The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-07

into camp. Ten of our comrades had
returned but as for ourselves, they
1 thought as in for long stay. We
said little of what we had gone
through, outside the small Office al
headquarters, but somehow ii began to
travel, passing quickly from mouth to
\ mouth, until il got TO the, newspapers
and began to stir the tongue OF each
raw recruit Gen. Brown was there
/ chat evening, and had for me, as al
ways, the warm heart OF father. He
heard our report with kindly SYM
/ paihy
Next morning | rode away to see
4 the Conlte de Chaumon! at Leraysyille.
! had my life, and great reason to
be thankful but there were lives dearer
than my own to me, and they were yet
| In peril Those dear faces haunted
me and filed my sleep with trouble.
! rode fast. reaching the chateau at
! luncheon time The count was reading
in a rustic chair at the big gate He
came running to me, his face red with
/ excitement
| m 'sielr lie Capitaine,' he cried, my
hand in both OF his, 4 thought you
We're dead. :"
And so ! have been--dcad as
cat drowned in a we'll, that turns up
again as lively as ever Any news OF
the baroness and the young ladies?"
A letter." said he. Come, get off
Nnnfs ho.ca | ehoII faa,f -, 500, ~, 10
ter.
Tell me how were they taken?"
was leading my horse and we were
walking through deep grove
Eth bien am not able to tell said
he shaking his head soberly You re-
member that morn ing-well, | have
20 men there for two days. They are
armed, they surround the Hermitage,
they Keep good watch The wasp he
is very troublesome, but they see no
soldier. They stay. they burn tae
smudge. BY and by | think there is
nothing to fear, and bring them
home. but ! leave. three men. The
baroness and the two girls, aud their
servants they stay awhile TO pack the
trunk. They are coming to the cha
teau It is in-fhe evening 1.-THE coach
is al the door; the servants have start
ed Suddenly-the British, | do not
know how many They come ont of
the woods like a lightning. and bang,
tang bang, they have killed my men.
They take the baroness and the Misses
de Lambert. and they drive away with
them. The servants they hear the
shots. they return, they come, and they
tell us. We follow We find the
coach it is in the road, by the north
trail. Dieu. they are all gonel We
travel to the river, but" here he
lifted his shoulders and shook his head
dolefully-,we could do nothing.
The general may let me go after
them with force of cavalry | said
Y want you to. come with pe and talk
to hims
mo, no. my capitaine," said he; 1T
would not be wise We must wait
We do not know where they are.
have friends in Canada; they are doing
their best. and when we hear from
them-eh bien, we shall know what is
necessary"
told him how had met them that
night in Canada and what came of IT, q
They are a cruel people. the Eng
lish." said he. Il am afraid to find
them will be matter of great diff
Guilty"
"But The letter"
"Ah. the letter, he interrupted. feel
ing in his pocket. The letter is not
much. 1t is from Tiptoes - from
Louison II was mailed this side Of
the river at Morristown. You shall
see they do not know where they are. "
He handed me The letter. read it
with an eagerness could not conceal.
It went as follows;
My Dear Count; IL this letter reaches
YOU. it will, / hope. relieve your anS-
ety. We are alive and we'll but where?
am sure | have no better idea than II
were baby just born. We came here
with our eyes covered after long ride
from the river. which we crossed in the
night | think 1t must have taken MS
three days to come here. We are shut
Up in big house with high walls and
trees and gardens around tia beautiful
place We have fine beds and everything
% cat only we miss the bOuil-la baisse.
and the jokes of NJ. Pidgeon. and the fine
I'D claret. A fat Englishwoman who
waddles around like big goose and who
ealis me Mumm tas il l were wine.
Yaker,D waits upon US. We do not know
he name OF our host. He is a tall man
who says little and has hair on his neck
and on the back of his hands. Dieui.he
is a lord who talks as " he were too lazy
To breathe II Is Your Lordship this
and Your Lordship that But | must
speak well of him. because he is going to
read this letter: it is on that condition
am permitted to write. Therefore I
say he Is a great and good man a beau
lifui man. The baroness and Louise send
love to ell Madame says do not worry:
1e shall come out al right: but ! say
worry ard. good man. do not cease 10
worry until we are safe home, Tell the
cure he has something to do now.
have worn out my rosary. and am losing
faith. Tell him to try his. Your affec-
tionate. IOUISON.i
she is an odd girl. said the count.
as | gave back the letter. so fun Of
fun. so happy. so bright. so quick-al-
ways on her tiptoes. Come. you are
tired; You have ridden far in the dust
I shall make You glad to be here"
A groom took my horse. and the count
led me down a wooded slope TO the
lakeside. 0ctagonal water-honses,
nafnsad white Law floating at anchor