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Updated: June 9, 2025
In his great zeal, however, he had nearly done mischief; for on returning from church, the horses of the bride's carriage took fright from the discharge of a row of old gun-barrels, which he had mounted as a park of artillery in front of the school-house, to give the captain a military salute as he passed. The day passed off with great rustic rejoicing.
It was a spectacle to make the pulse throb. The little handful was going to death unmoved. The red light of morning darted from the burnished gun-barrels of the infantry, the sabres of the cavalry, and the grim cannon following, in sombre lightnings. Gordon, the "Bayard of the army," was riding in front of his line. The hour and the men had both come.
At some distance this part of the procession had a most singular effect: it looked like a moving forest, amidst which shone pike-heads and gun-barrels. In the paroxysms of their brutal joy the women stopped passengers, and, pointing to the King's carriage, howled in their ears: "Cheer up, friends; we shall no longer be in want of bread!
A body of natives was crossing the rise and the glitter was caused by the rays of dawn striking on their spears and gun-barrels. I came down out of that tree like a frightened wild cat and ran to the wagon, thinking hard as I went. The Basutos were after us, meaning to attack as soon as there was sufficient light. In ten minutes or less they would be here.
I own I was moved at the chance of getting away. "Don't skip! Explain yourself. Do you mean to say that this slip of paper will help us? What does it mean?" "Read it aloud! Read it aloud! I beg and I pray you to read it aloud." I did so. Gunga Dass listened delightedly, and drew an irregular line in the sand with his fingers. "See now! It was the length of his gun-barrels without the stock.
These were bayonets and gun-barrels confusedly illuminated by the distant reflection of the torch. A pause ensued, as though both sides were waiting. All at once, from the depths of this darkness, a voice, which was all the more sinister, since no one was visible, and which appeared to be the gloom itself speaking, shouted: "Who goes there?"
The setting moon illumined the grim gun-barrels, caissons, and heavy horses, moving with rattling chains. Behind came the men on horseback, laughing and ready for combat. As I was gazing at this warlike scene so suddenly evoked, Will Davenant rode up and pointed to my horse, which was ready saddled, and attached to a bough of the great tree.
They pointed to waggons which followed, full of corn and flour, which had been brought into Versailles, and formed a train, escorted by Grenadiers and surrounded by women and bullies, some armed with pikes and some carrying long branches of poplar. This favourite part of the cortège looked at some distance like a moving grove, amidst which shone pike-heads and gun-barrels.
Not only the Latooka men had fought well, but their women broke up their grinding-stones and defended the entrance by pelting their assailants with the fragments; several of the Turks were wounded by the stones thrown with such force by these brawny Amazons that some of the gun-barrels were indented.
"Now, remember, if some are only wounded, shoot at 'em again, any one of you. And be quick, for they'll streak it like greased lightning as soon as the guns go off." All took aim with care, resting their gun-barrels on the bushes before them. Then the cowboy gave the order to fire. As if by instinct the deer looked up just as the order to fire was given.
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