Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-10-01
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THE BATTLE AT SEDAN.
DY CABLE.

lSpeCEtl correspondence Ol IullcHlnello.J
This paper is the only paper on the
planet winch has a correspondent at the
seat of war, wherever that seat may be
The following despatch was sent to Us by
cable at a total expense of s2i 900.
1t was a still, calm night the glorious
moon was sailing through the sky; the
river was running water; the clouds were
cloudy; the soluiers were soldering. |
stepped out OF my tent and tumbled over
Won Moltke. He took my arm and in
yted me to the tent OF the Crown Prince
"Molty,' said |, whats your little
game ?''
Penny ante replied he.
Tires bicn," added l..
You are really French spy. Ha!
ha" said he, graspng my collar, "Ho !!
ho!'
"Das ish goot,' added /.
Then you're Dutch sighed he, drop
ping me like hot pair of tongs
In the tent we found the King, the
Crown Prince, Gen. Steinmetz, Gen.
Sheridan and Gen. Forsyth.
Molly" said /, Introduce me to the
King"
BILL said he, this is Jenkins"
Bill held ont his foot and | took n 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 a splendid opportunity to
retrieve his losses, in came an aide, who
announced that the French had squatted.
"Where ?' cried Won Moltke.
lin Sedan" replied the aide
81 knew it," said Molty. Bill, l told
you they had no horses for regular
carriage"
Then we went out. The King invited
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 |, 'take my seat; I'll take
trip to the French camp"
SO | tripped over to the French camp
and found things somewhat mixed. The
moon shone. Steadily the Prussian troops
| advanced, and, with Il heroism worthy a
| better cause, the French retreated. The
| Emperor wanted to die in the rear of his
men.
Nap" said l, you'd better get up and
get. The Prussians are coming"
'Jinkins,' said he, kiss me for my
mother. I'm betrayed"
why didn't you have more sheese-
pots?" said L.
III surrender" said he; get out a
white flag
SO took one of Eugenie's old pocket
handkerchiefs which found in the tent
stuck it on the end of the sabre of the
nephew of his uncle, put Nap in the car
riage, jumped in myself, and drove to tht
Prussian camp. The moon shone all ma
ture smiled; the rivers We're rivery; the
| Sedans were chairy.
Bill received us very coolly at first, but
| gave Bis the wink, and he suggested to
his majesty that he had better take the
| Emperor prisoner.
Map" said Bill, "is the game up?"
"Bill," said Nap, you've scored the
game. leave my old clothes to the Regent
1 hope she'll like the breeches."
Then he treated to cigarettes, and we al
went back to our game of penny ante
Nap wouldn't join us. He said he hao
| just been playing game with crowns
ante and he was busted. We'd hardly
got the cards dealt when Bill turned tC
Birnlarck and asked Il say Bis won't yol
run over and telegraph to the old woman
something about our Fritz ?"
"Let jenkins GO" said Bis.
OF course | assented to the proposition
"Where the devil is Fritz ?" said Bill.
"Oh, he's been sleeping for the last tive
hours" said Moltke.
"Never mind" said Bill, telegraph :
victory by Fritz"
SO i telegraphed, "A great victory ha'
been won by our Fritz. What great thing
have we done for ourselves Wen keel
it up, old woman (SigneD BILL"
When | reached the tent everybody was
asleep. Nap was reclining gracefully OF
the breast Of Bismarck, as ailectionately
as if they were brothers-in-law. The
moon shone the sky was skyey; the hills
were billy; and all nature was getting up.
Anybody who says the above did no
come over the cable lies, wickedly, ma
liciously lies, with intent to deceive. "A
soon as Jack Smiths smack sails, I'll sen'
you piece of the cable it came over