The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-01

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Murat was undoubtedly an excel
/ ient cavalry officer. hut he had too
much sWaEger. which spells many
1 rnad soldier t.ahaile, too, was 4
very daabins leader. but he Tnlned
| himself with wine aud folly Now
H. Etiouua Uofafd. was always To-
tally devoid of awaEEur. aud Al the
same tlme I was very abplsmiouas
except. maybe. at the end OF a cam
/ patEn. or when I met am old com.
/ rade in-armH For these reasons
/ might. perhaps, had Il not been fof
a certain diffdsncr, have claimed 90
/ hs the most Yaluahis officer Ia my
| own branch ~ the service ~ 10
/ true that I never raea 90 be more
than a chief OF brigade. but then. IS
| everyone knows. no ons had 4
/ chance 81 rising 90 the tor unless
he had the sopA fortune % be With
/ the emperor IN hia early camna isns.
/ Except tsasails. and Lrhaa. and
| nrauel I eau hardly fsmvmher any
| nHe Of the generals who had not al
/ ready made his name before the
/ Egyptian business Even 1. Stth all
| iur brilliant qualities. eould only ~
tain the head - my brigade. and
/ also the special medal u honor.
/ Witch 1 received from the emperor
/ himself. aud which { keep at home
| ln a lsstheru pouch.
liut though l never rose higher
\ than this. my qualities ~ef. vefs
we'd known 90 those who had sereei
/ with me. ana alno 10 the EnEiifhs
/ After they had captured me in tbs
way which ! described % yau the
other night. they kept a very xooe
| guard over ute az egorta. and /
promise yun that they ga not give
\ such formidable opponent a ehAnes
- slipping through their fingers
Ii NaR on the tafh Of August that I
vas escorted Oh board the transport
which Vas 20 take us 70 Enkiaud.
aud bsholt m1 before the END - tAs
fnanth Ia thr great prison which had
heen built fur ua az uaftfraors
l. helei Fransafu. 81 Pension. sc
used 81 call Il. Zoe yaa understand
l that We we're all brave men thars.
and that We did rot lose our .plIt.
| because ws were in ad4sFHlty.
II was uniy those effieefa Who re-
/ fused 10 give their parols Who ssfs
/ can fined al barfmoor. and moaf VI
! tbs gfisanrrs ~ers s@smsu, Of frstu
the faukal reu ask me. perhaps.
Why V sas that I aia not givs THIS
parole. ard 20 enjoy tina same good
/ treatment az meat Of Fny brother
I HAaA"AN W va tAAN WV fMAtftA@s
ant hoth Of them we're sufficiently
/ strong
In the firtt place. hal % much
| caufsdsuss In myself. that I was
| quite convinced that I could egcap@
/ In the saeettd. naS family. thosash Of
good rvpute. has nrNsf been HsalshF.
and I raaii uas bring myself "a
I take RnYthinx FROM the small In
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hand. n Would never 40 Ter IuHn
I tiAe ne o. be aatahsns ~ ihr hour.
essls society Of an EnEllsh esuntFy
| tas "a, os 70 be Nffheut the uteans Of
showing cgurtssies and atieHfions 70
those ladies' whom ! shas;5 attract.
I it sas for these reasons that I pre-
I fefred 70 - buried IN the dreadful
/ prison at Dartmoar. I wtsh now 20
/ tell ynu % ny adventures Ia ing
land. ant how far Niior w~iiins-
tpua words were true when ne said
! that his king would hnld fns
And first % All I may sag that II Il
we're not that ! have set off 90 tell
/ fau about what hefsI myasif,
/ could keep Y0a here until morning
/ With my stories about DaFgmassf
Itself. and about the singular things
which occurred thsrs
II eas ous al The very strAnEw.t
/ places IN the whole World for there.
IN thu middle af that great desoiatr
waste. wefe herasd together seven
/ OF eighI thousand met warriors.
| rpu understand. Tnsn Of experience
and courage Around there we're .
| double wall and fiteh. and warf-
erp and soldiers bot. my faithi yna
could nos coop men like that up ike
fabhits tn hutch. ThsY would -.
I CAPE % tNu4 md tens ana twsnfies
( aud then the nannou would boom.
shd the search parties run. snd 90.
Who wefr left behind. would laugh
and dance ara shout "ViYa rEn.