South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-11-24
The Bayarian frumpeter.

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Learn something, Mang Anton, learn
something who knows how useful il
may be to you ?" Thus said the parish
notary one day, many years ago, to afne
young lad. shl s5-.as .af
Mang Anton considered for while,
and then said, "I don't like to say what
/ want to learn" a -t j.
"Out with it p
"Well, 1 want to learn the trumpet +,
The notary smiled, for he expected
something quite different !; however a
mans will. is his kingdom, and Mang
Anton received q trumpet. For many a
wear did he trumpet away, well or i'll, to
the praise of God and the delight of
men, at shooting-matches, marriages,
family feasts, and other great occasions,
Fand at last like other youths, he reached
his. twenty-frst year.
As conscript Mang Anton was fortu-
nate, and drew one of the highest num-
Lers in his district. In 1850 he was
ordered to Munich, but every one COM
forted him by telling him that on ac-
count of his high number he would soon
be free. He went away joyfully, for he
had never seen the residence OF The SOW
ereign, and the trumpet would surely be
blown well there. A handsome power
full lad, he was soon made ctirassier in
spite of his high number. He passed
his time as recruit in the training school
at Nymphenburg. One evening he took
the instrument of one of the signal
trunpeteTs, and Blew slow sad strain
his heart was far away in his home, up
among the beautiful mountains among
his dear ones there-away among the
dreams of his youth. One of the officers
heard the strange sound, inquired about
him, and Mang Anton was made trum-
peter.
About that time he wrote to me, "Oh,
how often I think of the words, 'Mang
Anton, learn something; who knows
how useful it may be to you %
In 1866 he Was still there; and in 1870,
after the reduction of his regiment, was
made its mounted trumpeter, and ac-
companied it into France. An extract
from one of his letters will show how
things prospered with him there 81
have, as you know, learned not only how
to blow the trumpet, bat to ride, and
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the Generals on the march. My General
is kind to me, and lately /, mere trum-
peter, was allowed to take ride on.
Generals horse, in tile park at Ferrieres.
How beautiful it is Almost as beauti-
full as at home in Schwangau Ferrieres
belongs to NJ Rothschild. At the very
name Il involuntarily grasped my poor
slender purse, yet I was proud to find
myself there, for it is not every one who
is allowed to ride in Ferrieres. heard
the tramping of horses, but did not
trouble myself about them and rode on. |
Suddenly, on coming to turn, saw
fore me. rode to the sidey halted; and |
said to myself, Attention : for at the
head of the riders came the old King
himself He looked at me, stopped, and
turning to the right, pulled up his horse /
and the rest stopped also. The officer
on his right rode forward, and placed
me right opposite the King. Your
Majesty, said he, this is the Bavarian
mounted trumpeter, Manguss Hoss, of
the third regiment (he gave my name
and surname without having asked me-
His king gave him the cross of merit,
and he received the iron cross at Worth
Froschweiler this is the trumpeter who,
under deadly fire, continued to sound
the advance in the attack on MacMahon's
camp The King reached out his hand
to meme, poor trumpeter-and all
his suite came forward all but two of
them bore the iron cross, and they shook
hands with me. Tears rolled over my
blown cheeks and moustache, 1 could
not speak word. / stood alone before
the noble riders. He who presented me
to the King was none other than the
Crown Prince of Prussia. 'Hoss, said
he, when we came up you threw away a
lighted cigar into the garden you may
be glad that it is in time of war, other
wise no man would dare to throw burn
ing cigar-ends into the garden of Roth
schild : then, smiling, he handed me his
case, saying, May you like the con-
ients,' and pointing to Paris, added,
We shall meet therep Irode slowly away,
wiping the tears from my eyes, and it
vas well had not my trumpet with me,
or in the Joy of my heart 1 would have
blown the advance on Paris there and
hen. Such of the contents of the case
IS were for smoking 1 have smoked
hey were my first and probably my last
'oyal cigars. The thaler notes which it
llso contained will not use, send them
o you for the relief of my poor wounded
comrades. The case 1 will keep as a
of the proudest day of my
ife, and if die before you-which, in !
pite of my youth, think very likely I,
o be the case-then you shall keep it,
or the kind interest you have always
AIKEN in me. In that case you will com
ort my dear old father and my sisters.
This foreboding was, alas too soon
UTILIZED (; spared in five battles, he died
few days after this of typhus fever, in .
'orbeil. There lies Magnus Hoss pos ;;
ossor of the iron-cross, of the Bavarian !,
Military order of merit, and of the medals |.
1866.