The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1888-12-01

EYES; man with . pointed cap of black velvet,
and vest embroidered with red and yellow"
"a man with q black velvet pointed cap, and q
vest embroidered In red and Yellow"
ayes, yes ANSWER quickly, and don't repeat my
questions"
"This morning NJ. lie Cure rode by our door on
his horse, Piero. lie asked me how papa was, and
/ told him"
"Ha! little villain you are playing the rogue.
Tell me, quickly, which way Giannetto went, for II
l. he am after, and an certain he took this
path"
"Who knows7"
"Who knowsI" rpared the adjutant al know
that you have seen him !"
"Can one see all the passers-by when one is
asleep1"
"You were not asleep, good for- nothing little
wretch the gun-shots must have wAkened YOU"
"You think, then, my cousin, that your guns
make great noise1 My fathers carbne makes
much louder one"
'May the devil confound you am very sure
you have seen Giannetto Perhaps you have even
hidden him. Comrades, go into the house and see
II our man Ii not there lie dragging along
on one foot, and he knows too much the rogue to
try and reach the maquis while limping In that
manner. Besides, the marks OF blood stop here"
"And what will papa say" asked Fortunate
"when he knows people have entered his house when
he was absent2"
Rascal I" said the adjutant, seizing him by the
ear, ado you know that can make you sing another
tuner After have given you twenty blows with
the fiat of . sword, you will speak"
my father 10 Mateo Falcone," said Fortunate
with emphasis.
"Do you know, you little scoundrel, that can
take you away to COrte, or Bastia; that can put
you in . dungeon on straw, with chains on your
ankles, and will have you guillotined, If you do
not tell me where Giannetto Sanpiero Isl"
The boy burst out laughing At this absurd threat
and repeated "My father is Mateo Faloone"
"Adjutant," said one of the soldiers, in a low
tone "beware OF quarreling with Mateo."
GAMBIA WAS evidently embarrassed lie talked
in low voice with his men, who had already
searched the house. It was not lengthy operation
for the cabin of a Corsican contains but a single
| square room. The furniture consists of q table,
some benches, chest two, and hunting and
cooking utensils Meanwhile, the little boy played
with the kittens, and seemed TO take malicious
JOY in the evident confusion of his cousin and the
soldiers
One of the latter approached the heap OF straw,
and he the cat and careessly thrust his bayonet
into the STRAW struggling his shoulders he felt
the preeAption was ridiculous. Nothing stirred,
and the childs face betrayed not the slightest emo
ton. The sdjutant and his troop were In despair
Already they looked seriously at the plain - IL
disposed to return whence they came, when their
Chief convinced that threats produced no impress
sion on Falcone's con- resolved to nake last effort
and try the effect of caresses and bribery.
Little cousin" said he, "you seem q very wide
awake fellow; you'll make your mark; but you
playing an ugly game with me, and If l was not
afraid of giving pain to my cousin Mateo, may the
devil catch me! bat l would carry you off with
me-"
"Bah 7" said the child.
"But when my cousin Mateo returns, / shall
relate the whole affair to him, and he will whip
yop ill the blood comes for having lied to me-"
"Really~
"You will see-but hold-you are q fine boy,
and will give you something"
"And /, my cousin, will give you 9 piece of
advice, which is, If you wait much longer, Clan
netto will be in the maquis, and then 1t will need
more than one strong fellow like you to go and find
him."
| The adjutant drew from his pocket q silver
watch, worth about ten crowns, and observing that
the eyes Of the child sparkled he looked at It, he
said to him, holding the watch dangling by its