The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1847-10-07
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TIE MARSElI.LES IN.

THE MARSElLLES ny IN.
This sor!d-rrnowncd song Of Liberty =
thus picaursd. in Its origin, ~ Do Lama''
tines History oi the Gir",dis,s:
There was y"un. .tfic.r VI nr''l.ery ="
the garrison At Suasburg. tanned h""g~'
de Li,le. He was horn ut Lon>'r.S.n"'er.
In the Jura. tina; country % revere ana tner'
Uv. as mounts inous Countries always are
This young .nan loved war IKEA 'ldi"t -',hc
Revolution like thinker. lie eli aimed VII.
his verse aud music the sluw, duI garrison
life. Much vas requested iro,n his ,@o'"ld
talents n. musician and poet. h. visited he
house Il Dielrick, Az Als-lmn pa'',". (.nai
Of Slash ,urg, un in,lina'e term, Derrick
wife aud young daughters shared i" hi. pm.
o,ic feelings. for the Rcsoirtin war advanc.
ing UPWARDS the frontiers. just a> II" aii'c
ti"ns of,he @dy always commence 1t 'hr'x.
trcmiii -. They were yer. partial 10 th"
young rfhcer, ana inspired his heart his ,e,.
~ and tbs music. They executed the ti,si
Of his idea. lardl. dew i"ped. coniidan''s #
the earliest flights 81 ge,in>.
Il was IL the w,n,e, Ut 1872. and there wn.
q scarcity in Strasburg. Tn. nous" of De-
trick was p,ur and the tn"le hntnhl'; h'i
there was ALWAYS welcome for R"ng.t Dr.
Li.le. This young officer W there from
m"rning 10 night. like sun or bro her "f The
family. One day. When t"er'' wn. "nly stint
coas~e bread and slices II ham IN the table.
D,~trick, lOUxing with calm sadness NJ D'
Lislp. suia I. him. '.plniy IS not seen NJ
our frssts; but what maticr II enthusiasm !.
not wanting NJ our civic feic> anh rniirng" ~
our soldiers hearts. ! have still bolt 81
wine lett IN my cellar. Bring H." b" added.
addressing one ui his daug hiers, "und ~e"iil
drink I" hner'y aud Onr country. Sttasbnrs
- shortly IT, have q putri"tic crrrm"ny. aud
De L.-IS mus, be inspired by these last drops
{, produce enc Of fl,o-e hymns whi,n convey
70 the s"ni "fr cpeuplc ,hern'hu.i"sm wh'rh
suggested IT," The ,ou"g girls aPp'nndc,.
fetched the wine, filled III. glasses ot their
old father and the aine was exhausted II
was midn,gh, aud very cold De Li>ie was
. dreamer; his hron aas moved. his read
heaiei. The g Id s-ized On him. nnd he went
staggering 10 his l"n".y chnni'cr. ende"s"ri"g.
by degrees, IL find insp.ratmn in the pm pnin-
ton al his ri'ix"n he,r,; md on his snail
c!sv;cord. now comprising The "ir bcf're III.
words, and now the words before The nif. CON-
bined them 81 in,in,aiel, IN his mind. thai
he could lever tell which was fir-t produced.
the air ar wu DIS, So impossible did he md j.
10 separate The poetry fr..m ,he music, mud The
feeling tr"m the impression. lie sung cver
thing wrote nohing.
O.esco.ne bv hi. divine inspi,ati"p. his
head fell sleeping IN hi> instrument and be
did MT awake until ds, iigh,. III" song ii
the over, Ugh returned 1" his memory with
difficulty like III. rcc"iler,iun II n dream
lie wr.'. il Down und then ran - Dietrich.
He found him in his garden. Iii. wife nni
d.Mchcrs had ant yet ti>en. Dr.tr.'k nr"n.
Cd them. cHl'cd together sam. IL his 'r'rnd>
o. fad y. him ~ az '",Isc. nrt cnpn j.. .
executing DE- l. los imposition. D"'.
rick's rlIes: dl,Ehi.v nrr'nnp Hirh then
RO',s.t snng. A. b. first v.s-e u c"uni'n-
snres iurn"d pat. ~ thc second iepr. ho~"'.
ct thu las, e,al,ns, tsi, iNr>i far,h. TIE
hymn 1t the country Ms found Ain! ;
Wnx destined Ia be- the hv,nn III terror. T".
Nnfprt ,mai. Isi.,sick urnt f,.H ","nih- n!i.r
O. tile .catl':d ut The sound ut The notes pre-
ducrd ~ his O1n fr+s,ic. from .iIr h,nff ~
III. fti-nd aud The v, ice II his ,ugisrs
The new : no executed sumo Il " afi.rwar.
q Elsr sburg flew II IN III. /" cttv. IN ever,
public usc,.s'vs. M"r.e,li.. adopted il IL be
sung q, the opening ana the close al the 81.
tug ~ IL Clubs the Naf..ilnis spread
il sil ever Franz. hy singing !. e,eiywir T..
an their way. Whence tnc nam" ut Mar
cell o.. DE- Lislr's tia mother. a royal.
end religious. alarmed ~ the fl. Il II her
sons vOirr. wro'e 10 hin: "What j. iii.
revolutionary hymn lung by bands Ut hris
onda. who are trnvps.ing France. a.d With
which our name is mingled" DE- l.> him.
self proscribec as r"ya it. hea I'd il AID .hud.
degSd n il sounded On his ear., while e.c.,.
ing by s,nne o. III Wild passes al the Alp.
Whist d. they call that hymn!' b" enqnired
Of his guide. '.rhe Marss.lin i>c." replied the
peasant Il was thu. TINT he learned the name
Vi his own work. The arm turned aga lust tie
hnnd iha, fu,g-d II. The Rev.inl,on. insun..
no lungef recognized il own vice!