The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-05-26

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dent was first within the Spanish
works, sword and pistc. in hand. soon
a hundred were by my side.
The Spanish troops, Injured TO civil
lied warfare, could not STAND before
these yelling demons, ~springlnS mere
and there elusive as phantoms, Weld
ing torch and tomahaWk with deauly
effect.
In the very forefront, shoulder to
shoulder, with a laugh and Il parry, n
lungc and a jest, fought the Chevalier
de la Mora. Merry as a lad at play
resolute and quick, l could but stop
bttimes to wonder at the fellow. Cal
liant, gay and debonnair, he sang a rip
pling little air from soft Provence, ana
whirled his blade With such dainty
skill that even the stoical Indians gazed
in " upon the laughing cavalier.
Fighting through a bystreet, he met,
steel to steel, q Spanish gentleman
within the sweep of whose sword lay
half a dozen of our good fellows.
De la Mora glanced at this silent
tribute to the Spaniard's prowess; his
face lighted UP with n soldiers JOY. lie
planted one DOT s~taunchly across a
PROSTATE corpse, and right Jauntlly
rang out the kissing music OF their
steel. ~Instinctively I paused TO watch,
and as instinctively understood that
liibAbSI y SSS ~ tIbEo bSS'' Vi a w.
desired to be left alone. Verify it was
a gentleman's fight. and no odds, for
love and glory'S sake, though the Span
lard might have had a whit the better.
As I fought On, | 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 for approval from this gentle
man who sang like a woman and
fought like a fiend. The CheValier was
like 20 have WreaKed summary VEN
geance for striking SO foul n blow.
Through the press | could see him go
up to his late adversary. bareheaded
and courteous, to eXtricate him from
the motley, bleeding group wherein he
had fallen. Throwing his powerful
shoulder against 4 door. he broke It
down, and tenderly carried the wound
ed gentleman within. | could then see
him quietly standing guard at the door,
waiting for the turmoil to cease, for It
was then quite evident that the day
was ours.
Already the Choctaws were busy
tearing the reeking sCalps from the liV-
ing and the dead. De Ia Morals face
grew deathly pale at the sight; his
cheeks did play the woman, and one
might deem him my lady's dappc,
page, catching his maiden Whit OF
blood. This generous act kept him from
being in at the close of the fray. anC
robbed him of the greater need of glory
which he might have thereby won
Twice that day. as he struck down {
pike aimed at my breast, did he max,
me to feel in my heart like a lyinf
thief, who was weak enough to i'm,
agine his d%ishonor.
Just at the last there was a trifin!
incident occurred which my lads in
sisted was greatly to my credit. New
of this was carried straight to the gov
ernor, and much was made thereof.
Bienyille. with his Frenchmen, bat
tered down the gates. and before man,
minutes the proud Castillan pennol
lowered to the milk-white flag o
France. On sea and land We're we alik
successful.
An hour after Pensacola fell, tn
Spanish ships struck their colors t,
Championship. Our greatest loss wa
the total destruction of the Seamew
blown up by a red-hot shot, which fel
in her powder magazine.
At the surrender I caught my oil
commanders eye He motioned me t.
draw nearer. I obeyed most reluctant
ly, for l expected a stern rebuke from
the rugged soldier who meyer forgav
the slightest deviation from mis- orders
Instead, BienVille overwhelmed m
with praise. He grasped my hand, an,
spoke loud enough for all the troop
TO hear:
Before our assembled armies T ar
proud to acknowledge your share +
Frances triumph his day; proud an
grateful for your fidelity 1t Versatile
and Paris. -FOUR example of loyalt
and courage is II worthy to be emu
lated by all the sons of France. Tn
king shall have your name for furthe
. recognition"
This was a great deal for Bienvlllc t
say especially at such a time. My ow
lips were dumb.
Take your proper place, sir"
: And mechanically l walked to tn
head of my cheering guards. wa
amazed. And S~erigny? Had he mad
up his mind to overlook my detection
Had the governor forgiven my failur
: to return in lie Dauphin? Surely no
Inc noble voice of Bienville broke mi
/ my puzzled thought:
g Captain de Mouret, you will recaiy
e the surrender of Don Alphonso. OF
knightly and courteous foe"
/ 1t thrilled me with pride that
, should receive so famous a sword, f
knightlier foenan than Alphonso neve
: trod a deck nor tossed his gauntlet
the lists. I stepped forward to II
{ Spanish lines where their nuuish
l admiral rendered me the insignia
his command, when on a sudde
s thought l put back the proffered swor
assuring him so noble a soldier ougl
! never to stand disarmed. NV dclipb,
y ed lads cheered again Ike mad, ar
Bienville himself seemed much please
at my courtesy.
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