The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-10-18
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The Cannon Fever.

/ ,,4 ~Hf N73If fSGTs TE1a SlCig. 1t. rs..tgI
vas present as spectator at the Battle Of
Vslpy, j. 1892, between the arm armies Of
the French Republic, under Dumouriez
and ,Kellermap, and the allied armies un-
der the Duke of Brunswick, and gives his
frss impressions of an artillery battle as
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I had heard SO much of the Cannon
ferer,n that / wanted to know what kind
of thing it was. s Ennui and spirit
which every, kind Of danger excites to
daring, nay, even to rashness, induced me
to ride up quite coolly to the outwork of
La Lune.' This was again occupied by
our people; but it presented athe, widest
aspect. The roofs were shot to pieces,
| the corn shocks scattered about, the bod
les Of men mortal.y, wounded stretched
upon them here and there, and OCCASION
ally spent cannon ball fell and'rattled
mong the ruins Of the tile roofs Quite
alone, and left to myself, rode away on
the heights to, the3left, q and could plainly
survey the favorable position of the
Frenth they we're standing in the form
! Of a semi-circle, in the greatest quiet and
security; Kellerman, then on the left wing
being the easiest to reach. n. ma g.-.,. 81.
fell'in with good company on the way,
officers of my acquaintance belonging to
the general, staff, and: the regiment, were
surprised to find me here. They wanted
to take me back again with them, bat |
spoke to them ofparticular objeetssaI had
in view, and they left me without further
discussion to my well known singular ca
price. ! had now arrived quite in the
region where the balls were playing across
me; the sound of them is curious enough
as if it were composed Of the humming
of tops, the gurgliug Of 9wa!er,t and the
whistling of birds. They were less. dan
gerousI by reason of the wetness,eof the
,ground-whenever one fell stuck fast
and thus my foolish experimental ride was
secured against the danger at, least of the
IEballs rebounding. IN the midst of these
circumstances, I was able To- remark that
something unusual was taking place within
me. l paid close attention to it, and still
the sensation can only be described by
simiIihde. 1t appeared as if you were in
some extremel y hot place, and at the same
time quite penetrated by the heat of it, &C
that you feel yourself, as i. We're, quite one
with the element in which you-are. The
eyes lose nothing of their strength OF
clearress, but it is as if the world had {
1 kind of brown red tint, which makes the
situation, as. well as the surrounding OBJ,
jects, more impressive. .a5., 1fgE. +, T..
Iwas unable to perceive any agitation
of the blood but every thing seemed
rather to be swallowed up in the glow o
which l speak. From this then, it il
clepr in what sense this condition can be
called a fever. 1t is remarkable, however
that the horrible uneasy feeling arising
from it is produced in US solely through
the ears; for the cannon thunder, th'
howling aud crashing of the balls through
the air isithe real cause of these sensa
tions.sl .iv -t7a . sst4 o.r.s e~a 5F
After L had ridden back, and was il
perfect security, remarked with surpris
that the glow was completely extinguishe'
and not the slightest feverish agitatio
was left behind. On the whole, this con
dition7 is ore of the least enviable; as, in
decd, among my dear and noble comrade
l found scarcely one who expressed re
ally passionate desire to try it. 7.E, I'd