The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-03-11


form. Wounded and prisoners had TO be
nursed. tended. and waited upon; lint
/ WAS to be furnished provisions obainei
/ snj prepared hospital TO be extempn-
rial; and Johanna lent eager assistance
! in these charitable ask While o.cu-
ped among the wounde! prisoners. she
was no'c- b, huge Saxon sergeant
| The mans eyes blazsd with fury. AMI he
dashed a, her with au inpreca,ion, ca. ling
out -
Here. comrades This i. the devil
on whom sixteen Of our II en- spent all
their bullets yesterday without hitting
her. Twas she cost our brave officer his
life, for he'd sworn 20 cut her down."
The prison guards came to the rescue,
and freed the girl from his grasp.
The troubles of the Maiden of Luneburg
and her native town were not BY anv
means ended with the French repu!se -
The day after the engagement the lilies
evacuated Luneburg, and crossed the F. be
| to Boi'zenhnrg to give battle to Davonst.
The French Marshal declined the engage
ment, but despatched Montburn with g.
entered the town late on the night Of the
An passed the next day in searching for
arms, and arrested LOG of the chief cit-
zens The threatening movements Of the
Allies compelled Davoust to call in al his
s'renglh, aud Montbrun left Lunehurg
| again upon 'he Oh.
fhis war went on. The Allies gained
battle on the 9th of April, but lost An
| other on the I'd Of Nav, and with it the
temporary command of the country.
| Once more the French re-occupied unfor-
tunate Lrneburg, surrounding it with pal
isades. deepening the bitches, throwing up
earthworks and barricading the gates, as
| if they Did not intend to he dislodged in a
hurry. The invaders instituted a veritable
Reign Of Terror in ,he uckiess town.
| One poor girl. suspected "a spy. was
scourged 10 death in the msrket-pace. -
| All citizens and inhabitants thought TO be
| d'ssfected were imprisoned or fined
II NAV be supr sed that under such
harsh rIle the part taken bv Johanna Ste
gen III the repnI~e of the 81 If April wo'd
no, remain urpuni.hed. Her mother kept
| her carefully concealed in loft attached
to the house, and il was generally beIiav-
ed that she was no longer in The town. -
| Constant inquiries and frequent searches
! proved unavsiing for her discovery =
Among the few acquainted with her hid
ing place WAS neighbAr. who proposed 10
Widow >tegen to let Johanna spend tie
dav with hi. daughter
7.
girl said the worthy man, and hear,
her mp a bit"
Frau Stegen consented. Johanna hurried
across the street next morning bef@re
dawn. AT noon, the good man o. the
| house. standing accordingly to simple
German custom smoking his pipe before
he door. hastily called the girls and
showed ,hraa ganIarnee turning in 20
search Frau Stay-n's house The fellows
examined the old mother severely, trying
10 extract her daughter whereabouts de-
| rl-rinr from the Clothes and so forth they
discovered the gin could Only just have
| left the piara Frau : eeen KEEP, firm,
and the gendarIne- IN revenge searched all
| the houses in the street, including that
Of the friendly neighbor BIZ rar. 2oot
fortune thew fnrgo' tn look in the hen
house. where the fugitive roncesiei.
| l, Vas evident. At e, this. :herr VS. NJ
| saferv in Lrnpbnrg tor johanna W4trt-
e AMI guar,ief, As rha plac- now wa,
| however. !; wa~ anvrh;ny bur ea-v 10 r-s
"u' If rhe town Sill she attempt mn-t
ha made EI.r mother accompanied her
| '.aKt NIGHT 10 he oufer wal where they
par'ei Jnhsuna waited unil Al was
/ uu4' managed I" srs - the val and -
ps-s ,ha d'rh. hut was Srnr.-d Tx the
palisades She climbed hem AT l.sr, af.
ter many frutIes, IF 'r's. balanced her~rI'
upon the top, and jumped. As i'll luck
would have it, her dress caugh' in the
| sharp-ned points and tore, the noise at
tracing the attention of the sentry sing
in, on the wall HIS rapid challenge
echoed through the night. Sustaining
her weight upon her hands, the girl clung
hraaihlessiv to The palisades, not daring
to move a muscle The sentry listened a
minute, peered on. into the darkness. saw
nothing. contentedly shoudered his mus
ket again, and resumed his walk and his
song.
Thi. danger surmounted. Johanna made
for Na'enao,f village five miles from
Lnnaburg where friend was the pastors
wife With these kind people she abode
four weeks. enjoying. rest, happiness, and
quiet.
An old woman from Lunehrrg came
one dav begging into the PARSONAGE -
She recognized Johanna with surprise but
va. friendly, even to ohseqniousness =
The woman was well treated Toasted, ana
sent awav with presents Of food and mon
ev voving by all her hopes Of salvation
not to he,rav SYLLABLE. She NAV have
been sincere. II is charitable to hope she
was But If she did not plainly 0enounce
johanna TO the F-snch she did the next
thing to- it, She talked abon, her di~cov-
erv. and the story soon reached The ears Of
the authorities.
| ApprAhandng treacherv Johanna had
already determined 20 quit he house -
| The pn'-.a'ieS of her friends we're unable
to stifa the forahoding Of approaching
| danger. She left and turned again 20,
wards Lurehurr-f,r where else rnni she
go1 She Wa. BADLY clear 81 the pren,is-
h al. ,,f