Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-12-04

French, which languagr III SPOKE
perfectly well, having been rduca
ted = France.
L+ckinski looked ut the question
or; made Il sign, aud answered IN |
Germans: 81 do not understand
yWi.r
Castanos spoke German, but he
did not wish io appear PERSONAL,
in the matter, summoned one of the
officers of the staff, who went on
with the examination. The Young
Pole answered IN Russian or Ger
man. hut never let n syllable ut
French esp him. He might,
however, pasitN have forgotten him.
self, surrounded ~ he WITS hy It
crowd eager tor his blood, and wait
rd with savage impariencr to have
him declared guilty, ihni is. ~
Frrnrhman, 10 fall upon him and
mni,lrr him. But their inry WAS
raised to n height which the Grnrr
al himself could not control, 10y an
ac,.idrat which seemed 10 cut I'll
the unhappy prisoner from every
hope of escape. One Oi Castanu'S
aids de1c:lmp, one at the tanaiical
patriu,s who were 80 numerous IN
this war. who from the first had 'ir-
nounrvd L,rkiuski as n French spy,
hurst into The room, dragging with
him man wearing Il brown jacket.
tall hat and red plume ct Spanish
peasant.
The officer soon confronted him
with the Pole an,l said:
"I1nk at this man. and then say,
if it is true that he is German or
Russian. He is spy, | swear 10y
my soul"
The peasant, meanwhile, WAS eve.
| ing the prisoner rlnSrly. Presently
his dark eyes lighted up with the
fire Of haiIrd.
lie is Frrnchman!" exclaimed
hr, clapping his hands. Aud hc
stated that having been in Madrid
Il few weeks before, he had been
put in requIsi,i"n To carry forage Ia
The FreEch hattack; ''anti," said he.
IL recollrct that this IMAM took my
load of forage. and he gave ~" II
receipt. | WAS near him an hour,
and rrcollrct him. When We
c;,nyhi him. told MY rnmlndr this
is the French officer | delivered III!
forage to-
This WAS correct. CastanOs prob
ably di>rrnpd the triIr state ui tn,
ease, but he WAS II generous f,e
He PROPOSED 10 let him pun sue hi'
inurI'ry, for Leckinski still insisted
tic Was Il Russian, and he conld hnI
hp made to understand u word %
French. But the moment he ven
turcd a hint of that kind, thous
aud threatening voices were RAISED
against him, and he SAW that elem
eurN WAS Impossible.
"Bnt,- said he. twill you theI
risk u quarrel with RUSSIA. who's
|, neutrality we are so anxiously ask
> ing tori"
, NO" said the officer, shut let II,
, try this man"
Arkinski understood all. for h'
WAS acquainted with Spanish. H.
WAS removed. thrown into II room
worthy to have been one of tn
dungeons of the inlnisilion in il
worst days.
When the Spaniarls took hin
prisoner | e had eaten nothing sine
thr prpN ions evening, AMI When IN
dungeon door clus,rl on him he lia
, tnstrl IL hours; no Wonder, tliri
:. what with exhaustion, fatigue, an,
:. irty. and the agony of his dicadi'
y Situation, that the UNHAPPY prison
or fell almost scnsrlesS OH his han
i, couch. Night soon closed in an
" lrit him Ia realize, in his gloom. tit
:. full hutrur 1T his hopeless situation
;, He WAS brave, of course. hnt Ia 81
/ NJ 1850 suddenly! But youth an
" :, fatigue finally Yielded to the M
" rrnach of sleep. and lte was 500
!, buried in profound slnmh~r.
n He had slept perhaps two hon
~ when the door of his dungro
X ouenrd slowly, and some one enic
~ rd with cautious steps, hiding wit
m his hand ;he light If II lamp; u
q. visitor bent over the prisonr,
couch, the hand that shaded u
m lamp touched him "n the shonldt
II. aud sweet and sil,ery voice.
m woman's voi,T-askr,l him:
,n ado you want to patf"
II. The Young Pole, awakened Sill
y, denly by the glare of the lamp.
d. the tnnch aud words of the trha
y rose mp on his couch, and. with !
rd eyes only halt opened, said ia III
Ip man, "What do you wantr
or "(iive the IMAM something to &
On ut once" said Castamos. when