Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-12-30

lake alm ne commiuuel' He cOuin'
Ged-'' aim at their heads, that your work
may he we'll DONE" But though his voice
wa. clear and strong. and the tenor Of his
words not 90 be mistaken. a elairvoyant
lash Of hidden meaning ran down th! lins,
and the men understood him. Then came
the las, command :. "fIRK - but in the
second which inleFyencd between the word
and the ringing volley. the ten men were
already falling. The crack Of the mu.ke,.
aud sound Of their bodies were simuliane-
Gus. Without pausing an instant the
lieuienan, cried" Right about wheel ="
- Forward" and the measured tramp OF
the soldiers rang down lhe marrow village
street.
The womsn uncovered their eyes and gar.
ed. There lay the ten men. motionless aud
apparently llieless. With wild cries they
gathered around them but ere their oIela.
nations Of despair had turned into those Of
joy, the las! Of soldiers had disappeared in
Ihc wood. Then followed weeping cmbra.
ess, as all Aro'e from the granddaughter
and sob. Of hys.erical joy. The pastor 5
son, uncoveripg his head, knelt down
while all reVeren,ly followed HE example,
uttered an eloquent prayer Of Thanksgiving
Tor their mereirul dsli7sranee.
What this young man had done wa. no.
suffered to 60 unrewardsd. A blessing
rested upon bis labOrs and his lie. In the
course Of time no becams a clsrgymon, I'll.
ling for whilo his Alh,r'' place for the
people he bad saved, but wa. Alterward.
lei to wider and more ambitious sphere.
lie was called TO Leipzig, received the dc.
cree VI Doctor Of Divinity, and finally be.
came known throughout Germany as the
founir Of tho GuHar ASoiBh VunH GAS
tavu' Aiolphus Union,) which ha. Tor its
objec, the denomination Of Proie.,nn, prin-
ciplc, by means OF voluntary contributions,
In somo respects i. resemble. the Hone
Missions Of our country. Many churches.
bulk by th. association. are now scattered
throughout tho United States.
The inhabitants Of Waldorf never forgot
their pastor, nor he them. Ilo came back
from time to time u speed few day, IN
tho 'iIlag. OF bis youth, and where the
mos, eyentlul crisis Of hi, lie wa. pas.
std.
In 1855, three out of the ten psendo.vic.
tins Of DAvoust are .till living in their old
homes, and the people bethought them iha,
the ,cmi.c"ntennial anniversary Of such an
event deserved special celebration. DR..
-, Of Leipzig Formerly the pastor. sony
wa. invited u bs with then. liz came
10 would have from the ends of the ear, 49,
and after very solemn religious ~'ryico IN
the church. proceeded to tho very spot on
which no stood and faced French muskct,.
and there related 90 a., chilIrrn and grand.
children Of those he had saved, ihl uarra-
ivc which have h.rr given ia j., moving
and y!oqfsnt words. Those who were pres.
cot described the scgne As ,nsularly imprs'.
siye and affecting. The three Old m.n 80
near him rs he spoke and the emotions Of
that hour Of TRIAL werq - wildly rsprcdu-
csj in their mind. that, at the close. they
wept and laughed as they bad done on tic
same day City year. before.
In conclusion, the speaker referred 70 the
officer whose humane stratagsn had pre-.
served their lives. " Since that day." said
he, :" | have never heard Of him. did
not c,on learn his name but he |. ever re-
mem'ercd in my prayers. Mos, probably
he died a soldier, death on one Of the many
field. Of slaughter which intery'ucd be.
tween Jena and Waterloo, but IL hs
should DO living, il would cheer my last
day, on earth IL could reach him with
a single word ofsrati,udc.' -