Beadle's Dime Novels No. 300: The Crested Serpent — page 55: what you’re looking at

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A CHARGE. ns! a or which two. men could ride abreast, extending at least fifty Jeet from-the motte, entirely bare of timber. All around the’ edge of the motte the ground ridged up, as if an artificial bar- r er to the encroachments of the water had been thrown round u te deep stream. Oak trees grew thickly inside the inclosure, 8nd the ground was sunk almost on a level with the water in the stream. On the otber side of the stream, where Boussard and his’ Tigers were in consultation, not one tree grew up to shelter hem. It was a bald prairie, and but one little rise in the ea h, at the mouth of the entrance to the motte, gave them e -® place of shelter from the bullets of -the Liberals, “Captain,” said Boussard, to a French captain who stood Rot Near him, “ what I supposed to be a trap for the enemy ap- Pears to be a formidable stronghold. They have abundance Bb: of water, and the gras is“ rich and plentiful. If their pro- Bisons are short, we can starve them out; but there are their : _horses— they can eat them.” “Colonel Boussard, with your permission, T will charge tdi ” “You have it; but it will be certain death and certain Ailure.” “Surround the place outside of the reach of ‘their rifles; E fiance upon them from all sides, and when their attention 38 distracted from this point, I will head fifty men in the nar- Tow opening. We will make an entrance. Then move for- - Ward on all sides, swim the river, leap from your horses, scale pte embankment, and they are ours.” 3 “ Perilous, but good.” Tn two columns the Tigers commenced to envelop the Circle, “Steager,” said Tristan, “ what are they going to do 2” — . “Steager knows. Place thirty men at the entrance—only best y—tnd fifty around the embankment. They must re- 8 3 Ye their shots until a sure mark presents itself, then fire h their rifles—then with six-shooters. Will you let Steager in mand the thirty ?” . ety ue will, Steager.” ~ 4 ay An ominous silence ensued. The Tigers had drawn their oa ‘Atound Paraiso, within long range of the Liberal rifles ; yy s ae ae FR ie ‘ on sae me ~* . A a, ; | , eomicbectstcom