The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-11-27

Is Ia,eef ,tIaa Snan's weak treasury
could af~d.a Btt the Qaeen-mnther
being satisfied with the interest in her
lifetime and the reyersion OF the capital
to her, u has been allowed. Part Of the
nopey il due for the gallery OF Ferdi-
nand, which his heiress is supposed to
have given, when she came Of age, to
The n''ion -.L..,----lIU 81
Sksbeleil--An Interesting sketch Of
the Russian General. - N..-
IN tSkfrA 1Dr hi sa1 81 his men, he,
demss1 IS 81 a,saA Int Of al, 6hksi,
ta,ing, unilinching, unquestioning ODE
dience tc his orders. Il he ordered
man to do anything, where instant
daAth Vas - cert6h i5tA6 sun In lleav-
en-. he expected to be instantly, obeyed,
without sOnAEA % ayes . look Of ques-
ton or surprise. Himself . man Of
vide reading, speaking many languages,
and having travelled in many lands, he
gathered about. him, lin HIS personal
san, a. SOlgh. and uhcultured a lot Of
men ASH e~3fs6w in officers unifOtns,
nut they answered his purpose to carry
snders, and, ~ he said, il he ordered
one Of them 10 ride his horse against
the muzzle OF a discharging cannon he
would do it instantly. One morning that
] was with him 0ii reconnaissance we
csue to small brook; an officer Of his
a.h. with nhM II hea inalome caF~i
ward to try its depth; while he was
cautiously feeling the bank another ON
cct q Cossack- rode toward It, and, as
his t,Srse drew back, piled both spurs
and the whip with all bis force; the
h" q sprang forward into the middle
y: the little stream, and as twas very
d.Dv though very narrow, both horse
u, d rider disappeared Under the water.
- ere" cried Skobeleff to the 9th
~, " hats the way I want ny officers
to do wings"
Yh. first officer, greatly nsttled, then
pu' spurs to his horse, and though Sko
tr.efi. seeing his p,rposss yelled ut him
a. s'p, in an instant he and his horse
f,>s p1aftl under tho wStdr. " Both
me were then dragged out, dripping
f.aa their cold bath. Every one latfgh.
cd, end Skobslsff Hss 70 .heI b~ppf
hH aOT.
Now 20 home aud dry your clothes.
YA'rs both fne fellows. But" turning
30 Tie first one, /" after this never hest
.sGs in what you.Aave 70 do" oi.stIy
On another occasion Skobelef heard
- of his Colonies, justas he was going
INTO action, trying tn make . speech "
his men, but hesilating, and stammer-
AR, and breaking down in it. He re-
Gv hlW ls,Atly III et1spch NO;
1n0 1dS 3 A9h his mel MAT N
aspects them to do then, he don't know
10 himself. At that moment Q man can
" vi. Il: ;s a7a RM!A IA I & IN; 81;
words il is because he is coward or be-
sAuse he has no notion IN his head o.
! 's Az. 3T8fa JILL rila
raercy ~ t&Ngltest hsbHIlatiorfsC,
unarmed inhabitants or their property
"NeAt1N ! rde suythipG dpr thes,
njeetedAlRbHe tiASit suit fings ",
nothing 10 those OF my men.-but be
cause they had no orders to do it. Iii
would IIere ny, purpose, would civ
without moments thought. But the
must do it only on my order. wan
them to feel THAT they arr merely m
czvstures-that they exist simply BY m
will"
These little episodes red queerIy
they seem to be almost the doings AM
talk Of . madman; but 1t was madness
with d 1egq NnNAed ~ AipAanit,
which Is merely another name for 10
tense concentration of Thought and en-
srU on . single purpose. III his, off
GERS Ne required that they Should kno,
their Own lHsisess; not that they shout
b cultarea, should present 4 fine up
psar1aOeya shSuld Be gentsmanly i
1Aeir speech. He demanded none D
0 pApBcN vWt sVucy t10e tupy SuVuIS
eomhinc dpfiinching bravery and obedi
suss with4 thorough knowledge 81 tn,
way 10 handle the number Of men eacl
commanded, 20 ~ to obtain the great
81 results With them. II theS answere,
these requirements there was notlin,
% w06ld nct d. Tor them he secured
0A tAsWeCaA ssd ,peenotious; III,
ahal Iwi0i hSi1 / wSatevef ~ had
nNsyfahld Nil N tSsse qualities, Il
PstNea them releutessly. abused then
~ unmeasa,red terms, and sought tn
q. opportunity y gst them out Of hi
0ivieioo. - = -1-.-
leps4 -lrssRY ~ MT pply !
70 mOst reckless character, but at time
+ sssaed % psrtake Of the merest BRAY
sdos ~ 49, Saly sltssosll a6tj mcl
Rssvsaeed Nm 5tpa syppipg in dealt
- vsll easned reward .ol kis. foolish
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