Penny Dreadfuls, 1867 · page 275 of 390
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THE BOY SOLDIER; OR; ~GARIBALDI'S YOUNG CAPTAIN, something better than the stein ‘Jacket: and we Tet he always. wore. © He started! off that'same raiGhb! ‘and for bimee or fourda ie Pheard'nothing of/hims "8°" » “Ptold' Caspar and Hugh’ Tracy ‘of’ all Ti had done) and’ they heartily approved ofall FE thousht proper todo} bit each of them eave dé ag their’ opinion thatothe tall brave’ fellow omuae have met" with some. aptel Bose ae dvoud di halges eee long agowo.) odi bo: jf tot 19 Wan id¢Bieanld-not help thinking datameh miseliixdrin said nothinghtoimy fellowsofficers: ands friends; -in caseiit might dishearten them} for theold acne was a great favorite Wwith-adl dofeais.ch at ciodt ditvr doom of:Atitthe end of:the fifthiday,vand ! whGAYElE 2 hope was givensup! of thé bravectrapper’s réetutny dd ovasy surprised to ~seestheital American >ridendnto ‘our; camp, looking care-worn, dirty, pale and. bloody.sc: | ff He had-found out, the thiding-place im whiehithe Mexicans’ and French chad placed t heiold soldiers197 >) Heirepresentedsto allithat heiwas an American’ citizen, travelling for pleasure and pastime;sands thus: threw-dusth into. the eyds of alowith«whori he came lim contaet.nssoh « led «vik dent Tt VISV -“#'Phey-took shim: round salb ct treated’ everybody ito iwhateverytheyniked ytoVveat and.drink; they all unanimously pronounced him ito! | | os O8 | “f They evenstook:him ‘to shesthefhospitals, and imit| | one of ithese) he diséovered?: thes old: connts 1 who; be ‘al fime fellow.» cc osit denH .zK8sqes0 Whsitel x though pale, and.wealfrom loss,.of Jblood oem wounds, SIA e SBT epee: rom hisinyuries., “The; old count, he SAYS, 1 any, nesognized , him,, but, did nof let, any,oue see it... ‘CThe trapper; even. Pry § swear at, the count, and, all, the, Bay, soldi in, ahi very hearty mannets fe as, to, thtow,, pt Mexicans, and, H ench off; got vin (fe omA ™ e old count Hamid a and, swore. back Again. > {a This pleased the .bo told. ¢ momenfthat.,the old, count and fully, understoo LI. 3 054 saw (his, little game,’ ‘‘ Now, as.the smiannee was;, dressed, Sit the, leman.of Bre erty, (thanks) to.,, clothes..which, L.had, a middle- aged a sae the wig, false, whas given him) neither the "Wexican nor, French b had the least sitspicion teed ew with adi oe EE vigane tee no" cS) T pHOnE Hanke tee Ning hae dike : ae ‘Of tt two, a t . uel ‘Tike PH; Hae oa te Hae he ef carried his imposition 8 with him es “Ti ‘ithe fixed" for ‘dinner. pene about six, “° ace enteted ge dining-toom _ typ see th ie vie ue ras inp and fo aL ais also invited t dine’ wit table; bit t a steer. had ni Pah ped “The trappee Gould not underst punetuality, “and sat) down’ t6 dine” with this Tally friends w officers weré absent. ‘Buta servant explained: thas’ ‘both the Pieh tt and Mexican officers’had at the latest nioment been forced to decline’ the trapper’s kind invitation ‘as’ the French general in command had heard that I and a strong reinforcement’ of English’ volunteers had entered the service of the Republican army, rihd ‘Hotel (whém he had joy Hives I I cbatteties: ain camps, and as the trapper was flush of fuhds:1ando| pbs gs! LSTOVO - fan jas to ‘curse and trapper, ;who, saw,. at, a Wag a ERY: ,, and treated him rth howeht thal nt nd ts would discover ) ras 7 of pawn and ioe r, that he actu ly in- vi ed seve ral reach, a 1 Mesidan: “officers fo dine. Hféct ordét for his friends Wits} pi ready, rhe at. the and their want of} of thaobetter sort of! hout a: thought why’ or! wherefore the" 269 and were all likely-to° attack their position before the besieged town, and in consequence they must be: on the! alert’ night! and day? /2°! °*The® trapper? did not ‘télish this itformAtion + - but’ he pateasg6od fade ‘tipon niattets, atid sat down tO ‘dine With’ all “that” eaveleas' ‘storeiem: ‘Peculiar to. our American cousins, 3 -49Mhile he was at dinver! howéyér, and sitely in company of the ladiessand'aw Aiietican’ gentleman he' ‘had “invited! té° ICE « tHe! Frén eho wid « ‘Mexican officers, a Weatitifal? but’ halt Awitdodking © pirl | dashed: intd the: toom, pushed: by theiwaiters, and confronted ithe disguisedrtrapper face to faeé,.- 8” “Wath extended! ann! and amnshrill Swoiee}" oehe! | pointed to the: Nutevican,fand said alondesis¥ 4 A‘ Traitor;d, have, ‘betinyonithé: watch . fori sities | Seize him, seize: him i: he: is aispyiand-aw informer ‘from: the camp ofothe Boy Soldiere ;the-lisnot a gentleman ;-henis:ai trapper++an informer; and is-in® ‘the:pay-ofi Frank Ford; the captain Se aepetrae | Boy; Wokunteers.lies tusohioasm a déiw ,wollst : | pi! Ehis rannotnddmeht):asinight be ‘expected, witin tonished-every One present. |i SeecubinoNo. 32)p5~ ofm@he brave Américam itrappérsorosetito ‘his fest! WOTTS t what.todo,;/ ees ion | however hie med. tos astounded. hee nae spa oes b aod os dt 97 719 zdo of bhoer I” ating ie) chet, ‘the 3 sta. jr et, still, these. few; oes were more) than sn cient Aarguse 61 the b Ofele ii ne 92 VB sb Tia asad i wr ople als tyleast such.pf; them asi. } -p9 8] 8 Were | Menaul ies french and; .the ustrperys ‘Maximili lan) raisec fa great outerp. Yo eborband Smo: sid see 5 BRE sree ‘lig ning, t | “alghots Were'fte ee fe luckily for the trapper, agin Bh no seni 18 although wounded th Several Tades. Ne nt “As might be expected, He id Rot fail’ to ‘fre back, and ond of his'shéts (bs fiiere Gh fas observed) n not only passe Stree of, his, pyur- suers, eri fue Wout ed the fhe vial Hho ber ae upon him,’ : soe the trapper ieepas it dene we fie eine) he wad galloping throdeh sherowh a e per fled away Wy ith phe, Speed of pursu eat. : ' va e ¥ ne Prat cep Bel Oe ne pe oe | speed ; but" l afterwards ascertained! 11 th ire and was very Sorry.) 110890 bas (moamti Jagiid & ‘But’ iw! thethunty; uproar and ¢ cht this actident! coal@ ‘not! beoweh aveidea: nib ‘at the! moment he fired the fatal shot, he wa oppored tay , and almost’ sutrounded by/'a® abated t mote of excited citizens; Who" were thirsting Be his’ bio a i . “ The trapper came safely intour ‘éanip, ‘bi might ‘have! been: expected, reefs He was mbna i aehelat Hoga rani? ‘iudh® fativued ; but the information hé brotight to us was worth ‘mote® than ‘gold, for from sitbsequent ihfor” ‘matidm we ascé?tained that! the'dld- ‘eount, and afew S| among thé mountains; for'protection?” ‘Now, instead OF the French’ aithorities setidthe ‘P the dear ‘old count*to' a place’of greater safety, they placed him in’a 1oéality' which’ was of" easy access to us, as will be hereafter géen)’ 9° 5" ‘© Suffice it, therefore, in ‘this letter;-to say that we made instant preparations for his rescue, and that, had it not been for the bold trapper, the old Comuicbooks ed her asi ide, and left the rgom: nae voles ma in agmoment, the. hotel. wasnall Agog. DaTIg pst Ne ] .Qnimos egntitsd: bles an d; mount, his’ gallant, horse was the work of but a few momentso: qctigyor | panei ge on both sides a nt be At, he Lie not Bet of doe | ‘his comrades, were “instantly 7 taken front’ the’ hospital; anid ‘sent far £6 the : rear,» C@