The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1825-12-24


triotism which inhamed the bosoms of the Prus-
SANS ct all ranks at the commencement of the
conihct IN 1912, exchanged that situation for
the post of surgeon to the Neumarkt Landwehr.
The corps formed part of the force employed in
the siege Of Glogau. In the execution of the
duties of his office, be caught the epidemic fe-
yer. No sooner did his wife receive the account
of his situation, than she Immediately fastened
to him from Neumarkt. She found her husband
IN the height of typhus, and insensble, in a
cottage at Nosswitz, near Glogau. Scarcely
had she undertaken the office of nurse, when
sortie made Con the 10th November, 1879 by
the garrison of Glogau, threw the whole neigh
borhood, and the village in particular, into the
utmost CONSERVATION. All its inha btants betook
themselves to flight. She alone was left with
her apparently expiring husband, in the cot
tage, against which the hottest fire of the enc
my's artillery was directed, probably because it
was distinguished from the other houses BY a
tiled roof-Several grenades breaking through
the roof, set the floor on fire. Having carefully
covered up her patient, and, as it were, buried
him in the bed clothes, she ran out for a pail of
water, extinguished the fire, and again directed
her attention to the beloved object of her ankle
ty She found him, to her great joy, in pro
fuse perspiraton but the incessant shower of
balls rendered her abode more and more dan
gerous. A twelve FOUNDER fell close to the bed
of her husband, but without doing him the
slightest injury-Resolved to die with him, she
lay down by his side, and thus awaited their
common fate.-Noon arrived, and by this time
the Prussians had driven back the enemy into
the fortress She was earnestly entreated to
provide for her safety, as it was impossible to
tell whether the enemy might not attempta fresh
sortie. She, however scorned every idea of re
moving to place of security herself, unless she
could save her husband also; and though the
removal Of the patient was deemed impractical
BILE, she nevertheless determined on this hazard
Gus and only way of ensuring hrs safety
Having tied his hands and legs, to prevent
him from moving and taking cold, she laid him,
closely wrapped up with bed and bedding, in a
cart covered with boards, in which she took her
stand, and looked at him every minute She
slowly pursued her course towards Schmarsau.
but scarcely had she left Nosswitz, when the
besieged began to fire from the fortress in that
direction The balls flew thicEly about the cart
and the ahrighted lad who drove, took shelter,
sometimes under it, and sometimes under the
horses. She was fortunate enough to escape
this danger without ury, and arrived with her
patient at Schmarsau, which was already throng-
ed with wounded, and applied for lodging at the
first cottage. The mistress ofthe house, whose
husband had died OF nervous fever, fell on her
like a fury, turned the horses heads and profess
ted, with many bitter execrations, that she
should not cross her Threshold In this despe-
rate situation our heroine had recourse to a de-
cisive expedient Almost beside herself. she
drew her husbands sword, and pointing it to
the woman's breast, declared that she would
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