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Show LEFT TAIL AS TROPHY FRENCH OFFICER'S REMARKADLE E8CAPE FROM MOO. Revelation of Closely Guarded Secret May Have Been Unpleasant but Undoubtedly There Were Great Compensations. On February 24, 1848, when Paris was dlstuibcd by tho revolutionary mobs, u Captain Prcbols wns scut by the covtrntnut with orders to bo delivered de-livered to tho lenders of tho tloona that wcro defending tho threatened points In various parts of tho city. It was a dangerous undertaking, for tho bitterness of the peoplo ngaltibt thu government wim Intense Before starting out, says Novcltcn- Schatz, Captain Prcbols wns warned to tnko the greatest care if ho valued I his life; but ho took thu warnings lightly, and said, "IT you fellows know my black horse as well as I know him you wouldn't worry about mo That horso hns carried mo through thick and thin." And with a fureVell wavo of his band, he wns off. Tho black horse of which tho gallant gal-lant captain wns so proud wns 'ndeed a bcautllul animal Ho had a woll-shaped, woll-shaped, erect head, a deep chest, and slender, well-formed legs Hut thoro wns something very extraordinary about his tall It wao long nnd bushy, but It never moved or twitched, except with the' movement of tho animal's body. Closo observation showed also that It had a slightly reddish hue, ah though tho difference In color was not great enough to bo noticed under ordinary ordi-nary conditions. When Prcbols arrived In tho disturbed dis-turbed section of tho city ho fearlessly delivered his messages. Ho met with no rcststanco from tho crowds In tho streets until ho reached tho Placo Yen-dome, Yen-dome, one of tho principal squares In tho heart of tho city. Hero a great crowd of revolutionists had gathered, nnd as tho ofTlccr rodo through tho square, porno ono seized tho brldlo nnd cried, In a flcrco voice, "Hold! What messago aro you carrying?" Tho captain refused to answer. "Put a bullet through him and get that message!" bawled out Uio man In a commanding volco Hn was evidently a leader of tho in'ub. At this point, tho cnptnln determined deter-mined that quick action alono would savo htm from violence at the hands of tho crowd. Quick as a Hash, ho wheeled his horse, and dashed off. Several bullets flew after him, but they went wild and then suddenly ceased altogether. Ho looked round, and saw tho mob crowding round ono of their number, who held something In his hand. And then his eyes fell on tho back of his horso, and his heart sank In dismay. It seemed that, as ho whirled his horso about, several men seized hold of tho animal. But tho powerful crea-turo crea-turo throw them nil except one, n lad of fourteen, who hnd seized tho borso's tall. That tall was tho object of interest in-terest that had caused tho shooting to stop for it had come off. There stood tho boy, in tho middle of tho road, with his feet spread apart and nn expression ex-pression of grim determination on his faco, as ho tightly clutched tho fleeing flee-ing creature's tall. Tho mob snw tho humor of tho situation, and burst Into . a roar of laughter. I Tho explanation camo out later. It seems that Captain Prebols' horse, whllo perfect in evory other particular, did not havo a very good tall, and ro his master had had an artificial ono mado for him. No doubt that artificial tall, and that alone, caved Captain Prebols' Ufe. |