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thehay, and made sosns hundreds Of men iassA.
nhas curious effect wtsn multitudsof of voi
| &C. utter "Ho-bs-her .-a f..h
Hole, saw At once whore 10 dispsss ~ ~ae
go, IN % .ns dsuie; not an Unnecessary ditsctsss
wc gwen, Tor no WIS man Of few voxtis of.
TN q look, gesture sufnccd ana the Tvyclcs1
obeyct him ss the Roman icgtIn obeved Cosss
In Btita IN; ''T q sprd, and al l.s w,-1s."
Soon, tosc who were in thc rsar hssfd tn
crack Of riISes In front. II would Seem e
for AZ first they fell tack, returning cniyS fe.
scattered shot, ,>ut presently they ~ svc- u
themselves and he yan q continuous iirs ~ mus-
kntry. As tho de- We, hcwevcr, would or,v
permit small body VI .hcm 10 enter II tLeir
superiorityof numl.rg was no sardhis,;, "a
them, and only availcd ia filing up tis, ran d
Of those who were corstapt y shst 'lo~n., -Four
fifths of ther bulltts were wa ei on 70, ,s,
trees, and brnshvocd; while their ambu&cadsi
| fees, entrcncbed behind tTusS,xs Of hsy, trcs-
stunIps, and heaps Of stones, lsssuI Iy. picked
them OF and hardly threw away y1h9t-X
Margaret, quick -wittci lass, da>osl asf cap
cred at the top Of her fathers wa,vSo-lryiSg
and aimos, screaming, Newer minSld Bs.
| varian smoke pelletsl- ~
Towards evening, . stro.g detaespSh u
French effected diyersioH In fsver q sths bs-
variaps, and a's.iIed the Tyrolc,e ftoE(yhso,h-
some tino without effect. Al hnsth, 9serpcw-
cred by numbers, thcy were beginning to give
way, when NJ this critical nsosnnnt, .Colonsi
Gertardi tho 'Adoiph' who had bseakfasted ~
Wolfsthrup, appeared on the heights wiph bc-
tween two AMI thsee hundred light horse, and
Immediately charged tho enemy, shouting loud
y. In . few minutes the firing of the Frcnch
AMI Bavarians ceased; the Tyrolese uttered sE
clama,iops Of Joy and thankfulness, souc fcu
| on their knees to bless Heaven, while pthers
ehocred on their allies.
Tho Bivarans rctreated towards Sterling,
with considerable loss Of killed, wounded, and
prisoners; while the French division ftd IN ths
! opposite direction. Hofer and his mcu speae
tho night on tho heights; and with dawninG
day were again attached ,y tho Bavarians,
who rallied on Sterzinger Moss but tho TyrA
GEO sharp,hooters, sheltered by tho rocks, mids
dreadful havoc amongst them, and tho artilie-
rymen were several times shot away from thsr
guns.
Al length, tho Tyroless made ispsrats
charge, armci with spears, pichfoIks, scythes
aNcs, and any implements they could mustcs;
while others on the verge ~ tho hei ilbts hurled
down masses II rock ON their opponent e. Aiter
ssme hours, he Bayarians gave way; and bav-
ing los. Sc, srnl " their Lest officers and above
two hundrcd aud forty men killed and wound
ed, threw down their nrms and surrendered.
Tho old castle Of Wolfs,hrun had BEEN pss-
pared, rs we'll a. circumstances perytittcd,
FOR ths reception OF wounded men ard psi-
soncrs, by H,ldegarde Won Steruach ID sLS
was not little glad that Adolph'a (pothse
Ohu htcAuN JOlncu Wncu u Ue3v9cuR0
! from him informed her that eve hundr9d ana
eighty prisoners were being brought up TO ths
castle.
| Hofer and hi, companioas, liks hungry nsa
- they were, were meantime devouriis tissir
remnant Of ryc-cakes, and shaking their thirst
Mt the springs. Al this moment Rudolf c.iss
painting up 10 iiofer, vhcm he had found with
no small difficulty.
'Sandwirtb ~ exclaimed he. what night
you must have had So have we, but ss kept
possession Of tho bridges; and Geasral Chaste-
lar came up to US Just as tho French receiveA
rsinfercemcpts from Msntua. You bads
mo let you know how things were 60
Ing or ] would not have left, Or he
mon Of Innthal vsrs about 70 tsttsek
them in front, while the u'ss sf whippthl fsll
Anotbsr Tyrolcso here came up, Aea said,
"Ivo been lot king out along tho Stersiag
ssad, 6andwirth, aud met q man who told -
that . strong force Of Bavarians h ring -
reach Innsbruck, under General Wr9s; bes
I'm poasants swarm the rochs and impSdo thslr
uareA, having broken the bridgse. asa klocksA
| Up the rosds with failed tres, am sorry -
sad that the Bavarisns being much cxaspsr-
| sted, arc committing every sort Of excees.
"Nodoubt sf their being exssperstod, t1pther,"
s.id Hofsr. Nay b. yeshould feel sein their
place but since We eco how ugly Il is Il then.
DO not let us, who hsvc not tho sane excuse,
Be tempted to tho ssaallest pillags, Greatly, er
violence; otherWiss God viii ccsss to bless u.
How Jared IL meanwhile, with SpsckbscherP
Ue Was shsrpening coulter satside - stable
Of y, t'S In cOt.sF: q Ripc rscs s stand. SS:
Maria his vito smilingly csms up to him -
how him that his youngest infant had Just cus
i< first tooth, and to AK him II II did hot re-
mind him Of pearl sPon rose-ie.f. just
thsn, his rustic servant zoppel put little alp
Of wood into his hand, bearing tho inscription
roughly cut, "Tis time"
Down went tho coulter; he kissed wife ana
snd infant, aud hurried into tho house follow
-, wherever he went by his little son Andrel,
who wistfully eyed him as he took up his rifle.
Tho last word having bceu spoken ehesrily,
minute by Maria, who felt . tear glisteaing
In her eye aud did not wish him TO SEQ 1t. 10
she TO entered the house.
Meanwhile, the little bay ran after him.
.'Fathcr let me go tool"
"iouS you little rogue No, ne, not sh.s =.
your mother"
"But she doesn't want taking care Of, fath-
erl--BoSides, there's Zoppel. DO let mo ..go'~
When you arc bigger boy you sA.ii' l
.psIh:ps there will bs no fighting as~."
| sAli the better"
| '.Plesso lot nc go, father!"
.lyllat good could a littis ehsp like ysu dot"
''rake csre Of you, father!"
'"Hs, hal Capi,all ih0po to take care sf
IBu., father, you want me to be brave, like
you, when come to be man. How can l be,
unless look on, aud sec what brave mea dol"
Spockbachcr felt his throat swell. He
turned about, took the boy in bis arms, hRsA
him up from tho ground, and kissed him ssvs-
.Tbsrs, said he. "Ge hous asw, like Q
good boy. Another time"
There was tear on the little boys cheek u
he stosd watching tho retresting dgurs-A tsal