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Show WENT CALMLY TO DEATH. I IrnrlmwMa r - nf tin It lliirinril llr ih.r. VVka mm t-anmaa In N-niln. ' I i ne early part of tali century " It,, lien named O'ftonnell left !li r n iti1(. country, Ireland, and went i i' in Spain where they all had ex-tm ex-tm nlinniy cer.en One died In lit7, af ir In- hnd beroroe the lJke) of Te-tun Te-tun thmiKh he waa hotter known as !n 0 Dimnell. he waa one ot too Most brilliant military men ot his time The youngest brother was fill off In his youth, tint nothing In the lives of the others It so strange aa the ttnry of his death In IMU thero nr In Spain regarding the sue-eissinn sue-eissinn tn the throne and young O Don-Hell Don-Hell dei lared hlmnelf for Isabella who Wis anon prortalmed queen, but before hat time O'Dotmrll fell a prisoner to O'ti 7umalararriny a leader of tho Cirllsi forces The young Irishman looked upon thla ai almost n piece ot gorol lurk (or the Carllit leader wai an nld trhnolmate The two (rlenda eel looted thla meeting after a eepara-tii eepara-tii n of years aa a festive occasion, and at they nte supper together and drrnik toasts to old times. Xtimala-mrreqnjr Xtimala-mrreqnjr aald "Your captivity will 1 i rh f my friend I am Just about to n I off n Hag of truce to your general to neiiutlate an exchange of prisoners, o Hint yon may be freo tomorrow." The flag of truce waa tent, hut tho nsull wai terribly unexpected. Tho general of IheChrlttanm (that waa tho name given to Itnbelli'i party) an-weird an-weird tho Carllsl envoy by laying: "I will ihaw you how I treot rebelt," and forthwith he bad all hla Carllit prisoners brought out and shot down before tho ees of Ihe Chrlttanm. and the orrirer had no lietter news than the ttory of their drath to take back to hit chief Tho next morning Zuma-lararrequy Zuma-lararrequy enmo Into hla tent where hla prisoner waa breakfasting Ho sat down In alienee "What la tho mailer?" asked O'Donnell "Have yon alept badly, or waa your chocolalo burnt?" "I am Immensely disturbed." was tho answer, and he told how the Carllit prisoner! had been ahot, and added "I mutt make reprisals My friend, In one hour'a time you mutt ho shot, no mailer how I (ret about It" O'Donnell set down hit cup after finishing fin-ishing his chocolate, and said "Ye. that It a matter of course; you must sot distress yourself about It, I would act In the same way myself Now. glvo me a couple, of rlgareti and writing materials for I mutt write a letter whlrh t will trouble you to take care of after my execution Aa he waa finishing fin-ishing the letter the guard came to take out the prisoners O'Donnell got up it ones shook hands with the man who waa both hla friend and hla enemy, lit another rlgaret and walked out to be ahot New York nun. |