The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-03-09

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ThssosA was st this time winding up asieep
hA0, snd psoceeded very slowly, seing choked
| With stones and brambles that had bceu cast
| across II durirg the recent contest. Every
inch q grouiM bad bean . scene of strnv gle
/ 70 gpcckbacher IL was mournfully suggestive.
mediatciy above tho road a man in green,
with \ red waistcoat, who gave q eestui II
| surprise when ho saw them. IL was Hofcr.
Stretching QUE his arms to Spcckhach,r, be
cried In hoart-rcnding tones, while tears fast
| eoursed his cheeks;
'Ahl my friend my c,mrade my brother
whittier are you going1 they are carrying you
l 70 ignominyl Return, ere II !, yet too late
Return, my friend my brother |"
"DIive ou ]" cried Baron Hormayr passinn-
ately 70 his coacbman, while Spekcbacher
baricd his face 10 his hands. But, close his
| eyes a. ho would, he still saw the gestures and
heard the plaintiff tones Of the man on the rock
His resolution was taken.
l On reaching bterzing, where some tri6'ng
i delay occurred, he clipped away from his COM
panions, and, procuring . horse, rode nj fill
speed after Hofer, while tho Baron and his
party waited for him In vain. After q fruit
ees search. Hormayr perceived himsslf out wit.
tesnpsr though, being on the whole q kindly
dispcecd man, hc soon ceased to be annoyed,
ssd oven made q joke Of It.
Meanwhile, Spsskbacher, squirting along the
mountain road, came up with Hoier on tho
| Bremen, and hastily throw himself on his
his approach, turned about, and seeing who IL
| was, paused, stretching out his armi TO him.
| Whom they met, they merely omhraced.
l " Escaped Thank God I" said Hofer.
Thank God" said speckbaeher, 81 feel
10, that you could ever have been over-pcr-
suaded. What Is our love Of our country
q mere dream 2 How many have already Laid
| do sn their lives for Il I For nv part, ] can
die for freedom, but I cannot 1.-Two a slave.
VIII Austria think you, DO angry Ia
her heart, that We continue the defence Of tho
cause 2 On the contrary, abe will secretly re.
.i.ss in every success. Arc you not certified OF
| "Yss."
| Livery nation IN Europe but ono will rejoice
In II. The English will sympsthiEs with vs.
40 will the Swiss, 50 will the Italian, so will
the Northern nations. They will sympnthizc
and, should We prove unfortunate, they will
sympathizc with us all the more I"
"Hofcr, go on talking"
"First let us pray, brother. Oh how much wa
have 10 pray for First, our country,-that
our poor, dear Tyrol may he delivered fron
he may look kindly on us and surely for our
beloved Archduko John, whose heart is ever
with US. Then for ourselves. Oh, 40 havo
much uosd for direction, --we are poor, un.
skilled men, pitted against tho cleverost man
In the world and how can wo bold ourgroun1
without supreme aid ? Then for our wives,
children and homes. Sec how much there Is
for which to pray
| Ssckbacher reyerently uncovered his
head, and knClt. IL was not tho first
| time they had thus sought heavenly guild.
sneo together. They arose strengthened,
On the second Of August Father Joachim is.
sued forth from his cell. lie hearo that Lefe.
vre, Duko OF Dantzic, had seized Innsbruck,
I and had boosted that tho Capuchin's red beard
should get we'll pulled on which no grimly
observed, The Redbcasa may DO too strong
for him yct." From that hour Father Joachim
| was known as "Tho Rcdbeard."
bacher, and their three worthy weapon
brothers, Martin Schenk, Peter kemmater
| and Peter Mayer. These men had all pledged
themselves to free the Tyrol, or perish. Pctel
Mayer was he, who being afterwards shot
hy ogdcr of Beauharnols at Boizen, Iemoyod
a small crucilN from his heart, anil handed II
to a tystgnlcr, as tho soldiers wtro prcparina
TO iire, "lest, =" as he quietly observed, at
sbould turn tho fho,."
IIofers indccision was gone. ~ have re
ceivod an invitation, said he, gaily, " Groi
the Duke Of Dan'zic, 20 deliver myself up 1
him before the 11th. have sent him worl h
may expect me, with ten thousand tharr
II was decided that Father Joschim shoul,
open tho campaign. The general rising tool
place on the fourth Of August day to b
much remembered.
The post to be contested was a bridg
across tho Eisaeh, which tho enemy wer,
resolved to pass, and the Tyrolese wer
resolved that they should not. fathel
Joachim had prepared tremendous barrier I,
lheir doing 30. 1lo had caused enormous lsrcl
trees to 10 4 llcd, on which were piled hug.
masses Of rock, and heaps Of brush wood and
stones, the whole being held together by strenp
Al one end Of this fearful avalanche he sta
toned Rudolf, knife In hand, ready TO cut thu
ropes the moment he received instructions from
comrade named H.isel, ~hs commanded q
1 view Of the sceno Of action fur below.
! When tho enemy began to enter tho pass,
| they found themselves only opposed by amal
bodies of Tyrolesc, who continued to fall bael
after desperate but short attacksI and they be
gan to think that though many warnings hnt
been given them Of the danger Of this pass, they
should find Its diiilcultios exaggerated, ant
clear II without much loss.
Suddenly an old man, at least eighty year
Of agc, with hair as white ns snow, but will
the jiro of youth in his dark eyes, leyeled hi
| piece from behind an almost Inaccessible crac
brou sht down his man, reloaded his piece, an
continued his deadly fire, never wasting a bnl
let, ye' without receiving the least hurt In re
turn. Ills execution was sofata, that coupl
ofSsxons were detached, and privately sen
round by u circuit tousp path to seizohim. Assoc
as they rusheduponh him, he shouted .'liurra !!
shot the first, seized the second In his arms
and, crying III Gods name!" precipitated him
self with lin intotbe abyss below. The con
batants looked on fer q moment aghast.
The next instant, however, the word ''Fol
ward" was given IN voice OF thunder, and Il
invaders impetuously advanced, eagerto got ol
ofthls dreadful place. But there seemed to
fighting, or some other obstacle, Ia font; Il
| van did not advance, and the body 0f troop
. | jamtned together between those who came
from behind, and those who did not or cou
not proceed In front, came TO stand.
Everything was 80 still at this awful m
air, high aloft. The dread pause was brok,
lya clear voice far up above, but Immediate
over them, crying
, "Heiseii shalt l cut yet 2"
mot yet, replied another voice, that can
\ wildly through the air. m ,,
The SlxOns, who had heard these il,-ohienS
words, were occupying little basin, soou, w
hundred and fifty PAGES across, hemmod IN y
| rocks. except where the narrow road crossed
s | bridce. The day was intensely hot, and Che
= were almost sitting. Suddenly they behe
d flames In advance; the covered bridge had bs'
. l set on hrel
d "ShslII? Shall Il ." cried the eager yoic
'Now tben!" shouted the other. "ia q
2 | name OF the holy Tiinity!"
"ForwardW almost shrisksd the officer
command but In vain.
. "Ieisel, cut looseP A few quick rinRi'
; | strokes OF an axe were followed by thumbs
: Ing crash, a. though tho very hills were givil
z Z way, and down rushed rocks, trees, and maj
= q II Garth, darkening the air, and tho next
slant burying the sfrightsd Saxons In AssI
:ssspns thsn DOWN n.s aSs 'A' iis ,iIsr s.,o
: echoed the nsxt instant through Z
! ds6ls, mingled With hoarss sho'
and the tramp Of cavalry. a trooper dash
madiy along the bsidgs but before he COZ
q gailop over II, the burning beams gave "
under him, and he was swspt with than Do