Show general plays santa clans and lives slides down chimney into bou doir of french woman who saves him from soldiers who are in the husband came in and told his story he had held high command in the french army was a man of char acter and ability with extraordinary acquirements he had thrown himself into the outbreak of the commune as a soldier had been given an important point to defend on a barricade the fight was long and terrible and when nearly all the de fenders were killed or wounded and the ammunition was exhausted the few survivors escaped as best they could the general managed to get on to some roots and to escape down a chimney into a private apartment there he found himself in the bed room of a lady who was dressing vol madame he cried she poor soul terrified at this strange apparition pari tion who with torn clothes cov ered with soot and with darker stains upon him stood suppliant before her had but an instant to decide for the tramp of soldiers rang up the stairs and a thundering knock at the outer door summoned her to open she bade him go into the bed and taking the skirt of her dress a jacket and some other feminine garments covered him with these and then followed along parley between the soldiers outside and the quick witted frenchwoman inside the door she was not dressed what did they want what an abodin able thing that in these evil days the very bedrooms of women were not to be respected of course the soldiers had their way and entered the room the lady scolding fuming protesting the men looked in the cupboards and wardrobe and under the bed into the bed they dad not look and after many apologies with a military salute they departed the poor woman sank in to a chair and slowly the general raised himself look madame said he as he took from a little table beside the bed his tobacco pouch which unconsciously he had laid down it they had found this |