The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-06-17
The Female Volunteers of Austria.

1t must be we'll understood tha
the reserve army which is now be
ing formed 10 Istria, &C., will b,
composed Of men who have beer
eight years in the regular army
After having served eight years, al
Austrian soldier enters the reserve
corps for two years, but he is not Ii
able TO he called OH to render militia
ry service unless the country is a
war. The Austrian ''reserves' pro.
badly consist of some 150, 900 men.
Such numbers Of volunteers have
presented themselves that tho mu.
inequalities in several of the provin-
cial capitals have been obliged tc
declare that they cannot undertake
to clothe ARD tIai any more men
The men now raised in this city join
the regular army, and will, as a
matter Of course, be paid by govern
ment. Two or three days ago sew.
eral Of tie game. keepers of the
Princes Lichtenstein aad Schwarzen
berg went to the military authori-
ties, and offered their service to the
state, but they expressed a wish not
to be put into the volunteer corps
These last will probably behave wei!
in the field. but they played strange
tricks while here. Oo Friday morn
ing, the third battalion was COM
pleted, and at noon one of it's COM
panics was parading the principal
streets Of the city with false boards
and lalrfp-thades instead of head
pieces. At the head OF the process
ion marched half a dozen sturdy fcl.
lows, blowing clarionets with might
and main, and in its rear was a tre-
inendous crowd, composed Of per.
sons of both sexes aud OF all classes
Of society. The following story will
enable your readers to form IA correct
idea of the capabilities Of gemin de
Ncnne. A Lieutenant-C Colonel, who
is to command the second battalion
of Volunteers, was informed by his
servant that q man and q woman
wanted to see him. An order
having been given to let them enter,
The servant introduced into the room
a young fellow with cap, in which
was the recruits nosegay, on his
head, and a pipe in his mouth
The hopeful youth, who held
,tockingless wench by the hand. had
got us Tar in his address as, This
young lady (aieses Fraulein) wishes
to join" when he was interrupted by
"a double movement on the part Of
the officer, who is II man OF high
rank aud standing. With the one
hand the commaS'cr knocked the
volunteers cap oil his head, and with
the other, the pipe out Of his mouth,
and then told him to quit the room
il he did not wish to b. punished Tor
When the second bat.
tallion was about to leave for Leo.
ben, the men insisted that the wo-
men, who had been engaged as sut.
lers, nurses, &c.. should be allowed
to travel in the same carriages with
them, but the officers strongly OBJ.
iectei 10 the proposed arrangement.
AT last it was settled that the wo-
men should sit together in one car
riage, which was the last in the
train. The doots having been lock-
cd, and the usual screech given by
the engine, the train began to move
but without the last carriage, which
had been unlocked at the last mo
ment by one Of the persons appointed
to superlntend the departure OF the
volunteers. The women were very
indignant at being lett behind, but
the men proceeded OH their journey
in happy ignorance Of their separ.
alton from their lady loves.
i London Times.