, 1874-04-04

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H." ,,. Iho cannon was stopped. 1t stnggcred
nnT f IL MhhB Inc pal as leVor, focheu " tot
oinn1 iLo f,,i Hu"xs y, '.ass tntneu usot W..
,yts no la!tln8 eeli, and the gunner 9tlpphlf
ti'o sm, lasnoo .ot"alu nnaolohR, anu pasaoc a
hronanP Oh tno tlllef-ropo ABOUT the
A'r,. ,,,, - ,,,,,r,,,,,r,,,. -
r. waa on1a,, Ill., ,r,o, aoNaIEM. m,,
mt had .,rInc to ,nnanIan nn W. n,nn,v nG
talton tho tilundorboit % nrisoner. '''o pslu' lV'
hnnfja. '"-"o9 '0" S-o oot'ofa cl"pPoo 'nol1
Tho w,,o,o orov 1rrrto7 5,,.,, ,,,,,. ..,,o. 49,,
o1njns nnd T., M i,atnt ~ aown WIN caploa ane'
" las,c i''o Al ~ '''9'' LILO cannon WINS seoafo
rha n,uu, us,,,,or e,,rtoa Ain ,,au..
1Hrh h"haot ,,a uei eaa"tGu ~ ,.t,, .nv psssonger
Nfo S'' Il" o"'o W nii''' you nave ea7oa my
Tho old man Ind roaumoa b,a hmm .s,,,,o .tu
aTI, Ti,,o '.ru 1r,,, "'I ~; n'I an,, aop,y.
tint ~ tha sn nau ,,a ,uuorou, nnt ono might Hay
,1' shn. LUG cannon hau conquered also. Immediate
wax bv ,'n @ nuun G'oTGa @ nus th9 corvette
vosao .ao,n a,o ana 11iapldatlon Of tho
hraooi,ns n,o - ,,.tia,s a Lne eooh hau ilVe
bow. 1t nf tha tlirty 'vrs ,ge. vas n 5ho
,,Yo,oas i, t, - w ty sy eattonaoes, twenty lay
"1IIua' T%n cnrrn,nn IN rno'r t1ees m1.;ai, ,a ,o
roohnipod ,yna ituos 1;aa,in a pSea @ captusea anu
hreooI,.huttn sya aeaT 1n9 hGraw Or the
| thc niacn imn,ssi1to ioou, t. ~ nna sne loyn1ng Or
tory woa ,etl,tnod ~ ;o ;na4 T 1ne pRt,
sprung oak. Il waa unc"sanrv ot nu o,co ol y naa
mir tsa domaa, nv. ~. ieoo.y i ~ ohco 20 re-
1hn rI,m.5ci "u a'n,y Hlr ~ ~ pnaahH 60 "ork
about H. otYcroI to",ia wo ,au t'11 m 10 iook
rior of NM, o.onnnt, ePup.asu, na5.a me lleo
bean mora oomn)otnlr diamontiE11 'ou'a no' na'o
| Howovor uroat t;'.' ,,nanaa;., u,oa.an. ,i4 A..
slnld nscnna nIaaryot ti inas s.io corvette
oma no,osuitr ,,oson.ai ;a,, a'i1 n1oee lnpefi-
N"' A''''''s' frusun,eu 9N~rn.srn ,.seu ..,.a,.
It had bocn necosaarv to ii1ht ~, ,,,o aoo,. h..
lnntcrna niacoI hor" o1 - II, as up sue @ uosk oy
INK inrinr tho Nv ttnIe t;r,ea @ .no aldes.'
elon Ind asEeI tlc roy saro s,o w s1 es'c uyGt
ono o,1cHtinn nf liza ~ ;,onth snt tios W tn9
little what waa nnssinr outse liz ~ ~,
duel TLo Ion Ind toonnd o 1,n5 SnG
It lad rnt mt ~ ita rnrto IL, ,;, ;t ~ ".'
soy md uarnscv forthnr - ta an.,, .s uoi
ought to havo gono, and way surrounded round hv ~ ~
troboJ gen. rhn rront ,ravau liaaoI ~ ~ u
wounds Of W The coFyettomSses MfvM fu snS n e9p9
Thn ma roo,,nd hn,. mounc1,'t" ,r11a t ~ IoIa'
came gaie. 4 u9uaii, { tompoas sedy perhsDs, Ds'
four ears' iongth. ''0~''e'' - ''' ''''i' 'D'
in hnsto tho ravugos Of tho gnn-tiecls. Stopping
tho lonlto, and putting back into position the Euns
which had cscapod tho daastor tho old uaB.a1,unr
had gone OIL declt.
uo stood with Lia lncs nrninet Tim rnninn,est
10 Ind Taid no attention to q nroccotlinr wIic,
had taken place on tho vessel. The Olovalier In
VicnyilIo had drawn up the marines in line IN
either side Of lo nlainn1ast and at tic whistle
OF tho pnilors h,1sy in TIM rivpu a,on, ,,nr;,ht
OH tho yards. "eN'o'''
passouger. Behind t,o C3antnin marchcil n nnn
hnggard, breatlloss, his dress in disorder. vet
wearing sa!iatlcd look under it all. It was tic
gunner who had lust now 20 onportunoly nj,own
hinlse1f tanner Of monsters, and who Ind rnt
tho bettor Of the caunon. ''"" eo'
Tic Count ,nndo military salute to tho uu-
known III peasant garb, mud said to him, Con
eral, ~ o. = -">@ '''''@ ~ %''' ''-
HERE n THE MAN."
The gunner hold himself erect. his eyos DOWN
cast, standing III soldiorly attitude.
Count tlu Boisbo1thelot co1itiutod "Goperat.
tnking into consideration what tlis man had
done slo you not think thara In aomothino fo.
his commanders to do ?' >~1
" think there In, enil TIM old mn,
"Bo good enough to give tho orinra, rotnrn.
cd Boisbertleot.
+. It is for you to give them. You arc the (,an-
tain.' "Ao 'Ao Cup"
berthe1ot. 0''
The old man looked at tho Gunner. uAn.
proach," said be.
Tho gunner moved forward n eton. Thu o,d
man curved townrfi o,1nt IN Ro,ahorf,,oiat ~ Jo
tachod Tho oross Of Sont Ton;. fro,, ~ ~ ~
taius uniform. md fastonod Il m ti,a innLot X
tho gunner
.Hurrah t" cried the Bailors.
The mnrinca nrcso,tcf1 nr,ns n,,o <,,a .,.,,...
ger. nointinr Viii Tia fjnrar towor III .ssgn- aa
ored gunner, adacd. "Now '''0 ''"''o-
LET THAT MAN pE suor.n
Stupor succeeded tho applause.
Then, In tic midst Of siionco like TINT of Tim
tomb. tho old man raistd his yoce, Iro aa;J II;
"a negligence hay ouflaucore cd tl,ia ain a.
this monoat sho is porhaps lost ro h. ~ saa a.
il to faco tho enemy. yeeaei at oncr w. i; ~,
army which gives battlo, Tho tomnast concoaiS To-
but does not ubBont tself trha ,yholo san ~
an,buscatIe Death il fila ncna1tv ~ n,- - f.,,, ~
is reparablo. Courage ought to b. rewarded. Owl rni.
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