The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1856-11-07
The Poor TYr0leSe Ror.

loved his mother, and would gladly have helped
her bear the burdens of poverty, but that fee
btrnrSS forbade 1t. He could not even ioin in
the rude sports Of the young mountaineers.-
AT tar age OF fifteen years, hr felt keenlg the
TACT that he was useless TO his mother and to The
world.
it was at this period that Napoleon Bona
parte was making his power felt throughout
Europe. had drcrerd that Tyrol should be-
long to Bavaria, and not to Austria. and sent a
french and Bavaran army 10 accomplish hjs
purpose. The Austrians retrrated The Ty-
rolese resisted valianlly. Men, women and
children OF the mountain land were filled with
zeal in defence Of their homes. On one occa-
sion 10000 French and Bavarian troops were
destroyed in single mountain pass, hv an av-
alanche OF rocks and trees prepared and hureld
upon them by an unseen foe.
a secret arrangement existed among the Tv-
rolese, by which the approach of the enemy
was 10 be communicated from village to village
/ hy s'gnd frus. from one mountain height 10
another, and materials were laid really to give
an instant alarm.
The village where Hans and bis mother lived
vas IN the direct line Of the rout the French ar
my would take, and the people were lull of
anxiety and fear. All were preparing for the
expected struggle. The widow and her Grip
pied son alone seemed to have no part but to
SIt still and wait. "Ah, Hans" she said one
evening, ''l is we'll for Us now that you can be
OF little Use; they would else make soldier of
you" This struck atepder chord The tears
rolled from his cheek. 'Mother, am useless .
erred Hans, IN bitter grief. 'sLook round our
v'Iage-ali are busy, all ready to strive for
homr and father land am useess."
'sMy boy, my kind, dear son, you ale not
useless to me-
eyes, to you: cannot work for YOU, can
not support you ia old age. Why was made,
mother 20
''Hush, Hans said his mother, "those re-
plnlng thoughts are wrong. You will live to
see the truth Of our old proverh
God has a plan
For every man.''
Little did Hans think that ere f-w weeks
had passed, this truth was 10 be verified in
most remarkable manner.
Easter holidays, the festive season Of Swifz-
erland came. The people lost their fear of iu-
vaSIon IN the sports of the season. A Il were
busy IN the 4nerrymaking but Hans H..
oHtr1ookinT In tn. If bio f,a, ,air ho.
Tn the evening Of Easter, after his usual eye
ming PRAYER il which he bFsahed the WISH fha' {
the Father of Mercies would, in his good time
afford him some opportunity oi being uselui 10
others. he FIJI into deep sleep
IT., awoke in the night, as if from dream, /
under the strong impression that the fF1hth
and Bavarian army was approaching. hr cou'd
not shake of this impression but with tn"
hope OF being rid Of it, he rose, hastily dressed
himself and strolpd fp the mountain path
The cool air did him good, and he continued
his walk till-he clined TO the signal pie; out
where We're the watchers? They W"re no
where to he seen, and perhaps were uSirt WIN
the festivities ofthe village. Near the pie was
an old pine tree. and in It's hollow stem the TN
der vas laid ready. Hans passed by the hot
low tree. and as he listened singular snond
CAUGHT his attention. He heard SLOW and
st4althv tread. then click of mnskriS; and two
soldiers crppt along the cliff. Seeing no one,
for Hans was hidden by the old tree, they
rave the signal to some comrades in the DIS
ance.
Hans saw instantly the plot revealed to the
enemy a partv had been sent forward TO drS- +
troy il the army was marching to attack the
yilIage. With no thought Of his o"n peru,
and perhaps recalling the proveFo hlS mother
had quoted, he s-ized the finder, struck the
/ light. and flung the blazing turpeniine Grand
into the pile The two soldiers, whose backs
were then turned to the pile waiting thp arrival
/ Of thair comrades. were seized with far hat
they soon saw there were no foes IN ambush
none bnt a single youth running down the
mountain path They fred, and lodged bull
let in the bows shoulder. Yet the sIgnal hFs
was blazing high and the who'll country would
be aroused. 1t was ALREADY aroused from noun
tain top to mountain top. The plan OF the adj
vancing army was defeated, and hasty escape
| followed.
Hans. faint and bleeding, made hls way to
the VILLAGE. The people with their arms we're
mastering thick and fast All was consterna-
ton. The inquiry was everywhere heard,
uWho lighted the pile ~ ''It was H. said
faint. almost expiring voice. Poor crippled
Hans to,tpred among them saving, ''The enc
my-thp French were there" He faltpred and
sunk upon the ground. "Take me to mo-rno-
tth.r." said he: "at last have not been use
: less"
They stopped TO lift him. "What is this?'
they cried sshp has been shot. Hans the Grip
} pie has saved u.s." They carried Hans TO his
mother. and laid him before her. As she bow
, ed in anguish over his pale face, Hans opened
7 his eyes and said, at is not now, dear mother,
a Won should weep for me am happy now
Yes, mother, i is true,
:, sGod has plan
For every man.
You see he had il for me, though we did moi
k know what it was.
). Hans did not recover from his wound. bn
o he lived long enough to know tha, he had beer
e of use 10 his village and the country h. llvet
n 10 see grateful mothers embrace has mother, ane