The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-09-02
Burnaby.


II was IN the public room OF a hotel off
The principal square Of Estella, In Navarro,
at that tine the headquarters OF bis pc
rsmbuiatory Majesty Incrowned, King
Charles VII, I first saw one explorer.
That IL some nine years ago, and he was
an explorer then, but moi celebrated. a
tall fellow, with crisp black hair and NOUS
,acLe, swarthy Spanish complexion, and
dancing eyes. He was dining heartily on
campaigning fare, in company with stout
Young officer In Carlist uniform. They
were speaking the most gutteral OF
German. That did no. surprise me much,
for we had fellows OF many natlonahtics In
our army-French, Americans, Italians,
and, of course, Irlshmcn. The following
morning met the Caflist officer at break
fast, and we ioregathercd. He told me he
had been a lieutenant Of Uhlans, was q
cousin Of the War Minister at Berlin. and
had come 10 share in little guerilla fight
ing in Pyrenccs. to add to the stock OF
military experience acquired In more
regular service In the Franco-German war.
Naturally he was baron the Baron Won
Kamccke. Later in the Gay saw the Ger
man chatting to his companion OF the table
of the previous evening under the colon.
made outside the inn. What very tall
man the stranger was. / had not noticed
his great height when he was sitting. lie
wore cork helmet, cutaway coat, cord
breeches, aud high boots. The German
approaching me, said in his characteristic
French: "M'sieu, c'est un gompatrioie a
fous. un gapitaine dams les Gardes dc IL
RENE d'Angleterre." and he presented me
to my gompatriote." "How dye DOR
said the giant. in an ofl-band fashion
and in accents that say0red more OF Thu
West End than WEitechapel. GLOW d'y'
do?v said ]. bowling us stihly as he bad
pardon me, l didn't quite catch YOU
name.v "Burnaby," he coDdescended u
inform me. "Delighted, Pm sure. tool
you for groom" "Haw, haw!" laughed
the giant, "you're a rum customer.
You're q RUNNER" / said; "but ] sup
pose you didn't know who j was at dinner
| last night, or you would have exchanged
few words in the ycrnacular Will
me in this strange land" Wrong" h'
quickly added; ~ did know, but had
prejudice against you. Now / know it tt
have been unjust" GLOW did the preju
dice alise?" 81 was told you opened ;
letter OF mine at Bayonnc, and telegraphet
the contents to London as your own.
have since learned it was the Junta did TIT
dirty trick" was mortified beyond mea
sure, and colored at the suspicion that
could have been guilty Of the dishonor
able act. Hun AS a rule Of life, be
lieve only half what see. and nothing tina
/ hear" and 1 was turning on my heel
but Captain Burnaby smllingly EXTENDED
his hand, saying: 81 think we shall b.
friends" / grasped his hand. May fat
ter myself with the hope that we ar
friends? A few weeks roughing i. to
gether among soldiers when fighting is go
ing on begets more trust and liking, l
the synpathies are there, than years o
automatic London acquaintanceship. w
rode knee to knee for weeks after that
slept under the same roof and sometime
on the same boards, and exhausted all OH
anecdotes in the endeavor TO carry out tn
provisions eff a ioint-stock guild we hat
formed for the Reciprocal Recreation O
Animal Spirits and Combined Curtailmen
OF the Kings Highway.