The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-05-19

countenance as could
"'Whv, Preville, ! cried, his will nc
do; we must get along somehow Come
courage, my friend You shall see France p
gam, in spite of all
"'-.h, DOCTOR he replied, in piteons tones
1t is no use. Here shall die Al iv,u ca,
90 for me is to blow my brains out, :u,, "a,
me from the Cossack lances.'
by this time had dismounted and was =
has side. The intense cold had stopped tn
bleeding of bis wound. saw tha: there W,
no lack of vitality ia him. an, that bu. e.
this mshaP, few would have got ont OF III,
campaign in better PLIGHT. Even now, hi
dcspondency was perhaps his creates; dan
ger. reminded h..n Of his wife and ch,i,
he had been married little more than yea
and news OF the birth OF daughter hs,
reached him on our forward march. )of IN
happy home, his old mo.hcr-of all the .ieS
IN short, that b3und him to life. Will,
speaking, severed the sinevs that still re
tanned his shattered arm, and bound il IN a
best might. He Still lrS1aircd and moancd
but suffered me to DO as would. IL wa
like an infant in my hands that man who
IN the hour Of battle. was very Ion for conr
a%". Hrt 'ong >ui'erin: and ic sudden shoe.
Occurring, tCo. when he seemed on -.
vcr"' Of satcty-hal oro.como lis f1rtitud..
W''h Pau''> help %; him upon my horse
fh" poor brute was in no ease to oca.rv ,!oul
'r. So | walked and led it. although a, ,ha
time coul'' hardly hoH,c."
" 1t Is al useless. my dear iocto..." Prcvil,
SAID; "thS is my last day, feel that. Fa,
'et'er shoot me or leave me by the roadside
than risk yonr litc for nv sake"
Il took no heed but tried to cheer him
those unclcan beasts. the CcSsacks, wer,
hovr,In" around us as usual. and a. fine,
IT." bnl'"ts fell pretty thick. Not olarte,
o a" ii'H~ h'd ca,'>"I sine" set "rey;l.
"'. ~ horse. whel >l,. >,1a kin, RON
cvo-no+ cn, .r;rr H.. ,o,., H.,
cross the globe. and completely dcSt~ovin.
the sight. Well, sir. then .ll"r. occurred ,
rhvs;o,o,ir,l ,ho,or,o,o,, u,;l,,
"r been able satisfactorily tn ,ount fo~
Thi, rar. whom NO loss or,u
luc,d .n I.,,,,;r s,al,l:
acr from tl,o 'uo, ,f ~,
from that moment h.. ,.,r,,l ,;,.3 -.
hi> fate r,..,,,.l IT,. ,.,.., ,.l.
bore ,.3 Ike A hero. parl u,< Ir.l .,o,,.l
ln catch a lit,rIrss Io,.. ul;.l ;
The wo,s. v.,s,,,.,.. .,.,
>'"'". "'''...'
'''' '''f'"'"'c "S Il nay seem to y"u, IN.
poor 'ii"h1 escaped viii 'i''. although with
Ilnh ana anrye the l''->.
mere mast h'N' "c'h many tAtraor!I-
mar! escapes rom '''' ra'nP"Gn' remark
'H.
innumeraOic. mere WAS sergeant OF
Dragons. comr'ic of my servants. who.
toi many days, marcned beside N" and Paul!
lie received a severe wound There were
some vehicles Sill willl rs at t'i" time, an! We
got M" place IN on" 81 them aud 'n'dc hm
a' 'o'''''r'"''' as We 'oui"' lh' following
n WI we stopped al town. IN 'ii' m0rnin"
a. we were '"'"' 10 march, the "><a'N> ra'ii'
GOWN. mere was GFe'' confusion several
oa"4'"c carts Were capf"rr'. in the stree
'h" s"'hc "' 'hc "o'''ied We're ahandon''! IN
We hous'S "hcre ''l''H had passed the ni"h'.
amongst HOS" was Sergeant Fritz. Not
"'' houses J." mat town wcr" Sf'll IN g"oh
'"''':''"h - hio'' oi mem had been burned
anu hno'Ne" 10 pieces ny 'hc soldiers. The
mouse Il" "''c" r'"] '"v had sui It's door>
ana WINDOWS ana was one OF the most CON-
'of'ao'c III me pace on mich account 1t had
oe'h 'oh''r''' '"'' : Temporary noSp'ai
we'll '''e "'ss'an> came ILL., brought 'he''
''' ''' i''"'' 'o'''"' ~
'"'Ne '"'''' ''' ''''"' ''''''' "ht 'o"'' ho'
''''c q'''NH '''''-"' were 'r"''''Y "''chc''
''''"' :" ''' "'''''" mo "'r"F" oth'"c
'''c ''''''>'' ''c'c u perish n's'raos'
f'Itz was one c! these. Only being all,
to crawl ne made ms way round the garden
seeking e"re>S. lie reached a gate cnn.i.li
n'rafns with another garden. 1t was lock
""' and pam and weakness forbade hin
climbing over. He sat close to the rarc
rropped as'inst it. and looked wi>;'ul!,
through the bars at the window Of house
and at the cheerful glow OF il.c, when he
was perceived /" Young girl. She came
out and hcIpcd vim into the iou,, lie,