Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-07-02

my fine fellow lowered his eyes under tina
gaze OF the captain and said not word
You may be sure the captain was angry
for you know it is not pleasant to make
advances to any one and have them thrown
back in your teeth
i heard him sneer under his mustache,
well, he means to take good care of his
skin
All, 1t was rough. .Jacque turned as red
as beet, but said not n word, only when
the captain had passed he raised his eyes
and fixed them on that bit Of blue sky far
away on the horizon, where l could see
nothing-nothing at all.
Then l said to myself, "Well, my fine
fellow, you are decidedly coward"
10 be brief, Berthelot Of the third di-
vision was chosen for this expedition. He
returned without even scratch, the jack
anapes when my poor Jacque-
Well, we set off again. There was no
tagging behind this time About $50
meters from the walls tho scoundrels gave
us broadcast in the face. Sapristi, how
it rained The balls fell to the right, to
the left, In tho ricefelds, making "flic-
foe AS they struck the water. We an
swered back, but it was like firing in the
air, tho rascals We're so well protected by
about ten minutes but l shall remember
it a long time.
However, it could not continue in this
way. Tho bugle sounded the charge
Sapristi! That music always sends a
shiyer of gayety through me. Behold us
running with fixed bayonets, like mad
men! But as / have already noticed the
gateway of the citadel opened upon high
embankment scarcely three meters wide
To enter that we must climb the narrow
ascent and push in two by two under
terrible fire, and that, too, through pail
SADIE of bamboo which the rascals had con-
structcd to bar the way, already narrow
enough
All, it was sufficiently difficult without
that cursed bamboo, and heaven only
knows what it cost usl l saw my two lieu
tenants fall, the adjutant of the battalion
and many others. Impossible to pass that
cursed bamboo. My captain ragged like a
demon.
At last he commanded, "A section up
theren'
This time 1t was very serious. No time
to hesitate; all who climbed there were
suro of certain death.
think the captain must have retained
some spite against Jacque, for he turned
to him and said, Go up there, sir, and
tear away that bamboo"
1t is but justice to say that he did not
wait to be told a second time. Touching
his cap, with AN right, my captain" he
started at a quick run. In passing me he
drew packet of letters from his pocket.
Take care of this for me, Bertrand
And in the twinklng of an eye he was up
with his section.
Tear away this. Throw that into the
ditch. Ike was as tranquil as If supern-
tending a squad of soldiers on fatigue
duty. And all the time the enemy Were
pouring upon them deadly fire, the balls
whistliHg, tearing the bamboo, blowing
up the ground, every now and then crush.
Ing in a shoulder carrying away an arm
or breaking leg.
Heaven. what sight They We're all
left there, all my comrades-.Iacquea among
tho number but he was the last. just as
the work was finished a ball struck him
between the eyes As he raised his arms
to shout great 'Hurrah!" he fell dead,
face foremost.
Perhaps it was not very proper what
did next morning but truly it was toe
much for me-that packet of letters that
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