The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1859-01-05
A RUSSIAN nfMlnIacrHcE.


vas tslleinely severe, No frtfrh
sn0w lht ihiek IN tho sffpri1, tit a.
rhalt N the llouleyafia was sjrte.
~ Ne glass, .ledgcs secured Ne
Champs flgsees, and Ilaia lie Bla
logne Az iry sind whlsilel round
Mo train as We quilted iho shelter VI
iho station. and | regretted, aa I
builonod myself io iha chIn, nhd
shmnk .ntD mi 'orner. ihW The
carriage wa me- lull, Instead NJ
hny.bg bu one occupant hfs.lci
mysaIf
Opposite 70 me sni hale man NJ
about slNlv.h,c, with q quick lrrh'
eye, on intelligent, good lumorti
rouniennnce 49, somewhat weather
beaten aud the rel fo,c'tc Of ilcI
Legion of Honor IN his button hole
During the fret lalf hour. be- prcd
over letter, whose contents. lult.
ing from the animated expression n
his phyfioguomy, interested him
strongly. llc seemed scarcely aware
Of my presence. A, last he put up
the letter. and then, for the nrsi
time, looked me IN the face. i
Ind been bu, few DAYS ont Of n
SICK bed. and was sensitive to thc /
cold, and doubtless my appearance
was chilly aul wo.bcgouc enough, |
for | detected q slight aprrosch 70
smile ut the corners of the siran.
gers mouth To one or two com.
mon.p'acc remarks he replied cour.
teously bu, lacouically, ike man
who is neither unsocial nor avcrsc 10
conversation, but who prefers his
own thoughts to that bold talk with
which travellers sometimes weary
each other. rather than si, silent -
So our dialogue soon dropped. The
cold increased. my feet were be-.
numbei, and | stamped them on the
floor Of the carriarc to revive ,hc
circulation. My companion obsery.
ed my proceedings with comical
look, as II lie Thought INC u very ten.
Ter traveller.
"This carriage mus, be badly
closed" | remarked. ~, il bitter
coli 10 tie feet"
"For that discomfort have lii,lc
pity" replied the frenchman. ~
ride on the railway is soon over, and
q good Ere cr brisk walk is . qniek
and easy remedy. Mine is u df-
fcrcns ease. For forty YEAR, ! have
never known warm feet"
"For forty years. repeated,
thinking had misunderstood him. :
"Ycs, sir, forty year,; since the :
xin,er Of lsl2---the winter ot the
Russian campaign.
"You we're ia that terrible cam.
paighi' | inquired. IN a tone II in. /
eres, and curiosity. Ny compau. d
on, previously tacilarn. suddenly i
,ceame communicative. Ii
"Al through !, SIR" he replied. i
from the Nlcmcn /" the krcmlIn. a
md back again. !, vas my firr !
'ampai.n. and was nsnr being ,ny !
asi. Iva. in others afterwards 4
N Germany in 1913, when the com. 5
,incd Germnns and laussians drove 4
~ before them, for var, VI the =
bravc fellows We had left in Mos. :
,ovy'. SHOWS; in France IN 1911. .
ahen the Emperor made his gallant !
struggle agains, overwhelming for :
,es: and ., the closing scene IN
Flanders: bu. no, oil ,hOsc three
campaigns put together. nor. a. ! T,
believe, all ihs, this century has wit.
ncssei. can match the horrors VI
Tia, dreadful winter in Russia.
lie paused. and. leaning back in
his corner, seemed to rcvolvc in his
mind events Of powerful interest
long gone by. | waited a While. in ,
hopes he would resume the subject. ,
As lie did not ID so. | AIDED hnn to
ula, arm he belonged When in Rus
sia.s |,
81 vas assistant surgeon in a reg ,
imens Of hussars." he answered.
"and, in my medical capacity, ! had
abundant opportunity to make &C.
with the horrors Of var.
On the Ith Of September. tcr IN.
stance, q, the Moskva-lleavens..
what . .hambles that vas, All. II
WAS 6ne to see such vslor on both
sides; for the Russians fought well
-gallan,ly, sir--or where would
have been the glory Of defeating
them, But. Neyl Ney. On. he
vas splendid that day. His whole
coan,enanee glesmed, Is be again
and again lei the bloody charge. ex.