The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-01-25

received the degree of Doctor Of Divinity,
and finally became known throughout
Germany as the founder Of the Gustass
Ado.phus Union, which has for its OBJ
ject the dissemination of Protestant, prin-
ciplss, BY means of voluntary contr;bu-
tons. In some respects it resembles the
Home Missions Of our country. Many
churches, built by this association are now
scattered throughout the United States.
The inhabitants of Waldorf never for
gottheir pastor, nor he them. lie came
back from time to time to spond few
days in the quiet little village ofhis youth
and where the most eycntful crisis of his
life VA rassed.
In 1856, three out Of the ten psusdo
victims of Davoust were still living in
their old hones,an the people bethougbt
them that the semi-centonnisl anniversa-
ny of such an event, deserved a special
celebration. Dr., of Leipzig, (for-.
morly tho pastors sony was invited to DO
with them. lie came-he would have
come from the ends of the earth-and
after solemn religious service in. tho
church, proceeded to the very spot on
which be had stood and faced the French
muskets, and here rostated to the children
and grandchildren of those he had saved.
the narrative which have here given in
less moving and eloquent words. Those
who were present described the scene rs
singularly impre ssive and affecting
the three old mon sat near him az he
spoke; and the emotions of that hour of
trial were SO wildly impressed in their
minds that, at the close, they laughed and
wept rs they had done on the same day
fifty years before.
In conclusion, the speaker referred TO
the officer whose humane stratagem had
saved their lives. "Since that day." said
he, 81 have never hoard of him. did
not even learn his name; bat he is
ever remembered in my prayers. Most
probably he died a soldiers death, ON
one Of the many fields of slaughter which
interviewed between Jena aud Waterloo;
but if he should be living it would cheer
my last days on earth if I could reach him
With single word of gratitude"
In the same year there lived-and no
doubt stil is living-in Ly ons an invalid
and pensioned captain of the Napoleonic
wars. After life Of yicissitudes,0 he
found himself in his old age, alone, for
gotten, poor. Men no drawer and better
than ho had achieved distinction by some
lucky chance; fortune had come to otl.-
ers, and others had begotton children to
cheer and visalize their decliuing days.
Him the world had passed by, and for
years he bad been living quiet, silent,
pinched life, By the aid of his scanty pen
sion. His daily resort was cafe, where
he could see aud read the principal Eu-
roPean Journals and perhaps measure the
changed politics Of the present time by
the experience Of bis past life.
One day in November. 1850, hs en-
tered tho cafe az usual, took his accusto,n-
cd seat as be wos wont to do, aud pick
ed up the nearest paper. 1t happened
to be the Augsburg A'genaejne Zeituny;
but be had spent soma years in Gornn-
ny, and understood the language tolera-
bly,. His attention wac attracted by a let
ser from jena. "Jcnap be thinks, II
vas there too; what is going ON lberu
nowg" He reads little further. "Ccl-
ebration at Waldorf Wailorf Tho
name is familiar; where have heard itg"
AS be continues bis pcrusal, the sd emp
tain's excitement, so Unusual circunl-
stance, attracts the attention Of all other
occupants of the cafe. "Graa9 DteH.
Dayoust-W aldorf-the ten men--tho
pastors son! Did dream such thug
or is this the same" Forgotten for
years and years-eifaced by hundred
other military advontures-overlaid and
lost in the crowded stores of soldiers
memory, the scene came to light again.
The pastors son still lived, still remcr,-
bered and thanked the preserver of his
native vi.lagol Many long year Ind
passed since such glow warmed tho
chamber of the old mans heart.
That evening he wrote to DR.. - in
Leipzig. He was i'll, and but q short
time distant from his last hour, but tito
soldiers letter seemed like Providentinl
answer to his prayers, and brightenedthe
fllickering close of his life. A manly and
affectionate correspondence was carried
on between tho two while the latter liv-
ed. The circumstance became public and
the deed was officially recognized in