Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-07-03
running away, as she seemed well disposed to do,

He did not seem at once to understand what
was meant. but the moment the first drop OF
milk touched his lips he fastened on to his new
mother with devotion thalicoud never be excell-
ed. The lioness obstinately refused to eat, IN
spite of the example of her brother and would
only lie down where she could find some place
to conceal herself form view Hurbert passed
the first night of his civilized life withhe, sleep
ing calmly at my side, covered with ihe skirt of
my burnous.
write these lines with chastepad sorrow,
to recall the many acts and infantile grace of my
child Hurbert, there will be pleasait memory
not only to myself, but to the many comrades of
his early days, whose lonely hours wtfe eniven-
by his quaint gambole, and affectonate carqsses.
Besides his most intimate friends, he had
great number of ordinary ones. Hurbert coun-
ted but these three, the trumpeter Lehman, the
farrier Bibart, and the spahi Rostain, who,
year afterwards, was torn to pieces uudermy very
eyes by the lion of Mejez- Amar.
When Hurbert first joined the squadron, his
name was entered on a little book as second
rate private of drag ons awaiting promotion.
Everything he did of any reuown was Immediate
y recorded in this book, together with all his
marches and campaigns.
These are some extracts have taken from the
volume which shows his high character, and
rapid advancement in the career of arms.
Goth April, l846-( lurbert was three months
old at this time, )-The trumpets sounded the
call. v 10 horses" The squadron assembled in
the court of the barracks, in order to march
to the parade ground The cavalier Hurhert
having been locked up i'll the second story
room, and hearing the call, springs up to the
window and ca Is out, present."
The officer of the day not having heard MIN,
marked him as absent at parade.
The captain commanded, =" in fours, march ~
and the trumpets sounding to deploy, Hutbert,
regardless of property leaped down into the court
before all the troops.
BY reason of this active des,e to do his duty,
tIle IlldTh dgdlIlet his ldltb was eTdSeu, anu ne
was entered as being present.
18th May, l946-Sous cavalier Hurbert hav-
ing strangled his goat who was acting in the
capacity of wet nurse, is named cavalier of the
of the first class.
9Th September, ls46-Hurbert made a sortie
upon the market-pace during market hours, and
caused complete rout, and was left master Of
the field. lie upset the gens-d'arm s, killed
lsoveral sheep and donkey. md sy~hassas
: himself only to his friends, Lehman, hjhart and
Rustin, who run to coax him home aus II.
| For the feat Hurhert was raised 70 the rank
of corporal, he was decked with chain of homo
} around the neck, and appointed to the post o
, guardian of the stables.
, 10th January, 18i7-A Bedoun having COM
t wande ing about the horses belonging to th'
| stables, Hurbert suspecting him to be marauder
S beoke his chain, seized him. and carried him int
| his sentry box until the officer of the waite
e made his ronnd when he delivered up tho priscne
in rather dilapidaied state. This achievement
pdlilcu iOl Hllli SiduC VI WIZ
4, the decoration of an additional chain.
: April, l847-Hurbert having strangleda horse
and torn in pieces two soldiers of the line receive
= the grade of officer, and has apartments assign
ed to him in a cage
s Poor Hnrbcrt! The government tina. ha
y been so good and indulgent over so many pei
II cadilloes, and even pardoned some misdecds of
l. higher grade account of his gentle disposition
N could no longer close its eyes to this sad breac
o of all military discipline. Hurbert was cor
l. demncd to death, or imprisonment for life ; an
3 it was |, his dearest friend, who had s.. ofte
e shared with him my bed, that was to charge
10 with the execution of the sentence.
'e On the next day, which was the first day