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As you know, her father resides here he is now at Richmond and, after following the enemy back to their own lines, hurrying them up with sabre and carbine, I came back to inquire the extent of their depredations at Five Forks. "Such is the simple explanation of the present 'situation, my dear friend.
Joseph Ladany was standing erect upon one of his cannon for which the gunners had no more ammunition, and, with drawn sabre, was rallying his companions, who were beginning to give way before the enemy. Ah, brave Ladany! With what pleasure would Varhely grasp his hand!
"I entreat your pardon, Madame, if I have said one syllable which could reflect upon their motives." "I forgive you readily," said she, smiling courteously; "he who has worn a sabre so long, may well deem its influence all-powerful.
His soldiers did not shrink; they pressed on, mowing down the foremost ranks, whilst he, by a lucky stroke of his sabre, disabled the sword-arm of the Russian standard-bearer and seized the colors. His own troops seeing the standard in his hand, with one accord, in loud and repeated cries, shouted victory.
"Vain, O silly child of Mahomet!" said the enchanter, "were thy sabre against the power of my art, did not a superior force uphold thee; but tremble at thy doom: twice four of my race are determined against thee, and the throne of Dabulcombar noddeth over thy head; fear hath now preserved thee, and the weakness of thy heart, which the credulous believers of Mahomet will call prudence and moderation; but the fiend of darkness is let loose, and the powers of enchantment shall prevail."
The lady before she went to bed having occasion to go to another part of the house, passing through the vestibule, heard Bahader snore, and having seen a sabre hanging up in the hall, turned back, and said to Amgiad, "My lord, as you love me, do one thing for me." "In what can I serve you?" asked the prince. "Oblige me so far as to take down this sabre and cut off your slave's head."
Some of them alighted and went with drawn sabres to him. He found that all defence was vain, and, throwing away his sabre, he knelt down, bowing himself to the ground like a humble slave. "Seize him!" called out the leader of the horsemen, "and seat him on a spare horse, and bring him with us; but, by your lives, stand by me, and see that he does not escape."
"Captain," said I, "I was four months in the hospital at Leipzig: I have bathed in the Elster, and I know a ford." "Where?" "Ten minutes' march above the bridge." He drew his sabre at once from its sheath, and shouted: "Follow me, my boys, and you, Bertha, lead."
Bell's eyes shifted questioningly toward me. "Surely Lieutenant Galesworth will not desire to take any undue advantage," he ventured. "Was not that Captain Le Gaire's idea?" I returned sharply. "He has the reputation of expert swordsmanship." "He is a swordsman, yes, but does not profess to excel with the sabre." I waited a moment in silence, permitting my hesitancy to become plainly apparent.
Merritt's brigades, led by Custer, Lowell, and Devin, met from the start with pronounced success, and with sabre or pistol in hand literally rode down a battery of five guns and took about 1,200 prisoners.
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