Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-09-08

4 ty-third French chasseurs during the
I spanish campaign in 1919. and " ho uu-
1 III few years ago lived as a pension
/ officer AZ Rom. lie tells in his memoirs
how 4 company Of French prisoners
was captured by a guerrilla hand and
/ senteneef 70 the most cruel fortunes.
/ The SPauiards were at losgerheads
whether the prisoners should be baked
Z in ovens or lie fried over open fires. but
l they finally agreed that the common
/ soldiers should he roasted. that the
non-commissioued officers should be
hanged and that the officers should be
erueihed. The first two parts of the
agreement were readily carried out.
but When Il came to the commissioned
[ officers the chief Of the guerrilla band
/ iUterfeFcd. a. apparently trace Of hui
mauity had been eft in his breast. and
the commissioned officers escaped with
a partial cruciaNion- One Of these lat
ter lived near Paris until about -
years age. and even a. his advanced age
traces % the wounds which had been
inflicted upon him could be seen
This same Menzsi refers In his
memoirs 20 another incident which
gives a vivid picture of happenings in
ihuse days ia the Spanish mouasteries
znd - BAT interpretation was given by
the monks TO the term Christianity
and how they carried ent their ideas
Of hrusheriy love.
a Freueh captain one evening quar-
tered his men in small village. while
he and his servant went 10 the eiojster
near by. lie Was received with great
courtesy and uas treated to every thing
vhich the monks had at their disposal
ID. the way Of satables and rich wines
The captain. who was lover Of a good
iab'e fortified by a good drink. was
aasliy landed in cell IN a drunken
stupar Thus far everything WIS
charming and the pious brethren re-
jeierd a. they thought tha, they had
entrapped the couhding captain. But
they had not reeSoned With his faithful
servant, Who had kept his eyes and ears
open. This fellow induced his master
TO remain awake IN spite Of his eondi-
ton. The captain hardly had locked
the door when something began to
move inside Of a closet stationed in the
cell. and a his suspicious had been
Aroused by the servant he took his pis-
tol and fired into the closet. The sho;
~as followed by cries and groans. At
the same time the servant gave two
alarm shots through the open window
: and this brought the soldiers to their
assistance. They stormed the build
Ing. went to the captains cell and then
: opened the door of the closet In this
they found dagger and bloody tracks
; which showed the way which the
wounGsd man had taken These led
them to a large subterranean room,
where a number of dumfounded monks
) lamenied over the body of a dead man,
who was 10 have killed the captain.
i One can easily imagine. il goes with
out saying. that the picus brethren did
not enjoy life much longer; one round
. OF weii-aimed shots sent them without
} further preparation to eternity.
In this manner war was carried on
! l'y Spain at the beginning of this cen
fury, and the recent war of the Cariists
, but rs years agO-has proven how lit
: tie this cruel nation has learned of
! what humanity Is. In the memory of
all Of us still are the crueities perpe-
/ trated az Cuenea. where molten lead
. was poured down the Threats of the
prisoners, AID the relatives were CON-