Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-05-11

1ood ahOt, she said; there Is one
less now" % ING
Mestermann ordered company of
me hussars to surround the aid min
re was IN too great hurry to finish
WIN La Roche jacquelin 10 bother
llhiself with windndlls. The bussars
had hardly arrived at the mill before
ms nying artillery began TO canonade
tue Few RATS OF the Chouans, who
We're endeayoring 10 cross the Loire.
Ihe officer who was in command OF
lle company summoned the occupants
OF the mill to surrender.
The meuniere opened little win
/ DOW, fastened her lace cap on the
point Of one OF the blades, and shouted
out.
Come and get II, you IlI-shaped
puppy
a yolley from the hussars was the
only answer 10 those insOlent words.
ne window panes were broken TO
+ fragments. The Nendeens inside re-
turned the fire and dropped five OF the
horsemen. The company dismounted
4 and rushed against the door OF the
mill, which they broke with the butts
Of their guns
surrender You scoundrels or IN
few moments you'Il be dead.' shouted
the officer.
You are the scound@lsr yelled
the woman ~ the mill LET me see IL
+ you ar" able 10 get my cap"
The hussars entered the lower story.
but the ladder was removed by the
( Nendeens, Who now fired upon then
from the story above. aud made Terri.
Die ravagcs In their ranks.
1 The woman Of Tie mill busted herself
with the work Of loading tile guns. 4
task which She performed with aston.
lshins rapidity The Chouans. shelf
cred behind the -four siw.s. cared little
for Tie tre d the Blues
Take good aim. cried Ia meuniere:
don't tel single one escape
The officer. seeing his men fan an
around him. ordered them to come ont
and take The place boy storm, scaling
the arms u the mill Ii was a mag
nllcrnt assault Twenty hussars
clamhered Up the blades, With their
earbines thrown across their backs
they clambered up like sailors 10 the
story above, and from there fell either
killed or wounded under The balls or
the bayonet thruSts 81 the Yendeens.
One brigadicr managed 10 get up TO
the roof by making rampant OF the
bodies % his comrades. who held on
70 their arms like drowning men TO
planks.
we are all right my friends cried
he: guard well the entrance 10 the
mlll!" After planting the colors OF the
company on the westher.vane he bored
4 hole In the roof 10 admit the barrel
u his gun Three times he fired and
mor,nlly wounded three men. This
threw the besiesed into a panic; resist
ance was becoming impossible and the
yendeens were already raising the
butts Of their guns IN the air, when la
ncunlere pushed down the ladder and
cut on their retreat NOW die like
men,'' she shouted Then there com
menced perfect massacre. Attacked
above and below. the ycndcens fought
like imprisoned lions When the am
munliion was exhausted they threw
down the sacks 81 corn and -four. and,
clubbing their muskets. jumped down
among The Blues. who received them
on the points 81 their bayonets. 1t
was 1 horrible spectacle
Where Is Ia meunierct" shouted the
huSsars
Here she Is. citizens. she said. as
she lei hcrcIf slip along the shaft Of
the mil. u have given you no quarter
and don't want any mercy from Eel
lows like you.
"All right" said the officer Wen
settle YOUR account III short order
place yourself against The wall.
There was something singularly
graceful In her bearing. and glance
~ whitening contempt IN her eye as
she advanced toward the wall. Her
snlondd black hair was now floating
NJ disorder upon her shoulders, She
gathered 4, modestly around her breast
~ Al 10 hide her torn corsets. Then
she stood aeains, the wall.
wow FIRE and bc damned. said she.
This plcce az feminine boldneSs made
the officer hesitate. How old art
yous" he asked.
Twenty i've
Your nameg
II am Ia mcunicre du Rcruardeau
"no you want 20 liFef
40 i'd rather die than receive
mercy from you
come now, simply shout Long me
,,c rppublic, and Ill let you 80 free
~ AM, live the king.' she cried in
vibrating voice. ~,
4 moment afterward there was the
railing sound Of d vollcy That was
No last Of the meuniere OF Bernar-
deau, al ~
"she was plucky piece OF hesh' an
~ s,me. said the soldiers.
wrs,ermanns hussars lost 10 that az
AL twenty-five men and eight wound
ed. !, IL .o,,oi,od
Abandoned, as it were cursed. open
~ sll the winds OF heaven, without =
roof without arms II stands, ocSa-
sionalIy a tramp passing through ule
conntry takes shelter there ana Sleeps :,
MN the swallows and the bats. tol-
loving its well known habit the IVY,
which seems - be IN love with runs
,,r,duolly cntwined itself around y,
-nJ frnn, !, distance The uncrgWheu
,nNer has the aspect Of ruined ior'-
rcSS -, ,vaudare,i
,h,nngh that section Of the country
.ping far details Of the dramatl'
snono which have endcavored 70 PIC.
,urn. Int in mcuncre OF BernardSau
nad snch bad reputation IN wa,
,,,ntry that her heroic death was nv