The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-02
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UnaG means une bIoousucKer river put our
men always pronounce 1t pOued .Laleg,
and the latter Is quite cheerful tra-la-ln
kind of name).
At Toued Laleg, then, didn't care
brass farthing for the precious bits of
stamped papers. the arrests and writs
and all the whole kit of humbug and trick
cry belonging to the pettifogging lawyers
and money lenders
The Hadjoutes held the plain, and If the
bailiffs wanted to get at mo thoy would
have had to do their business through
these Bedouins, who are, to say the least
of it, not exactly gentle in their dealings.
The kind of life we led was charming, and
month passed by very pleasantly. More
Champoreau's canteen was very fairly
stocked with provisions and every time
we went foraging we had exciting skir-
mishes
thought no moro about Marcassin than
did about the first suit had ever worn,
and 1 certainly would not have changed
lots with u peer of France Qor French
peers existed in those days).
One morning, just as we had finished
break fasting under a tree which served us
for dining room, colonist arrived
among us, just like bomb, exclalming
that the Hadjoutes had just captured an
IAN otfloerlr shouted my captain.
lieutenant, give the order TO horsel
The whole squadron must be ready in five
minutes -
The order was already nearly executed
for the colonist had told the men on his
way to us, and they, of their own accord,
had rushed to saddle their horses.
While the captain was buckling his belt
he questioned the colonist more closely.
What officer can 1t be whom they have
capturod2"
"Oh, it is some ministerial officer"
"Ministerialf don't knc>y that regi-
ment. What do you meang'
'sWell, captain, he has some office under
the government, or something of that
kind. 1t is n bailiff from Algiers, y
"Confound you, man, coming hero witt
your false alarmsl Do you suppose I an
going to risk the lives of my men to save
the skin of bum baiifff Dsmount, my
ladsl" shouted the captain turning toward
the soldiers. "For bailitf we don't stir
As they were unsaddllng their horses
the men laughed heartily, holding their
sides and rolling about with mirth
/ laughed, too, but had kind of vague
suspicion that tho whole business perhaps
concerned me In some way.
"Could 1t be Marcassin'" kept saying
to myself. but no. surely Marcassin
would not risk his lifo to arrest me heref'
Tho next day did not think much more
about the affair, and In q fortnight l had
forgotten it entirely.
At tho end of April the marshals col
umn left Alglers to try a raid on the Had
joutes, and we Joined 1t, under Koleah.
Tho whole expedition came off very
well, for we surprised the tribo in their
douar, killed score or so of their horse
men, took 5000 sheep, about 90 camels
and whole lot of asses and then the
women and children.
had never taken part before in raid
| and was Just looking curiously at this con-
| fusion of men, women and children and
animals all screaming and struggling,
| when one Of the Arabs approached me
| with suppliant air. He was short man,
rather stout, too, and he had dirty look
| Ing cap on and burnous all patched and
shabby
| Thought of course that he was going
| to ask for mercy and was beginning to
| feel proud at thus reoeiving his submis-
| sion, but to my astonishment he said In
| good French:
Il see that you do not recognize me,
lieutenant.
| No-the deucel certainly don &.
| ''Do you not remember coming to see
| mo in Algiers / lived in the Rue des
| SotophagesS''
Marcassln!' I exclaimed, thunder
/ struck.
| 1t was Marcassin himself in flesh and
/ blood and in burnous
could not get over tho surprise, and
| felt us idiotic as conscript and could
| only stammer out:
"Were you coming to arrest mef"
ALAS, they arrested mel' he said dolo
fully.
"Whom do you meansn
aThe Hadjoutes.
"Whens Wheref''
"Three weeks ago, on the way tt
| pOued- Laleg
t'Ahl You were the precious ministerial
officer, were youf"
you must not blame me for it, lieu