Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-01-26

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light. shall never forget il, 10 me
was indeed startling revelation III
man whose brains / was on the point G
blowing out was Johannes my favorit
servant, and the driver Of my ARABIA. Il
had not heard the instruction whiel
had been given, and being too hot 4
sleep, had crept cut to smoke.
| With "a trembling hand | raised thu
muzzle of that revolver and carefully
lowered the trigger. Johannes had
humanity speaking saved by his
Enthusiastically aquiline nose.
will ask you to-day to join me out.
side the besieged town of San Sebas
tian, at the most advanced republican
post, during the Carlist rising of 1874;
at a point known as 0riamendez, where
fort of that name, materially assisted
by several batteries of artillery, was
dealing death in all directions. Two Of
our batteries had to be strategically
removed to San Sebastian. some -four
miles off, there to occupy less exposed
position, and it was during the retreat
of those batteries that experienced as
great and as long-sustained jeopardy
as ever I've endured.
1t must be understood that artillery
in retreat, having quite enough To do
to look to their guns, are probably
more assailable than any other arg OF
the service. As the mountain path down
which we were now flying heller
SHELTER was open all the way to hot
fusillade from the Carlists on cor
responding ridge, it may be imagined
that the excitement was at fever heat
when the bullets, having already
despatched the rocks with
lead, began To take effect. One of the
battery horses icing shot, brought us
to a momentary standstill, as the traces
had to be cut before we could proceed;
and thankful we were that al the par
ticular spot where it happened the com
oarutively level nature Of the road rem
lered it easier 10 cope with what might
laye been a fatal catastrophe. To the
,attling fire which those Cariists lfepi
Ip, our side found il utterly impossible
o respond, and another and most un.
expected dilemma occurred. A sudden
ork In the road left two routes open
o us, both of which were commanded !
~ the whitening fire of the enemy
n the excitement of the retreat. the /
'uide, instead of turning to the right /
which seemed the safest road. kept +
traight on, the artillery, with whom I
Tas, following close on his heels In /
moment we discovered our mistake
Ut it was too late. The impetus which
he steep descent gave us made IL quite
to retraee our steps; so ON
se rushed, hardly realizing the
danger we were in from the
erpetual irregular fire OF the enemy
hose bullets simply poured in upon us
som the protecting cover of the neigh
oTing rocks. We saw the roofs and
)ires of San Sebastian in the distance.
hich eventually we entered, covered
it'll blood, mud. and the foam of our
anting steeds. Now comes the most
smarkable part of that memorable
treat
We took, as | have mentioned, the
ost PERCEPTIONS and longest road
ow, had we taken that other road n
lie right, what would the consequence
ave been2 4 few days before there
I'd been a landslip a short distance
lwn this road, vast dislodgment o.
nth, which had completely blocked a
scent that would. in all human prob
'ility, have been fatal to our whole
rty.
/ recall another hairbreath escape OF
inc when in the land of the Cid. Ii
As lovely autumn morning. had
ossed from Spanish Behobea 10
ench Behobie by the little parti-col-
ed bridge tired and white), which,
aiming the frontier river (the Bid
soa), separated France from Spain
well.
Being then in France, which was at
y with no man. 1 took mine ease
mine inn" After dinner / strolled
I of the town along the French bank
that frontier river till arrived at
ot where, facing me-the stream be-
: about 40 yards across at this point I.
was an encampment of Garlists.
'turesque enough to make Salvador
sa turn in his grave. They were dis ,
ssing their evening meal, copper and
rthenware vessels lying about in all
'ections.
icing In peaceful country, could
thout interruption devote as much
ne as | thought proper 10 what
IDLY hoped might be IN effectively :
rlile front page to my illustrated /,
ndon paper. opened my camp :
ol, and proceeded to LAY In" my
ojeet-in fact. was becoming posi- !
ely engrossed in IL, when Bang
ng!" and in q moment lay prone on !
river bank with one leg completely
uttered; while the next instant had
dc, as best l could, for the kindly
,tection Of ueiFhboring tree, where =
den from view. finished thai !,
Itch. II Is but fair should add that
} shattered leg" was that of The
np-stool on which 1 was sitting. l. /.
5 evident that the ordinary Garlic :!
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