Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-09-20
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THE " lit E A IRON.

Il might be a capricious question, worth
asking and ascertaining, of persons whose
names are famous in history or promi-
nent among the heroic traditions of war,
how large Is the proportion composed of
those who have greatness thrust upon
them, or compared to individuals who, by
the virtues OF true courage. perseverance,,
boldness and sagacity, have achieved it
for themselves.
Ii is al all events one that rises to the
mind after hearing the story of Johanna
cgin, a fortunate milkmaid of Lune-
berg, who, by no particular effort of her
own, save a forced compliance, rose 10
fame, elevation in rank, and extreme
prosperity.
In 1913, the French, greatly to the
disgust of the conqured, still occupied
Luneberg. 4 time however was at hand
when the power that deemed self all but
omnipotent, was to tolter, and presently
fall down amid the we'll earned execra-
tons of all Europe.
Put il is the story of the fortunate milk
maid which is the oil ject of this paper. not
The progr5 IS and termination of the first
NapoIeon's wars.
On the outskirts of Luneberg there
stood then, and very possible still remains,
a little settlement OF milch farm-houses.
The inhabitants of this vilege, which Is
called Grim, carried on brisk trade by
supplying the lacleal fluid in large guam
titles 10 Luneberg, which city depended
mainly on these farms for that important
Article of diet. Our heroine, Johanna,
was employed in one OF these rural dali
RES, and was, IN short, just mIlllmaId
and nothing more. Truth compels her
biographer TO state that there was little
enough Of the picturesque IN Johanna :
personal appearance. and that she had
even more than the usual bucolic altri-
tributes of robust health and florid bloom,
charms accompanied moreover by locks
whose rtdness was a fact above all con-
tradIction.
Liule indeed Johanna dreamed when
her mlk-pails slung from her square
shoulders she issued forth on certain
morning, the exact date OF which the
present biographer fairly owns 10 have
been unable TO ascertain; little did she
dream or think-supposing she was even
IN the habit of thinking, to which prac-
tce, luckily for their health and vigor,
milkmaids are not prone-that fortune
vas waiting silly, in 40 far off nook. tc
invest her with all that the heart of wo-
man IS said-mind, only SG5d-to love best,
VIZ: rank, homage. wealth and fame.
BY Johanna's side, on that memorable
morning, came forth at the same time,
similarly laden, a being, gentler and
| fairer. though In all likelihood no better
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ION. Thi. young person was an assistant
dairymaid, and in this narrative, with
| the courteous readers leave, shall be cal
led . Caroline"
These girls were bound on their usual
erraud, taking to Luneberg supplies of
rich creamy fluid. They chauered aud
I sang and laughed on their road from
Grimm TO Luneberg, a distance of prob
ally not more than a mile and a half
Suddenly, as they were nearing the city,
Johanna halted.
What doSt thou stare at z" says Car
olIne, IN her cultural German see
n .hIng. Ich sebe nichtS.)
Canst hear neither, perhaps" an
swered Johanna, raising her hand and
pointing.
And now indeed Caroline heard sharp
and loud reports, which gave her an idea
/ expressed curtly enough.
+ " Fighting, eh z" quoth Caroline.
Come on" answered Johanna, " the
milk MUST go to Luneberg, if Boney him
self be there We're late enough now
l tell YOU" For Caroline showed symp.
toms of turning back towards Grimm, Z
tendency toward cowardice which plainly
proves her to have had no pretentions tc
be a heroine, and which ought to recon.
cile us to her ultimate fate, "Come on
| tell you, fool they wont hurt us ~
mo; but the bullets may. hark