SELF DEVOTION AND TREACHERY.
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SELF DEVOTION AND TREACHERY.


The following anecdote is related by Cap
tain Kroff, who served in Spain. IN the regi-
ment of Infantry of the guard Of Jerome, the
Ex-King of stphalia.-Fatigued and ex-
hausted by torced marches, the regiment of
which Captain Krof belonged arrived be-
fore the monastery of Figueras, in Spain.
The Colonel of the regiment, Frenchman,
sent an officer to demand of the prior the
necessary refreshments for the men, as well
as for the staff, consisting of about twenty
officers. The prior with some of the monks,
came out to meet the General, assuring him
that the inhabitants of Figueras would pro-
vide for the soldiers, but that he himself
would prepare frugal meal for the staff.
The prior's offer was accepted, Capt. Kroif
received some commissions tor the regiment,
and about an hour afterwards it was an
nouAced to the prior that the dinner was
served up in the refractory of the Monastery.
The General, who was aware that the
French in SPAN had reason to be ON their
guard in eating and drinking what was offer
ed by the natives, invited the prior to dine
with them; he and two other monks accept
ed the invitation in such manner as to
leave no doubt that he felt himself much
fattered By it. After the officers had taken
Their SedtS, tHc t)TloT Sditt 5iaISs ShtFSNs deC
of every dish first, ard with his two brethren,
who poured out the wine, drank plentifully
with his guests. 1t was not until towards
the end of the repast that Captain krof re-
turned, having been detained by the commits
sion of the General, longer than he expected


During this interval he had found an oppor-
tunitv to take some refreshment, and only
participated IN the conversation of the COM
pany, hosts, as we'll as guests at the monas-
tery. The Cen, in particular, expressed
his satisfaction to the prior, whose kind re-
ception had surpassed all expectation. Sud-
denly, however, the chcerfulness of the pri-
OF was changed into profound seriousness


lie rose from his seat, thanked the compa


ny for the honor they had done him, and
concluded with asking if any of them had
any affairs 70 settle in this world? adding
with emphasis, "rhis gentlemen is the last
meal you and shall take OH this earth: in
| an houl we shall appear before the judgmen,
seat of God Z" Cold trembling horror seized
the amazed guests; for the prior. and the
monks had poisoned the wine in which they
had pledged the French officers; all the an
tidoucs given by the French physicians were
in vain: in less than an hour every man o1
them had ceased to live. There are few cx-