Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1866-10-09

rived here at the break of dawn with
a company of soldiers, in order to
search for and arrest some students
and professor from the University
of Bonn, who are in revolution
against the Government. One Of
them, the leader of them all, they
certainly will catch. The Govern
ment has set q thousand dollars on
his head. The Mayor looks very
serious and vexed, and tonight you
may be sure there will be a great
expedition. If / am not mistaken,
Rhine fisher, it seems to me as if
among our citizens everything
issnot in good order. But be quiet
about it, do you understand I
have told you nothing.
"Well," said the fisherman, whilst
lifting the net wherein six fishes
sprawled over the mirror of the wa
ter, 81 am not much of learned
man and know little about the ruling
of a great State, but, as far as / am
informed, all is not right with our
Government, and those gentlemen
from Bonn are certainly not SO much
to blame. People say they are go
ing to unite all the thirty-two States
of Germany into large Republic,
and put away all kings and princess
in order that the common people
may regain more freedom and not
have to support all the great men
with the earnings of their daily la
bors."
"Hush, Jan, do not talk so loud
about these things. ] have been
instructed by my master, the Mayor,
that most of these young men are
of high born men themselves, and
that we should not have it much bet
ter under their rule than under that
of the present Government"
"Nonsense, Joseph" answered
Jan, edo not believe it; even be-
cause they are high-born and rich,
this is double proof of their hon
esty; for if they like to live we'll
and high only for themselves and
did not care for the poor man. they
would not undertake SO dangerous
an enterprise. But see here, Joseph,
there is another lot of fishes"
That will do, Jan, for the pres
ent-we will talk more another time
about that NATTER interrupted the
servant, and, placing in the basket
all the fishes caught, hurried away.
Jan looked awhile after him, then
lighted another pipe, let the net down
again and fshed until late in the
evening, and when he drew the load
on shore, took his fishes into a small
basin near, and then went home.
1t was shortly after midnight
when some one knocked at the win
dow of the fisherman's sleeping room.
Jan arose from his sleep, and saw
out of door the face of female look
ing through the window pane.
"Who disturbs my rest in the
night 2" exclaimed the fisherman,
fretfully.
at is I, Jan, dear Jan for Gods
sake open," was the answer.
The fisherman, astonished, pre-
sentedly recognized the voice of Jo-
hanna, the daughter of the vine leaf
miller. He dressed himself quickly,
and fastened towards the window,
where the fair maiden stood, deadly
pale and trembling.
80, Jan | by the friendship of
your youth, by the bliss of your de-
parted mother, | conjure you-save
two unfortunate ones by rowing us
over to the other side of the Rhine.
My fathers mill is surrounded by
soldiers, in order to catch and kill a
man whom I love, and who sought
refuge in our dwelling" whispered
Johanna with voice quickened by
"Is it the man on whose head the
Government has set thousand tina.
lers :" asked the fisherman.
at is he, Jan if you betray him,
you also put sorrow and blame upon
my head"
"Where is your lover, Johanna 2"
"By means of a faithful man he
received early enough intelligence of
the threatening danger, and fled to-
ward the shore in the willow plot.
Will you help US, Jan2 Across the
river we shall find sure refuge among
friends"
81 will, Johanna" said the fisher
man.
They both went secretly down
wards to the bushy edge of the shore
toward the Rhine. where man in a