Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-04-14

belglan captain and / joined in the
lOG-yard cash for tie ST. George hotel.
The sentry turned out the guard, and
the sergeant, under the impression that
an assassination or some other little
pastime of that sort had been commit
ted, commanded the guard to load their
rifles and take pot shot at us. The
darkness was in our favor, and the bull
lets went wild, so then the guard, with
bayonets fixed, came after us in full
pursuit. We sprinted for our lines, and
Numbered on the hotel door. The sleepy
porter drew the bolts, and throwing
him aside in three bounds we were up
the flight of stairs and making for our
rooms A moment later the hotel was
surrounded by soldiers. The sergeant
was for searching the hotel at once,
but gendarme, stepping up, said that
such a thing could only be done by a
process du roll and his counsel pre-
vailed, though the sergeant swore that
he would have his sentinels about the
hotel all night long and examine every
one who went in or came out. We went
10 our rooms and, not lighting the can
dies, looked through the blinds at the
soldiers and nearly split our sides with
laughter,
"Then we paid a visit to our Belgian
friend, and knocking on his door, he de-
manded who was there. Les police,
answered we, and there was quick
shutting of feet as he FASTENED to obey
the summons. When he saw us he swore
in several different languages-when
VIC saw him we gave a shout and went
into sort of commissions.
"'You diables Of garcons,' said he, in
explanation, when leave you in the
race, it eez because my toe strike on
one stone, and |, how you call it, skate
along on my face for ten yard and he
wiped off some more blood from face
that was simply in tatters.
1.-THE next morning there was the
deuce to pay, and the medicus and !
trembled in our boots, thanked our
stars that we had not registered u. S.
~ and hopedsthe Greek doctor would
not give us away. BY breakfast the
story was over the hotel, and as the
medcus entered the dining-room there
was a litter and all eyes were turned
on him. Blushingly he took his honors,
while |, well, nearly sneezed my head
off when caught sight of the Belgian's
court-plastered face.
ba cC1,, m q n f'1Of of 11D1ipA
started in on his investigation. First
he called the porter, but we had attend
ed to his case as we'll as that Of the pro-
prietor, so the porter replied that he
was so dead with sleep when aroused
that it would be absolutely impossible
for him to identify the persons who
had entered the hotel so unceremoni-
uusly. NJ. lie Proprietaire regretted e%-
tremely to inform the NJ. lie Command
ant of Police that it was party Of
French gentlemen, who had sailed on
the steamer that morning. About our
friend the Greek doctor we were wor-
ried, because it was known that lie was
indirectly connected with the affair,
and the colonel at the fort was after
blood, for what he termed the indig-
nifty to the Greek nation. Luck WIS
with him, however, for the coiorei's
wife was taken very i'll, and the doctor
was so assiduous in his attentions, so
kind and thoughtful, that as soon as she
recovered she would hear Of nothing
else except his coming to dine as &
guest of honor, whereat the colonel
growled and the incident was closed.
The major paused here, and it was
little suspicious, so Williams kicked The
senior watch under the table, ard the
latter, in a foghorn voice, said:
"Heave away, major; you're not at
the end of your course yet"
The major said: We'll, there's moth
ing more to say, except that there was
a Greek man-of-war in the harbor, and
the next morning we were honored
with the tender of the services of her
boat to our passenger steamer-an un-
usual compliment, assure YOU"
major" said Williams, and his tone
twas most sarcastic, sis it usually COM
plimentary to insist on your accepting
boat to leave place two days before
you are ready to go?"
The major grew wrathy ard splut-
tered. The answer might not have been
profanity-it was lost in the explosion
of an overcharged bottle Of champagne.
N. Y. Sun.