Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-07-26
A NOBLE REVENGE.

During the siege Of Srbastopol almost
every step of earth round this mighty
fortress in the Crimca was stccpcd with
human blood. Thousands of l'rcnch;1en
Engllshmcn, Italians and Turks had
sallcn by Russian bullets or becn carried
oii by cholera or other diseases. Sill
ihc fortress dclicd the united cxertions
81 the allied armies. On June IS, 1865.
she French had, indeed, with wonderful
bravery, attempted TO storm the Nlalakoir
Towcr, considered To be the kew of
Sebastopol; but they were rcpulscd, with
immense losses, by the Russians. On
september a second attack was 10 be
made on the MalakofT, and on the pre-
seding day the zouavcs gave themselves
1p 10 the few amuscmcnts which the comn
afforded them.
Tine zollavc is always Il merry soldier;
he laughs AT cvcrythng-at many ,hinns
al which he ought not lauyll-:t life. n;
Heath, OF the cholera, at poverty, nc guns
anu cannon On that evening the mcr-
riest among the zouavcs were the two
brothers, Charles and Victor Carabinc. 50
called because they knew no other father
fhan their musllet. They were not even
certain they were brothers; the chief
proof OF their relationship was their
mutual affection. They were as like, too,
In face, as they were i'll heart. Victor
was to-day telling all sorts of funny
stories; they seemed to think little about
the terrible day which was to dawn OH
the morrow.
All the bells of Scbastopol and all The
trrimpets and drums Of the French camp.
too, announced noon on September s,
1888. a signal sounded from the hill
where General Pclissicr had posted him
sell with his staff, ard with sharp eve he
was following all the movements of the
army. Before this signal General Mae
Mahon, who commanded the First Di
vision, threw three battalions of zouaycs
against the left side of the Alalakoii.
Charles and Victor Carabinc had the
honor to stand in the vanguard With
their comrades they crossed the enemy 5
french, climbed up the brcastwork, and
were soon inside. Colonel Colincan led
them. lie received n shot in the head as
ne fell upon the Russians, but he quickly
bound up his wound with his handkcr-
chief, waved his sword and rushed into
the fray.
Charles Carabinc had n young Russian
officer opposed to him, who had already
cut down five or six zouavcs with his
sword. Charles rushed upon him, in ortle,
TO avengc his comrades, and iisarmed the
officer with the first blow of his sword
But the Russian had already seized f:
heavy fragment of she'll which he wa.
III the act of hurting at his foe. Victor
xho was fighting about fifteen PAGES Of
from his brother, saw the danger in whcl
he was, and fired at the Russian. TIL,
ball struck upon the eagle of his helmet
without even causing the officer who wor,
1t to wircc. Meanwhile the great piec,
oil iron had smitten Charles to the ground
In a moment Victor is ut his side but h,
comes too late-thc huge piece of iron
had crushed Charles's head.
1t is terrible sight that meets his ewes
to the right, Charles dead at his feet, an,
his foe, fighting fierccly us ever; to thu
left, on the top of the parapet, he see
Corporal Lihaut, the brave boy of Paris
unfurling the standard of the zouaves
and close to him MacNIahon planting hi
sword on the ground they had taken.
Urged on by the madness of victor,
and thirst for revenge, Victor cries
''This way, comrades, and like torren
his companions rush down upon tn
Russians. The Captain who had slail
Charles is cut down, together with hi
soldiers, and hurled into the trench. I
he dead or alive2 The zouaves dom
know, but at o'clock they are master
OF Sebastopol.
Victor was made Sergeant for hi
bravery during the attack. He marche,
with his comrades through the suburb O
Karabelnaia as sword in hand they drov
the Russians to the bridge, which wa
their last refuge. The city was on fir
in several places. Victor came at las
before house whose appearance shove,
that it belonged to people of high rank
1t was the dwelling Of rich inhabitan
of Scbastopol; perhaps one of the leader