Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1844-02-24
tese French dogp have given us too mucI

!. these French dogs have given ttg tpo mue
trouble already ~
Ftiey entered the gshtfal's lint. Mofilio, b
the light Of 4 lal1p burning on the table, va
fe4tinG 4 DESPATCH no hid ibst rtceifhd 'i'Wr
Of biz office 4 stood near tiiu, there Waa n1ou,
elpu iii the tent. The brow III ttle chief WA
contracted, and bis eyes 1uebed as II what h
read diableased hint mud he l1Uhtd 10 Htfft nj
impatient exclamation NJ the uiHcer entered
With The boy. The child, M suon "a lNorllll
was pointed out 10 him, rushed forward and
kns'lf iii hlB feet.
"Wtat does this p6ab I" demanded he
general.
"spare htni spare my father |" sobboj Tie
youthful supplicant,
The officer explained HE relationship to ono
Of the pfleoiiAra about III BIZ executed.
"Ah that reminds MT said tue eiiieC.
looking ut bic watch "Podro, nine IL tie ilnur.
Let them be ptbctuai, and have the business
SOON OVER
Again, with moving ehtreaiice, the child
besought bis fathers life.
odd thy fHfher send Tire ltfthrr r. atked lie
general, bitfhiy.
"No senior He did not.t'
"And how dafest thou, tign--1"
"Niy father haE done nothing 10 deserve
death answered the lad. ellie IL q prisoner
Of war;
ala! who taught thee to question ray ius-
't'cGl answer mel"
EMO nne, sepcr; but brave generals do not
always kill their prisouers."
II kill wboml choose ; thnndorol Mottlto;
''lnd ! hate the French. Boy, thy father ahali
die ! have said II; beRune r.
The officer made d silent rigp ~ the petit.
TONER, to intimate that there WIS 10 hope, and
that he utnst begonee But The boys counte-
nance suddenly changed. lie Walked aBstifI
the general, who had turned AWAY, aud placed
himself directly before him, with d look Of
calm resolution worthy Of Ii martyr.
'liear me, SENIOR" said he: "my father is
greyheade d he 10 wounded bic strength Is
failing even now, though he etands up 10 re.
eeiye the fire Of your men. am young, and
and we'll. Let them shout me IN his
place, and lot ny father 20 free"
IL was impossible to doubt the sincerity Of
this offer, for the face Of tho devoted child
was klndled with a holy enthusiasm. A dark
rushed to the brow Of Morillo, aud for Il
moment he looked ON the boy in %eiloore.
"Thou art willing 70 die at length he
said, ''lor thy father1 Then, 10 suffer pain
Tor him will be nothing Wilt thou lose one
IF thy ears to save him I"
II will was the firm reply.
"Lond mo Thy sword, pablo;'' and, In an
instant, ~ one blow, The general struck off The
ear. The victim wept, but resisted not;
Tor raised iis hand 10 wipe away The ttream.
ng blood,
$50 far, good wilt thou lose the othor I,
ar ~ !,
Il viii, to save MY father I" nswered the !
10y convulsiYely. !.
Morilio's ey6s flashed. The harolsm OIL !
hid compelled ever his admiration but IN. :
from his cruel suppose, ne urnole off 2
he other ear with his stfil rocking sword. !
There was a dead silence. 'And now, 60 .
Iot' said the boy, breathing quickly, and !,
up into the generals face. !
"And now answered Morlllo, ''depart '
'he father Of such a child is dangerous to :
spain he must pay the forfeit Of his life - .
The manned child went forth from the pro-
ence Of his Inliuman fog. Presently The 10. Z
Of fire.arms announced that ho had Wit Y
essed the execution Of his father \
Mast we blame the cruelty Of individuals =
il such enormities 1-dr moi rather he ~relents "
oss spirit Of war, that builds up The glory Of
heroes on a scafIolding of death; and sacri. 7
daily to the projects Of ambition Tie :
rotnptjngs af humanity "