Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-04-10
Mistrllancous.
Prom the French
THE THREE HUECH-B ACKs.
a HOMaxoE OF HISTORY
G0ncluded.)

ed the devotion, the courage and tact Of
/, Guymond DesbourVal. F3 = fFrf0T
| well. well. my faithful Guymond, thoh
shalt fight also" said the marshal "Geu-
tlemen." he added. as he rose from the
| table, you see what may be expected of a
nation which inspires the most pitiable of
her children with such rare and noble SEN
timents of patriotism. @ a-.1 p rs,sss
Every one rose Luxembourg took q
goblet of champagne, and drank the health
of Louis XIV. The toast was received
with cries of =. VIirc Ls roii' and by burst
of martial music. -, z-a-r.s. 81
| 'Gentlemen." resumed Luxembourg.
return to your respective cantonmeuts.-
Ny aids-de- camp will this night bear you
my last orders. and 1t break of day three
icanuon-shots. fred in the park of this
chateau. will give you signal to form in
line. Adieu. geBtlemen-to-morrORi"-'
Then turning to his captain of guards, and
pointing to Eyben. be said. "Let an eye
be kept upon this man. and allow no one
to communicate with him. "Eyben," be
whispered in the sp 5 ear Ito morrow. if
thy information is inaccurate. thou shalt
be hung over the portcullis of the chateau
If on the contrary, thon hast said true,
five hundred Louis d or will recOmpense
thy ZEAL. 7-T08T JEg5TT I.l-i 7-fG,
"Jly lord. / am sure to have Them %
so much the better for thee" Remark
ed GuymOnd DesborVaL As for us. nv
dear Rene let US prepare for the combat.
We must gain our spurs tomorrow. and
history must one day say that an illus
trieGs huDehback made the cjlors of France
triumph on the field of Neerwindeu. and
that two hunchhacks performed prodigies
of valOr, and aided greatly in gaining the
victory. Friend Rene. if We survive, our
career viii be glorious; if We fall, we shall
have the esteem of good men, and a tear
from our victorious country"
The chateau Of 3amures, lately 50 full
of life and hustle, was now comparatively
deserted. To the noise of arms, to the
sound of Barlike instruments, to the who
goes there?" Of the sentinels. had succeed
ed a mOurnful aud lugnbrious silence. 1t
was the day of the battle-the most san
culinary one of the age. At less than two
leagues from this feudal manor, witness of
80 many combats during four hundred
years, more than hundred thousand men
fought with unexampled fury. and dispu-
ted foot by foot a soil already encnmberud
with the dying and the dead. 1sss A
The lady Ofthe chateau had assembled
all her domestics aud retainers in the great 1
hall my children" she said. not far Z
from here two powerful armies are at t
strife-men. Christians. are slaughtering {
each other without knowing wherefore. c
Alasl prepare to succor the wounded Who {
ever they may be, without distinction of ]
uniform, for all these men are our brothers.
Cut this linen into bandaees, make some |
int and get ever thing inreadiness5 a
While you are occupied in these
oious exercises, will read the Bible b
% you. and we shall derive from its divine
orecepts. the strength requisite to support
he evils of war and the affections of life. :.
The young blind girl. unwilling to rest |
die. employed herself also in making lint; 4
1ut when the vast hall re-eehoed the dis /
ant explosions of artillery, or the roll of
she suddenly paused and raised 8
ler noble head like swan menaeed BY
he fowler. - .se.s.arz "
Work. Louise" would the lady of the b
;hateau then say. "and listen not to the a
ain noise Of men in fury, but to the word e
f God -ss1. te- "
The young girl wept in silence. for she .
new that her friend. her guide, her con-
oler. was in the midst of the fght. That a
cry morning he had informed her of the d
esOlution be had taken. and had bade her r,
arewell, perhaps forever 1t was not
vithout reason that Louise trcInbled for ST
he life of Rene; never had battle been
lore warmly and intrepidly disputed than 8.
he battle of Neerwinden. The Prince of Il
)range had covered his line of battle with Of
bristling with artillery. 1t IL
Tas necessary to carry these at the point
the bayonet. and. this first obstacle sur
lounted they had still to combat the dense
attalions who. stood firmly and ready to
,ceiVe them behind the .intrencEments-t
he French, repulsed three times. returned
! often to the charge and at length sue. pl
seded in making themselves masters of
lese redoubts The venerable Marquis OF
E Ghampillac fell rnortally wounded at
le head Of his regiment. and as his gren-
hers raised him in their arms, he cried. r,
Take the entertainments first nv chikIren:
1u will think of your colonel afterwards. I" he
The regiment of Navarro, though dis in
irited by the loss of its colonel. sustained Do
s old reputation for bravery. it attacked ",
ith admirable precision the enemy's left: its
was twice repulsed, and having lost near. sil
all its officers it hesitated to brave a de
ird time the showers of chain shot which nj
'eimated its ranks. when volunteer
rang out Of the ranks Of battalion of be
renadiers. climbed the intrenchment, slew
le ofthe enemy,s officers. seized the stan as
d from his dying gragp, and threw it to yo
e soldiers of Navarro. - .r-. -
Comrades" be cried, .'there are still tel
her standards to takel Follow-me.n wa
At this heroic invitation, the French ha
ldlers rushed forward with renewed ar. ioy
II, and carried the redoubt This vol.
lteer was the huDOhbaek Rene de Now ..a
ay.a s. @ +
On the enemy's right, the French army thr
IS equally successful The Marshal de wh
in order to decide the victo- is
l., attacked in person the Prince of life
ange, at the head ofthe royal musketeers
d fourteen battalions. This brilliant av,
ack completed the defeat of the Prince bul
Oranges army, which Immediately be- CHI
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