Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-01-24

three soldiers brought before him By tn
jailor, upon whose secrecy he could de
pend. Tomorrow you will be shot
so Murat ordered il; (the soldier
she'd tears.) Prepare yourselves I,
die, and fall as braves, 10 atone for youi
crimes [ undertake to bring TO your
parents your lasl farewell and repentance
Your families deserve no such Oh ldren a,
you are. Say have you perhaps thought
Of your mothers? (Sobbing smothered
their voices.) These poor women would
have praised, and certainly would have
been proud if you had fallen battling
against the Austrians- but now unfortu-
mates, go! l Will send you priest, that
I you may receive the blessings Of religion.
Think on France and on God. Hence
( forth you DO not belong to his world.
: The soldiers feif6pon their knoes be-
I fore Joachim's feet, not to crave freedom,
but to beg pardon before they suffered
death After they departed Joachim re-
called them. Hear he said TO them,
IF | grant your lives, would you become
honest men 2
Move will die = replied one of
the soldiers. We have deserved death,
and it happens justly ;hat we are TO he
shot
And, if | will not have you shot,
exclaimed Joachim, why will you die,
when | demand that you shall live?
have never split blood except on the day
of battle | will never command il
against you, who are my brethren, who
are Frenchmen, notwithstanding your
guilt and Joachim, the bravest of men,
she'd himself a tear" and even we, who
surrounded the seuee o. the Countess
Livorno, wept, as she narrated, SO full of
emotion, the feelings of her heroic hus-
band. After a pause, she continued
- Hear me- said Joachim, with soft
voice; you are very guilty, bat | am
glad to find II you so much yigor and
strength Of mind. pardon you, but for
the world, and before all, for your
regiment YOU must be put to death
Tomorrow, with break Of night, you viii
be led upon the rampant OF the gate of
PISA Peloton fire at the distance of
Two hundred steps, will be Ievelled at you.
Iou fall down as if dead. A. this mo-
ment the las, division of your regiment,
which changes garrison, will pass the
highway; The darkness Of the evening
Will favor US; man, whose silence |
s3aLl purchase. will lay you on a cart and
convey you TO the grave yard; there You
VIII find The clothing Of sailors, and each
will be paid one thousand francs. Two
or three days you remain secreted in an
inn, which viii be- pointed on, 10 YOU. At
ter this time an American ship will sail
for New Orleans. thence You shall go.
and live as righteous men. Do YOU un.
drrstaud me a? As soon as the wind IS
favorable YOU Will be hrough, on board.
Be prudent, and 30 all that / tell You
Co viii take care Of your families.
= Tie soldiers wet the feet Of Joachim
with tears, and assured HIM repeatedly
that he should be satisfied with them. All
turned ont as Joachim had calculated.
The regiment wItnesSeth stern exam
PIE without spilaug of blood, and the En-
peror, happily deceived. thanked Joachim
lhal he was only compelled 10 sacrifice
the lives Of three men to satisfy the de-
mands of discipline.
The Emperor never learned the noble
ru5e which my husband in"ented. For
a long time tins event remained a secret.
which only | aud few Of our most init
mites knew, who never betrayed II, and
only now, when The imparting o 1t can
not injure any one, you have learned II.
After this narrative, 100 much weak
engI 10 be able 10 remain with the com
pany, the Widow Murat retired to her
rooms.
We were, like herself, moved-and
retaining a long silence. our ewes rested
,IDnn the beautiful nartraif. paiDtpd bv