The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-08

heavy mstlocks. provided further loads. and
In fine, while supposed to be marching IN light
nehtlng order, We had something Ike 200
to lead them, aud cooks and pages and zoos
boys and the Generals band and but that our
fs.rIi, b.HsV. ". should have had b; coach
The sisht d ali these men and horses IN mo.
from Tommy my parting with Marie and began 70 take
near to ss%pStbsns with S my lady w6oss
pleasure and delight knew no bounds. Ihe
wood, the. trailing pixies and Esyine psnnons
Rrstiied her natural taste for war; while as
Oh Soss s: OF
sh 4s tRssS VS. e sss a
ever / loo x.d At them noticed that her eve
that he was unfolding the plan, of ambition
which YVES sure he m asked under cold and
s ncsSTs S:Ps fs 70 my SGE aS, sG sSc o.
and interest But wsss h,sIpIs..; 4 could dS
had any power he would not use It. -,
NJ lady gave him opportunities. Several
ton. and whenever Gen. Tzsrcias left her for
swhile she turned 70 the younger man and
sbi. to respond. When he was not noisiiS, gay
be rode like mute. He seemed half .ullsn.
hali siTsid and shs pres;ntly gay: him up;
eye. The General had been called for some
purpose to the rear Of the column. and on his
tas IS. .Rden the
provocsnt. He did not try to resume his place:
RDi not ts aats 1i.Sin ssr.Sot cass such %Ss
Glsnces ,t them as more than oonilrmed me i5
isshion than the Wsidsrave. .,'
That was late In the afternoon, and another
h1aa@ A~.xsN ~ had hn IA al
the column TO our camping ground for the
night This lay In rugged, wooded valley.
high ridge only divided It from a second
valley. through which the main road and the
Rsd ta,5 %ssb os oF
yeuld pass through this second valley come
came for making the proper dispositions. all
persons in our force were forbidden to mount
had even e Dc Without res lest the smoke
should betrsy our presence For this one
sas s Mh raa hsS ks to SS strict pls
Was p.rmittod cooked The Generals meal.
Even so the order caussd trouble. The
an hour before midnight. when they trudged
into camp dusty and footsore and murmuslng
20 Ss sh.a tbs grew sh 1sp5 fs
into open disobodienca ON a sudden, In half
q dozen quarters at once. flames hickered up.
q moment With strange forms whose eighteen.
foot weapons and cum brous hsadpieces flung
We had lain down to rest. but at the sound
q the alteration and the various cries $50, OF
out we came out Of our iairs in the braoken 10
Jacob and three or four Of the Heritzbure men
to my side. 1 ran to my lady to see that moth.
ing befel her in the confusion. The noise had
reused her. and we found M her at the door Of
hr.s. flaming and cracking on the tioDins
sides Of the, valley. lit up strange scene OF
s for the sar& Rsa estsnddd to hs
the mutiny might spread and cut the knot OF
our difficulties or whelm US all In one ruin.
had scarcely conceived the thought, when
the General passed near US on his way, from
at the sight my new born hopes vanished; He
was bareheaded. He carried no arms and had
tho stern IN grim rim aspect Of face IN which was no
mercy and no duailing. was worth thousand
pixies. The ireliGht shone on his pale. olive
seeing us. and after that did mot doubt what
would happen. though for moment the tu-
than sink and saw more than one pale Tipped
officer climbing into his saddle that he might
The issue agreed with my expectations.
The heart Of the disorder lay in part OF the
camp from on, quarters b. 5r9SSs
followed. For . moment for few seconds.
during which you could hear n pin drop
through the camp, the General stood. his life
In the balance. unarmed in the midst OF armed
men. But he had that set courage which
seems to daunt the common sort and paralyzs
the finger on the trigger: and he prevailed.
The knavss lowered their weapons and shrank
back covering before him. In a twinkling the
fires were beaten out By q hundred eager feet.
and the General strobe back to US through the
silent. obsoquious camp
He DISTINGUISHED my lady standing at the
door Of her tent and stepped aside: am
sorry you have been disturbed. Countess he
said politely. 1t shall not occur again. 1
will hang up O dozen OF those hounds to-mor-
row. and We shall have less barking"
You are not hurt" my lady asked. In
voice unlike her own voice.
He laughed. delEning no answer In words.
Then he said: You have no fire? Camp
rules. 2; course. ar. not for you yGg Pray have
had tho curiosity to go by 1t when my lady
retired. | found dozen men. cuirassiers o.
his own privileged company, pssping and
squirting under the canvas which had been
hung round his Ore. Joined them and looked.
and saw him lying at length. wrapped In his
cloak, reading "CRsar's Campaigns" by the
light Of the blaze IS II nothing had happened.