Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-04-02
tells me she is not in prison. Then where

SSAAo Inv oiiS ~ law Al PA4Sohs AISA VASA
can she be?" 83. H e
"Hulnph!'' said the neighbor, "may sh,
be safe enough. You know the conanadn
dante was after her. lp.
"Poor girl !" said Earrings; ''that Nigh
explain the whole thing. Court TIL
daughter and hang the father would b.
rather rough" t@ e.
.'Well, let it be. 1 wish the saint
would dsliver us from these Spanish
scoundrels. They cross themselves anG
come to mass, but they are a hard set to
deal with. They even come and take pro.
visions from my store, give a scrap of pa
per, and that is all: the money never see
And soon | shall be out Of bread, and out
of peat to heat the oven. What are We
coming tO?''
"Well as for that said Barring, 81
have just heard that there is great peat
ship in port, consigned to Viering.''
Ito Viering2 Why, didn't know he had
anything to do with peat"
.'Nor do i !; but he is shrewd, and may be
he'll sell at a high price-not bad specn
lation just now"
Yes peat had become very scarce, and
the arrival of a large cargo created quite
III excitement. When the baker came to
Viering, in time as he hoped to make a
bargain, he found the whole cargo had
oeen bought already.
'But wait till morrow" said Viering
may be l can spare you some. It is d
very large load, indeed. never saw such
d heavily laden ship, They had some diff
;ulty to get it through the bridges; but it
IS safe now. Come early and I'll try and
save you something"
Narrow and few are the streets of Breda
One OF two canals run through them-the
chief means Of communication with the
outside world. The largest runs near the
Broad Street, where Viering had his dwell.
ing:
Had great deal Of, trouble to get
through the dikes,'' said the heavy beard-
d skipper to the crowd around him.
: They want to starve us out of fuel; they
know they cannot out of flour and meal
But then to make bread we WANT fuel to
light the oven-eh, Viering?"
The skipper grinned: the peat merchant
srinned.
"Wonder how you got her through the
oridge" said one Of the crowd. Never
saw such load-about double the usual
'ize. Is that your dog, skipper" A noise
vas heard far bel wv in the vessel, some
thing ike the barking of a dog. 1t ceased,
md then began again.
Eyes, that's Poher,'' said the skipper,
jumping on board. Il. must look after
iim.''
''Come, boys" said Viering-'come
sway. hear the patrol, and you know it
is unpleasant in the guard-house. Socome
,ome-quick!''
The crowd dispersed, but ,Viering con-
trived to jump on board, and disappeared,
while the Patrol passed with the monoto-
hous tramp of a night-watch. When it
was out of nearing the cabin-door opened
and out came Hans Viering, with sword
and muskeC.
''High time" he said in low voice to
the skipper, while shaking hands with his
old father-''high time; the men can stand
it no longer-impossible."
''Jnst in tlme," answered the old man.
The patrol have just passed. Go ahead,
20 ahead my brave Hans, and may God be
with you!''
At a given signal armed men came, one
by one, out of the cabin DOORS and in
deepest silence ranged themselves along
the quay. They formed three companies
of hundred men each; two were COM
manded by officers of Viering's choice, and
had their bug lies, while the third remained
in command of Viering himself, and car
ried the Orange flag. The officers seemed
to know what they were about. One COM
pany followed the road of the patrol, an
other more direct street to the market
place, and the third was ready to move as
soon as Hans gave the word. A few min
utes, and bugle-call reused the inhabi-
tants. The first company soon overlook
the patrol and made short work Of him.
On they marched, sounding the favorite
march, "Wilhelmus van Nassauen," and
shouting ''Hurrah for Prince MauriceI'
in the castle. Thither Hans ordered his
men to go quietly, without shouting They
were veterans, and knew how to obey
orders. But the excitement Was great,
and what they could not dc in shouting
they did in marching. They arrived when
the whole garrison, some five or six hun
dred men, had LETT. They entered, took
possession, raised a flag, left guard, and,
with the ardor of veter rs, fell ON the rear
of the garrison. At the same time the
other two companies had arrived, and now
Il hand-to-hand fight began, wherein the
garrison, taken by surprise, not knowing
where to turn, was worsted, and soon
threw down it's veterans. Only one group
of veteran soldiers refused to surrender.
s'Por Ell Roy!' shouted a sonorous voice in
their midst, while doing good work with d
bright blade Of Toledo. ''Por Ell Roy!" he
cried again, as bullet struck him down.
But when the leader fell all surrendered,
and there was an end of bloodshed. Don
Jose EspiEal was surrounded by fri nd
and foe. Hans forgot all about the kiss
pressed on Isabel's hand. "Take him safe
to the quarters lie said to one of the Off
GERS; call DR.. Relmsna lives in Broad
street-near the Carmelites. Quick! DO
as say. Save his life. Quick!'
Hans had the power of commanding, a
power possessed by few-a magnetic power
which makes others work with will, just
because he said Sc"
An hour thereafter. all was quiet in
Breda-the dead ready for burial, the
wounded cared for. And when the MORN
ing sun rose its first rays struck the flag of
liberty on the spire of st. Paul's.