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.416 ,THE 1NDIAN.ADV0CATE .most thrilling to the military scene. It was at a review held in Vienna, on the occasion of the fifteenth anniversary of the establishment of the military Order of Maria Theresa. Not far from 30.000 cavalry were in line. A little girl, a child of not more than four years, was standing in the front row of spectators, and either from fright or some other cause, rushed out into the open field just as a squa dron of hussars came sweeping around from the main body. They had made the detour for 'the purpose of salut- , jng the empress, whose carriage was drawn up in that part of the parade-ground . Down came the flying sqiiadron, charging at a mad gallop down' directly upon tfre child. .Theino$er was paralyze, as were others, for tfrere could be rq rescue from tlie line of spectators. The empress ut- .iterefjjjary ofthpri;or, ;fqr .the' child's destruction seemed (ittevjtjjaple and, suph terrible destruction the trampling vtonjJeatji by.a jthousajiji iron hoofs! Dir.ec.tly ijicjer the fee.t'of the horses was th'e little one anqbher jntanraust seal its doom -when a stalwart hus- i-saivwho was in the(frnt Jine, without slacking Wis speed ior loosening, his hold, threw himself over the 'side of his horsete neck, seizeflano1 lifted the child and placed it in safety, uppn,ln saddle-bow, and this he did without chang- ingfhjs,;pacprj or br,eal5JTig the correct alignment of the squadron. . , . .Ten thousand, voipes Hailed with rapturous applause the gallant deed, and other thousands applauded when they knew. Two women there were who could only sob forth their gratitude in broken accents the mother and the empress. . And a proud ajid. happy nioment it was for the hussar when his emperor, taking from his own breast the richly enameled 'epos's of Jthe Qrcjeof Maria Theresa, hung it upon the" breast of the4 brave and gallant trooper. f v" 19KI WB , e i ,'i..- J,i,