Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-11-23
NO A. PARIS MAINE FRIDAY NOVEMBER % 1894

AZ sunrise be summoned the ra-ri.on o.
surrender. A Agrcnadier answered th- SUN
rious.
Say O. your Commander. be said. in
reply TO the messenger. 'th,t tbs garrison
vii defend itself 70 the ias, extremity.
The other officer who had borne the fac
- truce retired. and in about ten inmates
piece % artillery "a. broagh, into the
pass and opened on ih- to-er But 70 e.
tect thi, the piece had 70 be placed directly
IN front % the to-er. and within ea.y mus
kci range Of Il. They bad scarcely got the
gun IN position wbea a rapid Ere vas open
ed on Il from tbe tower. and eontinued nth
such marked eject that the piece vas With
drawn after the second discharge. With a
loss of eve men.
This was a BAD beginning. 80 bali an
hour after the gun was Withdrawn. the Aus
TRAN colonel orde rcd an assault.
A. the troops entered the de6le they
we're received ~iih a RAPID and accurate
hrs. 80 ih-s -ben they had passed over half
The distance they bad to traverse. they bal
lost hfteen men. DisheArtened by this.
they rvturned 10 the mouth Of the de6le
Three more assaults were repuised in
this manner. and the enemy By sunset hsd
lost iorty-6se men. % -hon ten we're kill
ed
The tring from the tower bad been rapid
ard accurate. Bat The Austrian commander
had nosiced this pccularity about livery
shot seemed 90 come from the same place
For a ~hile this pcrPicxcd him. bot AZ lA.t
be came 90 the coaclssion that there we're
a namber Of looP-holes close together IN
The tower. % constructed as 20 command
the rasine perfectly.
Al sunset tie last Assaali sas made and
rcpulsed. and a dark the Austrian COM
mandcE sent sccoai summons 20 the gar
rison.
This time the ansser was favorable. The
glrri-on offered 20 surrender az sunrise the
ncNt morning Il alio-sd 70 march out With
their arms. and rvturn % the army unmo-
Tested. After some hesitation the terms
wcr- accepted.
Meantime Ia Tour a Aavcrgne had
passed an ANXIOUS day IA the tower. lie
hal opened the 6ghi with a. armament q
thifty loa,icd muskets. bat had not been
abe 10 dischargc them all lie bad fred
With astonishing accuracy. for it was vcil
known in the army that be never threw
away a shot. IL had detcrIn med % stand
90 his post sntsl be accomplished his end.
which "a % hod The place twenty-f5ur
bosrs. ia order 90 alioE ihe French army
time 20 complete is manravrc. After that
pc kncw tle pass -oaI b. q no consc-
qacncc to the enemy
When The demand for a ssrrcndsr came
% him after the assaulted consented % q
upon the conditions named.
Tie next day a. sunrise the Austrian
troops lined the pass IN two files. extend
ing from the nioath 20 the tower. ieaving a
space between tbcm for the garrison TO
pass Out
The heasy door oi the tower opened slow
D.. and in few minutes bronzcd and
scarred grenadier. literally loaded down
~ith mu.kets. came out and passed down
tte line % troops. lie walked With diii-
caliy unlcr his hea'y load.
To the surprise Of the AB.trians no one
followed him from ibe tower.
In aston.shseni the Austrian colonel rode
up 90 him. and asked him in French Why
ths garrison did not come out.
'' ] am the garrison. colonel. said TIE
soldier proudly.
What. exclaimed the colonel. ' DO
Jon mean 20 tell me- that you alone have
hch that io-er against me?
d" { have that honor. colonel va the
reply.
. What possessed yoa % make such an
aucmpt. grenaiierY~
The colo1. lootei a. Lim for moment
vi,h andisguised admiration then. raising
is cap. Del ssii warmly Grruaiicr. 7 a.
ia,e you. .You have proved your-eif the
bravs.t oi ihc brave.
The oEeers caused au rbs arms shich
Ia Tor a. Auvergne couid rot csrry to bc
collected. and scrt them ail 18th the crcn-
adler iuto ihs Freach lines. together 18th
note relatirg he ~hoic sHsir.
When thc Eaorisige Of it cane 90 Napo.
bon. b. oacrel to promote Ia Tour a. Au-
vrrgue. boz the husr declined to scoept
che promotion. saying ihai BE- preferred %
reuain uhere ~ vas
The rave soldi-r mei his death IN en- ac-
ton st Aberhaa..n n Ju.s. 1900. and the
simPie but expressive scene at roll call in
BE- regiment vas comu,snosi and continued