The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-11-06

Empty iardvrs-Oiten smoking ruins-Weu
All that remained for those Who came Do
hnd, Well, sir when things WrrH % ih'
worat and prOyender % the erareest, Pau
always had something Tor me Ia his hnYer
sock, One day II would be- o biz VI bread
pu the morrow handful af grain or sons
edible roots, aud nov and then slice ui
horse beuf-and how delicious that seemed
Rrlllrd over our smoky soiuty fires There
eas never enough % satisfy nv hunger, bul
there was always s0mefhfHg- 10 keen
. body and soul together, Paul, ~ after.
| wards discovered, hushaHded his stores, lol
/ be- we'll know that II he gave me all NJ ou0,
I ] should have nothing, aud'thru | must have
tplrd for days, aud perhaps have fallen from
ny horse from weakness, hut think of the
courage aHd aHvetiun Of the poor tuiiUw, hin'
self hall starved, 10 carry food about him day
after dIy, and refrain from drVourug the
share sccrelly set aside Tor me 1hrre way
not many men IN the army, even of generals
rnuk, capable of such devotion a. the dearest
friend they BAD, Tor extreme misery had IN
iucrd icrOclnus selflshnrAs, which made Va
more like hNenns than Christians,
81 should think the cold must have bcrn
even w0rse 20 endure than hunger" said /
'rrcViug zap nv chilly eXtremitles, which the
l+tuFp.t ai lAe daetaf's- -esHt tsfsatiet hnd ni-
most made me forget
"lt wns sir, harder aud more htal-nt
least greater number died Of ~ although.
a. say the truth, frost and famine there work
rl hand in hnud, aud with such unity ut nr-
ton that 10 was otcn hard 20 say which was
the cause Of dei,h, liut IL was q shocking
,0ght oi morning 10 see the poor fellows
NiuP d al round the biyouac Grcs, Unable
o. resist fatigue and the drowsy influence of
the cold, they yielded 10 ,lumber, and passed
from sleep INTO death. For There sleep ras
death"
"But how, then" asked. "did any ever
escape from Kus,n, luF all must have slept
At times I"
81 do not believe that any Who escaped did
sleep, a. least NOT of a night, az the bivolar.
We used to rouse each other continually, a.
prevent our giving way, and then get up and
walk M hriskly as We cuulG, ~ quicken the
sluggish circulttion. We sl,pt upun the
march in our saddles, and strange ~ il mni
seem % ynu. even those on foot slept when
m8rchirg They mairhrd IN groups or rllg.
lvrS, and those in the center slept proppcd
and supported hy their companions. aud
mo,mg their legs mechanically. do not
,nl that It Wtsa sound, deep sleep, but rtth.
cr a sort of lcvcrish DOING. Such ~ IL was,
however, II wss better than nothing. nud ~.
,utcdly saved some who would otherwise
have sunk. y Others, Who would have given
way 20 WclriEcsS upon the long. monutpnou.
march, were kept from utter despair and self
abandonment only hV the repeated harls,iug
attacks of the Cosslcks. The excitement of
the skrmsh warmed their blood. aud gave
them, as It seemed. fresh hold upon lie In
one of those skumishcs. or rather in sharp
combat denr friend. captain In the same
regiment. had his left arm carried OF by
''Nnnh sh"t, Aver the ahnr was over
N....N
e"mr suddenly upon nm Nhere hr lay moan
ing oN me r'hh'hr' ms "tr h'hlN r"'r' hi>
arm I'l' h"ntl'R 10y The sinews' lis horse
n'u e"ncr gAH"ped away or becn taken 10y
the iuSiu'ts'
"'ib mon ami p hr cried when he saw
mo, all is over--I can 20 no further / shall
never scc France again "
| saw that. Ike the mniority of those who
received severe wourds in lint RETREAT. hi,
m6IT 577T gJiFiTiTT=Ti 5r,7f i.tys,
way To dcspiir. | was terribly shocked. for
felt how Slight was his chance of cscape.-
| need hardly tell you there wns very liule
drrs,ipp Of Wounds duriny IN, L,ttsr nnrt of
tho retreat, mnst of the .urreo,,s were dead
IN, bospit,l N,cn,s with medicine mud IN
;,.,,,n,.nts b,d b,.en L,in an ,h. ro,J
,r,nsrort L,r the sick WIS out of The oue,tion
ossu,prd ,s cheerful n count.nance as
.c,,,t
.N,L,. preyillo Il ,r;.d ,,his ,ill rot do
,nn,i ',ct ,on ,Ion,, .,r,,,hn,, Co,n.,'
courage nv friend! you shall see France
ag,in. in spite Of an
An. doctor rrplir1 he. in pitcous tones
it is no use. Hero shall die. All YOU
can do for me is 70 blow my brains out and
slvc me from the Cos~ack ldnceS.'
H. .Ai- 4i.e. had .l;.,,,.,.,,,i...l-
%, nj. side. The intense cold had s,onprd the
b,,cli,g or his wonnd IL saw thai there wns
M l,cL oc ,itnli,v !, him, mud ,hnt Inn, for
hi. inishon C.w would hays 90, out oC ,h;s
IN a hotter ,J;gb, Eyen ,ou b;s
dosnonJoncy was nsrbans b;s grea,as, Jnnoay
7 r,,,,;,JcI 6ir, ,r h,. ,;G,. IA child ho Lod
Noon nto,r;cd l;,,lc n,orc ,ho,, ,,oo th. ro,,s
Of ,Le li,,b Of o' d,ngh,or baJ r.ocbnd hin,
~, ,,,,r r,r,,rd r,nrcb,N of his bo,nyN horro
III. iii ,noih.r--or ali ,ho ,ics IN .hor, ,bat
t,ornd hin, m lifo While sneaL;,o so,',.r,
cd tho s;nrvs ,ho, still retained his sbn,terad