Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-10-07


had once or twice when boy tried to
shop wood, and swung my heavy sa-
Der over my head as if had to cut six
inch log in two.
He saw me, and dropping the girl,
struck at me with lighting-|ike quick
ness.
Our blades met in the air.
His weapon flew 20 feet away, while
mine broke near the hilt.
With a snarling cry he leaped at me
and clutched my throat with his bony
fingers, crushing me down to the stones
as if had been a child.
But still grasped the hilt of my
saber, and as went down struck up
ward with all my strength. The broken
blade, so great was the force of the blow,
actually pierced the madman's throat,
and with yell, such as an orthodox
demon would not be ashamed of, he
fell upon me, deluging my face with
his blood. l staggered to my feet and
raised up the girl, who lay in heap
beside me and looked around. The
throng which had so suddenly disap-
peared, now as suddenly reappeared
and rushed at me with an angry roar.
Yes, ridiculous as it may seem, they
were frightfully enraged at my killing
a prophet, and evidently intended to
make mincemeat of me. AS I stood
there with nothing but broken saber
to defend myself against thousand
fanatical Mussulhans closing in upon
me, the girl lying on my left arm. /
heard the sound of Gathering hoofs and
company of chasseurs from the fort
burst through the throng. 1t was a
fierce struggle for few moments but
the Frenchmen at last succeeded in
carrying me and the girl in safety to
the fort, followed by the whole bowling
population of the city, now arosed to
fever heat by the priests against us and
the boy, whom they accused of being
a friend of the invaders, and to make
it worse, the boys body-guard, who
had been carefully armed and drilled
by the French, Joined the rebels: it
was desperate fight and lasted all
night; but the morning found the boys
palace still standing and the insurrec-
ton crushed. ........, .r....,
! =
During the night while the fighting
was going on, was working over the
beautiful stranger to bring her out of as
dangerous swoon as ever saw. She
recovered at last. and for three short
hours we were together, during which
time fell idiotically in love.
n At the end of that time, when I had
arranged to my own satisfaction, and
apparently to hers, that would marry
and take her to America, l was rudely
aroused by the enterance of one of those
cowardly slaves, who announced him
self as the chief eunuch of the boy''
, harem, and the bearer of his royal high
, ness most gracious thanks for saving
| the life of his favorite wife.
q He had come to conduct my beautiful
= patient back to his royal masters pal
! ace. 4 fs
2 She had hardly been torn away from
: me when the colonel Of the regimen
r appeared and politely informed m
that steamer in the harbor was abou
e to sail, and that had better leave th
:, country, for I had made pretty mes
: it, killing the most sacred personag
It in all Tunis, and my company WASH
d wanted any longer. t.>E
,r In vain pleaded the facts of tn
e case; it was useless, and I found myse
t, on the steamer half prisoner, until
|e landed in Marseilles.
1t raised money enough to get bac
I, here to New York, where, the otht
a, day, the court decided that my unc
ir did perfectly right in leaving his mont
IS to found the "Philanthropic Ethiopia
ce Bath Towel Society,"" and here I am
al the foot of the ladder, trying to make
" living by practicing that-to memo
D. disagreeable profession-medicine.