The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-10-14

madame 3 lauhQress OF worse, and,
as the days 90, their situations and
proclivities intensity visibly.
Special Correspondence ofPunehineIlo.
The Battle at Sedan.
This paper is the only one on the
planet which has a correspondent at
the seat of war, wherever that sea-
may be. The following dispatch was
sent to US by cable at total expense
of $21, 900.
1t was a still, calm night, the glo-
rious moon was sailing through the
sky; the river was running water;
the clouds were cloudy; the soldiers
were soldering. l stepped out Of
my tent and tumbled over Won
Moltke. He took my arm and invi-
ted me to the tent Of the Crown
Prince.
"Molty," said I "What's your lit
tie gameT'
"Penny ante" replied he.
"Tres 5ien," added 1.
"You are aFrench spy. Ha. hap
said he, grasping my collar. HHO!
Hop
aDaS ish goot," added I.
"Then you're Dutch" sighed he,
dropping me like hot pair Of tongs.
In the tent we found the King, the
Crown Prince, Gen. Steinmetz, Gen.
Sheridan and Gen. Forsyth.
"MOlty," says /, introduce to
the King"
"Bill," said he, "this is jenkins"
Bill held out his foot and / tooka
suck at his great toe.
Then we went at the game. Bill
is pretty good at it, but then he
doesn't stand any chance beside
Molly. The Crown Prince lost at
least fourteen cents, and, just as he
had splendid opportunity tc re-
trieve his losses, in came an aide,
who announced that the French had
squatted.
"Where?" cried Won Moltke.
''In Sedan, replied the aide.
81 knew it" said Molly. "Bill, 1
told you they had no horses for a
regular carriage"
Then we went out. The King in
vited me to sit in his carriage with
Molly and Sheridan. We reached
the scene of war.
The moon shone: the mountains
were mountainous; the trees were
treey, and the soft September breeze
was breezy. Bismarck came up and
asked the King to let him cut behind.
"Bis." said /, stake my seat; III
take a trip to the French camp"
So 1 tripped over to the French
camp and found things somewhat
mixed. The moon shone. Steadily
the Prussian troops advanced; and,
with a heroism worthy of better
cause, the French retreated. The
Emperor wanted to die in the rear
Of his men.
"Nap.," said ], "you'd better get up
and get. The Prussians are coming
jenkins" said he, "kiss me for
my mother; I'm betrayed.
"Why didn't you have more
cheesepotsY said 1.
"Pn surrender" said he; get out
a white hag."
So took one Of Eugenie's old
pocket handkerchiefs which I found
in the tent stuck it on the end of
the saber of the nephew of his un-
Gle, put Nap in the carrirge, jumped
in myself and drove to the Prusslan
camp. The moon shone; all nature
smiled; the rivers were rivery; the
Sedans were ehairy.
Bill received us very coolly at
first, but 1 gave Bis the wink, and
be suggested to his Majesty that
he'd better take the Emperor pris-
OneI.
"Nap," said Bill, ''is the game upP'
"Bill," said Nap, you've scored
5he game. I leave my old clothes
% the Regent. I hope she'll like
,he breeches."
Then he treated to cigarettes, and
We all went back to our game of
penny ante. Nap wouldn't join US.
He said he'd just been playing a game
with crowns ante and he was busted.
We'd hardly got the cards dealt,when
Bill turned to Bismarck and asked,
Il say, Bis, won't you run over and
to the old woman some
thing about our FritzY'
'Let Jenkins CO." said Bis.
Of course 1 assented to the propo-
sition.
"Where the devil is FritzP' said
Bill.
"Oh, he's been sleeping for thela
,wo hours" said Moltke.
'.Neyer mind" /" said Bill, telegraph
| victory by Fritz"
So telegraphed, "a great victory
las been won by our Fritz. What
great things have we done for our
selves! We will keep it up old woman.
[Signed "B1LL.
When 1 reached the tent everv-
'ody was asleep. Nap was reclining
on the breast of Bismarck
IS afeetionately as if they were
1rothers-in-law. The moon shone;
he sky was skyey; the hills were
lilly; and all nature was getting up.
Anybody who says the above did
lot come over the cable lies, wicked
y, maliciously lies, with intent to
leceiye. As soon as Jack Smiths
smack sails I'll send you piece of
he cable it came over.
Australia has an import and ex-
port trade Of $375,OO0,OO0 annually
md last year there were $4,000 first
lass passengers between England
md Australia.