The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-05-22


having talked Of one thing and another
with my father, said TO hiTa:
/ See here, citizen, since thou art d
good patriot do me the pleasure 81 in
dicating safe house whore the General
can pass the night
sIn mine, II thou wishest; my wife
and Twill be enchanted to give, mp TO
him our bed-shall we not, my woman?'
This was not precisely the mind Of my
mother, who thought Of the ineonvenieft
/ position Of the MarchioneHs ID the clock
Case, but she iisnreetly kept from con-
tradictins my father.
hen it Is understood. replied the
j nm % ann morn inc unfis-
eral and in quarter of an hour we will
be here. BY the way, can NOT the citi-
zeness get us up good suppers'
/ But we have only some cabbares,"
Very we'll. | will 20 and bring some
bacon and we will resAle ourselves. As
for YOU. said he TO the folders, s.reioin
the company; one Of you liz enough to
| aid the woman"
very we'll believed that one sufiisesi:
| he was even too many, How was Il
possible to take the Marehioness from
her box? II she appeared in the house,
i her grand air and her torn and soiIed
| clothes would betray her. To change
her dress was not to be thought Of My
mother had all that she possessed upon
her. To throw her into the street. sup
posing one had the chance, was tc be
lacking In the duties 81 hospitality, and
! my father weuld not have lacked in
this respect for a cannon ball. They
considered, they consulted in under
tones together, but could hit upon Moth
ing. Then they were occupied preparing
the rcpast of the ueneral;~ my father
begged the Soldier to and getasome=
/ water at the fountain, and as soon as he
was outside he ran to the clock,
| 'Stir not, madam" said he TO the
| Marchioness, Tor we are all lost You
have heard the officer We have to lodge
the General When he has supped we
| wfllmake bed upon the floor and give
him ours; then l will open the clock
softly and you will repose OF our side.
We will see this evening what we will
do tomorrow. In regard to food / will
pass 1t to>yeu through the window Of the
case, and to make it easier | will break
the glass. A blow of the fist shattered
the glass; my mother gave the Marchi-
oness a little stool upon Which she
could more comfortably rest and closed
the case.
Five minutes after the General en-
tered, followed by his escort. Good
evening, citizen, said-he, advancing
toward my father, 'since you know not
Westermann present him to thee',
w estermann the tecrible Mayencais!
the terror of the Chouansl What honor
for me, my General, to receive you in
my heuse''
1T Is WELL my brave; not so many
compliments; give me quickly to eat, for
am dying Of hunger.
Still talking, he walked about the |
chamber, excused himself to my mother
for the trouble that he was giving her,
took me by the arm and raised me to the
ceiling, seated himself before the fire;
got up, paced the floor with long steps,
stopped before the window, and seeing
In the street in front of the house heap
of dead Xendeanss g.. :. Z
Thunder of God" said he to his or
Derby II did not know that we had
made such a slaughter of these brigands
there. My hussars have done rough
work to-day What a pity that / did not
arrive two hours sooner! Not single |
one of them would have escaped. La
Rochejacquelein can boast of having es-
capped cleyerly. Bah!tit sFaIl be for to-
morrow"
Then he returned to the hearth, took |
off his boots and stretched his naked |
feet uoou the apdiropo ard a,,,psod h;,,,
self poking the fire. Lost not single |
one Of his movements, | have also kept |
his portrait in my eye. He was robust |
man of medium height, stoIt-necked |
and strapping. lie had the hard look
the brief utterance, the imperious gest-
ure; his figure and his gait breathcd an
uncommon energy. T have never seen a
finer soldier! During his supper he was
full of extravagant gayety, although
very fatfgued. The soup appeared to
him good, the wine excellent; he had
all sorts of batteries for my mother, and
complimented her upon her cooking and
upon her boy. / carried my head high,
you may believe.
From time to time he consulted his
watch and regarded the clock. "Your
clock does not go, then?' he asked of my
father.
1T was afraid of the Ghouans, my
General; since morning it has stopped"
Hold look you then, by Jove, citizen,
thou hadst better set it a-going, for the
breakfast drum beats at my appearance
in tho morning, and it is necessary that
I shall be up at six o'clock tomorrow
morning."
My mother became pale as death. My
father arose not to appear troubled, then,
reassuringly:
Listen, my General" he replied, 81
would not counsel you to trust to my
clock. ] would like better to borrow
watch from my neighbor, the watch
maker-and then, you know, j get up
every morning at FIVE o'clock; you have
nothing to fear; trust me to wake you.
My father had no sooner finished than
the Marchioness gave. one or two little
dry coughs which seemed to come from
the bottom of a grave. The poor lady
froze in her box, and the fear and the
cold affected her throat. eve are done
for thought my father; and to deaden
the cough of the Marchioness he set to
coughing himself my mother did the
Aame and |, too, so that for minute
nothing could be heard in the house.
All, come now!n said Westermann to
my mother, .'have. you put cat in the
soup that you all strangle? Drink a
draught, thunder of Godi"
tsaRaYno attention, General" respond
ed my father: Every time that we eat
OF bacon soup we afterward have a de-
sire to cough
Let it go, let it go! keep thy carrots
for another, they are too white. Thou
hadst better say that thou vast thirsty"
Westermann took a bottle and filled
the glasses
ITO your health! my friends" ~
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