, 1870-09-24

HEF,NE SfRAsBuCKls,
August :3-atnrn'nE.
'-Thc Minister nusna was Al length n;:r
scr1owfu1 conviction, H. townrd o'clnc!s il.
flames, ss If stunned hv hesvF bios. anl
walked slowly hamewara in silence. No
so,.nl escaped u, e1ch Was possessed lv 4
e1ies as for the loss Ut 4 personsl frieEti. the
faithful and revszcd Of many l;,ng Years, aud
war bea,'dcrc.i a. il his higher Thoughts
sought vain1v sLcir lors- s-7ccasiomea 5e-.-
Ing place. Tns sle=i' ipto Which cne saEk
at last fIo.u sheer exhaustion - no SHELF.
from thof words Of wcc. In the 1asrhe- Of the
nignt, - The Minister 1urrs." sor1cdea il III.
other nttesance than, aEain, - The Minister
hurns !"
hut +, my story. We ha1 been ;ns,r,,,...
that the cannonading was to-lav to tt' ~
creased in force, ard to tcSin at = late l. 1t...-
trons the ta.t and scr:h. It was af:..l
o'clecl:, "E:tn, usce s1iuie On our Way tn tiro
.lHL doishelr'er l1Iuhc, VIC found Soma dill
Guilty il tue darkness. Ill avoiding tho trains
Of wagons carrying hinge trees and n,:suisiou
tn the fortEt se. aitdcnlty to which tls'-" in
tc!x o: Cttans which they encountered At
ttngth We stood On the ridge OF tho lail1. :.,ar
the bench erected there for the Grau3 DuSe
OF Daden. 11le rims OF yesterday were glow
ing and smoking a'ilL 1t was 10 otcisci
whtn The sign*'-tiEfs, on Cur side sent
Tie. Thonlankirchc ia The city -:0at
out from the !la.ncs bel.iud 1t a. from Ls.s-
| ground Of gold. On tho 1ampa1ta ii,c xls
k'ndlet. probably barrel OF pitch. bv th,.
! light Of wl,irh itcn were working 1t th. de-
fences. \ concentrated Lat changing !;:E,
! ~hcwed fa.fa 1'cisdins. probsbly . 1aza1rf,n.
IN the tIi@t7L, NC saw the tfaas. q! Eune, 1lka
-t snn:er light, i:g. and--such il rnan.-havssg
ton,e fe'e 10 eco tl'e continuation at Iii.
! sltctaclo Of llnr7oE, wc grrw i.rrstient ~ n
Ltr
I'll. nj. Sclae Of cur party fe:lred lnn,cwar.l-
.t'TiIrrc will lie nothing 10 .cc Tonight. i.
was said: and many believed that tic cDni-
manda1,t mrst have ee,st tag Of tr71cc. bcar-
INK. pe1la:s. tho surrender OF the clty.
Tie night was growing reEr cold. Towat1
the wc:t vieono:> eanuonadinE began. w.,:s:.
: Was answered. froGa the fustress. Shells ro.e
il, the Eft. falling un to tl,s ashes Of yester-
t!a!'s fires ard linal;ns fre.!i oaes. 1yut
these f!.mne--sreau,p.; higl, lns1 the a;e-
they must come :rrn, ! lofty bni!:a::S. I-is
the nare ot the Minister! 41itis.r and .hi:l,er
tlv srecnla tions. .lustts. hopes. assura.,.u-
Ike broad aud haavy cloul Ut smoke pse-
vehts all certainty. une ntaintaiuB that tl1:e
Munster t. distinctly visible 10 the right Of si,s
tIt.t tire: another, with equal cue..y.
left Tie officers OF higher rank ar,
usstrlb1ius on on. hill. Tie Grand u Ike
-:sucs srcechlcss and ,notioniesa. will, in
:.tsc gaze fixed upna tho inlehty tas's,
a,.d niier and brighter !ntu tic air. What
n,1-t have been his feelings at suc'. I .no-
menf I: Furious. and v.t more furious. gEnw
tl,e crack and s.ar nt the batteries. their
locn accompanied - q kissing noise, au.i
rs"'1.eiEe i .:s4::Ea All: leart..T1rr1ng suuul.
The tires sru the lin seemed ccasefess, bu.
| ever assd sEs1u arose the efnnot whether if.-
deed the Minister vas on drc. 1t length a.:
hoEei- at nu eua. The flame il already tc!:
irG M the he, side OF the t"sss a thros os
! fHrf[I
We louL at eart, other in .,,.i
a;icrcc. TLv expression RI each faca
Is TO Re read but tco easily /:
tic tsr-sf,in:,GE light OF the 'ames. ctee,
; almost as that of da:. The thunder ei
the artillery i cea:eless: rncl..,ts t1x hi'ile,
nre fhn:her: wla; k..l:= us here: The dee!
Inward txc''t mts,t a,n! tho evc1-inczea ling
, | cold ct tho night ErSc . return honaw.r.}
sus se h:ir fr5rc the sl+'s IL ialsus-itl=: Tsnn
4 tree usa: ns. ov::s .ostl. as'.l Git hoo.ine
vii! s,s-c fse,u the da-s h cot.,, ,nuliny oti.
! Nxsa through all ei=s1ry, 5ye; ale Work III
; liz - :Eht. Present.! an or.insrcc ctticcl
: bring wor1 that Gre!,aA+r asn falling in s.a1
iuneditte uri:hlushood. asd we tura to
0 ward our q1a:t:Ss. With l!easy heart. ".
a l.s7tc1 ftosi tnr cnup:air,ls: tbs fA-:.n:
! that VIE E:u-s 1eElal1 together. ;ogstar. hrr
r this ne.s s2rruw. Fosse7sa1 c4eh Miss't
hut Al Last He we'" c,a,itf1c to serlr .;c
/. What spectacle ssii. h. that M,..stc7-i.
r | T11lF4. 1atH HHftEtkAEffa :1EF5EH if3NtF ~
: s. cress to rictEte- the coming entry in,
n Stiast nurg! TIE rcSEiG,, o: Al=are with tn
r German fatlltrfaTd. acrumpn11ed IS ii Is witt
difficulties Of no ccn:noa kin1, an3 uae;1in
n | fot thtir eonl1ae. the utulcst care aud eau
3 tion, will be- rendered. iuca'cui7hIv mote dill
/, | c1.ft b. tlt dlstri=tioa Ut this Minister, IA
I tEat tits Etcst event, this great restitution
: the tcoty OF we'll high 100 wears. Should bca
. so black i mark a. .ha sac:iiso Ut su.h
building il f,nt ihlc 10 think npen. +
-4f7t4nonn II have ia + returned from til
h1us,dulsl.cius= f1ohe. II the fist glance,
drew freer breath. There lay S:rasbo11g. Wit
i stood yet Nni'. jnrcd; tho tower yet .os
) ! krave1y 81 Of old Up into tho aky
, W joy vas or short duration
. | Through good telescope it
: plainly to be eeeu that the nave Of til
3 church III Totally destroyed How uide-4prea
and complete mat bs the destruction in net
t | he seen from MT position: perhaps it ia nc
even calcnlal'1e in Sirasbuusg 1tselfI TIN,
= the fearful fat to which onc las 10 sesolulrl
J refused telier il clear J., the daylight ~hic
, re.t als il. luto Wha: ;nssgnisicauca .iuka nu
. the destruction Ct !. Ecp-=tore. OF barracks, f.,
( ! 1unrh hay auI straw, and Of ,he hospital Il
: replace bnt TIM Minister. :
Q The fire is beginning n3.in. By day It lo9l
I less awful than in the darkness Ut tbs nigh
And it Il hy night tia: men are lying in w,it
. el4v and to send fEe tntD tho dwellings 0f the
/ feIlow.mortsls- And we rare of civilizatio:
: ThiEkin. II dangerous work at this c1s3ts. "
. are at war. at war for German tova. I'll
: autumn ru,1 casts = brillian: yellow light AZ.
the town and the clouds Of smoke, maxim
e them shine al thcugl1 tlsev were OF gnt.
j What Eew EaiIls will 1t rise upon Tomorrow: