Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-04-28
THE REPUBLICAN.
Written for the Marshall CO. Republican,
4 8 I =
or, THE
RETREAT FROM MOSCOW
BY MAJOR JOHN F. LAScEsnArcn. seq.

CHAPTER XT.
twenty-five years ago."
"Tha was my unce." exclaimed |, wholly over
whcmcd scizing the hands of the soldier, who stood
before me trembling and rresolute. "And Who art
thou7-
"a simple man, dear SIR" replied the old man,
as the tears rolled down his cheeks;"l was only his
-wiIlbofen is nv true name
"Honest servant. and how is it tlnt find you
hcrc7 and what has become of my Uncle1''
"The sea sw allowed him; we were shipwreckcd
in the North Sea; the sea swallowed most of us- A
few, myself among them, were savcl; the captain
Of Russian vessel picked me up Here the old
MN hcsitated. sgnifying by side glance that he
was not allowed to speak more. But ] in man
ncr guessed the fate of the unfortunate captivcs-
Dolgorowskoi' had IN the meantime repaired to the
. other prisoners, to examine them. They stood
trembling before him; most Of them we're young sol
diers. "Arc there are any Germans among your
asked he loudly. R4n s9E
Ihcard tho question and listened; | waited for
the answer feeling it TO be my duty to cndcavor to
swcr was given. Count Dolgorowskoi arrested the
attention of the soldier Willhofcn.
"The prisoners now delivered over to your charge
arc to 5e conveyel to the castle, and probably yet
further. They arc scrviceable. For the others We
hive neither place nor food--an ounce of lead will
remove all difficultcs.'
There wsrc twenty -6vec ,ptives doomed to slave
n. a r.--
This was D'Erlhofcn. Not having understood the
Counts words, D'Erlhoicn fancicd that from his
appearance and fine lnnen, AMI from his clothes,
fof which, however, he by this time pretty we'll
srippcd,) hi. captors had discovered him to be enc
of the higher classes The pallid horror which had
spread over his features since the terrible fate of
Arnh, i'm. was replaced by f.int gicam of hope.
He vcnturcd to address the Count in the French
language.
IL trust SIR he said. al shall he treated in
f,rmity with those laws OF war which all civilized
nations respect. am not mitar, man. but be
long to the civil service; my rank and station arc
such as"
"You arc Frcnchman," stcrnly interrupted
Dolgorows skai--"onc of those vampires who have
sucked the blood and m lrrow ont of half the ma
tioas OF Europe; more contemplate and o,ous than
tic soldier for hc ut least lights with fair and open
weapons"
"Thcy would willingly persisted d Erlhofcn, :
! ain trembling with apprehension, cxch use me a.
gain>t Russian prisoners
Prisoners. what prisoners have you T. cried Dol
gorowskoi, with bitter scorfl. thousands, Ger
tsiny.ac set down in your bulletins, but where
+. y ,u sllox them, You 10 wron. to remind me of
tlst. Think you know not how your ruthless
,ssin bands have treated the few who fell iito
their hsnts7 Think YOU that we have not found
item lying with sh altered skulls upon the roads in
rear of your flying coumnsl Did we not meet
with them shut up in churches, barns, and stables.
dead ia the p,ngs CT famincl Away with We. We
shall find enough to cxchnge. when exchange we
wiu"
In the meantime Salarow, or Wilhofcn. had
,rutinzcd the features of the trembling unfortu-
nate. lie whispered a few Russian words to Dol
gorowskoi. and then addressed the prisoacr: What
il your name, sir!''
al am the B,ron Frederick Emmanuel D'ErIho-
fen, of Lower Elsass.''
"D' Erlho!cnr' exclaimed Wllhofcn, his features
assuming expression of sudden Indignation.
"Fathcr of Heaven. Thy vengeance docs not
slumber." he exclaimed, elevating his hands TO-
wards heaven: "yillain that thou art, dyst thou
know mel Hast thru forgotten that thou--but
hold-hcre--!ook here! Knowcst thou this man l''
He FASTENED forthwith to me. and d awcd me hasti-
ly towards ID D'Erlhofen, saying: "Langenbaush is
his namc The dead arise to avcngc themselves:
This is the murderer Of ye,r UNCLE, the murderer
of the excellent Capta--and 10. the hour of rctri-
button is at land.''
! The eyes of the dcsparins wretch were Fl xed up
on me, and he strove ID speak, but language failed
him. For m ,nent my anger ficrcely boiled with
in mc-5ut my m,re generous nature soon regain
cd its asccnlancy. 1t was only pity that filed my
breast, when contemplated the wretch, tortured
by the expectation of dealt, AMI by rcmorse, and
broken down un Icr the eight of lsis guilt 3
"Willhoicn," said /, addressing the o d soldier;
"veneeancc isminc, saith the Lori Let, there
fore, tae Almighty accomplish his own work. 1t
is our duty to forgive"
| tear stood in the eve Of the veteran but he re-
mained silent would have made some intsrces
sion with Count Dolsorowskoi, but with stern re-.
buke he cut short my prayer. s.Here the Law must
tkc its course" he said firmly. .sIf the prisoner
hss at any time done You wrong. your forgiveness
my benefit him hereafter, but here it can be of no
service to him.
| lie nodded to Cossack near him and uttered a
few Russian words. The wrctched prisoner whose
fame now appeared to be utterly paralyscd, was in
stantly conveyed away. A brief pause c.,sucd--
then was heard sharp vollcy, announcing tho ter
minaticn Of guilty career, which did not desire,
but could not lament.
Dolgorowskoi mounted his steed, and collecting
all his men capable Of bearing arms, put himself at
their head and set out in the direction of the main
road Willhofcn and four peasants with spears re-
n,aincd on guard over the prisoners, who were al
Iowrdto warm themselves by the great FIRE. An
allowance of bread and brandy was distributed A.
mons them which tho poor fellows seemed to relish
very much m
s.what willbc onr next stcp,' Iasked WilIhofcn.
eve must await here the commands Tire Prin-
cess. who is yondcr with the sick Countess in the
hut" answered he. "Shc is probably expecting
the return Of the s!edgc which has carried some
wounded mcn to the viIlaocr