Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-07-23

and finding himself unable 20 ex-
tract the cartridge from his gun,
discharged it into a thicket. His
only daughter happened TO bestand-
ing behind it, and was killed on
the spot. Curiously enough, the
day porter Of the Grande Chartreuse.
who died within few days of the
Marquis de Brccourt. was man
who. in secular life had been still
more widely known. and whose
name figures prominently in mod
ern European history; for, prior to
his conversion to Catholicism by
Bishop Dupanloup. he was one Of
the most famous generals Of the
Russian army. and was commander
in-chief during the Caucasian cam
paign which resulted in the subjua-
tiOn and overthrow of Schamyl.
AMONG SLAVE CARAVANS.
Two days after pronouncing their
vows, which instead of being taken
for life. are limited to u term Of
years, renewable ut will, five of the
warrior monks started out for
Wargla, an important oasis about
300 miles to the south Of Biskra.
1t is there that the first of the
armed stations projected by Cardi-
nal Lavigerie is to be established.
1t is entirely surrounded by sand,
a green island in an ocean of fire.
The second, station will be ut the
oasis of Mes Jonah, near the Mor0c-
CO frontier, which 10 traversed by
oil the great slave caravans coming
from the south. and which has
acquired peculiarly evil name,
owing TO the fact of it's being the
place where lads are mutilated to
render them fit for service as guar
dians of the various harems through
out the Mohammedan world.
More than so per cent perish
from loss of blood, which isstaunch-
cd in the most primitive manner,
i. e., by burying them for the space
of "a hours up to their necks IN
the burning hot sand, leaving only
their heads exposed to the torturing
rays Of the sun. 1t is here where
the military training of the Warrior
Monks will be brought into play.
For the slave dealers are sure to
make hard fight to prevent the
establishment within the narrow
limits of the oasis of q fortified
station where every slave who is
able to effect his or her escape from
theii cruel hands il certain to find
a refuge and protection.
The slave dealers, however, ex-
tend their activity even to the very
doors of Biskra, which, as stated
above, is built on an oasis, and one
of the most dramatic features Of
the ceremony of conservation of the
monks was when Cardinal I.avigerie
led to the altar little brown girl
barely 0 years old who had succeed
ed in concealing herself and in ef-
fecting her escape from a slave
caravan, passing through the desert
a few miles to the south of Biskra.
A sudden movement of the child
caused her to drop something that
she was holding concealed beneath
the folds Of her djebba. The ven-
erable prelate bent down and raised
it from the ground. 1t was a small,
dusky hand-the hand of the little
girl VINO stood beside MIN, anu
which in sheer wanton cruelty had
been cut off by her captors. Hold
ing it aloft and pointing it south
ward toward the great Sahara,
while with his own hand he raised
the child's arm. 80 that all present
could see the mangled stump, the
cardinal exclaimed, in tones which
seemed to ring forth as q clarion:
Il would to God that all Europe
could see this little hand! May it
serve to direct your line Of march.
En- ayant for God, for France and
for humanity"