The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-25

wei, salu Dft, With a shout that
TUNED into laughter AS we left the
British behind us.
A party OF four or five mounted and
gave chase; but our powder was bit
drier than theirs, and for a time we
raked the road with our bullets. What
beiell them | know not. | only know
that they held up and fell out of hear
ing
Crossing a small river at daylight,
we took the bed of il, making our way
slowly for half a mile or so into the
woods. There we built fire, and gave
the horses half the feed in our sad
dle-bags. and ate our mess on a fiat
rock.
Never he'd no sech ioemightyful
time es tibet afore.' said D'ri, as he sat
down, laughing. and shook his head.
"Jerushy Jane, Did MT we come down
thet air hill! LUX slidin on a creased
pole"
Comm so lux the devil they did
nj dast git n or way" said Thrust.
We wus all rippin' tn air 18th them
air joemightyful sabers, tew," D'ri
went on. He'd a purity middlin' sharp
edge on us. Stuck out LUX haystack
right n left
He began bringing wood as he sang
the chorus OF his fayorite ballad: -
Ii toorui oorul l oorul ay, etc.
Thurst knew trail that crossed the
river nearby and met the Caraway
Pike few miles beyond. Having eat
en-, | wrote a dispatch to be taken
the pike. Past 10 o'clock we turned
into a rough road, where the three OF
us went one way and Thurst another.
! rode slowly. for the horses were
nearly tagged. | gave them an hours
rest when we put up for dinner. Then
we pushed on. coming in sight of the
Chateau LIE Ray at shutdown. A SPLEEN
did place it was. the castle of gray
stone fronting a fair stretch of wooded
lawn, cut by brook that went splash
ing over rocks near by, and sent its
velvet voice through the wood and
Geld. A road of fine gravel led through
groves OF beech and oak and pine.
to a grassy terrace under the castle
walls. Presently tall, handsome
man, with black eyes and iron-gray
hair and mustache. came down a path.
clapping his hands
Welcome. continent 1t is the
Capt. Belle" said he, with a marked
accent, as he came to me, his hand ex-
tended. You come from Monsieur the
Gen. Brown. do you not?"
l do, said |, handing him my mes
sage.
He broke the seal and read it care
fully.
Il am glad to see you--yer' glad TO
see you!" said he, laying his hanas
upon my shoulders ana giving me a
little shake.
The two servants went away with
D'ri and Seth and the horses.
Come. captain" said my host, as he
led the way. you are in good time
for dinner"
lighted by side windows above the
door, and candefabra of shining Tass
that hung from its high ceiling. There
were sliding doors of polished wood
on each side of ii. A great stairway
filled the point of the triangle.
was shown 10 my room, which was
as big as a ballroom, it seemed TO
me, and grandly furnished. no cas-
lie Of my dreams had been quite so
fine. The valet of the count looked
after me, with the offers of new linen
and more things THAI | could see use
for. He could not speak English,
remember, and | addressed him in the
good French my mother had taught
me.
The kind of life | saw in this grand
home was not wholly new 10 me, for
both my mother and my father had
known good living in their youth,
and had heard much Of it. | should
have been glad OF my new uniform;
but after | had had my bath and put
on the new shirt and collar the valet
had brought me. stood before the
long pier-glass and saw no poor figure
Of q man.
The great dining-hall of the count
was lighted with many candles when
we came in 10 dinner. It had big
fireplace. where logs were blazing. for
the night had turned cool, and long
table with a big epergne of wrought
silver, filled with roses, in its
center. A great silken rug lay UNI
der the table. on polished floor, and
the walls were hung with tapestry. ]
sat beside the count, and opposite me
was the daughter of the Sieur Louis
Francois de Saint-Michel. kings for
ester under Louis XVI Therese, the
handsome daughter of the count, sat
facing him at the farther end of he
table, and beside ner was the young
Marquis de Gonvello. NJ Pidgeon. the
celebrated French astronomer, Moss
Kent, brother of the since famous
chancellor, the Sieur Michel, and the
Baroness de Ferre. with her two wards.
the Misses Louise and Louison de
Lambert, were also at dinner These
young ladies were the most remark
able of the company; their beauty was