Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-04-12

GENERAL sEouELrFr.
skolclcH, having fred a luliet through .
mirror NJ IN aristocratic party. hsl been de-
prived ~ his command, and knew that he
had got TO do some darng deed at the BE-
ginning Of the war with Turkey. then Just
coming on, to get hims II rrinstatcd n this
royal favor In order 10 succeed. he would
need sogue comrades skilled in horseman-
ship. and nj unlinch.ug courage. and be NJ
once thoCtght that the American cowboys
would 10 Just the men for him He Was
about TO speak to them, when a loud cry
arose. and the scenery and stag were seen
TO be or IRE At once, from every quarter,
arose the Ehrieks OF women and the shouts
OF men.
Within ff Y seconds the front Of the
parquet was absolutely empty. save for
the three Americans and the Two officers
saohelcf and %Krapotkin, who had retained
their seats with imperturhable GOODNESS
Little Bricks said To Macy, in a quiet way:
Reckon thar amt much show tor ~
Bnckaro, unless thar's a door under that
ttage." Thsn. rs he glanced around at the
demoralized crowd bch nd them, he added.
with some wonder: Well, l swar, Il thar
nint't two real men at last"
He referred to the two officers, who now
rose slowly from their seats and came to-
w r1s the strangers
Skobeleff WAS as cool az n cucumber, as he
hel out his hand to Little Bricks, and said
In excellent English, or rather shouted int,
his ear:
You ere n n~oiUdgsfy-a brave fellow I
How came you herey What brought you to
Russia, | mean"
Little Bricas, grasp.ng the hand extended
rs II II had been that of a comrade, yelled
back his answer in the others car:
Game b. see the Grand Duke Alexis
Met him on tho plains We three helped
him his first buffalo hunt Asked us TO call
on him. il we ever came to Roosha Got on
n tear and cam. Here ne ar. Know any
thing about the Grand Duke, s~trangersp
The Grand Duke * at sebas;opol. You
know he is in tie navy. not the army. You
Will not be able to do any thing with him in
this war, gentlemen. You had better come
with me Here is my card. If we get out OF
THIS lire alive, call Mt that hotel in the morn
ing. Is that understoodg'
Little Bricks nodded, and Just a. that
moment krapotkin touched Skobeleff on the
arm, and pointed out that, under the stage.
the door by which the orchestra went ont
anu in, was wide open. and looked black.
asl there was no fire. in that direction.
The gesture was sufficient. and Skobeleff
touched the three cowboys successively.
ami pointed them to the door.
Then Jacques Dardevllle screamed into
skobelef's ear:
Go and mad IL it leads out nnyvbere
md Wen bring some girls ont that wavn
Skobeleff nodded assent. and d,rted
down to the opening. In a few moments
he came back 20 shout in his companions
ear:
It leads into an open court IL there Ia
no lam we can get out quite n number
Then the five men left their place of safe
y, ana advanced to the back of the shrek
ing struggling mass OF humanity, that was
nowsurging around the foot OF the bal ,onv
The fire on the stage had spread by the
curtain, over the roof of the theatsr and
was already licking at the curtains o, the
boxes
skobelef, surveying the scene with un-
diminished GOODNESS. pointed to the great
entrance door, which could still I've seen
through the smoke, and roared into Darde-
ville's ear.
Blocked Tight Get them bacSi.
80 saying, they began to pull at the terror
stricken ones that they saw unning to and
fro in tho rear OF the crowd, and po.n ,ad
out by gestures. the dark door under the
stage; but by the time they had escorted
about a score OF ladies of in this way. the
nre had crept so near the stage door that
the next-comers shuddered and shrank
BACK from the apparent danger Skobe,eG
yelled in Mays ear:
We've saved ali VIC can. Take another
girl apiece and let US 20 wAtc re oal.a
The Americans nodded silently. and each
man looked about for a woman TO save
when they heard a great cry behind them
which was followed by a crash Iooking
round they saw that a part OF the rcof had
fallen in sparks on tho crowd, and that all
hopes OF escape seemed to be cut off. hut
they heard skobeleff say aloud, in English:
Courage, my friends II we get ont Of
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