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81 never thought he'd ha' kicked" said
the Bustler.
II suppose you expected he'd fight
Broughton's rules, and strict P. R2 Why,
you silly, they don't know what fighting
is in France"
'My friends said I, sitting up on my
bed, Il do not understand very much Of
what you say, but when you speak like
that 1t is foolishneSs. We know so much
about fighting in France that we have
paid our little visit to nearly every capital
to London. But we fight like soldiers, you
understand, and not like gamins in the
gutter. You strike me on the head. I
kick you on the knee+t is child's play.
But If you will give me sword. and take
another one, 1 will show you how We fight
over the water"
They both stared at me in their solid,
English way.
well, I'm glad you're not dead noun
seer" said the elder one at last. There
wasn't much sign of life in you when the
BUSTER and me carried you down. That
head of yours amt thick enough to stop
the crook of the hardest hitter in Bristol"
Hes game cove, too. and he came
for me like BANTAM" said the other. still
rubbing his knee. Il got my old left-right
in. and he went over, as If he had been
poleaxed. 1t wasn't my fault. mounseer.
1 told you you'd get pepper IL you went
on
that you've been handled by the finest
lightweight in England" said the older
m an. looking at ma with an expression Of
congra tulation upon his face. You've had
him at his best too-in the pink of condi-
ton, and trained by Jim Hunter"
Il am used to hard knocks" said /, un-
buttoning my tunic, and showing my two
musket wounds. Then 1 barred my ankle
also, and showed the place in my eye where
the guerrilla had stabbed me.
He can take his Cruel" said the Bustler.
What glutton he'd have made for the
miGdleweights," remarked the trainer;
with six months coaching he'd astonish
the fancy: It's pity he's got to go back
to prison"
l did not like that last remark at all. I
buttoned up my coat, and rose from the
bed.
Il must ask you to let me continue my
Journey said /.
There's no help for it, mounseer." the
trainer answered. It's a hard thing to
send such man you back to such a
place, bat business is business, and there's
a twenty-pound reward. They were here
this morning. looking for you, and expect
they'll be round again"
His words turned my heart to lead
surely, you would not betray me-" 1
cried. Il will send you twice twenty pounds
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could see. III the morning when they came
for their man with papers for his release
there was not as much of him left as YOU
could put upon your thumb nail They
We're ingenious people, these prisoners, ana
they had their own way of managing
We officers, however. lived in a separate
wing, and very singular group of people
we were. They had left us our uniforms
So that there was hardly corps which
had served under Victor, or AIasseua. or
Ney which was not represented there and
some had been there from the time when
Junot was beaten at Eimiera We had
chasseurs in their green tunics and hus
sars, like myself and blue-coated dragons
and white-fronted lancers, and yoltigeurs
and grenadisrs, and men of the artillery
and engineers. But the greater part were
naval officers. for the English had had the
better of us upon the seas. could never
understand this until 1 journeyed myself
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Murat was undoubtedly an excellent cav
airy officer. but he had too much swagger,
which spols many a good soldier. Lasalle,
too. was very dashing leader, but he
ruined himself with wine and folly. Now
/, Etenne Gerard, was always totally de-
void of swagger, and at the same time 1
was very abstemious. except, maybe, at
the end of campaign, or when 1 met an
old comrade-in-arms. For these reasons 1
might, perhaps. had it rot been for a GER
tain diffdence. have claimed to be the most
valuable officer in my own branch Of the
more than chief of brigade, but, then, as
every one knows, no one had a chance of
rising to the top unless he had the good
fortune to be with the emperor in his early
campaigns. Except Lasalle and Lobau and
Drouet, can hardly remember any one of
the generals who had not already made his
name before the Egyptian business. Even
/. with all my brilliant qualities, could only
attain the head Of my brigade. and also
the special medal of honor, which 1 re-
ceived from the emperor himself, and
which / kept at home in a leather pouch
But though L never rose higher than this,
my qualities were very well known.by those
who had served with me- and also by the
English. After they had captured me in
the way which l described to you the other
night, they kept very good guard over
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One thing upon which I relied was the
height Of my comrade, Beaumont I have
already said that he was very tall man.
six feet at least, and it seemed to me that
If I could mount upon his shoulders and
get my hands upon the spikes I could east
ly scale the wall Could I pull my big
companion up after me? That was the
question, for when set forth with a
comrade, even though it he one for whom
1 bear no affection. nothing on earth would
make me abandon him. If I climbed the
wall and he could not follow me, I should
be compelled to return to him. He did not
seem to concern himself much about it,
however, so hoped that he had confidence
in his own activity.
Then another very important matter was
the choice of the sentry Who should be on
duty in front of my window at the time
of our attempt. They were changed every
two hours to insure their vigilance, but
l. who watched them closely each night
out of my window, knew that there was
great difference between them. There
were some who We're so keen that a rat
could not cross the yard unseen, while
others thought only of their own ease and
could sleep as soundly leaning upon mus
ket as if they were at home upon a feather
bed. There was one especially. a fat
heavy man, who would retire into the
shadow Of the wall and doze SO comforta-
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he yelped as little cur does when you
tread upon it's paw. At the second, down
he fell with groan upon the floor. Then
seated myself upon my bed, and waited
resignedly for whatever punishment my
jailers might inf1ict upon me.
But minute passed and yet another,
with no sound save the heavy, snoring
breathing of the senseless wretch upon the
floor. Was it possible then, that amid the
fury of the storm his warning cries had
passed unheeded? At first it was but a tiny
hope, another minute and it was probable,
another and it was certain. There was no
sound in the corridor. none in the court
yard. l wiped the cold sweat from my
brow, and asked myself what 1 should do
next.
One thing seemed certain. The man on
the floor must die. If left him could not
tell how short time it might be before he
gave the alarm. 1 dare not strike a light,
so l felt about in the darkness until my
hand came upon something wet, which 1
knew to be his head. I raised my iron bar,
but there was something, my friends, which
prevented me from bringing it down. In
the heat of fight 1 have slain many men
men of honor, too. who had done me no
injury. Yet here was this wretch, crea-
ture too foul to live who had tried to work
me so great mischief, and yet 1 could not
bring myself to crush his skull in. Such
deeds are very well for Spanish partida-
or, for that matter, sans-culotte of the
Faubourg st. Antoine-but not for a soldier
and gentleman like me.
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When 1 came to myself I was lying upon
a truckle bed in a bare, half-furnished
room. My head was ringing like a bell,
and when I put up my hand there was a
lump like walnut over one of my eyes.
My nose was full of a pungent smell, and
l soon found that strip of paper soaked
in vinegar was fastened across my brow
At the other end of the room this terrible
little man was sitting with his knee bare,
and his elderly companion was rubbing It
with some liniment The latter seemed to
be in the worst of tempers. and he kept up
a continual scolding, which the other
listened to with a gloomy face
Never heard tell of such thing in my
life" he was saying. :In training for a
month. with all the weight of it on my
shoulders, and then, when l get YOU as
fit as trout, and within two days of
fighting the likeliest man on the list, YOU
let yourself into bye-battle with a for
eigner."
There, there! Stow your gabv' said the
other, sulkily. You're a very good trainer,
Jim, but you'd be better with less jaw
81 should think it was time to Jaw" the
elderly man answered. IF this knee don't
get well before Wednesday, they'll have
it that you fought cross, and a pretty
job you'll have next time you look for a
hacker"
Fought a cross" growled the other.
I've won nineteen battles, and no man
ever so much as dared to say the word
cross in my hearin'. How the deuce was
1 to get out Of 1t when the cove want I'd
the very clothes off my back?'
Tut, man, you knew that the beak and
the guards We're within mile Of YOU
You could have set them on to him as well
then as now. You'd have got your clothes
back again all right"
"Well, strike me!' said the Bustler. ct
don't often break my trainin', but when it
comes to givfn' up my clothes to Frenchy
who couldn't hit a dint in a pat O. butter.
why, it's more than I can swaller"
Pooh. man. what are the clothes worth :?
D'you know that Lord Rufton alone has
5000 on you? When you jump the ropes
on Wednesday. you'll carry every penny of
$4,000 into the ring. A pretty thing to
turn up with a swollen knee and a story
about Q Erenchmanv'
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tent. who had submitted himself to some
singular method of treatment.
Well, as 1 lay watching and wondering,
the older man brought out greet coat
and held it while the other put it on and
buttoned it TO his chin. The day was a
warmish one, so to- this proceeding amaz-
ed me even more than the other. "At
least" thought l, lit is evident that his
exercise is over" but. far from this being
so. the man began to run, in spite of his
heavy coat, and as it CHANGED, he came
right over the moor in my direction. His
companion had re-entered the house, so
that this arrangement suited me admirably.
l would take the small mans clothing and
hurry on to some village where I could buy
provisions The chickens were certainly
tempting but still there were at least two
men in the house. SO perhaps it would be
wiser for me, since I had no arms, to keep
away from it.
] lay quietly then among the ferns. Pres
entity l heard the steps of the runner, and
there he was quite close to me, with his
huge coat, and the perspiration running
down his face. He seemed to be very
solid man-but small-so small that l fear
ed that his clothes might be of little use
to me. When l jumped out upon him he
stopped running and looked a me in the
greatest aStoniShment
BLOW my dickey,' said he. give it a
name. guv'nor! Is it circus, or what?'
That was how he talked, though 1 cannot
pretend to tell you what he meant by it.
You will excuse me, sir" said l, but
All under the necessity of asking you to
give me your clothes"
Give you what?" he cried.
Your clothes"
well, if this doesn't lick cockfghtingr'
said he. What am 1 to give you my
clothes for?''
Because I need them"
And suppose l won't?"
BE jabers." said !, Il shall have no
choice but to take them
He stood with his hands in the pockets
OF his greatcoat, and a most amused smile
upon his square-jawed, clean-shaven face.
You'll take them, will you?" said he.
You're a very Ieery cove, by the look of
you. but can tell you that you've got the
wrong SOW by the this time 1 know
who you are. You're a runaway Frenchy
from the prison yonder. as any one could
tell with half an eye But you don't know
who / am else you wouldn't try such a
plant as that. Why, man. I'm the Bristol
Bustler. limestone champion, and them's
my training quarters down yonder."
He stared at me as if this announcement
of his would have crushed me to the earth
hut l smiled at him in my turn, and look
ed him up and down, with a twirl of my
mustache.
You may be very brave man. SIR" said
I. but when 1 tell you that you are OPP
posed to Col. Etienne Gerard of the Hus-
sars Of Contains, you viii see the necessity
of giving UP your clothes without further
parley.''
Look here mounseer. drop it,' he cried;
-'this'll end by your getting pepper"
Your clothes, sir. this Instant" / shout
ed. advancing fiercely upon him.
Fer answer he threw off his heavy great
coat. and stood in a singular attitude, with
one arm out and the other across his chest.
looking at me with a curious smile. For
myself, l knew nothing of the methods of
fighting which these people have, but on
horse or on foot, with arms or without
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wives. 1t would have been dangerous unfit
1 had got rid Of my uniform. My cap my
mustache and my speech would all help TO
betray me. 1 continued to travel toward
the north, therefore, looking about me con-
tnually, but never catching glimpse Of
my pursuers.
About midday I came to where. in Sc
cluded valley, there stood single small
cottage, without any other building in
sight 1t was a neat little house, with a
rustic porch and a small garden in front
of it, with a swarm of cocks and hens
1 lay down upon the ferns and watched it,
for it seemed to be exactly the kind of
place where might obtain what I wanted.
My bread was finished and 1 was exceed
ingly hungry after my long journey. 1 de-
termined therefore, to make a short re-
connaissance, and then to march up to this
cottage, summon 1t to surrender. and help
myself to all I needed. 1t could, at least,
provide me with a chicken and with an
omelette My mouth watered at the thought
AS I lay there wondering who could live
in this lonely place, brisk little fellow
came out through the porch, accompanied
by another older man, who carried two
large clubs in his hands. These he handed
to his young companion, who swung them
up and down. and round and round, with
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nearly twenty miles between the prison and
myself. Day was about to break, 50 !
crouched down among the heather upon the
top Of one Of those small hills which abound
IN that country, with the intention Of hiding
myself until nightfall. 1t was no new thing
Tor me to sleep in the wind and the rain,
SO, wrapping myself up in my thick, warm
cloak, soon sank into doze.
But it was not a refreshing slumber. I
tossed and tumbled amid a series Of vile
dreams. in which everything seemed to go
wrong with me. AT last, 1 remember, was
charging an mistaken square Of Hungarian
Grenadiers. with a single squadron upon
spent horses, just as did at Elchingen. I
stood In my stirrups to shout "Vive PEmpe-
reur!' and as did so, there came the an
swering roar from my husSars "Vive PEm-
pereur!' I sprang from my rough bed. with
the words still ringing in my ears, and
then, as I rubbed my eyes, and wondered If
l were mad, the same cry came again. five
thousand voices in one long-drawn yell. I
looked out from my screen of brambles, and
saw in the clear light of the morning the
very last thing that should have either ex-
pected or chosen.
1t was Dartmoor prison! There 1t
stretched, grim and hideous. within fur
long of me. Had I run on for few more
minutes in the dark I would have butted
my busby against the wall. 1 was so taken
aback at the sight that I could scarcely
realize what had happened. Then it all be-
came clear to me, and I struck my head
with my hands in my despair. The wind
nau Veered from noftn 10 Soutn curing tne
night. and I. keeping my face always to-
ward 1t, had run ten miles out and ten
miles in, winding up where I had started
When 1 thought of my hurry, my falls, my
mad rushing and jumping, all ending in
this, 1t seemed so absurd that my grief
changed suddenly to amusement and I fell
among the brambles and laughed and
laughed, until my sides were sore. Then I
rolled myself up in my cloak and considered
seriously what 1 should do.
w.
One lesson which I have learned in my
roaming life, my friends, is never to call
anything a misfortune until you have seen
the end of it. Is not every hour fresh
point of view? In this case I soon per-
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that I could rely l pictured to myself my
third of hussars waiting just outside that
viii dow, with kettledrums and standards
and leopardSkin shabraques all complete.
Then l would work and work like mad
man, until my iron was cruSted with my
blood as if with rust And so, night by
hid 1t away in the stutfing of my pillow,
until the hour came when the iron shook:
and then with one good wrench it came off
in my hand, and my first step had been
made toward freedom.
You will ask me what better off I was,
since, as l have said, child could not have
fitted through the opening. l will tell you.
l had gained two things-a tool and
weapon. With the one 1 might loosen the
stone which flanked the window. With the
other l might defend myself when l had
scrambled through. So now l turned my
attention to that stone and l picked and
picked with the 5harpened end of my bar
until L had worked out the mortar all
round. You understand, of course. that
during the day | replaced erything in its
position, and that the Warder was never
permitted to a Speck upon the floor. At
the end of three weeks l had separated the
StCne, and had the rapture OF drawing it
through, and seeing a hole left with ten
stars shining through it, where there had
been but four before. All was ready for us
now. and replaced the stone smearing the
edges of it round with a little fat and SCOT,
so as to hide the cracks where the mortar
should have been. In three nights the
moon would be gone, and that seemed the
best time for our attempt.
IL
had now no doubt at all about getting
into the yard, but l had very considerable
misgivings as to how I was to get out
again. 1t would be too humliating, after
trying here and trying there, to have to go
back 10 my hole again in despair. or to be
arrested by the guards outside. and thrown
into those damp underground cells which
are reserved for prisoners who are caught
in escaping. l set to work, therefore, to
plan what l should do. l have never, as
you know, had the chance of showing what
glass or two of wine. I have found my
self capable of thinking out surprising COM
btnations, and have felt that if Napoleon
had intrusted me with an army CORPS
things might have gone differently with
MN. But, however that may be- there is
no doubt that in the small stratagems of
war, and IN that quickness of invention
which is SO necessary for an officer of
light cavalry, l could hold my own against
any one. 1t was now that l had need for
it, and | felt sure that it would not fail me
The inner wall which l had 10 scale
was built of bricks. twelve feet high, with
of spikes, three inches apart upon
glimpse of once or twice. when The gate
of the exercise yard was open. 1t appear
ed to be about the same height, and was
also spiked at the top. The space be-
tween the walls was over twenty feet and
I had reason to believe that there were
On the other hand, knew that there was
line of soldiers outside. Behold the little
nut. my friends which 1 mad to open with
no crackers save these two hands.
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part You understand that soldier can
not always choose his own methods, and
that it is time to howl when you are living
among wolves. l rushed at him, therefore
with a warlike shout and kicked him with
both my feet. At the same moment nv
heels flew into the air. l saw as many
flashes as at AusterlitZ. ard the back of
my head came down with a crash upon a
stone. After that 1 can remember nothing
more.
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extraordinary swiftness. The other, stand
ing beside him, appeared to watch him
with great attention, and occasionally to
advise him. Finally he took a rope and be
gravely observing him. AS you may think,
I was utterly puzzled as to what these
people could be- and could only surmise
that one was doctor and the other a pa
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No Compensation Expected.
From Truth.
Nervous employer-'T don't pay you for
whistling"
New office boy-''That's all right, sir.
can't whistle well enough yet to charge az
ira for it."
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peeia! pispnleh % tAe luldILom.er.

epeclI3 DlNb1IcH 10 Tue IWoIiDeNrC.
MoRGANTowN. Fob. 1.-THE grand
jury OF tho Monongalia circuit brought
In al Indictment OF murder against
David MusCravo for tho murder OF his
wife, Mrs. Emily Musgravc, on Decom.
Der 10. Tho murder was accomplished
by choking the woman Into inscnsibil-
lily and then throwing hor in II creek
near their home, twenty miles from
Morgantown. Tho trial OF the case has
been postponed until the next term OF
court.
4 raid on tho speak-easios resulted
In having about twenty-five indictments
brought bv tho grand jury for unlawful
liquor selling.
Morgantown is rapidly filling un with
guests for tho military ball OH Friday.
There will DO n, least l25 couples pros
Ont. Among those who will DO here
from Wheeling are Mr.. and Mrs. L. L.
Sands and Miss Blanche Iloge. who will
DO guests OF Miss Evans; AIiss Lizzie
AIendsl. Dr.. and Mrs. uusted and Mrs.
Harry OFT
United States Marshal Thomas
Flowers arrested yesterday Lon Henry
and Thomas Henry, about five miles
south OF town. on the charge OF making
and passing counterfeit money.
Professor and Mrs. l. c. White will
give reception on Thursday evening
In honor OF the guests for the university
ball, and Mr.. and Mrs. L. V. Keck will
give 4 reception on Friday afternoon.
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