The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-03-16
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CHAPTER XVII -REvERsks

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vauncd upon Trent. snmmonlny the Tyrol, -
10 lgy down their arms. Twelve hundred
Iyrolese and Austrians met his advanced
guard AZ Amp, AMI were rcrulscl with
great loss. shS-p action took plac, at Layi..
winch the Fen h wc-. y,rtCrS, ami man,
ivrnIcsc fell; bu' they raj led under Eiscn.
Nerkeu VITO drove ~. ,r,g, /. back g., ,.p,
. m -o-pccupled Lrg's f,r .or1. tirrc.
A dism reverse awaited Sreekbactcr m the
oass ~ Strub, where be- was completely dn.
Gated. with the loss Of ihr,e h1ndtcl brave
men. His dear little boy, now Just cinvcn
was hanging over him as he Law terribly
wounded on hc f,ld. an irving to suppress
thc large ear TIA blinded him. while he
made md of rr''gns' for his father With
BIS twisted han krrCfinf when q French
so'di"- carve uN ar laid iis hand on the It'll,
fellows shoulder.
.'Ab. urnol," cr.rd Spn K acher, h,lc start.
ING up Cn his o. - and sn,n. back again,
a. the blood w,ilel from hs wounds Spare
my nhild ."
We must s'ranclc the Young wolves. re-
piled the captor. hCirsely AMI unaware Uf tho
value Of the wolf he was leaving behind him.
while he dragged ay is young
seek cher gr..u-.. an. '.,oI his sves
When ,Du-r.ur.1 'Fs 49, -.a.urel hp found
bm.c0' lU HE .vn da.' '.,un. with Maria
mir.s.rrIa- 90 h'w Du'r he saw HIN 70.
,"gu 20 l.r ... p .an q. -' '.Jrs ar;. ike
brave wom.n @. sha a., .rc dashed them
lw8v
Where's AD4erli" ak, sp.,kb.cker.
ain'ly.
Il .0nN know. isar-hln,irr abou. some
where looking aNto~ vow @ S,'l soon lind out
Hhcra vou arc. Re- , M. n IT,
SP"ckbaCbcr could not he knew more ~ his
ate lhln Sic Ii. r .'I u.'UIng. What =
lcavy day it Mns tu him. e mournpd for
oimseli, be mourn"d for To-" men he had lost he
m'urned inr j CON ", and he mourncl for
ais dear l''tlr i.v m 'rI NJ 10 n Fronrh r-i-
,or. Re could I. 20 rt. vito Of all but the
.ast hut She would rr. l,' uim--ho was weak
from loss o' lo, ANIL rar.. ed on his si-
lCrCc, and ~ he hnrrrr- b. k - him.
Nh" told rim 'hH' the ivrn'c,p. as soon AZ
hey saw him cut DOWN. without 'nr ar.e To
'cscrc him re'reatci in disorder the heights
of MelCk, from whence they af rrwlris fell
bach 10 lnnsbru,k fighting they went: tha'
RuG5E had fuun" nm iyius inSens BILE and
borne him Oft '.'. ar' jN. Father Joachim
bad bound up his wounds. .nt sent him home
IN Dgndl lnr loo mlri IN fwN ',rr wheels well
cushioned with tru..es p' r.r &c. aud in charge
Of two men.
Wher 500 kh1,ror sr-. W. rnr'cr-riny rs-
various litil' u.n.. .'.. u'in. Tough '.nliv -rt
ahc, ~ru''v ~, o. On r..ror, a-oT ArIe, b,s
Maria cout ro' accnur. ror The nervous e.
ger that CONSUMED urn. 4 4, Wounds were wei
1-os.ci, and ~" H0u -ht be .:ht t. bs doin..
better fhr~ ne W.
The rc~' morrir-. a'.a- 70 drsamy. Ii.h.
acalcl u.rN- s0nnk .a,snr ir a hglr .'uurr.
lcarl, or seemed - hear a voice. ,it'lc Wv
from he t'i2r, somewhere q ont 'hs stables.
'ay Chr'rIv;
.r..'p here ! N"
so Sec" rrur,blcd. or seemed TO crunb'c
Iopro', ~ r.'ur0. what Jccognt hast thou :"
yI'p r. flr.c..
I've been 'lk-n prisoner sud ruu away
Doos ny ono know my hing ri! fa'heri'
'.Av surely; b y. IN bel. 50 b.t a. cnu
-"
oh how glad nm thst he, at home,
left him cl' in bath oft'ood. Zoppel (iu m
eager urdpr.vsic'I has mother fr-tt~i rsucb
about me z"
How .hov'' ste; She never wis, hsrm hal
come W. IA thee
Heaven be praized Fa.hsr tben. did no,
toll hor; then ~ not, I'9pcl I'm SO hun,
-rv
Go in doors, boy. bless 'soc. aud get some
th'r~ -1 c'lt 90
~ think mus'." And Srnckbacher. whose
hearing was quick ned bv 'ryor. presently could
hear tn9 boy, s;otl'hv steps IN the adjoiu.
ing room. Mcm~hIc. his wife. waking. and
lesnug over him ID peer INFO Ns face. am see
bow hr i.r q. Urr.' vCl hr .G' smile ou his
dps, though ht,,ycs wcrc shut
You're shn~T' ny sal she cheS-rullv,
''wh1' arr sm'l " 90 about. peckhacher?"
Thoughts o. my own, said he, smiling
tn
Come tell me "
- Look into the Kitchen. Maria; think An.
Ter has come back
! "Ah. rhC younc rogue, trust him for that"
\ Size did not dros. Unc ut the faster: ani,
when she entered the kitchen, greeted her hoy
Just aS usual. He sprlng in 20 his father. gave
him bri Iht, intelligent lock, kissed him, and
tho laid his hegC hes 'e h'm On the pillow.
Mother knows u.tNng' Whispered he
How capital of YOU, father. Are you cettinl
bettori"
"Ycs, dear hoy; now you are home, shall
get rgn very fast"
Ile did ,c, wcil very fis': and was soon ur
an doing Ggh,n. with the enemy at Wald.
rlng where he ne irly fell into their hands
The whc'mi ~ force Of France and Bava.
rn, ,'~os olSpcrsin-, rhc Ty-ulcSe in every quar-.
Ter. IN the midst nj this strul:l,le in which tn,
mnurtiuoc~- were :" wi'lu " pouring out
their l..o-l 'Ood Austria concluded treaty OF
peace with France. and the Iyrol was mad,
over 10 Bavaria.
Conceive the feelings with which revolte1
slave, escaped l0ck t0 his native Chie'tain,
would tud himself consigned by him TO tn,
slave dealer again. Conceive moreover, that
the n0r'vc Chiot had, in the first instance, hired
s"crFrl y encouraged him an along.
ru."n" Beau 1rrno's Published a manifesto,
rr0ml.iNT the Tyru'ose pardon and peace IL they
would immediately lny down their arms. In
consequence of tbs, many hundreds or peas
unts, stunned at t.nir fate submitted at once
while hose who s;ll continued in arms. wer,
berc't OF spirit AM hgpe.
~ -. fr n f,r davs, was paralvzed lie
left Innsbruck new nearly deserted by his Iuan,
a.,I 81 Dee Fl,.l a.. L..
what was 10 be don, in this strait.
A. hn approsehcd an SIND y the little wind.
iny 0.l apon- meadows tho nearly passes the
u.urn'r h. hcnrd q loved voice on the other side
OF the no 70" aud mother, uCi her lovcI nor
lovely. Nu' o' uureasan' quality, alternating
with IL. rhry were no. close 30 him, but draw.
in. nearer and cvrrv word, through the clear
A,ar. vas dlstuguI -huhle
NJ ionf tL0uk 81, father"
You viii find So. d"ughfer. Apd II Ho
4 IS any sense ~ bis he no will do as J
- o. ~ decro'l by Providence that the
T., ch shall ce vIctOrioua; aud # he opposes
that decree, hr viii G1i hr0s,lf knocking hi,
P"ad AGAINST = sion' Tie might even dc
!sIIis and welcome, own head only wert
. concerned; but Is refusing to lay down
arms, or 70 call or us couutrymen TO do 81
com PROMISES their safety, 1t il nothing short oi
selfish cruelty"
"Can It be so;' thought Hofer, pressing his
hand 70 his brow, in painful reflection, as III,
voices now retired from him. He sat dowI
unsar the hedge ~ try 10 settle his mind but
he could not. While thus sadly engaged, hi,
faithful dog few up n him, and lsaping gaily
upon him, prevented him from further re1ec.
tion: 20 he rose and walked towards am Sand
just outside fhF house stood Theresa, and the
corrn.r ion he bad heard 'lking with her
priest of a very ,herens sort from Father Joa.
chin. p HE man. with whom Hofer had had
sopc rrevious acquaintance, had nsrrowbrow,
cum ug eye, and something subtle in his gat'
and voice. As for Theresa il could he sesn by
sv,rv sleht motion Of the back Of her neck
that she vas displessei with him, and would
no. ssent to what ne said.
'thl here's fJher :" iOvfuIly exclaimed she,