The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-05-27

plight. Tuskahoma paused to sever the
dent was first within the Spanish
works. sword and pistc, in hand. Soor
a hundred were by my side.
me pan!sh troops, Injured to civil
lzed warfare, could not stand before
these yelling demons. s~pringing here
ana there elusive as phantoms, Weld
Ing torch and tomahawk with deadly
effect.
In he very forefront, shoulder to
shoulder. with a laugh and a parry, a
lunge and a jest, fought the Chevalier
de ia Mora. Merry as a lad at play,
resolute and quick, l could but stop
betlmes to wonder at the fellow. Gal
iant' gay and debonnair, he sang a rip-
ping little air from sof Provence, and
whirled his blade with such dainty
skill that even the stoical ndian gaZed
IN awe upon the laughing cavalier.
Fighting through a bystreet, he met.
steel to steel, a Spanish gentleman.
WITHIN the sweep of whose sword lay
half a dozen of u good fellows.
De Ia Mora glanced at this silent
tribute to the Spaniard's his
race lighted up With a soldiers joy. He
planted one foot staunchly across a
prostrate corpse. and right jauntily
rang out the kissing music of their
steel. Instinctively I paused to watch.
and as instinctively understood that
though pressed to his best. de In Mora
desired to be left alone. Verify it was
a sentleman's fight. and no odd for
love and glory's sake, though the Span
lard might have had a Whit the better.
As L fought on. 1 heard the swift hurtle
of a flying knife. and saw the Spaniard
drop his sword. De la Mora glanced
round with indignant eyes to the
Choctaw who had made the cast. now
LOOKING Tor approval from his gentle
MAI who sang like a woman and
like to have wreaked summary ven
geance for striking so foul a blow.
through h press 1 could see him go
up to his late adversary, b~areheaded
n courteous. to extricate him from
.he motley. bleeding group wherein he
a fallen. Throwing his powerful
against a door, he broke II
down. and tenderly carried the wound-
ed gentleman within. I could then see
him quietly standing guard at the door
for the turmoil to cease. for II
was then quite evident that the day
was ours. '
Already the Choctaws were busy
tearing the reektng scalps from the liv-
ing and the dead. De la Mora's face
grew deathly pale at the sight; his
cheeks did play the woman, and one
.isH' aSsii MN NY ladE's tapper
page; catching his maiden Whit OF
being In at the close of TIE fray, and
him of the greater need of glory
which he might have thereby Won
vice that day, as he struck down a
pike aimed at my breast. did he make
me to feel in my heart like a lying
lhlef-l, who was weak enough to inn
agine his dishonor.
Just at the last there was a trif.nr
incident occurred which my lads in
sisted was greatly to my credit. News
this was carried straight to the gov
efnor, and much was made thereof.
Bienville. with his %Frenchmen, bat
-ereo down the gates, and before many
minutes the proud Castilian pennon
owered to the milk white flag of
rance. On sea and Ian We're we alike
successful.
An hour after Pensacola fell. the
ships struck their coIors to
champmeslin. Our greatest loss was
he total destruction of the Seamew,
blown up by a red-hot shot. which fall I
n her powder magazine.
Al the surrender I caught my old
commanders eye. He motioned mo tn
raw nearer. l obeyed most reluctant.
for L expected a stern rebuke from
ne rugged soldier who never forgaye
ne sllghtesl deviation from his orders.
instead, Bienville overwhelmed mo
With praise. He grasped my hand. and
loud enough for all the troops
O hear: Aoops
Before our assembled armies I am
,roud to acknowledge your share I'm
triumph this day; proud and
,rateful for your fidelity at Versailles
Paris. Your example of loyalty |
courage is one worthy to be emu !
nv all tho CONS 80
ing snall nave your name for further
ecognition." .
h was a great deal for Bienvi1la To
especially at such a time. MY own
FPS We're dumb. :
axe your proper place, SIR"
ana mechanically l walked to the :
ead OF my cheering guards. ! was :
mazed. And Serigny? Had he made /,
p nus mind to overlook my detection? /,
TAD the governor forgiven nv failure 4,
2 return In lie D%auphin? Surely not. /,
puzzled thought: nv {
captain de Mouret, you will receive )
ne surrender of Don Alphonso. orr '
nightly and courteous foe" /,
Ii thrilled me with pride that ,
aould receive so famous a sword. for !
nlghtler foeman than Alphonso never
.oo a geek nor tossed his gauntlet in (
~ is l stepPed to the l
Panlsh lines where their vanauished :
dmiral rendered me the insignia Of A
is command, when on a s1dden ]
fought 1 put back the proffered sword I
ssur1ng him so noble a soldier oupht A
ever to stand disarmed. NV DELIGHT i
lads cheered again like mad, and ]
lenville himself seemed much lease a
t my courtesy. :
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