Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-10-21
A PIucky American GaIen.

from the beginning of the siege of Paris nv
friend, Dr. Y, enlisted as a surgeon OF the ma
uonal guard battalion of his Quarter When
the Commune fell into open hostility with the
versailles government, his political sympathies
being frankly with neither party, he held Dro-
fessionalIy to his battalion, deeming a Com
munist's wounds well worth dressing AS
anothers; and so, his battalion being retreating,
on Tuesday of the bloody week from the harri,
cade in the Madelaine quarter, he withdrew
IN their company to the Temple quarter
Ihere he took possession OF the church OF St
hliza3eIh Tor an ambulance, receiving all
WOUNDED VINO were brought in from either side
One OF the most efficient aids there was woman,
he had not met befOTe-a femme du gsapls
brave. intelligent, quickly thoughtful untiring
eflclent, gentle. BY Friday all this quarter had
fallen into the hands of the EeTsailliSts and DR.
y. had gone TO his lodgings to change clothes
Tor the hrst time in week. just as he was
Washing on the accumulated Crime of that
unbrok6n service, he was seized by a sergeant
and two soldiers, and marched down along with
Cthers arrested past throngs OF people crying
vengeance (sUme OF them the more loudiyr0
cover their own antecedents from suspcion) to
the Marie 10y the Chatelet Just as he entered
the court OF the Marie, he met face to face his
brave ambulancIere coming out with a soldier
on either hand OF her. - ITEMS, Adele what
are you doing here ?'' And She looking him
squareIy IN the face, says, calmly ''Je ne vous
COMMAS pas, monsieur" (''I don't know Won
sir" Sir, not citiZen) ''Well," saws the doctor
my case must be a hard one if this woman does
not dare know me- So much the worse. 1t will
he All over IN htIeen minutes" What with rem
resolutions that ne had the luck to get hearing
for, and then old cOmrade relations which he
could prove with certain military officers the
doctor had the fortune to be let OF free that
evening, and learned, on inquiry, that Adele
when he met her, was condemned and being
led of TO be shot, and 50, lest she should COM
promise him, rejected the last Kindly word of
sympathy that was offered TO her in this world
1t is not the sole instance in this kind-Letter to
Cincinnati Commercial.
Why Sam HOuslon's Wife Left Him.
writer for the -HemphiS Appeal SAYS / have
G.4N llr.a.4 90 in
ing TO tell why Gen. Houston and wife Separated
early. As Mrs. Houston and myself were not
only intimate friends, but relatives, think l
can tell why they separated so early, with as
much Truth as any one else. In the ApDeaI
several days ago, there was an extract
rom rom THE the Galveston Bee, stating that
Is not true. They lived together three
months. j am pretty certain in stating also
that she had another sweetheart In the neigh
bOrhood. IL is true Eliza Houston and William
T.wcre always particular friends but she or any
one else would not have thought of marrying a
man III the last stages OF consumption, for at the
time my acquaintance CONNIE need with Mrs
houston, this young man was in Cuba, seeking
to prolOng his life; and that Mr. and Mrs Alle1
were ambitious people and forced her to marry
General Houston, is all mistake. Two more
unambitiOus people never lived. To be sure,
the match was considered good, and they told
their daughter so, but there was no force used
ana 10 strong persuasion. General Houston
as his wife told me, was maniac on the subject
of female virtue, and did not believe a pure
woman lived. He upbraided her the first night
he married, and every day afterwards as long
as he lived with her, acting now the fond
husband and III ten minutes a furious maniac
the victim of ungOvernable jealousy. Mrs. Hous-
ton knew there was no happiness in store for
her, and determined to separate. She lived a
life of complete seclusion for a wear or two-a
picture OF perfect woe. She afterward professed
religion, and was at times quite cheerful but the
look OF sadness never, as long L knew her, left
her face, which was OF a sweet gentle and win
ming expression. She was not pretty, but digni-
fed, graceful and queenly in her appearance.
She never uttered a harsh or reproachful word
Of the general-seemed only to pity him. They
both married afterward; he a woman of deeD
piety, and such was her influence over him that
he, too, became member OF the church and died
a good man.