The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-01-06
How a Prussian Spy Met His heath.

Metz Correspondence London Times.
HALT" cries the captain /; the fosse
is deep; Schulz quietly awaits the fin
al dispositions. A platoon of twelve
soldiers advance to within distance
of twenty PAGES, and then load in the
face of the condcmued. They are
placed against the outer wall of the
spectators Schulz is placed opposite
against the inner wall. He can only
see his executioners. There is now
an anxious pause. Some officer
whose presence is indispensable is
behind time. The captain frets and
fumes. Patience" remarks the pas
tor, eve have still ten minute 81 to
live"
The officer arrives; they place
Schulz i'm position; he requests they
will not bandage his eyes. 'That,"
replies the Captain, ais de riyueur." /"
1t is done; a handkerchief is asked
for; Schulz taken out his wEite hand
kerchief and hands it over; he kneels
on his right knee ard supports him.
self by extending his left; at the
same time he grasps the pastors hand
and, smiling, cXclaims, "Thank you I;
farewell" lie crosses his hands; all
is ready. The legal official i'm uni
form advances and reads the sen
tcncc; Schulz has listened, his hand
in that of the pastor. The supreme
moment has conc; the latter lifts
from the shoulders of Schulz his
plaid and removes his hat.
tLaon fn
command the movements by signs /;
Make ready-present--fire!" In
stantly, as if struck with a thunder
bolt, Schulz leaps back, the bandage
flies off his eyes, he falls-a corpse.
He has been riddled with balls, but
there is convulsive twiuching in
the left leg, and sergeant, placing
his rifle 10 his car, fires. IL was quite
needless.
AZ the last instant, just before the
word 'iiic,' Schulz had turned TO the
officers and said, "Gcntlcmen, ad-
dress myselfto French officers, who
do not listen 10 the voice Of vcngc-
amcc; ask that | may be dcccu tly
Inferred ~ hereforc--as an ex-
ircnc indulgence" Yes" was the
reply. 10.
The corpse was carried 10 the ccm-
ctcry on that drcary fiat, The Isle
ChambriSrs. There, outside the rest
in" place Of Christians, is side gate
iormin. hali-circle, and against tho
lateral wall OF this gate the corpse
was laid, clad ia his habilimcnts.
The grave is dug under the shouts of
soldiers OF tic camp adjoining, and
.erc lies buried the spy of the Army
L the Rhine.
Absent minded people arc funny
sir Isaac Newton wanted his servant
TO carry out a stove that was getting
too hot. A fellow stole his dinner
before his eyes, and he afterward
thought he had eaten il because ht
saw the dishes empty. a Scotch
professor walked into the middle of q
horse pond while ponding on Final
Cause. Ben Franklin punched down
the lire in his pipe with the finger OF
Young lady sitting at his side, and
severely bhrncd the lily white poker
\ gentleman in Troy, received a
letter I'm the dark, and used the letter
10 light his lamp, aud then looked
abort for il TO read. Perc Gratry,
one day in Paris, thinking he had
left his watch at home, took it out OF
his rocket 10 see if he had time to &c
hack afier IL Neander, the church
historian Ice 10 90 to his lectures
sSnA,ka zap and night gown, an, !,
4+lis ss n,s waEcd IN The gutter. Dul
- .osc cases d0n0sequal thzr OF :
kMho will put down left boweI
Mon he might know that the oppo
she party holds Ne right and ace.
re Southern States will fmnisl