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yards from the Uhlans, when suddenly
you can imagine my feelings when I
saw 8 real Cossaek coming galloping
along the roadway towards me.
All, my friend, you who read this, if
you have any heart, you will feel for q
man like me, who had gone through SO
many dangers and trials only at this
very last moment to be confronted with
one which appeared to put an END to
moment I lost heart and was inclined
to throw myself down in my despair.
and to cry out that l had been. be-
trayed. But no, was not beaten even
now. opened two buttons of my
tnnic so that ! might get easily at the
emperor's message. for it was my fixed
determinatio when all hope was gone,
to swallow the letter and then die
sword in hand. Then I felt that my
little crooked sword was loose in it's
sheath and trotted on to where the
vedettes were waiting. They seemed
inclined to stop me but pointed to the
other Cossack, who was still a couple
Of hundred yards off, and they, under
standing that merely wished to meet
him, let me pass with a salute.
dug my spurs into my pony then,
for if were only far enough from the
lancers I thought might manage the
Cossack without much difficulty. He
was an officer, a large bearded man
with a gold chevron in his cap just the
same as mine AS / advanced he un-
consciously aided me by pulling up his
horse, SO that had a fine start fof the
vedettes. On came for him \nd /
could see wonder turning to sus; On
in his brown eyes as he looked al me
and my pony equipment. / do not
know what it was that was wrong,
but he saw something which was
as it should not be. He shouted
out "a question, and then, when
l gave no answer, he pulled
out his sword. was glad in my
heart to see him dose, for I had always
rather fight than cut down an unsus-
pecting enemy. Now made at him
full tilt and, parrying his cut, ! got my
point in just under the fourth button Of
his tunic. Down he went, and the weight
Of him nearly took me off my horse
before " could disengage. I never
glanced at him to see if he were liv-
ing or dead, for sprang off my pony
and on to Violette, with shake Of my
bride and Kiss Of my hand to the
two Uhlans behind::me. They galloped
after me shouting, but Violette had had
her rest and was just as fresh as when
she started. h S wv
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!. BELIEVED IN FRESH AIR.
The Cool Travellers Way OF Completely
.5'5. Defeating the Tussy Man. I'D
!: TrHir'sENlp,.l

The Cool Travellers Way OF Completely
I. ,'5.. Defeating the Fussy Man.
In train, that left the Grand Cen
trail depot the other afternoon were
seated two gentlemen, one directly in
front of the other, says the New York
Advertiser. Both were well dressed.
The gentleman in front had the calm,
self-contained manner of a well-bred
man, the other the fussy air Of q person
who deems himself of considerable i'm
portance. There were only q few per-
sons in the car besides the persons
mentioned, and dozens Of seats re-
. manned unoccupied. AS the. train
rushed out Of the tunnel into the SUM
light of an unusually bright day the
4 serene gentleman raised the window
and proceeded to read his evening
newspaper. "A minute later the fussy
! man arose, leaned over and closed, tie
window. The seren leal if 1H psIid a.o at
tention to the act 41r'' min1duitte, and
then, as though having just discovered
that the window was down, raised it
again and wentypn reading. The fussy
man glared at the back of the other,
/, moved about unsteadily in his seat, and
with an air of angry defiance closed
the window again, this time with a
bang. The other did not take his eyes
from the newspaper fora few minutes,
but ontinued reading as though he
was in no wise concerned in the singu-
lar contest. Finally he glanced toward
( the window, and without any sign that
up HIS siiversheaded cane and with the
head IF It shattered the pane and
J. knocked out the small pieces Of glass
4 that stuck to the sides Then he re-
placed his cane in the corner, took up
his newspaper and resumed its perusal
TITS Doubt III il the combined efforts
! 81 the worlds greatest word painters
could do even par tia1 justice TO g de-
scription Of the fuss5t. man sface as he
witnessed this extr binary procfed-
ing. Pity Tor once that the cam er I'D
lfend was not on hand to preserve II
+ ffor postsrity But 4 he was not, and so
q no one save those present will ever
81. know q how he looked. Il seemed at
times as though he were scarcely
ipiinehing himself TO see il he were re-,
~ Of . word ~ 80 uttered.
i however. sby either ma AT Iiarch-
manor serene ssvas3a bort
froan r. hen he met g
The eoadupt ss1 sses
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Of folk riding or running behind ne.
Word had got about from the dragons
two of them had come with mel
and everybody knew about my adven-s
lures and how I had come by my uni-
form. Tt was a triump men shout
ing and women waving their handker-
chiefs and blowing kisses from the win
adovys. Although / am q man singular
II free from co1ceit, st I must confess
that on this one occasion could not re-
strain myself from showing that this
reception gratitied me. The Russian
coat had hung very loose upon me,
but now I threw out my chest until it
was as tight as q sausage skin. And
my little sweetheart of q mare tossed
her name and paved with her front
hoofs, frislxing her tail about: as
though she said: We've done it to-
gether this time. It's to ussthat COM
missions should be intrnsted. . When
I kissed her between the nostrils when
I disnounted at the gate Of the Tl,il-
leries there was as much shouting as If
G bulletin had been read from the grand
army.
I was hardly in costume to visit
king, but, after all, if one has a soldier.
ly figure one can do without all that. /.
was shown up straight away to Joseph,
whom l had often seen in Spain. He
seemed as stout. as quiet and as,amia-
BILE as ever. Talleyrand was in the
room with him. or I suppose I7should
call him duke of Benevento, but +
confess that like old names best. He
read my letter when Joseph Buono-
parte handed it to him, and then he
looked at me with the. strangest express
sion in those funny, little, twinkling
eyes Of his. ,1.,-s
Were you the only messenger he
asked. .sss.. @ t4
There was one other, SIR. said /,
!. tsMaj. Charpentier, of the horse grena-
diers." ss \, 4
HE has not yet arrived said the
king Of Spain. 4. i:s
IF you had. seen the legs Of his
horse, sire, you would not wonder at
it," remarked.
'sThere may be other reasons said.
. Talleyrand, and he gave that singular
smile Of his. ~ - - 90. e e
Well, they paid me compliment OF,
two, though they might have. said p
good deal more and yet have said too
little. 4 bowed myself out, and very
glad was to get away, for I hate q
court as much as love a camp. Away.
went to my old friend, Chaubert, in
the Rue Miromesnie, and there Igot
his hussar uniform, which fitted: me
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he;would at least have to carry thou
Sand litres of good French wine for
kna psack. then shut the door OF the
back cellar behind me, SO that he might
{ not hear what was going forward, and,
tossing the candle away, I assembled
the kitchen stair. !.
There were only about twent y8 steps,
and; yet while came up them Iseemed
to have time to think of everything
that I had ever done, and everything
that had ever hoped to do. 1t was
the same that / had at Eylau when l
lay with my broken leg and saw the
horse artillery galloping down upon me.
OF course knew that if l were taken
I should be shot instantly as being dis
guised within the eneny's lines.
Still, it was glorious death. In the
direct service of the emperor, and l re-
flected that there could not be less than
five lines and perhaps seven in the
Moniteur about ME. Palaret had eight
lines and. am sure that he had not so
fine career.
When I made my way out into the
hall, with all the nonchalance in my
face and manner that / could assume,
the very first thing that saw was
! Bouvet's dead body with his knees
drawn up and broken sword in his
hand. could see by the black smudge
that he had been shot at close quar-
ters. Ishould have wished to salute as
went by, for he was gallant man,
but feared lest should be seen, and
SO passed on. !.
fri The front of the hall was full Of
Prussian infantry, who were knocking
I. loopholes in the wall, as though they
expected that there might yet be an
other attack. Their officer, little rat
of man, was running about giving di-
rections. They were all too busy to
take much notice of me, but another
officer who was standing by the door
with long pipe in his mouth, strobe
across and clapped me on the shoulder,
pointing to the dead bodies of our poor
hussars and saying something that was
meant for a jest, for his big beard
opened and showed every fang in his
head. l laughed heartily, also, and
said the only Russian words that
know: / learned them from little
Sophy at Wilma, and they meant: IT
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HE HAD BEEN SHOT AT CLOSE QUARTERS

the night is fine we shall meet under
the oak tree, and if it rains we shall,
meetin the byre." 1t was all the same
to: this German, however, and have no
doubt that he gave me credit for say
ing something very witty indeed, TOR
he roared laughing and slapped me on
my shoulder again I nodded to him
and marched out Of the hall door as cool
8ly as il were the commandant of the !;
garrison. There were. a hundred
horses tethered about outside, most OF
them belonging to the Poles and hus-
sars. Good little Violette was waiting
with the others, and she whinnied when
she saw me coming towards her. But
4 T would not mount her. No, was
much too cunning for that On the
contrary, I chose the most shaggy lit:
tie Cossack horse that could see, and
sprang upon it with as much as
surance as though it had belonged to
my father before me. It had a great
bags of plumber slung over its neck, and
this K laid upon Violette's back and led 1
her along beside me. Never have you I
seen such q picture Of the Cossack res
turning from the foray TWAS superb.
Az Well, the town was full Of Prussians
bysthis time. They lined the sidewalks
md pointed me ont to each other, say
Eng, as Icpnld Judge BY their gestures:
asasS,Thele goes one of those devils Of Cos
sacks They are the boys for fora ing
and plund One off two officers
spoke to me, with an airsof authority
I, hut 4 shook my head and smiled, and
sale. Iff the night is fine we shall meet
under the oak tree, but il it rains we
. shall meet ia the byre.'' & At which they
shrugged their shou1 ders and gave the
matt up IN this way worked
along until VAS yond the mort herT
! oatskirt of he tow q. could sec in
sssthe auadlway two lanee yesiettes. with
ssthsirs IS
hen 1t as ice these
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l took the first side road to the west,
and the first to the south, which would
take me away from the enemy's cou1l-
try. On we went, and on, every stride
taking me further from my foes and
nearer to my friends. At last ] reached
the end of long stretch Of road, and
looking back from it could see no signs
of pursuers. | understood that my
troubles we're at last over.
And it gave me glow Of happiness
as rode to think that I had done to.
the letter what the emperor had or
dered. What would he say when he
saw me? What could he say: which
would do justice to the Incredible way
in which had risen above every dan
ger? He had ordered me to go through
4 Sermoise, Scissors. and Senlis, little
dreaming that they were all three oc-
cupied by the enemy. And yet had
done it. I had borne his letter in
safety through each of these towns.
Hussars, dragons, lancers, ,Cossacks
and infantry, had run the gauntlet Of
all Of them and had come out un-
harmed. i 4, Il 5y
When I had got as far as Dammartin
caught first glimpse of our own OUT
posts. There were a troop of dragons
in field, and Of course could see from
the horsehair crests that they were
French. 4 ga1loped towards them in
order to ask them If all Was safe be-
tween there and Paris. and as rode I
felt such q pride at having won my
VI way back to my friends again that /
could not refrain from waving my
y sword il the air. At this a young Of
]. fic1r galloped out from among the dra-
goons, also brandt shing his sword, and
I Il warmed my heart to think that he
should come riding with such ardor
/ and enthusiasm to greet me. 1 made
4 Violette caracole, and as we came to-
pether brandished my sword more
h gallantly than ever-but you can
/. imagine my feeling when he suddenly
\ made q cut at me which would certain
ssly have taken my head off i I had not
& fallen forward with my nose il Vic
slette's name faith,5it whistled
Just over my cap like an east wind. OF
I course il came IL this accnrsed unii-
B B form which !. ii eiittement, u had
Il forgotten all about and this Young
Il dira roon had ina lined that 4 was some
Russian champ Who was cha neng-
the French cavalry. word he
was D ghtet1ed man when he under
Il stood how near he had been to iillirG,
the celebrated sBrig adler Gerard.
Well, the road was clea1 and shout
three O'Clock ii thesa tel 81 noon wassatt
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very we'll, He and Lizette and I
supped together in his rooms, and all
my dangers were forgotten. In the
morning i found Violette ready for
another twenty league stretch. It was
my intention to return instantly to the
emperor's headquarters, for was, as
you may imagine, impatient to hear
his words Of praise and to receive my
reward.
Isneed not say that rode back by a
safe route, for I had seen quite enough
of Uhlans and Cossacks. I passed
through Meaux and Chateau Thierry,
and SO in the evening I.arrived at
Rheims, where Napoleon was still
lying. The bodies Of our fellows and
81 St. Prest's Russians had all been
buried. and could see changes in the
camp also. The soldiers looked better
cared for, some Of the cavalry had re-
ceived remounts and every thing was
IN excellent order. 1t is wonderful
what a good general can effect il q
couple Of days. s555i .sS
When came to the headquarters /
was shown straightinto the elnperor's
room, He was drinking coffee at a.
writing table, with a big plan drawn
out on paper in front5of him. Berthier
and Mcdonald were leaning one over
each shoulder, and he was talking SO
quickly that 4 don't believe that either
Of them could catch d half Of what he
was saying. But when his eyes fell
upon me he dropped his pen on to- the
chart and he sprang up with q look IN
his pale face which struck me cold.
hat the devil are youd doing here?'
he shouted. When he was angry he.
had a voice like peacock. fsSs /. 4
81 have the honor to report to you
siir,'s' said II, Il. that u have delivered
your dispatch safely to the king of
Spain. = ss.ls
what, z he yelled, and his Two eyes
transfixed me like bayonets. Oh, those:
dreadful eyes, shifting from gray to-
blue. like steel III the sunshine. can
see them now when I have had q bad
dream. s3s55 Az
hat has become 81 y intern
he asked. & .is8s 8 n
ne is captured ], said Nc Donald
BY whom 2. Inc
1.-THE Russians e s 81
Cossacls e g.
b. . single gossack .,s.s;s 81 i:
He gave hiin1se1f ups'
Qiitthouf resistan q ssi
He is an intel ent officer You.
Will see that the medal Of honor is-
ayarded to him S y S.:
| When heard these words Ind
NH ~ yes !. Y 8 su ne Il
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SWEET SIXTEEN! When you married you shou
BEFORE YOU are MARRIED Make him buy one
Of our Sid % Guters Jolly sleigh riding
in one them and watch him drive with his teeth
send will send you by Express, Express
Carriages Organs and Pianos SEWN
Books Clocks Drugs Clothing, Hats, Bicycles, Lumber
Guns Dry Goods a Be Sure and Include Few Pour
-----------st n ~ ROBEITS' SUPPLY
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into fear, as she made no u e .and
from that 81 ence, &c ton and
the lesson Of life learned. Isl s Il &. s + 7

! II TO fear, as she made 30 III n, and
from that sil ence, action SWais hprn, and
| the lesson Of life Learned, Z. 4 ..5g I
s The neigh borss came IN soft n nd
the frightened and wondering Oh iitissn
were sent away. Many willing u. ldsl.
! worked out her tasks, while her.own
saay folded across her ,ulselessl heart sa ri.
4 The western sky nlirrored the faa:nl-s
| ing 'tints cf the seftlng sun. that /
eli I'll an ged to opalescent hnes, while the
!. silent dusk thickened over the land
Escape. Behind the house the moon
| rose. Her beams found their 5Way
through tbs branches Of Tie fig, AM.
fell in lacy, tracings ! on the sgyro2,i, OF
men beneath, as they co1n;yersea ia !
monotone, .awsd by the sudden going,;;l3
| FOR death comes iii slower forms to
most country lives. One yvas Y hi fling
q stick as they talked Of crop an
stock. Others watched cnriously, yet.
sympathticsllS,@ the husband, sitting
apart. t&s ~; " - 5
| THE realization that: She was gone
from him awoke a tender chord in The
depth: OF his nature, and broke the
calm nonotony of his existence. It
reused, the memory OF an early ro-
nance that had faded years. ago, i'll this
necessary strife for daily gain. Each
damning year had found, ti,ern renew.
ing the old round Of duties, us links III
an unbroAens chain, TO sow the grain,
to watch the. varying weather and y
market to meet the.taxes. y.
Hard, continuous tod had leveied all
barriers Of sex; she had planted The
long rows of peach trees. now bend
| ing under the weight Of their fuzzy,
pinll-skinned fruit, and in. the height
of haying season had pumped for
thirsty cattlesas TREY stood Licking the
damp boards OF. the empty trough.
| What was begun through pity became
an almost daily custom What erav-
ingD for sy mpat hyor unuttered dreams
filled her hungry heart were stii1ed in
the continued effort to meet the stern I
tax imposed by pressing needs, IS Self Self
interest binds most country lives, iso-i
1ation creates a personal dependence,
and 50, bound by the ties Of d mutual
interest, he had learned to look TO her
as hel p4nate, a partner who, th rongh
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How you came through them passes
my compreh b1 +. your y fellow
!. messenger had as little sense asyon1 my
whole plan Of campaign would have
been ruined. Can you not see, colon,
!. that this message contained false
news and that it was intended to
deceive the enemy whilst put a very
different scheme into execution? p
When / heard these cruel words and
saw the angry white face which glared
aalb me, I had to hold the back Of a chair,
for my mind was failing me and my
knees would hardly bear me up But
then I took courage, as I reflected that
was an honorable gentleman and that
my whole life had been spent in toll
ing for this man and for my beloved
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crooked sword. Be itwell understood
that in changing the tunies:I did not
forget TO change my thrice precious
/ lettersalso from my old one to my new.
IS it'll your. leave" said I. II shall
now bind you to a barrel. :
He made great fuss over this. but
have learned in my soldering never to
throw away chances, and how could /
tell that he might not, when my back
was turned, see how the matter really
stood and break in upon my plans. He
was leaning against a barrel at the
time, SO ran six times around it with
a rope, and then tied it with a big knot
behind. If he wished to come upstairs
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-05-23
ODDS AND ENDS.

The Maine statutes proyido t0as the
school books in towns shall not he
changed oftcuer than once in five
years. A. the changes were made in
most places Immediately after the law
was passed five years ago many scores
Of Mainc towns alv open is conviction
on tho school book question Agents
are as thick as spattey
Misses Ntollie St4alcy and Ruth
craven. are the heroineS of Eartow.
Ella Recently they Killed and brought
"a town an alligator measuring ID fact /
inches in length 1t was kii.ed II Lake
Hancock, where the ladies we've ,isE-
ing.
The demand for horse meat has
grown t. such an extent in Germany
that Il is heeinning to he dl'iiealt Il
supply IL Horses for hutcherine now
cost from Si5 20 $50. where Formerly
they could have reen purchased ISL
one tenth that amount
Little Ben lives In new Eaase ant
OF tho most modern Of modern houses
where ltght hea, and ether things aet
an 20 Ne had oy turning a knob d
touching 4 hell lie lives I'll a state 81
+ perpetual marvel over these THINGS. ans
/ the other night. when suffering from {
headache. the little fellow said 10 Isl.
mother who sat beside him; pleas,
+ turn On Tic dark. mother. my eyes hur
+ me.
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For the woman Traveller.

The best advice to give the woman
who is travelling is that she must not
be in hurry. Hurrying will tire her
out before she starts, will make her
face red, and upset her nerves. let her
arrange as to time, know exactly how
much she has, and study the art of
reaching her train punctually, which
does not mean an hour too soon or three
minutes too late but just ahead of the
hour set. 1t is her duty to look well
but not to be overdressed. 1t is her
duty to have with her the belongings
she may require, but she should not
have so many unnecessary things in
the way of bundles and bags that the
public feel that she is an unpleasant
care upon them. 1t is her duty to pre-
serve her temper, to look for all agree
able things. to ignore the disagreeable
ones, and then, indeed, will she find
pleasure as she goes abroad strange
countries for to see
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Rustin is an old reliable, has always
been a good hitter, and is thoroughly
familiar with his work. He has great
executive ability. and should handle his
nine well. Under him the base-running
should improve. For the last three or
four years Yale has not kept up 30 the
point of perfection the nine used to at
tain in this respect. and it is necessary
Tor them TO recover form there partic-
ularly.
keator is a good fielder, particularly
strong on hard balls, but sometimes a
bit careless on the easy ones. He showed
great promise last year as a batsman,
and has started out well this season
to be a hard man for any pitcher to
face
Speer is an old player and natural
free hitter. As fielder he is clever and
reliable. judging a ball well, and getting
1t away from him quickly where it is re-
turned 10 the in-feld In fact, two Of
the out-fielders. namely, Rustin and
Speer. handle themselves more as one
would expect professionals TO in the way
of covering ground and getting the ball
in than ordinary college flelders.
Take the nine as whole. therefore,
and in spite of their lack of winter
work, there is every reason for Yale to
lave confidence in them. The greatest
amount of attention viii Se paid TO
STRENGTHENING the left side OF the dia-
nlond and making Ii steady.