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

Rpur menS tWo on Wepm wore tno ofoV
sree gowps Of CApuchins might have heen
~cn cu tho fourth Of jane, sitting on the
baDk Of foaming river, and presently ris-
ing In stills from the pebbly bed Of the
river itself, sounding their way in advance,
y they crsssed II, by the aid Of long pclsa.
fhese wcre Hefer, Eisenstecken, Father Joa-
chin, aui Father Peter, on their way to Rat
,enberg, where they were TO meet Hormayr,
Baron TsSis, the engineer Hauser, and the
chiefs Of the lower Innthal. At this time, the
Inn was 30 swollen by recent and heavy rains,
,s 70 10 both difficult and dangerous TO cross;
but the bridges had all been destroyed during
the warfare, and our friends had only this has
ardous mode Of fording tho river.
"I'm going" cried fathsr Peter, in alarm,
I. the running water, Gashing In tho sun, daz-
"Why, brother, did.t nsver walk on stills be-
tsre 2" cried Father Joachim, catching him by
the arm, and heartily laughing. '.sSsme on
You for faint heart. Steady, steady. Don't
upset me, though, good brother"
'Or may chance TO get rap on tho hsoi
with that staff" muttcrei Father retcr.
There I'm out Of the perilous waters at last,
.he most dangerous voyage ever undertooh."
Saying which, he scrambled out outho other
| bsnk, giving lurch, -howover, as be did 40,
which en'anglcd his stilt in one Of Father Joac-
aims and nearly gave him ducking. Tho
EXCELLENT Cspuehin turned exceedingly red,
put expressed his wrath, u he felt any, merely
observing, Thou descrvcst crack on tho pate
most assuredly, good brother ]"
Then, having burst into jolly laugh, that
made the hills ring again, he suddenly stopped
| hort, wiped his eyes, and went on, silent rs
aight; tiil at length he said to lIofer-
"A laugh is worth a zwanziger now and
then. Or else, Il makes my heart sore to pass
,long this valley, only q few weeks ago In
| the highest possible state Of cultivation, and
| iiversit.sl with villages In the neatest orderi
oOT p,Sa,'1sDE gna soon on every side spectacle "
Nevertheless, brother" rcioined Father
| Joachim, "tho righteous shall, notwithstand.
| 'ng, rejoice in tho Lord and put their trust in
Him; and all they that are true OF heart shall
"Ths Bavarians may trust in their chariots
| md horses" said Iiofer, "but We will trust In
| he Lord our God"
"Ah, I wish We hal some more horses,
,bougb," broke In Eiscnste. ken, ''for We are
| mscrably deficient in cavalry"
"What on earth should we do with caval-
| ryi" cried Father Joachim. "Why, our
| very want Of II makes us respected the more,
,ecause our successes can only be attributed
| to our natural intrcpidity and resolution"
pardon me, father our successes can only
last among the hills, we cannot compete with
he enemy in the plains"
"Nevor mind that" intcrposed Father Pc'
cr, setting aside an objection that could not
| VI dINNNEIl. Is't lHNUl NilAhp w
hem elves, as lony as VIC have our hills"
There Il, or was, good old inn, in the quaint
title old-fa slioned town of Raticnber,, In the
lcst room of this inn, tho three barons were al.
ssdy awaiting tho Tyrolese, and chatting liz
lie at their not having arrived Grst.
'llcrc they come at last, mutiercd Baron
lIauscr; -four OF them, and We have emily Or
lcrc1 covers for siN."
"Who is the fourth 2" said II iron Horn,ayr,
| looking up from his paper: ''Tcimcr, perhaps"
"No; two .Capu,hins, llCfer, and tall,
| 'warthy youth"
uOh, Eiscnatecken-I forgot the second Cap;
| ichia--he may bc Of use, but no Is not equal
nan"
''Ths Inn was turbid baron, and the bridges
| Jroksn.h
ala, ha! how did You ford it;
'On stills"
'lIa, ha! tl,t made vou Late suppose"
"And wet, too, said Father joachim, shak
nG his gown.
''il5, Ia! Caru,hins on stills! Tie idea il
imusing"
Il don't know what to say to that" said
Father Peter bluntly, ''uulcis you fnd amuso
ncnt in the discomfort cf your fcllo.-crca
tures."
"Par,lon, good father. Hungry men are api
to he captiOas and 1 feared our hsh would bt
mill; here il comes-let us hOpo for tho btst.
Father Joachim said grace, aud they fed Ike
hungry men as much a. heroes. After th,
l-hcs were removed, which was not in less
han an hour, they began 10 talk of business.
I'VE want map, said Baron laNis; "liau
ser, have ysu Ono Z"
Ilausor produced map, but IL was too small
md proved to be incorrect. lioler eyed it will
contempt.
II can draw better map than that, said he
Tipping his finger in his glass, and making va
rous s,sall .lopf ou the table. This IL Io
/ Al. Z. l.. .l.tH., I...Eg As.I
mcn cf tn, Nordrlberg, AID here the Bavari
in-."
"You bave n, idc Ksmptcn too largo In pro
portion TO ilobrLnz/ said Baron Ilauser, super
liliously.
"Thc position is tho question, not the size,
said Ilofer; which was 20 undeniably the case
that lhe Baron did not reply TO IL.
The discussion las cd long anil tho council
broke IN, animated with sang'lino hopes Of suc
| cess In few days the scheme was attempted
Unfortunately, Martin TciA0r, by seno mis-
take, overshot his mark, aud being Ignorant o
die country, strayed away from the men o
Vorarlberg, and fell in with detachment o
| ,hc enemy, by whom ho WAS nearly made pris
)ner. Meanwhile, the VorarlberStrs who's
.agcrness hid made them begin tho fgh
| ,arly in the day, were disappointed OF Toim.r'
expected support; AMI only owing TO thci
| Lreat in,rcpidity and coolnc's, were able 10 re
lie in good order; which was all they had :
| console tncll Tor not WHINING bilIbbli
| victory. Count Leuengcn was threatened wit
| Commandment in Trent, and Iormayr and Hot
| ,r were fastening TO his relief, when they learn
| chat the enemy had retired. A few subscquon
skirmishos In the mountains had no result Q
importance.
Suddenly the news reached tho comhatants q
the decisive battle Of Wagram, one Of the mos
brilliant fields ever won by Buonaparte, an
| disastrous in its effects Oh the Austrian causi
L kain.t nj. l.anlnOaI Nv III
vanqui,hed, they were glad to conclude III
armtstice Of Znaim, by which they agreed
| ,Nacua.e the lyrOl.
Words cannot describe the trouble and indiG
ua.ion Of tho Tyrolese when this news, whc
they at frst refused to believe, was fully col
panions In arms, rushed into tho little cottag
which gave lIofer temporary shelter and pa
| ,onately implOred him 20 bo their chief, an
prevent the Austrian troops from leaving Il
| country.
With mild and paeifying words he a
sured thcIa how wrong aud nuitless th
would be. They then besought him I
least fOrcibly TO detain the Austrian m
| muniti0n, and attempt the liberation OF the
country without the assistance OF those WI
we're deserting them.
} IIofer dcmirred about the ammunition, bl
J | declared himself ready to sbey the caA Of b
| countrymen, and appointed time and pla'
| for deciding on what should be done. His lis
eners heard him joyfully, and hastened away
| .pread the glad tidings; kissnsteck'n not a, he
| itating 10 attempt TO draw OH from their all
giaucs us many Of the Austrian piiyates rs
|. | could.
Meanwhile, Hcfer, summoned " Hormayr
1 resign his command, required twelve hours {
i ieli6eration. Part Of this interval was spe
/ IN grave and eorrowful consultation with
fellow chiefs, and msch Of 1t In deep aid fsrye