Connecticut western news., 1871-11-24
SALISBURY, CONN.,. FRIDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 24 1871.
The Bayarian TrumDetef..

The Bavarian Trumpeter.
 "Learn something; Mang Anton, learn something who knows how useful it may be to you 9" Thus said the parish notary one day, many years ago, to fine young lad. ,-.- ..,..-: ...,-~
 Mang Anton considered for while. and then said, ''I don't like to say what I want to learn." ..' ,s-
 "Out. with it 1" ..-.. ;: .,,
 "Well, I want to learn the trumpet P
 The notary smiled, for he expected something quite different ;; however a mans will is his kingdom, and Mang year did he trumpet away, well or ill, to the praise of God. and the delight of men, at shooting-matches, marriages, family feasts, and other great occasions, and 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- ters in his district. In+.186O he was ordered to Munich, but every one com forted him by telling him that on &C., count of his high number he would soon be free. He went away joyfully, for he had never seen the residence of the sov- ereign, and the trumpet would surely be blown well there. A handsome power ful lad, he was soon made cuirassier in spite of his high niimber. He passed his time as recruit in the training-school at Nymphenburg. One evening he took the instrument of one. of the signal trumpeters, 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, tMang 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 &C., companied 1t into France: An extract from one of his letters will show how things prospered with him there: T have, as you know, learned not only how to- blow the trumpet, but. to ride, and was appointed trumpeter to the staff of the Generals on the march. My General is kind to me, and lately I, mere trum- peter, was allowed to take a ride on a Generals horse, in the park at Ferrieres. How beautiful it is Almost as beauti- full as at home in Schwangau Ferrieres belongs to M Rothschild. At the very name I involuntarily grasped my poor slender purse, yet 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, I saw a brilliant suit of officers of high rank be- fore me. I rode to the side, halted, and said to myself, Attention r 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. sYour 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 Frosehweiler this is the tfumpeter who, under @ deadly fire, continued to sound the advance in the attack on MacMahon's $ camp The King reached out his hand to meme, 8 poor trumpeter-and all his suite came forward all but two o1 them bore the iron cross, and they shook hands with me. Tears rolled over my brown cheeks and moustache, I could not speak. a word. I stood alone before the noble riders. He who presented me to the King was none other than the Grown Prince of Prussia. 'Hoss,' said he, 'when we came up you threw away g 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. tents,' and pointing to Paris, added We shall meet there! I rode slowly away wiping the tears from my eyes, and il was well had not my. trumpet with me, for in the joy of my heart I would have blown the advance on Paris there and then. Such of the contents of the case as were for smoking have smoked
 they were my first and p1 p1obably my last royal cigars. The thaler notes which il also contained will not use, send them to you for the relief of mypoor wounded comrades. The case I will keep as g remembrance of the proudest day of m5 ] life, and if I die before you-which, in spite of my youth, think very likely to be the case then youshan keep it, for the kind interest you have always taken in me. In that case you will com fort my~dear old father and my sisters. ;
 This foreboding was, alas too soon fulfilled spared in five battles, he died 8 few days after this of typhus fever, in Corbeil. There lies Magnus Hoss pos sossor of the iron-cross, of the Bavarian military order of merit, and of the medals of 1866. ...'....