Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-10-16
CIV OCTOBER 16, 1896
manlike manner. It wound In and out
and along defles Of stern beauty.

ana along QeuleS VI SIeTu UeauGy.
We halted for rest and refreshment at
noon and again at o'clock for an hour.
At the last place we found some Carlist
officers, one young Englishman, who
was good fellow and most attentive.
He was an aid-de-camp on Don Car
los staff. He told me there was 10
chance of his side winning, but he was
in it for the fun of the thing and in
hope to see some fighting. He had taken
part in number Of skirmishes and was
by no means satisfied yet. He volun-
teered to escort us through the lines
and was evidently more than pleased to
meet an English lady in the person of
my wife.
It was beautiful to see him order
about my muleteers and bully them up
hill and down dale, not hesitating to.
use his whip on them. About 8 O'Clock
we started off in great shape, having
some 30 miles to go to the little town
on the railway south Of the Pyrenees
We had two lanterns and number of
torches. 1t was picturesque caravan
in the darkness. The young officer rode
beside the first cart, conversing with my
wife, while walked in the rear. We
had reason to congratulate ourselves
over our escort, he being brave and
brilliant fellow and evidently person
of Importance. He little thought whom
he was escorting. was pleased Oh my
wife's account, as he was company for
her, and altogether she thoroughly en-
joyed the novelty of the whole situa-
tion.
Another mile and our escort had to
leave US, but the town, standing dark
against the snow, was in plain view.
By his advice I went ahead on foot with
two men in case any of "the enemy
were prowling around, but found none
until we arrived in the town. Then a
scene of great excitement to the towns
people arose.
We were examined and cross exam
ined and our statements taken down III
writing and sworn to by all hands In
the meantime l had made beds for our
sick man and the ladies in the waiting
room of the station, and about 2 O'Clock
I went to Sleep The station was forti.
fed and full of soldiers, but I did not
care, being told the Madrid train would
start at daylight; if SO, l would be i'll
time for Ell Rey Felipe, and would be
sailing out of Cadiz harbor OH Monday
over the blue water, westward hol
After q two hours nap / was up,
paid off my lucky l3, giving them a
present. in addition to their due, with
written paper certifying that they were
honest and brave and had delivered me
and mine in safety.
The weather continued very cold, and
when the train, consisting Of two pas
senger and one baggage cars, arrived we
found there were no heating arrange.
ments, and we shivered at the thought
of an all days ride without fire or heat
across that windy plain. l determined
to have compartment to ourselves, for
nv wife and l had not had moments
privacy since the smashup Of the train.
So we fixed up a bed on the floor Of q
compartment for our sick man and then
I put his family in to look out for him.
When the train left we found ourselves,
very much to our satisfaction, alone. l
had telegraphed ahead to Burgos to have
hot water cases, then the only mode of
heating cars in Europe, ready on our
arrival
The engineer Of our train was an
Englishman. As it was 30 important
that I should not be delayed I gave him
sovereign and his stoker another and
asked him as favor to make time. He
said he would and kept his word. But,
arriving at Burgos, we found that the
train from Santander going south was
two hours late, so my wife and I start
ed out to see the famous town.
At Burgos I tried to get an English
paper, but none was to be had, and no
one there had ever seen one.
But here some startling news came
flashing over the wires, nothing less
than that there had been revolution at
Madrid, the capital Amadeus, the late
ly elected king, had suddenly resigned,
and O republic had been proclaimed
with CASTELAR, at the head.
TO BE CONTINUED.