Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-04-28

The emperor was most anxious to save
this gallant band, and for that purpose he
dispatched aid after aid with orders to fall
back, but they were all cut down by the
terrible fire of the Russians.
When the case seemed hopeless one of
the emperor's staff called his attention to
the fact that Marbot's orderly was present,
mounted on his now famous mare Lisette.
Turning to Marbot's orderly, youth
named Auzureau, the emperor eyed him
over and asked:
as your horse in good order?"
'Ths is General Marbot's mare, I.isette,"
said the orderly as he stroled the glossy
arched neck. He supposed that even Napo-
leon must have heard of her, so great was
her fame for speed and endurance.
And you? Do you think you can cross
that field and take message to your mas
teri
II can try, sire" said the youth as he sa-
luted with the right hand and gathered up
the reins with the left.
The emperor scrawled IA few words on q
bit of paper, which the orderly tucked into
his belt. Then he shook the reign, and the
splendid mare was away like Il shot from II
cannon.
The young man did not attempt to draw
his sword, whch was hooked up. OF what
use tOulh Nnt lDlShbl anu StiJcI vi Oilc man
be against the swarms of fierce COssack
horse now plunging like madmen about the
intervening plain?
To the amazement and fierce delight of
10000 Freedmen, who watched the intrepid
youth the orderly, with Il skill and daring
that were only possible on the back of such
horse, eluded the Cossaclls, and amid the
plaudts Of Marbot's men lie reached the
command unscathed and delivered his mes
sage.
General Marbot's horse having been shot
down, he now mounted Lisette and formed
his thin columns for dash through the
Cossack ranks
Fearing that the eagle of his brigade
might fall into the hands of the enemy,
who outnumbered him ten to one, Marriott
determined to carry it himself and that it
might not cucumber him he made up his
mind TO free it from the staff
While leaning forward in the saddle to
get purchase to break the stout staff
cannon ball cut the feathers from his hat
AS the hat was fastened under his chin
with IA broad brass chain he felt the shock
severely. He says:
81 seemed to be blotted out of existence,
but did not fall from my horse Blood
flowed from my nose, my ears and even
from my eyes, yet | could see and hear,
and | preserved all my faculties, though |
was so paralyzed by the shock that | could
not have moved finger had my life de
pended on the effort
Meantime Marbot's men had gone half
way down the hill, aud terrible struggle
WAS going on on every side, but he could
not even press his knees against the mares
side to urge her forward.
This position was the more trying from
the fact that the Russians recognized him
as an officer of distinction and were trying
To reach him with their bayonets.
Continuing his story, Marriott says:
among the Frenchmcn who had got
their backs against my pa.e's near flank
was a quaItermaster whom knew. Hav-
ing been attacked and wounded by several
of the enemy, this man fen under Iisette's
belly, and was seiZing my leg to pull him
self up when Il Russian grenadier, too drunk
to stand steady, wishing to finish him By a
thrust in the breast, lost his balance, and
the point of his bayonet went into my
cloak, which at that moment was pulled
out by the wind
Seeing that did not fall, the Russian
left the quarternaster and aimed number
of blows at me. These were at first fruit
less, but one Mt last reached me, piercing
my left arm, and felt with kind of hor-
rible pleasure, my blood flowing hot.
1.-The Russian gronadier, with redoubled
fury, made another thrust at me, but STUN
bling with the force which he put into it
he drove his bayonet into my mares thigh.
Her ferocious instinct being restored by
the pain, she sprang at the Russian, and
with one bite tore off his nose lips and eye
brows and all the skin of his face, making
of him living deaths head dripping with
blood
"1hen, hurting herself with fury among
the combatants, kicking and biting, I4isette
upset everything she met on her road
Zone man tried to seize her bride, but
she seized him about the middle, as cat
might a mouse, shook him high in the air,
and then, letting him fall, crushed him
under her hoofs Then, seeing the road
clear ahead, she bore me in safety to the
emperor's side"
Wise PrecautiOn.
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