The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-10-07
The story of "a French E-ecmss on-How his
Life was saved.


This present war has been prolific in i'lustra-
tons OF the value of Froemasonry in dangerous
emereencies and the anecdotes are endless Of the
lives saved by its means. Among the cart loads OF
wounded ut both nations NhicA arrived ron Sedan
were two men whose consl 'cration for each other
was 80 marked as TO ucrasion inQ Try. They wore
lie FrussiIn and the french uniform respectively.
ln3 though neither could understand a word Of tho
otl,r'- language they shared their ratiOns an
seemed to he Understanding mails OF amt, all DAY
ioug Their Story was u very simple one. The
Pfue-au, WHO j. an officer. and q man OF 81 or SO,
with "a s.cru, grave ticc and heavy oV.rianria-
Woust che, hid met IN" fr"uchlnap. WHO Is at least
dg3en years hs Junior. ON the battlefield, Tie l4;.
IWlct diu the wave OF tue conflict Uiinc f1c-c
men In contact. and On tho !ast occasion Tue lIus-
rrCssCd the Young FrCnci man hard, and had indeed
uis Word uplined to administer thc cOUD ds grdc>
Whcn the latter, who was faut from the los oi
blood, made hasiy si-n 10 his victor which c'usod
thc latter to stay his hand. Farley wa impOss Olc,
both from tie e1isencles of language and the tur-
moi Of bi'ue, and besides, BOTH m,n lost con
rCiuusrt.s and tel at Zach Others side. u turned
out that the Young FreuchnHn had been made a
treema-ou few months before the outbreak oil the
Wa. tnd tl.t he Tad IL unDtNoY made tiu sign b,
means Of which mem ers oil the fraternity ni. taught
To ask their brethren for help. The Pru-sln va.
an Old Mason, who Iecugnl1y d It Instantly, aud who
as lGstucuNCy paused, and before there was tan,
for consideration both men tainted away. when
tonsciousLess was restored they iound themselves
side ~ eide. and "Itl tAe deAd and d!Ius round
them.
that each uld give the other some slight relief and
he late enemies employed their weary hours, in
which they lay disabled anil INTENDED, In rtuLeriug
little kind to each O.her and In thus cement
ing the friendship which had begun siraug, ly.
when help came. they pettohod to be permitted 10
to hcop -othCr, tcluE their stop with couslera-
be eiluslyeucss to the doctor, who after time
came 10 them the Geld This gentleman. who
| W.s lot nilltfry surgeon, but member OF the
blessed society Which datts IOm Geneva, raised his
hands III pleased -touis hmtnt ~ the tale he heard
and at once showed himself 10 be a FrCemasOn too
shat Iree brethren Of the mystic tie we're to DC
seen wondering over the strange chance which had
| thrown them together.
| The wounded men are supremacy satisfied AZ the
result and their story has given them quite cecJ-
lily among their telluw'sufercTs. Al lges. where
the French ITsOneTs were Uiuctd AFTER tie Capitua.
tloh OF Sedan, and whore It 10 Mt too tue they
were all but starving, some OF their numbers con
trVod to make II known to their capturs that they
were Masous, AMI though THIS Wgs mcluctuh IN
many IN Uucc- the sturdy and unlimited Plls,ii,
laughing tie Masonic &C." lures to scutn wherever Il
succeeded the men obtained hitie comforts which
were pIrc,t's. stut, trooper was sr,u hauulu-
aIu fIr2' coat 10 one prisoner, AMI GIVING I.tt
of his ratiuLs tn uuot."I aud 'NpilLel bus en-
duct TO an inquirer win slceHI,h sUt!e, which
spoke NorMr~, 10 IltN arc M biUt.,Is, though
h,v. fought Wf.h them. uul G ~ are l.n- ~ and
,uld. and must he lcNrI IHcy would do u i,r
me- These .r' mere v.Irl. Ca-,s. Int 3, is uu
p,-..Ilr 10 mix mucl with the troops. pprucu .ry
500 60 i.Ile VIE out hearing vi hluLI iue auct 5
ul Vi .aJuiy usefulness