The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-12-12

@A9]So 80 OAo"c1J uyulS among the
smoking ruins Of Lebrato before being
d1shonored as was Hannibal at Water
loo.
He started out from the Club House !
shouting aloud against "the downfall of
national character" happy phrase of
his own. He spoke to such effect in the
Government Plaza concerning the evils
about to fall upon Lebrato. If great
deed was not done that by his eloquence
he brought seven men to his side, men
OF his own temper and metal. These
warriors armed with guns and ammun-
ton passed with him into the town
house. No one. stopped him, for the
near approach Of Cizurqull had taken
away the breath 'ofEthe people of J4e-
brato; they did not~feel themselves call
ed upon to be heroes and they were all
resolved, with the exception Of the fol
lowers Of the, indignant Labaro, ana
quite rs ready t. mak !esaa1 lesser zNumantia
sc e the TOWN. s !, :--s @ss
s@Labaro shut 5himseI Z thin its walls
with his men, the door was strongly
barricaded and he applied to their de-
Tense every strategic plan that rushed
confusedly through his brain. His dis
tribution of the seven Numantians was
a man to each loop-hole in the facade,
which gave in such way on the Caele
Real that it was impossible for any
one to pass by unless they were pepper
ed with the we'll placed shot of Labaro
and his companions.
But, and history is filled with these
little mishaps, even among the worlds
greatest captains-Labaro had not fore
seen that Cizurquil would enter by the
extreme opposite side of Lebrato, and
therefore the Numantians passed the
night peacefully, watch by watch CIV
ing the word at each round.
Cizurquil was on the whole a rather
good fellow and moreover something
of a wag. He did not trouble himself
over these warlike arrangements but
waited for the dawn. then he threw out
six men by way of the back door of
the Town House; these had entered
like thieves through the windows and
broken open the door, and soon, in the
hall Of the house he found the great
Labaro, whom he grasped heavily by
the head.
Remain with me until tomorrow,
said Cizurqui1. Labaro crossed his arms
TRANQUILITY upon his breast, in a manner
becoming to. conquered hero. He
gazed f1xedly at Cizurqutl, and asked,
"Shall you kill me?"
Probably" replied Cfzurquil, and put
an end to the conversation.
Labaro looked his followers over with
profound contempt, then turning to a
country fellow, who stood near, he
tory.
"Vamos"
He strobe away with his head erect
and his step measured. and they placed
him until the following day in one of
the storehouse rooms, near the gates Of
Lebrato, toward the north. The cam
paign Of Labaro appeared an immense
joke to Cizurquil, and he, planned be-
fore leaving >Lebrato to give the warrior
the pleasure Of being shot, but to use
powder only, for he felt that he could
not deprive la Fraternal" of a SER
want who kept the cues and billiard
balls in such perfect condition. There
fore with great caution he comnluni-
Gated his plan to the directors.
Labaro, in the granary, waited for
death serenely; he asked for paper and
pens and remained until daylight COM
piling last message. to the directors
of LA Fraternal." He explained in
great detail and with little grammar
his ideas concerning the possibility of
the future defense of Lebrato. More
over. he left to his successor: his recipe
for preserving the billiard cues, one
which kept the wood from splinterine
thanks to his /. happy discovery of a
proper combination Of turpentine and
tallow. r. Ill. -, 8 vi. S5. j.. q :
The terrible moment found him ready.
Cizurquil made q terrific effort to keep.
his face straight and broke open the
white: mandate invented for the war
rior. He walked beside him toward the
chosen spot, together vii ii the directors
sooff Sc. Fra ernal IS rho would not
abandon Iabaro at the critica i moment.
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..IabaroS ilnfi nftely 81 with.
the cort IS Edirssct trustedy