know where
we were nor how to ind u.s. and brutally added
that she was bad girl Tor looking after us at all.
Then she went about lnquirlng OF every OIL
Ger she met, until at last she hit
upon the Commaudant, who Immediately sent an
aalne her fright upon entering the dark. irownlng
old castle by the one narrow little door; upon
passages, as dark in day time as at night; upon
mounting stairway AFTER stairway, crowded with
soldiers going up and down. up, up TO the fltn
moor, to see couple OF vagabond CORRESPONDENTS
whom she had not known Tor month, aud you
can form some idea OF what brave little girl she
is. VINO IL she and why did she come, you will
askY
she came because she is carlist and we were
supposed sS to to be u,aa Ca,list sympathizers, and
OF the little hotel, nalf French, hall Spanish, where
we were stopping IN hendaye. Her father could
not come. because he would have been arrested,
and 50 she volunteered. only taking with ner the
oonae, who was stll younger than herself. They
pie who are not above their business nor ashamed
OF II; VINO conduct IL fairly and honestly, and
tricks by which ordinary hotel Keepers neece the
travelling public. Tney are good Catholics, OF
course, and she told me the whole family had
said the rosary tor us the night before.
DISPATCHES TO THE AMERICAN CONSUL.
she stayed hall an hour with us, gave us all the
consolation ana all the news she could and then
returned to France carrying some messages and
dispatches Tor us, ana IT was through her ln-
formed the American Consul at Bayonne OF our ar
rest.
THE REPORT OF AN EXECUTION
An engineer Vi an English mining company here
told Inc afterwards that on the second night alter
our arrest he, Tor lark, told them he heard we
nad been shot or were to be shot early next morn
ing and that he had just heard something like
Keys or chains rattling at his window, whereupon
they had all commenced crying and immediately
went and said another rosary for our sale return.
1t /; certainly great pity that modern ideas and
80 OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION.
Toward noon the Chief OF Police came with the
Spanish Vice Consul at HeDdaye to examine us.
Tney wished to know why Was continually pass
ing Uack ana IOfLn from france TO the CarltSt
lines, and when this question was answered. they
had apparently no more TO ask, except relating
to . Manifestation OF Carlist sympathy / had
to had taken place in France ], OF course, re-
fused to answer or give any explana-
some significance as showing the ieeiing or the
Germans on the Carlist war l may as well relate
it here. was taking cofee one day In the open air
before Q cGfJ IN Hendaye in company with two
Carst officers. We had not been here three min
utes when we observed that we were the subject
were at the next table, not more than i've or six
ieet distant. They had recognized my friends as
Carlists, and they commenced BY speaking
munists, assassins, 'canales.n "petrolistes" and
"cochons." Tney commenced 10y speaking Span
stand they afterwards repeated all they had said
In French, when i at once perceived by their
mans. They then tried little English, and iea at
last settled down to German, repeating all they
had said before. probably Tor the better under
standing oil IL and for their own interior satisac-
tion. As did not consider myself in the least
touched by these remarks the scene was exceed.
AN INGENIOUS DEVICE.
1t was with the greatest difficulty that l could
restrain my friends from hurlng their glasses in
the faces Of our nelghbOrs, and 1t was only by
,nterment coupled with Imprisonment for assault
induced them to 90 away, first asking one OF them
for his ''chapa," or button. wish the crown and
the distnguishing paage OF the Carlists. This is
quietly proceeded to attach to my own ooina,
ay1g s ns
tenfold and tor nall an hour l sat smoking my
cigar and listening to storm OF invective and
wae proved exceedingly amusing to me. and
which enlightened me considerably as to the
kind There could be no mistake as to their In
tention, as they put on their glasses ana surveyed
from head 70 foot while psserng
was considerably astonished to learn shortly
afterward that one OF these Germans was
Herr Lindan, the German Consul at Bayonne. All
! can say is that he was very imprudent TO coun.
tenance such scene by his presence. The aggres-
sion came from his side, and had not restrained
my friends squabble and broken heads would
have ensued in which Herr Lindan would not
have appeared in very digni1ed or honorable
light
RETICENT FOR CAUSE.
declined TO answer. to Mr.. Buckiand, the
only count against him was having read a de-
spatch the Spanish Consul was writing one day in
the telegraph office in Hendaye. Apart from
the fact tnat Mr.. Buckand does not understand
Spanish, the telegraph ONCE Is only iour teet
squar1and there IS only one little shell on which
10 wrire. SO that two persons writing dispatches
Impossible to Know whether they are reading each
others dispatches or not. | suppose the Spanish
Consul has charges OF this kind against every jour-
nalist who was In Hendaye during the late affair.
When our declarations were written out we were
asked TO sign them. As there was really nothing
mine.as correct, with the exception OF several i'm
portant omissions. Mr.. BucKland, however. very
properly refused to sign anything. They then LETT
us with the comforting assul ance that we would
probably be sent to San Sebastian.
SAID TO BE FREE
The day wore away ana we got no further
news from the outside world until nearly darE,
when the Chiel OF Police came and informed us
that as far as he was concerned, we were free;
that Mr.. BucKand might return TO France as soon
as the Commandant should receive the order Tor
his liberation, which had been already made
out. AS for myself l would have to 60
to San sebastian TO answer to civil process,
which the Alcade had instituted against
me for having threatened to call him out, which
he considered q very grave offence. There was
nothing for 1t, therefore, but to make up my mind
to go to San Sebastian, and, as 1t was already too
late to into france, Mr.. Buckland had TO re.
sign himself 10 passing another night in prison.
Unused to being arrested he did not take to this
kindly. He worried and fumed and stormed, and
at last threw himself on the bed refused to eat
any dinner and finally went to sleep. For my part,
had been arrested too many times during
my career as correspondent to take the
matter SO much to heart But there had, 1t
must be confessed. MANY tie disQuietinQ things