Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-26
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the lady.
NV. q and the r-r-r-right sort"
GCoffee, too dare say +" she suggested.
| mOf cou-ou-ourse said be- and we'll
ta-a-ap q 10000 God bottle of whine too he
added.
g l'll manage the rest, them" responded she,
setting down q basket she held in her hand.
And without more ado, she commenced her
preparations the Lieutenant Withdrawing INTO
the small cabinet by the side Of his bed, to
perform his toilette, during which operation ne
hummed a march.
We may here inform the reader, that Ma
dame Trompette had followed the army as q
viuandiere, or suttler hence her military tastes
and habits. She had seen much hard service,
and undergone with heroism the dangers and
fatigues Of the Russian campaign, during
which she had rendered tho lieutenant the slg-
nal service of amputating his arm. The Lieu
tenant loved to tell the tale to his comrades,
and never failed doing 30 when they met on
festive occasions. 1t was after the battle OF
Leipsic, where his arm was shattered by can
non bail Madame Trompette discovered him
ON the field, lying on heap Of dead, in the
course of her charitable search after the
wounded. Ho was insensible when she found
him. bat was restored to consciousness by q
little brandy from her flask Being severely
hurt, and weak from loss Of blood, 1t was some
time before he could sit up but with the
Young girls assistance, he at length propped
himself up against the dead bodies, whilst she
proceeded to make an attempt to dress his arm.
This, however, she found impossible, the bones
being 80 badly shattered; and TO increase her
alarm, hemorrhage recommended, 80 that there
was imminent danger of the poor fellows
bleeding to death The Lieutenant suggested
that she should amputate the limb as well as
she could, and, in the absence of surgical In
struments, babe her get his clasp knife out OF
his pocket With an amount OF nerve and
self possession equal to the trying circumstan-
ces in which she was placed, the young woman
followed the instructions OF the Lieutenant, and
accomplished the operation marycllously well,
considering At any rate, it effected the OBJ
ject, for it relieved the suGerings of the Lieu
tenant and the bleeding being checked by a.
liz frightened by the insertion, az tour
nj, IF the clasp knife the wounded man
wa Enabled to crawl to the ambulance, where,
at the end ef five days, the amputation was
moro skilfully performed, little higher up.
The Lieutenant then made his way to the CAPT
tai, and ultimately obtained admission to the
Inualides* Being now unfit for war, he took
to studying politics, and in course of time &C
quired considerable ascendency over his COM
panions, who regarded him as an oracle in
such matters. They did not, however, place
the same faith in "the star Of Bonaparte" as
he did, and could not bring themselves to be-
lieve in his prediction that it would be again
in the ascendant some day. He maintained
his theory, notwithstanding, and even prided
himself on holding singular opinion.
The episode above related will explain the
intimacy between him and the Corporaps wife,
though, in sober truth, she was not less q fla
vorite with the whole of her large circle of
military friends. Indeed, the uipandiere in the
French army is its protege, for she it is whose
kind hand relieves the suffering of the wound
ed soldier, or assuages his anguish when dying
Not man but would die for her, and that
would not think himself bound in honor to
avenge any insult offered her.
AS for Madame Trompette she was bred
and born in camp. Her father was trooper
of the ancient school, and her mother had fol-
lowed the dangerous occupation of suttler to
the regiment Both were killed afield, during
tho wars Of the Republic, little Marion being
abandoned to the care of the rough s0ldiery,
who brought her up with as much tenderness
as though every man had o paternal right to
her. In fact she was literally the child of the
regiment to whose fortunes she had remained
faithful until she became unfit for service, when
she retired with the Corporal, on the pension
allowed them by Government. Even after
wards, however, che continued TO regard the
regiment as her ewn, and to look patronizipgly
upon her successors in Office 80 that she still
kept up old associations, and thus exercised no
uncomfortable influence in q particular direc-
ton
She soon lighted fire in the little iron stove
that stood in the centre Of tho Lieutenants only
apartment, and set out the table, in arranging
which she was presently aided by the Lieuten-
ant himself She then disclosed the contents
Of her basket, greatly to the delight Of her host
who c0mpllmented her, over and over again,
on the remarkable talent she possessed in the
commissariat branch Of their profession.
Z Eyes, yes; leave an old trooper alone for
that she observed, as she broke four eggs into
a basin, and proceeded to manufacture an
omelette. "War don't do much good, perhaps,
Lieutenant; but it makes people handy that
have TO do with IT,"
The Lieutenant asscnted to the proposition,
though his manned limb did not present alto
gcther happy illustration Of the fact They
got on remarkably well however, and, in the
course Of half an hour, sat down 10 an impro-
vised dsjetner la fourchcite which certainly
reflected great credit upon the culinary re
sources of both parties. What with the cold
bouiiii,f which Madame Tromrette converted
into relshing dish by the addition Of oil and
vinegar and the usual condiments; with the
German sausage she had brought; the ome-
lette a little fruit from the Lieutenanfs stores
the Rochefort cheese the fresh butter and the
Lieutenants new Loaf, brought in the nick Of
time by the baker Of the establishment; the
wine be had promised; the coffec, and little
confectionery; they got up breakfast by no
means despicable, and to which they soon ad-
dressed themselves with keen appreciation
Of its excellence
In the course Of the repast, Madame from
petite took the opportunity Of informing the
Lieutenant of the precise object Of her visit
Dost thou know, comradc" said she, @that
we have launched out into politicsip
@Wbo-o-oo? Yoo-oo-ul The Co-o-or- poral
and tho-o-o out" stammered he, looking up.
-'Yes!" she answered, "we're likely to be-
ANNA aomebodieav