The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-07-11
A WAR HUM ANCE,
How tho TtfcUlor Whs sAVed from tho
Victorious Ene.ny. uMf

How tho TtfcUlor Whs sAVed from III,
Victorious Ens.ny. aeO1.
Count Paul do Lsusnr, whose son mar
ricd the granddaughter Of Marshal Mareat
the other day, Is the hero Of romantic al
venture In the Franco russlan war. Al
the psuenians advanced, on tho evening o.
tho battle OF Worth, driving the French
tiraillsurs before them, tho latter made .
desperate stand al the ChA!eau dc Lsrsse
The PfusslanB forced their way into the
PARK and the French fell back on the cha.
tsau itRell. A young cha.aeur, terribly
wounded and hotly pnssusd by tho enemy.
staggered up to tho old count. who viewed
ihe dismal spectacle In anguish from the
balcony, aud holding up n French tisg
called out 10 him 10 eavo II. ''u
flake Il" sa!d the dying soldier; ~ attn
done Tor. Keep II. lam wiling to die il
! can only ave /. from those Wild beast"
b, ing be fell across tho a.cpa and *.
plred. The ountdid not know what to do.
Inc pfuss!ans were laundering ut tho gatcs;
~ lew minutes they would be BwArming
all over tho chateau which could make no
defense, and II WAS full Of the wounded
and dying. Time preased and the coun.
bRd but q lew minutes ~ make up hiB
mind. Rushing to his room no tore the
lag from It's stan, which he burned, iold.
ed II up acd bid It Ina bureau drawer
drawer among ht linen, nhering that
iha best hiding place In The world 10 the
one least hidden. The event proved bis
ioreaisht. The Pfussians searched every
inch Of The chateau excep. the top drawer
oil the county bureau. 5l5'
But as II might be dangerous 10 leave
the tlag where 1t was DO had Il tightly
packed IN tin boz and, with tic all OF
IN old servant named Pierre, buried II a.
night Under largo square stone ID the
cellar. The count telt very much relieved,
but scouAdrel OF Ru hoasier, who had
watched them, denounced them, stimu.
lated by the hope Of gain TO the PiussiaAs.
The count had made the old esrvant Hwear
10 let himself be Gu. 10 pieces rather than
belray the present hiding place Of tho poo,
soldiers legacy. so. when the Plussian
lieutenant IN command seized him by the
collar and asked him where It was he
slmnty answered that he did not know.
You lit," said tbs otIlcsr, land a Hle
Of iusiieefs will soon ret the truth out OF
YOU" - :.
~ do not lie, Monsieur 7 Oaic'sr,"
Yes you do. We took the flag It was
the fortune OF WIZ. You and your master
stole. Give 1t up" l. ~"
"po wh.. you please with mo. Idon't
know anything abou. It." ~ i...7 =,
I'VE will turn this piacs inside out bu.
We will have IT," cried tho officer, in raye,
land when VIC find 1t G cd help YOU"
The old man fstt that he VII, lo,t, Tae
cellar was large one. 1t would take
long time to taks up the wtols psyemgu.,
but Sooner or la:er tho fa!a, s.one mus. be
removed, aud then GE-9iI
The Piussisa leutenau! became i'm
patient. Rs s:cne alter atpns was li!tvd from
i,s place and discovered rothing but a
little muddy water. An idea struck him,
He picked up waikiki & stick, aud tapping
tue stoats ordered every one tka. sounded
hollow 10 be marked with piecs Of chalk;
tie others might bs lott uudis.urbsd. 1fl
0:d Picrrle, the servant, watched Tie pro.
cetd:rHs In tilence. Near tho atoms that
bid The tag Was pile 81 haggsby. Hs 81.
down tn tLe pile and noticed that one end
Of the bagaiug trailed over towards ,be
ston,i BY prsssing his foot ayaina, this aud
rubbing 1t gently against the chalk marx
hascceeeded in fT4rins. Ths search was
over, tho tl,g had NOT been discovered and
tho officer Vas iuricus.
A Law weeks afterwards q young l;eu!sn.
ant OF H,uaves, who bad baen wounaed
and paroled. was tent through the pfueaian
tines 10 the French headquarters. us wac
weak and feverisn when he arrived at the
chateau ard bad to stop to have dis wound
dressed. l. twas a yesy seysre orr; his lev
had bean shs:,ersd By a piece Of shell.
When tho men Of tho ambulance corps
came to carry him doTn s.siYs his lex Up.
peassd 10 DO sSathed in an unusually
heavy bsndage Dalwesa the upper and
lower layer WAS the ulco!or Of tne-;he
Chasspurs. q r' t5,27 AZ .,gsI
reyoir, Mstsieurp," said tho wound.
60 Ftenchman, ~ he sckroHl sdged thu
RUSSIAN ctticsr's salute. Then, raising hie
Sept TO the count, who stood OIL the balcony
to watch this departure, his Epa turned the
xorcn "Vive Ia France" lal,
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