The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-12-07

'N'' ''O"i Nussld' vi winch ne wa
one OF the few survivors His age couI
mot have exceeded thirty; but the dread
fat hardships Of The Russian campaigr
had told fea'Gully upon his hard denec
features. War, however, had not tam
ed, but had evidently added to, natu
ally ierocious disposition; for he wa
ietalIIng, with savage satisfaction tn,
horrld IoImen's of the enemy, already
lofgetIul OF the seventies he had lust es
capped, aud to which so many of hi,
comrades had fallen a sacrifice.
Among those who listened most at.
ten'lvely, was stranger, who sat, al.
most unno'iced, smoking in an obscure
corner OF the room an involuntary ex.
preston Of disgust at length be,rsye,
hlm,an alleges were Immediately turn
ed 10 where he sal.
"l'lI wager Nspoleor," said tn,
ottlcer,'thal The old G nan never smel
powder but on review day, and nevet
saw more smoke than lha, which pro
ceeded from his own meer>chaum. )"
" Better if others were like me e.: who
remembering only that they are soldier,
forget that they are men,"
How" exclaimed the officer, start.
'"g on his feet, such sentiments her,
're dangerous, bat you Germans are We.
y mystical. However, I'll tell you a
German adventure, so, garcon, anothe,
bottle of co'oroIi, and then
"Du you happen to know The Ger
man town OF E6Tistten g inquired Ihe
officer
The dull eye of the stranger seemed
suddenly lit with liquid fire, as he an.
swered in the affirmative.
4" II was my first campaign" ".coniou
ed the other; my father had been on,
ut the braves he mean, one Of the mos
blood thirsty leaders OF The revolution.
His lntluenCe obtained for me a comml,
sion and, Grow ned with success,I Counc
mojion In he action alluded to W,
we're aIIowed but two hours 10 max
IpIlIaae we could IN the town Of Ebrs
lrin before we proceeded onward Il
greater and more glorious victories. -
|
| Well, there was a jewtIer Ol grea
wealth, whose house, which was polnler
oul tn me by an Austrian prisoner w
lcnlered, bat in which neither Jewell
nor portable vaIuables could we hud.-
rhe servants fed on our first entrance
he wife and daughter alone remained
| Tie latter had locked themselves in =
room, which we soon burst open: ",
demanded of them heir valuahles; ,hr
trumpet had alreaGy sounded To horst
and was preparing to leave 'he house
when gold chain around the neck {
the eide female attracted my altenIion
There was attached to ii''
A porrrsil?" asked the stranger, it
A tone of concealed arxlely." Dom
interrupt me- said the narrator, 'lh'
story is drOlier than many wolld ina
Llne.
The blood Of the stranger came sr'
went rapldly,and putting down his pipe
he was observed for he moment, feeIng
about his pockrs,aS If ia search Of some
missing article.
" You're right, il was a portrait, and
10 most valuable setting, Provoked
at obtaining no booty, ! demanded it o
her; she should have had The worthless
miniature, bul she WIS obstinate.
,red ia force it from her, but she resis
ted; nay more, she tried TO seize a pistol
rom NY belt, and in The heat Of my pa
ion stabbed her."
"Hlve you that portrail sill p aske'
the German.
!" have, though it has been taker
from lhe setting, in which one Of my
own now gIiuers You said you knew
E6rieteiu
did, years ago"
" And probably the or iginal of lhi
pic,urei" said the officer, producing
III,
4" Well, well I"
" All is he alive -
He s---to be The .4Uenger" An'
before a movement was observed by IN,
hy ISLANDERS, Paul Kihmayer had, viii
fatal precision, leveIled pistol at To-
French officer, and shot him 10 ,h,
breast,
CHAPTER ".
MortalIy wounded, but not dead, h
who had hraved the heat Of an hundre
battles, and whom death had spared liza
he mipht make more suitable alOpr