Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1896-05-21

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passage OF the Disc, marching q
houen. and then arriving triumpl
ant to Havre. which moved Dutaill
. TO enthusiasm; while poor Anatol.
! humiliated. and suffering great
from his still open wound. receive
no attention from any one but C;e,
trude and myself.
On the next day he had a feye
ana Kept his bed, and for som,
weeks was absent from our meals
Inc captain quickly established hi
pretensions to the hand of Ger
nc s5aas ana IL. hsE RsaEspta 2 did not ais
AnatoIe returned to us convaies.
cent, but thinner than ever, /,
seemed that Mile. Gertrude's eyes
were red, and she had on that day
quarrelled with her mother, who
was more infatuated than ever
with Robillard. l thought it time
to interfere in behalf of the poor
children. This day was the last
Sunday of the year and consequent.
1y we spoke Of the new year, say.
ing we ought to have family fes-
tival.
Certainly, Mime. Dutailly, cried
the captain. Il must prepare a sur
prise for your gift
That gave me an idea for mine.
On New Years day Dutailly well
coined us very cordially. The stra-
tegist of the Temps was to soundly
beat Prince Charles in the environs
OF Coreux, after having drawn him
there by a simulated retreat, which
was the finest deed of modern
times. Dutailly told us this good
news for our gift. Anatole pre-
sented a rabbit he had caught in a
net, in the devastated isle of st.
Denis, a pet rabbit which had re-
turned to its wild state. AS for the
captain, he gave Madame Dutailly
large bag of .marrons glaces in a.
German helmet.
Dear Madame he said smiling,
Il would have liked to offer you the
w6at cried Madame Dasail.
ly, filled with admiration, 'have you
killed him p
'Io offer you this box of bonbons.
May l say it is not in the power of
every one? / will relate the ad-
venture, as you think so well of the
actor
He had watched, surprised and
frightened the wearer of the helmet,
a deserting sentinel, while hiding in
a cask, and in a hand-to-hand fight
had strangled him in order not to
attract the notice of the enemy by
firing his revolver. Oh, what q
miserable appearance this rabbit
caught in a net, also strangled,
made by the side of this glorious
trophy
'As for me, said ], Il cannot RI
val the captain with SO brave gift,
yet l have also q little surprise. But
it has not yet arrived; we will dine
without it,
We sat down at the table, and the
repast was very gay. They had
killed pig for the occasion, and
the black pudding was o great sue
cess. We were having the coffee
and had lighted our cigars when an
artilleryman placed my gift in The
drawing-room.
We passed into the room where
the object lay on the table, wrapped
in frosted paper tied with blue
ribbon.
what can that be p said Mad
anne Dutailly.
DO not open ii, dear Madame; it
is q SHE'LL
"a shell p
'Dutailly has often expressed his
desire to have "a shell, q genuine
one that had been used, and my
friend Roland, commander Of
battery, at my request, sent me one
from the plateau d'Arron which
failed to explode in falling
While speaking L united the blue
ribbon and tore or the paper. The
shell appeared, black, sinister, men,
acingt
'Zounds y said Dutailly. 'You
delight me. l will hang it in my
cabinet
But said Nine. Dutailly. anx-
iously. 'if it has not exploded
Don't be nervous; it was agreed
that Roland should send me one
unloaded and empty. See his let
far'