New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-02-06
Our Country, ana what We owe 4s.

The following interesting story ia taken from an
English translation Of French boak styled tan
Attic Philosopher in Paris" and the subioined ao-
count is given by one who entered the Rreuchg
army at the age Of IL, serving at Jerrappes, where
Louis Philippe frss distinguished hifnsslf, aIyt@
throughout the wars Of the Republic afafo thes
Empire, closing at Waterloo, It's Commended u
the young men Of our, country at this crsia II her
fate. Upon being asked why he7becams aotaier
SO early, the Frenehman said: e
i did not really think about ii. Ithen vcr led
at toy-1naking, and never rsant thGt France could
ask me for anything else than to make her dfau
boards, shuttlecocks and cups and balls. But
had an uncle at Vineennes, whom went to zee
from time to- time; q Fontenoy veteran iu The
same rank Of life as myself, but With ability sneugh
to have risen to that of marshal. unlucbity, in
those days there was no way for common peopte
to get on. Ny uncle, Whose seryioea would have
gothim made q prince under he 5okher, had fhen
retired with the rnerearank Of sub-lieutenant Ent
you should have seen in his uniform, bis erors
Of St. Louis, his wooden leg, his white he's
and his noble eonntenanee. You would hive aaid
he was a portrait of one .. those old heroes ID
powdered hair which are 5at YersaillesI 3 81
Every time visited him, he said aumething
which remained fxed IN ny memory. But onas
day found him quite grave. II I45F
jerome, said he, q do you know whai Is eirts.
on an the frontier ~ S'555stt \ IA
"No. Iieutehant,' replied I, .55.. = s
'Well' presumed be, "our country sinAdanget Pr
i did not we'll understand him, and yet itseetned
something to me.
,'sPerhaps you have never thought what ycur
country means continued he plnsing his hard cn'
my shoulder, t Is all that surrounds you, all ttar
has brought you up and fed you, all that Ybp hafe
loved This country that you see, these ho3aea
these trees, these girls who 80 along there
You, the bread which pays for your werk, the
words you interchange with othsra, the joy ard
| grief which come to you from the men and ttEgs
among which you liye--ths is your country. TIE
az
remenibrances she has loft you, the earth VI bere:
she rests-this is your country You see II, ,yeu.
breathe it, everywheret Think to yourself my
son. of yonr rights and your dutes your tiens
and your wants, your past and your present bteaa-
| fings; write them allnnder single name-ane tsat
name will be your country" ss5$ 33ssS
+ was trembling with emotion and great te ars
were in my eyes.
e An! understand,n y cried +; u is our home
in large; it il that part Of the world where eed
has placed our body and our soul. % a'hS1 81
:" You are right, jerome, = continued the oldeet-
der $50 you comprehend also Whats we owe IT,
"Tra!y," resumed I, we owe II an that we
| are; it is question OF love.1'
/ sand of honesty, my son," concluded he ~ the
member of O family who does not contribute bis
share Of work Of happiness fails il his duty ara i
| d bad kinsman the member OF q partnership who
does not enrich.it with all his might, with alt hin
courage, and with all his heart, defrauds it OF What
belongs to it, and is dishonest man; lit In thNs
same with him who enjoys the advantages OF hay.
ling country, and does not accept the burdens cf
it he forfeiIs his honor, and is bad cit1en y g
"And what must one do, Lieutenant, 70 he =
| good citizen? ~ asked I. ss5 & &
"Do for yonr country what you wonld do sor
/ your father and mother Y said he.
"I did not answer atthe moment my heart was
swelling, and the blood boiling ID my veins But,
on returning along the road, my unels,a Wortls,
were, so to speak, written up before my eyes. Z
| lrepeated, !" Do for your country what you Wcslds
| do for your father and mother" !" And my country
is in danger, an enemy attacks 1t, whilst IL tarn
cuns and baIsi 81 is7aF 81
/ aThis thought tormented meso much, Ill night,
4 that the next day returned to Vincennes 70 an.
nounce to the Lieutenant that Ihad Just enltste
and was going of to the frontiers: The brave man
Il pressed me upon his cross OF 81. Louis, and Wehs
4 away as proud as an ambassador" $a IS
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MYsrEa1ous The Mobile Advertiser has the
following: s@, .si.4. 5s7}3se 5s
a For several days past q box had been seen tnat-
ing in the bay somewhere between Catfish and Fog
Il it to be goods box that had gone adrifk, until,
happening to overhaul 1t and finding IL heavy they
i believed they had picked up something valuable.
Some of the citizens, to whom the .circumstarce
I was mentioned, proceeded to open the box, which
4 was very strongly nailed. and On prizing ap the
lid the remains Of human foot were seen. Thare-
upon Coroner Roulston was sent for, who yefter-
day morning opened the box and found 1t to cen.
tain M body packed u hs ae hair
NAMED showed the body to be thatof woman.
4 Enough remained Of the head and feet 70 chow
that they were Of delicate proportions. The hcay
was partly dressed IN panalo but the box aiso
! the C0roners opinion that the body must have
Il been packed away a full month. The action Of the
lime had effeeually destroyed all signs OF violence,
If any such had existed.
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