The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1858-01-07
rHs sronMisu or THE pAsrion,


occurs the following description Of M nj.
tack by tho French upon tho Das,ion St.
Andre, during tho wars Of Napoleon. The
picture Of the event has no superior in the
language, for graphic description and fear.
ful intercst:--
"Ths won't do, comrade; must CO.
shall attack from your position. So
shall 60 down the line, and bring the men
up. Meantime, pick mo my detachment.
Give me good spice of veterans. shall
get one word with you before VIC 90 out.
God bless your
"God bless you, Eavnal ~
The moment Raynal was gone, Camille
beckoned a lieutenant to him, and ordered
half the brigagc to form in strong column
on both sides of Deaths Alley.
His eye fell upon Private Dard.
"Come here" said he.
Dard came and salu,cd.
Have you anybody at Beaurepairc that
would be sorry if you were killed 2"
eyes, colonel, Jacinlha, that used to
make your broth, colonel"
"Tako this line to Colonel Rayna.-
You will find him with the 18th brigade"
lie wrote a few lines in pencil folded
them and Dard went off with them. little
dreaming that the colonel of his brigade
was taking the trouble TO save his lfe be-
cause he came from Beaurcpairc. Colonel
Dujardin then went into his tent, and clos
ed the aperture, and took the good book
the priest had given him and prayed hum
bly,, and forgave all the world
Then he sat down, lis head in his hands,
and thought Of his child, and how hard it
was he must die and never see him. One
sad sob at this-one only.
Then he lighted Il candle and sealed up
his orders Of valor, and wrote line beg
gIng that they might he sent to his sister.
lie also sealed up his purse and left a mem
orandum that the contents should be given
to disabled soldiers y: his brigade upon
their being invali'led.
<. Then he took out Joscphinc's letter.
~" Poor coward" he said, "lct me not be
unkind. See, 1 burn your letter. lest it
should be found, and disturb the peace YOU
prize so highly. I, too, shall soon he at
peace, thank God!' lie lighted it and
dropped it on the ground it burned slowly
away. lie eyed it dcspairingy. cay!
you perish, last record Of an unhappy love;
a'd as you pass away, so am going-my
sot to my: Creator, my body to dust-ay,
Pooh letter, even so passes away my life,
sRySgsneraIs not fit to command
corpors's guard--my hopes of glory and
my dreams Of lovc-it all ends to-day at
nine and twenty"
lie put his white handkerchief to his
eyes. Josephine had given it him. lie
cried little, not at dying, but at seeing his
life thrown away.
When he had done crying, he put his
white handkerchief in his bosom, and the
whole man was transformed bevond lam
guage to express. Powder does not change
more when it catches ii,e. He rose that
moment, and went like flash of lightning
out of the tent. The next, he came down
like q. falcon between the lines of the
strong column to Deaths Alley.
Attention." cried the seargeants, "the
colonel"
Z. There was dead silence, for the bare
sight of the erect aud inspired figure made
the mens bosom thrill with the certainty
OF great deeds to come; the light of battle
was in his eye. No longer the moody CO.
73onel, but thunderbolt of war, red hot.
ind waiting to be launched.
IN" Officers, scargeants and soldiers, a word
ah you!"
ssG La Capitalization !"
4 f. "Do you know what passed here five
minutes ago g.
The attack Of the bastion was settled y,
cried captain.
1t was, and who was to lead the as
: sault do you know lhat?"
"No?"
coionel from Egypt"
A groan from the men.
With detachments from other br,-
gsaes."
sasAhl" an angry roar.
Golgnel Dujardin walked quickly down
$betWeen the two lines, looking with his
cry eye into the mems eyes on his right.
IN he came back on the other side, and
ns he ,g.slnt,-he ~, lighted those mems eyes
his owns It was torch passing
line of ready gas lights.
network to US! !" he cried, in voice
clarion, (it fired the hearts as his eye
ed the eyes --"atle triumph to stran-
EOuE fatigues and our losses have noK
tue brigade. .tbe honor of going out
ssfsllogs that have killed so many Of