The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-10-31

Fauvette, turned around and rode rap
idly off, while the two men, at the col
onels direction, stepped up to the child's
side.
Gomez one of them demanded in
German.
Fauvette did not move. Her hold of
Bebe frightened, and she looked up at the
rude soldiers with defiance flashing from
her black eyes.
"So!" exclaimed the man; "then |
must make YOU" And he proceeded,
not very gently, to loosen the arms that
were clinging to Bebe's neck. Fauvctte
screamed loudly, while she tried to hold
on but her strength was small compared
to the mems, and in moment one of
them had dragged her away, while the
other was trying TO pull the COW in an
opposite direction. But for once Bebe's
stubbornncss served her a good turn.
Whether she understood their designs or
not, the COW would not move one step
and when they tried TO drag her, she
planted her feet firmly on the ground.
put down her head, and uttered gentle
but decided 'Moo!" The men looked
helplessly at the colonel, who was very
detachment had been detained fifteen
minutes. A less forbcaring man than
himself would have shot it at once.
Presently the aide camp would be
coming up again to see whv they had not
moved.
"Shoot the GOVT he cried, passion
ately.
In order to raise his gun, Fauvette's
captor had to let her go. Quick as
thought the girl rushed back, and, while
the guns were pointed at her threw her
arms once more around Bcbe's neck.
"Now fire. she cried stamping her
foot; "lire and kill me too"
1t was this tablcau that the Young man
saw as he came dashing up again the
angry colonel on horseback, the soldiers
lcveling their guns, and the patient COW
protected by the child.
Good heavens!" he cried riding in
between the soldiers and Fauvctte. and
making himself the target for their fire,
''do you mean to kill the child?"
The men, who had no wish for the
business, lowered their muskets, while
the lad saluted the colonel. Here is
an order from the prince" he said. pro-
ducing bit of paper, "permitting the
child to take the COW back to the village.
l am directed to see that it is executed"
The colonel, with an angry frown
upon his face turned away and gave the
order to advance. Presently the regi-
ment was in motion. The dust had
arisen, and, freed from her prosecutors,
Fauvette was left alone with the
Young man. The soldiers ware
marching by, but she did not mind
them now. Bebe, too, was quite
composed, and had resumed her feeding.
Fauyette would never complain again
that Bcbe was stubborn. If Bcbe had
no. been stubborn to-day, where might
she not be now! But Fauvctte had not
yet thanked the young man who was
waiting on horseback by her side.
Il thank you very much,n she said,
timidly, looking up into the boys hand
some face. ''lf they had killed Bcbe
they would have killed me too"
"Oh, they wouldn't have done that
he said. only their guns might have
gone off accidentally"
"Shc hcsitated moment. eyes. - she
said, they might have gone off when
you stood before them
He colored little. II am a soldier"
he said. "a soldier does not think about
such things"
Fauvette looked at him admiringly.
"You are very brave" she said
The aide de camp smiled. "Oh. no.
I'm not" he FASTENED to say. "Whv,
the o5her day, when I went into battle
for the first time it was just as much as
| could do to keep from running away.
| expected that every bullet would hit
me, and every time | heard one Of them
sing, said good bye"
That was the first time" said Eau
vettc, indulgently "You wouldn't feel
that way again. My grandfather fought
with Napoleon, and he says that is the
way he used to feel"
did your grandfather fight with Ma
polcon" the boy asked GLOW should
like to hear him tell about it!'
"Oh, that's easy enough" said Eau
vette. 'lf you will come back to the
village he will tell you anything you
want to know. But | forgot" she
added hurricdly: ''yOu are a German"
He nodded. YES he said, I'm a
German; but I'm going back to see you
safe to the village all the same"
The soldiers had now mostly passed
by, and number of elegant persons on
horseback were bringing up the rear.
Riding up to one of these, the aide-de-
camp held Il brief conversation. Then
wheeling around his horse, he came back
to Fauvette.
yes" he said: 81 may take you back
to the village. There is another dctach.
mcnt of our men there, whom | am to
order forward. Will the COW COZ
Happily Bebe had forgotten her stub
borness, or else she understood that
home was the safest place for her. She
made no objections when Fauvctte told
her to go on, and even allowed the
young man, who had swung Fauvettc
up into the saddle, to urge her forward
with his horse. The COW could not 90
very fast, however, and it took some
time to reach the village. Half mile
away they heard the sound of firing, and
off to the right, where Fauvette told the
boy another road ran, hung cloud of
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