Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-05-26


Dresden and then to take the way
to the east by Bautzen to Iittau,
where the road enters Bohemia
through pass in the mountains,
turning south again.
They changed horses at Dresden
without entering the town and here
Gabriel assumed the character of
Count Schwartz with perfect sue
cess, the Saxon officials not detect
ing his forged signatures and not
inspecting them with any close
ness.
AS they galloped away on the
road to Bautzen the cuirassier said
to himself:
"hvery stage now takes me near
er to danger, but | shall get through
for all that"
Tired with his nights ride he
tried to converse with his fair
neighbOr for awhile; but at last
WEAKNESS overcame him and he be-
gan to nod finally falling into a
doze in the corner of the carriage
a sad breach of etiquette but when
it is remembered that he had not
slept for two nights it may be par
doned.
At all events Inez seemed to be
able to pardon it for she said soft
ly:
FLUSH, Babette! We slept and
he watched all last night. He is
exhausted and no wonder either"
So Gabriel slumbered peacefully
in the corner of the carriage till he
was awakened by its stoppage and
heard loud voices in dispute about
horses.
He looked out, startled and
found that they were at the post
house, where another carriage had
just arrived from the opposite di-
rection while the postmaster was
quarreling with the Berlin pos
tillion.
81 tell you that you can only
have two, so you must make the
best of it. Do you know who is in
that carriage over there? A prince
you impudent fellow, Il real prince.
Do you suppose that Pm going to
rob him to please a beggarly Count
SwartZ? No, by the head of the
emperor. You must get on with
two"
Gabriel put his hand on the door
and got out, saying to the poStmas'
ter:
"What is all this? Are you short
of horses ?''
The postmaster, when he saw he
had to deal with gentleman,
dropped his angry manner and be
came apologize.
at is unfortunate, Here Graf, but
il can't be helped. We have only
six horses ready, and here are two
carriages. One must be content
with pair .and his Serene Higlf'
ness the Prince of POtsdam is here
and wants four"
Gabriel looked at the postmaster
severly.
"What nonsense are you talk
ing ?" he said.
"Where is the Prince of Pots
damp"
"In that carriage, mein herr. See
| il he is not, for yourself"
| Gabriel went over to the carriage
and looked in.
The prince, with his right arm in
a sling, lay back on the cushions oil
of his carriage, fast asleep and the
Frenchman judged from the red
ness of his face and the way he
snOred that he had been drinking
heavily on the road.
He turned to the postmaster.
al will take the four horses" he
said, land the prince can have two.
He is not in a hurry: / am"
The postmaster looked fright
ened.
but, Herr Graf"
"Do as l tell YOU" answered Ga
briel sternly. "The prince is asleep
and knows nothing. / am awake
and am going to have those hOrs-
es. You'll give him two. l want
| four"
The postmaster began to expos
tulate, bnt the cuirassier cut him
| short.
The horses were coming out as he
spoke and Gabriel sternly ordered
the team of four to be put to his car
carriage while the other team went
to the other vehicle.
All the while Gabriel was won
dering how in the world the prince
came to be on that road entering
SaXOny, when ne had left him
three DAYS before near Munich
about four hundred miles off by the
roads.
The horses were put to before he
had settled the point to his own sat
iSfactiOn and he was about to leave
it to time for solution, when the
Prince of Potsdam snorted and
sneeZed and opened his eyes.
The moment they rested on Ga
briefs face the PrusSian startled up
as if terrified and cried out:
Good heavens how came you
here?"
Gabriel put his head in at the
window.
BE calm" he said quietly. "YOu
know what you got before for fight
ing me. Keep your own counsel
and go your own way, or / swear to
you that | will kill you now"
The prince was deadly pale.
81 want nothing to do with YOU"
he said in a faltering voice. II
will do as you say"
See that you dO,,' was the stern
answer.
Then Gabriel went to his own
carriage, gave a signal to his pos
tillion and the horses gallOped away
full speed toward Zittau.
AS soon as the sound died away,
the prince came out OF his carriage
and said TO the postmaster:
"Who was that ?"
at was the Herr Graf Won
Schwartz" said the postmaster
uneasily, for he began to fear anoth-
er scolding.
He was no such thing answer
ed the prince viciOusly. "He is a
French spy. Quick, send a courier
to the nearest post of soldiers and
tell them French spy is on Aus
trian territory. The emperor will
give ten thousand thalers for him"
The postmaster stared as if petri-
fled and then ran to the door of the
house.
"Hi, Hans, Fritz, Yakop," he
yelled. "COme down and run to
the fields. Get horses and run like
the devil to the next station. No,
I'll go myself. Catch me horse.
Will you not go too, Herr Prince ?"
''If you can get horses, Yes"
And in short time the boys
were chasing out of the pasture Il
number of horses, one of which was
taken by the prince the other by
the postmaster.
Then the Prussian took from his
carriage pair OF pistols, put them
L., Il on