Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-07-21

i"Yo GU are wounded, Colenel?".j IHit-sf aef
"My right urn shattered. My horse was knock
cd orer by a SHE'LL dragged myself far as Studi
anka to seek doctor, andfound ashes and corpses.
No longer of use in the fight, thought would have
a trial to cross tho bridge And thus / nude my
way hither; if couldonly find you thought,
would have some friends. But see yonder woman,
how calm she is amidst the ravages of DEATH
About twenty PAGES of, tall female figure sat
upon horse, child Of three years old in her
arms, and gazed STEADILY at the 'tu-nult. A black
veil was twined round her head but ieft her noble
and striking countenance exposed. She could but
just have arrived, otherwise her appearance was too
remarkable not to have attracted attention, even
in that hour of confusion when few thought of any,
thing but theird danger. 81"
"Calmr' said Rosen. after a long look, "calm,
say you? Pelrifed, you should say. Sec you not
the tears that roll her rigid countcnancc, and
the despairing aaz. she directs to hearcn7 Alas.
poor woman.''
''She is the vidow oe Colonel Lavagnac.' said
Rasinski; cher husband fell three weeks ago at VII
anna; the cl,ild in her lap is her daughter
All eyes we're fixed in pity on the mourning fig
urc, when cannon ball doomed through the air,
and struck her and her horse to the ground. A
cry ofhorror escaped the bystanders The unhap-
py woman had disappeared One conld not see
her for the Thong Roscn, Rasinski and myself
forced passage through the mob of men and horses,
bat with all our efforts our progress was slow. ST.
lently and uncomplainingly, the lady sat upon the
ensanguned snow--hcr tall, dignifed form sup
ported against an overturned cart, her child clasp
ed in her arms. The shot had shattered both her
feet, but her infant appeared unhurt, and anxionsy
clasped its mothers neck with its little hands
None thought of succoring the poor creatures; all
were too engrossed with their own sefmisery, and
few vouchsafed her more than passing glance as
they struggled onwar,ls. She would hardly have
escaped being trampled under foot, had not her
wounded horse, lashing out convulsively in the ag
onies of death, cleared !, space around her. We
attempted to climb over the cart which interviewed
between us and the wounded lady. But at this mo-
mcnt the noble sufferer took strong hair chain
from her neck, twisted il, before any could stay
her hand, around her infants throat, and with u
sudden cxertion Of strength drew it tight The lit
tie creature dropped its head and fell strangcd on
its mothers knees. In a last frantic convulsion,
the unhappy parent casped her child to her bosom,
gave an agonized sigh, glance to heaven and fell
back dead At this moment we reached her, but it
was too late Meanwhile the fire from the Russian
batteries inccssant balls and shells crashed a.
gainst the bridge. and into the midst of the multi
tude. The fighting in the rear, also from the side
Of Studanka, drew nearer and nearer, and it was TO
be feared that the implacabie enemy would soon
be upon US from TINT quarter too These commin-
glcd--tle thunder of cannon the cries ofthe wound
ed and half shattered victims,--tle screams o
those pcrshing in the river and the and yell.
of those, who, in desperation, sought by violcncs
to break open way to escape A shell struck
right into midst, scattering the ice and all a
round it, and finally burying itself in the ground.
&. "Down, down, all of you.' shouted Larush, but
the monster exploded instantly, amidst cloud o
fame and smoke, projecting the pieces violentl,
on all sides. Cries of terror resoundcd evcrwhere
the atmo sphere itself seemed TO hiss andbellow.
felt that was unlrurt; but thick volume OF smoke
cnvroncd my head, so that | could not perceive
any of my friends AS soon as the smoke had some
what dispersed my eyes fell upon Wihofen, VIII,
was lying drcadfuIy mangled before me. The
face only was injured; his bursting eye sought an
,iously for some friendly hand to closeit Istoop
ed to raise his head. Rosen seized his right hand
kneeling before him. "Art thou yet alirel- Cans
thou yet bid US a farcwel.' cried ], in voic,
checked with grief. But the dying man only NOV
ed his lips family, and tried to give pressure 0
: the hand in token of gratitude. A painful sunil
fitted over his face his head sank bxck and he cx
pired- We tried to raise the body, bu. another dis
charge from the Russian batteries scattered a hos
of balls and shells among the crowd close By us
Another howl of terror arose; everything huddie,
together one OIL Top Of another, and the billow
of flying masses came NOW rolling this way.
"Let US keep together cried Risinski--"onc
! separated shall never meet again.'' And b
stretched out his hand to grasp mine when bal
| passed between us. overthrowing tho Colc1el.
, "Rasinskr' cried r, springing to his assistance
care you badly hurtr' Roscn raised the wondc,
, man by the shoulders, and bent over him.
"Ihave got my Allowance" said he faintly.-
. Farewell. friends. Long live the Emperor
Upon this last exclamation, uttered in 'hoarsc
soldier.like tone. the final breath of the dying ma
, was expended. The next instant his soul had fed
But there was no time granted to indulge in grief
for terrible and rattle in our neighborhood
, mixed up with howis and screams, and crowd an
f pushing of fugitises carrying everything befor
them, drove us from the ground.
'wc must get out Of the way Of this avalanche
lit win swallow us up" cried Larush. Let us e
, TO the heights where we can brcathe." = ftf1
We succeeded. fortunately, in gaining more
pen spot on one side. 70 which the crowd did nc
rush, the bridge could not any longer be rcache
: from where We were, andno one thought Of scckin
safety but by this means. 's' iai,. '.esip'
"fere we have air." cried Lsrush, as he reach
cd the place; ''the stream ofpeopc rolls that wa,
/ "Herc nothing worse can rccah Us than the sho
from the enemy. or be made prisoners Of war. II
4 cannot web be more mcrccss than thattiger- -Iik
D fury which RACES there below
4 The most trying moments had now come, for a,
V ing portions Of the army rushed down from ii
h heights of Studiaaka. The artillery at full tn
f rattlcd down the icy decliyities-thc horses bcr
unable to hold back the guns. There being no Il
h Tentative. they drove right down among the unfo
g tunate crowd, The wheels of the heavy gun ca
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