ski was a member of a Royalist family and an enemy of
the Napoleonic dynasty. For some considerable time after the terrible
retreat from Moscow, Captain Ladoinski fought in Prince Eugene's army,
but when, at last, the Prince's military career came to an end he
retired into private life. He had long since come to the conclusion
that his wife was right when she said that Napoleon never had any
intention of setting Poland free, but had obtained the services of the
brave Poles under false pretences.

Madame Ladoinski deserved years of happy domestic life after her
fearful experiences with the French army, and it is pleasant to be able
to say that she had them. Until death parted them, many years later,
she and her husband enjoyed the happiness of a quiet life unclouded by
domestic or political troubles.

LADY SALE AND AN AFGHAN CAPTIVITY

'Fighting Bob' was the nickname affectionately bestowed upon Sir Robert
Sale by his comrades-in-arms. Truly the name was well deserved, for
wherever the fight was thickest there Sale was to be found, and the
histories of his life abound with stories of his bravery and disregard
of danger.

When twenty-seven years of age he married Florentia Wynch, a girl of
nineteen, who proved before long to be almost as brave as he.
Throughout his life she was his companion in danger, and many times
nursed him back to health when seriously wounded. Adventures such as
are rarely encountered by women were continually falling to her lot,
but the greatest hardships which she was compelled to undergo were
those attending the British retreat from Kabul in January, 1842.

Discontent with British rule had led to rebellion in Afghanistan, and
Sir Robert Sale was sent with a brigade to clear the passes to
Jelalabad. Lady Sale remained at Kabul, where the signs of discontent
became daily more evident. The British native troops were
disheartened, and eventually it was decided to retreat from the city.

At half-past nine in the morning of January 6, 1842, the British force,
consisting of about 4500 soldiers, mostly native, and 12,000 followers,
quitted Kabul. The snow lay a foot deep on the ground, and the
thermometer registered several degrees below freezing-point. The
bullocks had great difficulty in dragging the guns, and it took two
hours and a half to cover the first mile. This slow rate of progress
was not, however, entirely due to the state of the weather, as some of
the delay was caused