ARMED SENTINELS

being placed at the foot of the stairs and about the house.

Friday, in this brave, plucky, generous little town of Madelia, was a day

which will long be remembered, not only by the staunch hearts and true of

the town, but also by hundreds upon hundreds of visitors, who then for the

first time trod its streets, attracted there by the widespread news which

suddenly raised the obscure name to a high position upon the roll of fame.

The self-sacrificing heroism of six men made the fame of Colais in the

olden time, and the plucky