The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-05-24

campaign Dochtouron had got him the
Takova cross, which Andreas sported with
great pride, and Ignatietf used to tell him
that the car was seriously thinking OF
comforting on him the cross OF st. George,
badinage which Andreas took as dead
earnest. MacGshan used gravely to en-
treat him to take greater care of his in
valuable life, and hint that il any calam-
ity occurred to him the campaign would
ipso facto come to an end. Andreas knew
that MacGahan was quizziDg him, but 1t
was exceedingly droll how he purred and
bridIed under the light touch OF that
genial humorist, whose merits his own
countrymen, to my thinking, have never
adequately recognized The old story OF
a prophet having scant honor in his own
country.
After the long strain of the desperate
but futile attack made by the Russians on
Plevna In the early part OF the September
of the war, | fell victim to the malarIal
fever of the Lower Danube and had TO be
invalided back to Bucharest. The
illness grew upon me, and my condition
became very serious Worthy Andreas
nursed me with great tenderness and as
siduity in the lodgings to which | had
been brought since they would not accept
q fever patient at Brofft's. After some
days OF wretchedness | became delirious,
and, of course lost consciousness; my last
recollection was of Andreas wetting my
parched lips feebly with lemonade. When
| recovered my senses and looked out
teebly there was nobody in the room.
How long l had been unconscious had
no idea | lay there in a halt stupor till
evening, unable from weakness to sum-
mon any assistance. In the dusk came
the English doctor. who had been attend
ing me. where is Andreas?' he asked.
l could not tell him. "He was here last
night" he said You have been delirious
for seven davs" The woman OF the house
was summoned. She had not seen Andreas
since the previous night. but, busy about
her own domestic affairs, had no sus-
picion until she entered the room that
Andreas was not with me still.
Andreas never returned. 1t appeared
that he had taken away all his belonging.
One day, when gradually mendlng. l put
nv hand under the pillow with Intent to
find my watch, which was an heirloom,
and wind it up. | could find no watch.
No more could find the bag of ducats
which was alongside the watch before L
lost my senses. Search WAS made through
out the room without success and. with
whatever reluctance to believe thing 30
utterly unlikely, / could not refrain from
the conviction that Andreas must have
carried of both money and watch. The
thought caused relapse. but at length
attained convalesence and was able to
drive out But the doctor was firm that
during the now imminent winter was
not to return TO the field Fortunately,
my able colleagues, MacGahan and Millet,
where there, and was therefore the less
distressed by DIR. IS Deremptory sentence
on me. l was condemned to return to
England as soon as l should be strong
enough to travel.
When l had to leave the Plevna front
my colleagues temporarily took charge of
my field equipment. But | had brought
back 10 Bucharest my best riding horse,
and during my illness he had been stand
ing at livery IN the stables OF the English
tramway company. Determining now on
the melancholy necessity of selling an
animal which had on many a hard day
and many a long night ride served me
stanchly. l drove 10 the stables and in
structed the manager to sell my horse.
'Iour horse" he exclaimed 10 evident
surprise: your horse was sold weeks ago !
Your man Andreas came here with mes
sage that We were to dispose of it, and
Z
through Bucharest TO take the command
before Plevna. 1t fetched a good price,
lO5 ducats, more than you gave for it.
Andreas called tor the money, and of
course, gave il TO him"
So Andreas was thief and rogue-de-
ibCrate thief and rogue. / was angry.
but | was yet more heart-s0rry that so
fine and true a native should have thus
fallen. Just as | was leaving Bucharest
for England, a letter came to me from a
friend in Galatz, commercial city of
oumania, near the mouth of the Dan
ube. Its 7. ). only is worth quoting:
so you have parted with your man,
Andreas. / thought from what you had
told me that you would retain him for
life He is here now, l saw him drunk
on the street yesterday. He told Ken
edy that he believed you were dead"
went straight to Galatz, long half
days journey. Apdreas was not hard to
find; he was smoking in the "Concordia"
saloon. / saw him before he saw me; he
had furtive air; he VAS pallid, and his
lips twitched; he looked TO me on the
verge of dolirium tremens. l approached
him from behind and uttered the one
word. "Andress~ At the word be started
as if had been shot, spun around, dropped
on his knees, with his hands raised be-
seechingly, and cried in broken voice i:
before God. master, thought you were
dead, else should never have done it,
have not had a happy moment since L
threw away my good name-I could not
20 homel Kill me, send me to prison,
punish me how you choose. l shall re-
joice to sufferW And the poor wretch
groveled before me on his stomach.
had meant to punish him; but he was
too broken for chastisement. i could not
send to prison the man who had saved
my life among the pine trees of Djunis.
/ wonder II he really thought me dead
not that, If 80. his act was thereby
materially palliated. And | thought OF
two little sentences my mother taught
me wnen / was child: Judge not that
ve be not judged" and LEAD US not into
temptation" / pulled the man on to his
feet and grasped his hand then. with the
words. Give mo my fathers watch
goodby, Andreas: shall remember all
the good in you and forget those last bad
days" turned from him and quilted the
&c oncordia" with a lump in my throa.
tb-t could not swallow down.
The Ruling Passion.
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