, 1870-12-04

elyes+ and the idea Of giTing ono OF those
cupetting to do suddenly occurred to nc, ~
had at the depot tolerasly hsayy package
shich wished 10 get conveyed to the other
:ies Of the town, hnd was also curious TO sec
Hhat sentiments the average soldier who lad
stood The siege Of Metz would disclose On Ia
somephat nearer Acquaintance. I eaw thin,
s11low young fellow III what had once been
q huhsar uniform, tesuiny aGai1st one Of the
columns Of the vcIanaah, who appeared needy
and discoueolate in the extreme, in spite Of
nscry attempt 1t sang frod; his ragged red
hrceches, With their tatterel leather leg
pieces, Ills 1llapidated boota, with only ono
sEur hetween them, his now shabby bnt oncs
E;aady braided md ernoseiaered cap
cd with mud, his empty sword
belt. ali combined to give him tho appearance
Of teing ready for anything that could tutn
Ep- I accordingly approached hin, with the
proposition thai he should 60 with tna aud
At me eforeiy moment, and then, seeming to
DO AAtiafied with bis scrutiny, accepted my Of
fer, Int with IN evident reluctance which told
Of tho hard Necessity which compelled him to 4
1u1n every possible resourco to account
t'Nonsieur est TN -4ngldis :"
The luo+tion was put With u dcfcre-tial mir |
which could not offend, and had probably becn
encouraged b: tic consideration Nth which ! !
had en1aayored to aiire=s hiu1, go 81, xeE-
cd, :" No", j. pdrs An3lais, mais je sett'
"Ah, we'll. fnmt n,i,,t1l ri mo- I ais,
Epeel,n : 1ee:la EuE1i-. Monsieur IL, at all
eyenfe, not ir-r-r.rss s s-sien: l make
Uyaelt kuIe Of that at c1tAmencoment. Onc
service Ike this would not be TO DO don. for
through tho hunger! Monsieur is of tho land
Ct freednm-tte land Of Ia Kpub!ique' Nou-
eieut cnmpateionates The mi=efies and cala1u-
itieH de la France. and would not ext,lt in the
want ard misfortune Of ono OF hsr poor so1-,
dicrs."
son tbs contrary. my poor fe}lox, feel
The deepest sympathy for thO,. You are
hero from aictz, arc you not, and have come
Lerc Hince tho raritulatipn:"
"Oui, Monsieur, am aitnche TO tho person
OF tho Colonel: F.lictte. h.'1ds! yes. / lave
tu,yive Gravelntse. and hare live threo tcEri-
ble months in the Eroulest fortress Of Francs.
3tMl,r1soncc par les scesTutcs Pr-r-ryus-s--s-
siens. wieout k poupoir to cut path out, or ic
2t,n fortune to receive Huceor from beyond the
"Havc your sufferinga tesn sarera in Metz
during tEese long moltnss'
sob, Monsieur, have not suffer myac1f,
until Tic last days, but before my eycs have
been aufIerirgH the mort a6reuse' So many
blrssed ttk.si, woundee}; let me not repeat
to you how l h1se"tetn Them dying Of every
maurer Of perh1ence and injury, without other
food than eou1 tt.a3 and tho fleah Of horses,
N1tuuul u6fl1ClHe. N1tttlut EUfGC0U3 70 flElt
them or lures to care for tErua. How VIC
l'Aye all he'd our efiureI every day, from putrld
chernM1-rnqoul (llu,te-s:sw) and 200 gra1nmes
q ounces) blaca :sreA.f; how tbs soldiers came
to disagree aud to bate ono the other, aud 10
desolt thtir standard; how tho Aarshsls o.
7a'r'e; how they have easeq ever.
de1ouIed more virtlms arouud them; how vi
lost Cur hope and confidence every day as VI
were ever not ro>i,vsd, and onr d'7-n,er ,tsorfc
to cut cur way Ont. was hsfasd esch ti1nc o.
tho attempt; sans iHtersnis=ion, the rain fel
for fourteen 1sv-: iorjetrs, more MEN tool
the sickuern- wo sal I,sd!t1upger and cold
and wet ard paip, urd frfsfesse Ia PlHs 1ro
.fo,ide. TIE tlesatd and rick died so fast thu
II ws1 not posetle TO remove thcm from th'
ltopitdis aud make for them Eraves..
''nut haze had Of polling 60 nEchrain u
With lilo thought Of the famllj my wife IN,
my entants, WHO are lost to me since thra
Moths. aud can be dead or can be alive
but give me no word aud no eign Of the life O
the death. It WAS in st. Avoid, my house, nea
Eosbacl, wEe1e al has been rarage Au,
plunder, and cannot know il they hsve di
OF the hunger, or hsvo been stolen OF The
sntscrtnnfes PrMs-xus-s-s-siens, or havO de
ORC piece Of bread. I shall not let myael
thinl. Of them. fer it n,Akcs me quito rd9s !
thu hc1d! have write letter, and I vii
l!npe 70 long till get Al answes."
ADO you not long for peace. that you ms
lave an opportunity to seek your faml
aud home akains"
-'Ah! Morstetr, you cannot know vi.
what f:rvor ErAy for tue pence Only I la,
III. terrible fear that it in already frop tor
Still hcpe and hure ior the beautiful pta'
al al, al krtEy prices
t.Do you ~tsh for peace at tho Price
tr!jugatiou to Prussia"
.Ah, Monsieur, liza, is too hard quceio
Tho great God in heAvea oufv knoHs l,s
must cLd this cu.eoA war: but may He neF
mike us the 4nl, :ctr OF tile ten tunes Lat
AID e1ec1Ated cntmy!"
= do ynu not hope to ece Napoleon zetu
to rule over France {"
..Ah. mon I,ie,i. IL she not one unhs
py country, Ia Frnnce: The victim Of at
c:cua invaders without and accutsed traltt
within. You d. msud Of me, Monsieur.
won1d see Napoleon again the ruler Of Era!
--s.s more gladly would hear that he Is I
uaE1ncnt dcad!"
*fDnt did you net with fer this WARP I
i1uksans haye marched into Feance:"
Monsieur, atn soldier. aud have be
educate only TO obey my thoughts have b.
till yet only OF Tho glory, the spisnaor.
lr,llAnce Of the conquest, and the ricto
<i tho kubtax, and w1r has become to me
1nLuetct, horrible and l4i3eous.
Thus our co1vers4tion proceeded, chow
the miser5 md repentance OF conn
French soldier who bad entered upon this
with = light heart" and having IN 1ate
and llatbos Of i.a own whi.h can bat fai
ter1odnca, ul.:l1 We a11ived at cur dessinat
wbere he thankfully sccepsea the
groeehcn Eaye hum, and politely took
leAye-
%bb,a he spoke in the most 1Iecto
1es1ns, AAd taken An active pArt aE1
lszaiuc, believing him to have Ills own il
ess at hcAzt more than that Of the na
ard had spoken yio1. ntly zgaiuet him bt
4I,s rrsim.cs for keeping hi,nselt SO !
from ths army and making no effort to c
or encourage the mon during their tex
= and cklAmitous s,egc, and That for til,
sun. otlet reascn aa bad boeu pe1secot
avMiety of ssye: His Iesi horse was Or
to,iet ONES we1e spared. In The last q
thc mi :exable auiulal with which he va
iiTea to put mp had been Killed under
All he lad himself received 4 serious
III tho thigh. Ihsn. ~hen % me C. c.
Ind would not give his parole
vcnt. .oanded xnd weak, irto conGnel
Vile amtis eurrli-d with money. b.
aaa tan frieDds have come into Gen
ss.jc,irg the freedom Ct tltlr parole =
luxury which The t.aea sfea1asS Tha NO. ..
hlu.sc,t, ashamed OF his tatteEed ~
gtAced uaifo.,n, hxd applied for
more decent cluihing. clagrined b the
f4ctl, not AlEtrs too AelicAAly eno*Ar
his appearance caused upon the stfce
bern harrhiy refused With the remark I
could wait uLtA llia betteya we're ntto
and then there would be plenty OF old {
At hia disposal. Indeed, the fAshf
tAlore Of tha town sle eoiniug money c
the metcus French ofIicers, who arc
Jug thenEelvea h fast Re possible of Il
htnt and Conspicuous dreas Which
them objects OF remark Ehereyer thew
took dinner the other evening II ihee
du So.d, in the came room with larr
bes Of tho French officers. They nrn 2
eoMe aud gallant company. Manv cj
Etfe still in uniform, aud It'll vo
- yz1tous Hblona and dc-vrA,ioua rpt
b1east. One would think that ut xuct
AZ thus these woufd b. n.olo=lly hid .
1hei1 siguife1rce and value are 80 a
paired. but they are doubtless bravo n
:. buve won thcua, and think that mi
alone cannot obscure their 1ustre.
Ono docs not notice In the btaring {
French anythsng OF the deep con
11ncoruns hAtred which they must to
eoneummAtcly dteecmhled. On the 9
mentioned. the dining saloon WAS fill
pte,ely, the French oec1ry1ng two loI
and tie others being all filled by tho
tho hotel, and strangers who hxa
trncted tbiaher By curiosity. sudden
fention OF ali WAS drawn to tho ant
five gentlemen vn1unteers," xner
4he Husssr Regiment, stationed b
=. town. They we're young fellows whs
dentlp never s.nelt powder, and 81
length Of ths room with all the Pt7d
n1d <5r.,,,1 n, ,pnn of CfnfihuA war,