Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-02-10
RENALIERE'S SACRIFICE.

RENALlERE'S SACRIFICE.
This adventure happened to me in
1SS2 | had just taken my seat in ::
corner of an empty compartment i'll
the car. and had closed the door. will,
the hope of remaining alone when it
was suddenly reopcncd. and | heard a
voice say:
BE careful. sir, the step is very
high"
Another voice replied:
Don't be afraid Lawrence. l will
take hold of the handles
Then IL head appeared, covered with
n round hat and two hands. graSping
the leather straps suspended at each
side of the door. slowly hoisted a large
body. whose feet made a noise on the
car steps like that of a cane striking
the ground When the man had drawn
his body into the car. l noticed the
painted ends of two wooden legs.
A head appeared behind this travel
Ter. and | heard its owner ask:
Are you comfortable, sir"
Yes. my boy"
Here are YOUR packages and crutch-
eS'
A servant. who had the air of an old
soldier got into the car. bearing in his
arms II lot of packages done up in
black-and-yellow paper. carefully tied.
md placed them one after the other
II the network rack above his masters
mead. Then he said:
There. sir that Is all. There are
Eve packagcs-thc swcetmeats. the doll.
he drum. the gun and the pates de
foic graS"
THAT'S all right. my boy
"A pleasant journey. sir"
Thank you, Lawrence.
The servant stepped down from the
car. closed the door and went away.
while observed my ncighbor. He
was. perhaps. thirty-fve years old, al
though his hair was nearly white. He
was decorated wore Il moustache and
had that pursy obesity of strong and
vigorous men whom an intirmity
obligcs to remain inactive. He wiped
his brow. puffed and. looking me
squarely in the face. said:
Docs smoking incommOde YOU. mon
sicur?"
Not at ALL" | replied.
My fellow traveller now began to
examine mo with the tenacity and fin
~ Of man who recollects slightly.
but not entirely. Annoyed by this
steady contact, our eyes turned away;
then. after few seconds. attracted
by the obscure hut persistent action
of the memory, they again met and |
remarked:
Really. monsieur. instead of looking
at each other stealthily for an hour,
would II not he better TO try and recall
together where we have metz"
"Iou are quite right" replied my
neighbor with good grace.
My name is Henry Bonclair. magiS-
tratc." | added.
"Ah. yes. | met you at the PoncclS.
before the war. n dozen years ago"
Exactly. sir. All! All. you are Lieut.,
Rrv1licrey'
Yes. I was even Capt. Revaliere I'M
III the day when I lost my fcet-both
of them at n single stroke from n pass
ing shell.
remembered perfectly well having
seen this man when he was fine
.naking slender fellow. who led the
'utillons with a nimhle and graceful
frruzy. But behind this fgurr there
still foatcd something that I could not
grasp some story that | had known
md forgotten en--one of those stories To
whrh one lends kind aud short at
teutiun and which leave only an impT-
'rntihle impression on the mind. There
vas luvc In H. recalled the particu-
lur sensation from the depths Of my
mrmrry but nothing more,
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rlrar,d away. aud the face IT young
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