Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-06-07

"No, captain % cried; 81 will no, leave
you. Either you shall come with me, or
will remain with you %
! 81 forbid you 10 remain 20
'You may put me under arrest, then, il
you like-bu, .. present you mus. le. me
do ss please -
"You ere sn insolem fellow!"
"Very good, cap'aln-bu! you must come
with me!!'
He bi. his lips with rsge, but said no
more. ! lifted him, and carried him OH nv
shoulders like a sack. You can easily i'm
sgine tho. with such burden could not
keep pace with my comrades. 10 feet,
soon lost sigh, Of their columns, and could
descry nothing around me but the white and
silen, plain. still walked on, when pres
emily appeared troop Of Cossacks gaIlop-
ing towards me, with furious geslicula.ions
and. wild cries.
The captain was by this time completely
insensible, and resolved, whatever it might
COS, me, not to abandon him. ] laid him
down on the ground, and covered him with
snow; then crept beneath heap of dead
bodies, leaving, however, my eyes Q, liberty.
Presently the Cossacks came up, and began
TO strike with their lances righ. and left,
while their horses trsmpled us under their
feet. One of these heavy beasts set his foo,
upon my righ, arm, and crushed it. Nv
friends, did not speak, did not stir
put my rgh. hand into my mouth, to s'lAe
the cry Of torture which nearly escaped
from me, and in few minutes The Cossscks 9
had dispersed.
] quilted nv refuge, end proceeded TO dis
inter the captain. To my JOY, he gave some
sign Of life; contrived to carry him with
nv one arm towards rock which offered
a sor, Of shelter, and then laid myself By
his side, wrapping my cloak around us both.
The night had closed in. and the snow
continued TO fall.
The rear-guard had long since disappear
ed, and the only sound ,ha. broke the sliII
or the bowling Of the wolves fess,ing on
The corpses that lay stretched around. God
knows wha, thoughts passed through my
soul during that dreadful night, which felt
sure would be my las. upon earth. But !
remember the prayer which my mother had
taught me long before, when ] was a child
a, her knee, and hending Low. | repeated il
with fervor.
My children, that lid me good. and re-
member always tha, a sincere and fervenl
prayer IS sure 10 comfort you. fel, as
ton,shinglv caImed when returned TO my
place By the captain. But the time passed,
and had fallen into . state Of hall-s,upor,
when ! saw group of French officers ap
proach Before had time 10 speak to them.
their chief. lite man. dressed in furfed
peIIssee, stepped 70 ward towards me, and
SAID:
"Wha. are you doing here? Why are
you away from your reglmenl?"
"For two good reasons - said ]. pointing
frs, TO the captain, and then TO my bleeding
arm.
"The man SAYS true, sire - said one Of
those who followed him; | saw him march
ing to the rear Of his reg lment, and carrying
this officer on his back -
The Evaporation, my friends, it was he
gave me one Of those glances that only
he or the eagle Of The Alps could give, and
said:
81, is we'll! You have done very we'll -
Then, opening his peIisee, he took the cross
which decorated his green coat. and gave II
to me. At that instant was no longer hum
gry-no longer cold. felt no more pain
from my arm than if that awkward beast had
never touched it. "Davons,," added the
Emperor, addressing The officer who had
spoken TO him, ''see this man and his cap
lain placed in one o: the baggage'wagons
Adieu ~
And, making me m osion Of the hand, he
went away.
Here The veteran ceased, and resumed his
lpipe.
'.But tell US wha, became Of Captain Oh
stna,e :" cried many impatient voices.
The captain recovered, and is now o ge-
neral on the retired Iis,. But the best Of
The Joke wss, ,ha. as soon as he GO, we'll,
he pu. me under arrest for fifteen days, as a
punishment. for my infrac.Ion Of discipline.
This circumstance came to the ears Of
Napoleon, and, after laughing heartily, he
moi only caused me to be Sc, free, bu. pro-
noted me TO the rank Of sergeant. But to
the decoration, my children, here is The rib
bon al nv button hole-but the cross
wear next my heart.
| And, opening his vest, he showed his ca
ger audience the precious relic, suspended
from his neck in q liule satin bag.
knowledge, which is Of thought, in the
spiritual world occasions presence: and
that affection which is Of love occasions
conjunc,ion; and, according to conjunction
love will be reciprocal.
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