Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1892-10-20

Luck again favored Marriott, and the
wretch who had plundered him also con.
tributed to his rescue. Marbot's chief, the
Marshal Augereau, had in his service a
valet whom the aid once befriended and
who had reciprOcated by little favors to his
benefaCtor. One Of the trifling favors had
been TO purchase at Warsaw some gray as
trakhan trimming for "A uniform pelisSe.
Black was the customary trimming. When
the ghOulish despOiler of the dead reached
a safe distance at the rear he ostentatious-
ly displayed the treasures taken from Mar
bot to "A crowd Of camp followers Of his
own kind, and that just when the faithful
valet happened to be passing in search OF
the outfit Of his wounded master, Auge.
reau. He recognized the gray trimmed
pelisse, aud also the watch and other eff.
fects Of Marbot's. He believed his bene-
factor dead, as reported, and took the tale
bearer IA guide to help find the body aud
give decent burial. When he reached the
body and detected signs Of life Marriott was
no longer left the sport of chance Helr
was brought, the clothing restored, the
wounds dressed, and in "A few hours the
aide was comfortably cOuched beside his
wounded chieftain on a sledge bound for
the nearest refuge.
The surgeons assured Marriott that the
bayonet wound in the arm released blood
that was the saving Of him, which shows
that sometimes blow intended TO kill a
soldier cures him instead, and hence is
worse than wasted. For all his narrow
escapes on the field, Marriott had r still
graver danger TO face before he was done
with the experiences Of Eylau. The boot
which had resisted the human buzzarl
and probably caused the reawaking OF
the unconscious soldier also came near
proving deadlier instrument than Rus.
sian balls or bayonets. The surgeons cut
II off after waiting couple Of days for the
swelling to abate. In week or so Marriott
was Qr tie cheerful, though unable to rise
on account Of the swollen foot and leg.
At las, the doctors made an examination
OF the foot and hit upon a gangrened spot
the size Of a silver collar. The trouble had
originated in wound received at school a
few years before-for Capt. Marriott was
only twenty-five ut the time Of his adven-
ture-and which had become chilled in the
exposure at Eylau The foot had swollen
until the boot was skin tight. An opera
tion that was torturing to the weak and
suffering man removed the new mischief
after daily repetition for week The
baron describes the method Of treating
his gangrene rs being like that of digging
the core out OF an apple with long keen
knife. After that hot wine was dropped
into the hole from a sponge. The danger
over, Marriott was sent home to France and
lived to follow Napoleon to the end of his
warning career.
The mare Lisette lay bleeding and un.
cared for until the cold stopped the hem
orrhage in her thigh by producing blood
clot. She got Up on her legs and was
found by one Of Marbot's servants, who
bandaged the wound and looked after her
until she was comfortably sheltered in
warm stable. At the opening of the next
campaign horse and rider were both In
battle trim, and Lizette carried her brave
master through many another storm of
hail, none, however, with succession of
incidents so thrilling as those encountered
in trying to prevent the sacrifice Of the
Fourteenth q the line at Eylau.
GEORGE l.. KILMER.