The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-08-18

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/ allll ZEN sl5sDA a gGIsI
ih.a ls,es sy.r sssr siss .. We en- ss4 =
the nsrnings 70 follow the march. g s 3
looked sadly ct me, and sometimes said, sCour-
'ss ss:s %Rsra. We MIN as
aYss, year I said. 1--WE vIllsooa be as home; J,
The sssss forced sssmssiyes to my eyes. e 3
and oentiuded, "Leen on my ARM we t ss
dozen Yeagues are nothing" .,.,,t : :
Ny heart beat more bravely, but my strengssn J
IL. Was s' e heavy ss as lead could net eat my
knees trembled beneath me; still ga no. oS
spsir, bat kept murmurng TO- to mysst Of
Phalsbourg your fever win leave yoT; You
will have good air, and Catharine will nurse
so o.hsas no worse t than fell by the roadside
! hut ALI toiled on. When near Folde We
learned that fifty Thousand hsHAr,e re y. r' TO
pass, for Che purpose Of cutting of our resreas;
4 This was my fnishing stroke, for Knew =
eGa,a no iSngss iga fst that all my
TO get far toward home we're useless. , rsS
|. erthsiess made an effort, when We were oroe1-
"a ncams come. joseph r said zebede, "oour-
But could not move, and lay sobbing like
) !" Come, stand upp he said. 80
: III cannot. o God Tcannotw
hi. fsoe he tried to lit me up but 10 TOO
weak. held fast to him, crying "ze0eoe' 10
t Captain Vidal approached ana eaaeo s"0''
d "Cheer mp, my lad" said he; "ths ambu->
l. lances will be along In bali an noos draw
:, 70 zebsde closer to me. He embraeed me, and
whispered il his kiss Cstha Tor her
e promise! Tell her that aasd sn'nNins " "'''
and Pear esf ny Se la sobbsd my poor
could cling him no longsr He pt tDrn
on the Th sne Column DEPARTED and
ire eazed after it as one who sees his last hope
al fading from his eyes The iase OF tne cnss
At. NV eyes. An hour passed, or perhaps longe'
;on Tine. when the boom of cannon startled ne
my and saw division OF .Se gaaI% sseins
sct- sTake mel Take mes'
the thunder Of artillery grew lender and LOUD
er. Moro than ten thousand men, cavalry an
infantry, passed me, but. but nao no i''E'
,a,, At last the long line ended; saw kuaPsask
1870 and shakos disappear behind the hill. and ~
sleep Of six
K. art;iierv along the road. The cannoneers 50
sabre in hand, and behind came the caisson
others, when suddenly perceived TALL lea,
IT OF red-bearded veteran mounted beside one OF %
and pieces, and bearing the cross upon nus ofeas
We F. was nv old friend thinner, my comrade
one Leipzig. He was passing without seeing m
4 we when I cried, with all the strength that r
20 of manned to me, "Chrstian! Christian"
the He heard me, in spite of the noise OF tt
hush Guns stopped, and turned round. w
rea. Christian" cried, take pity on mel
it is came to me with pale face and sta1ingeyes;
Il in what, is it YOU my poor Joseph !" cried
ling ! 1ys springing from his horse. g =,
K the He fitted me in his arms as il were an
FAINT, and shouted to the menwho were'drivi'
'r re- the last wagon. Halt"
liz Is Is Then embracing me- he placed me on lS,
y ad- wrapped great cavalry cloak around my fe
were were as he cried, Forward! Forward! 1t is gro
only ~ remember no more. but have the fa
when impression of hearingthe sound of heavy 60
I'VE we IN and rattle Of musketry. mingled with sho
/, who to pass between me and the sky through
red TO night; but all this might have been DIRE
little % Haman we had battle with the Bauara
SLo~ and routed them.
IT four On the fifteenth OF anuary, lol4, Two mon
,ws in and a half after the battle OF Hauaa, aw
y they in good bed, and at the END OF o little,
ret re- warmed room, and gazing at the rafters o
my head, then at the little windows, where
beg the frost had spread ITS silver sneen e1Sis
lnging fed 1T is winter AT the same ZINE nc
n over the crash OF artillery ana inc c!sckinR
th YER fire, and turning over on my oed IN lew
ithout ments, saw seated et IT'S sloe pale 20
" way woman, with her arms Toioed, ana ArecoGn
ir fire. -Catharine! 1 recognized, zoo, the X
e for q where had spent SO many happy sendaya
reeem- fore going to the wars. BuS the thunue
an SOL tho cannon made me think was dreaming
IN, and gazed for long While as CatnarinS VINO *
ed moro beautiful than ever. and the ones
few zose, "Where is Aunt Gredelf am at b
,ked at once moref God grant that THE be nj
Use old dreamW
agoons At last took courage ana called 80
n, men "Catharne!'
blow of And she, turning her head cried, JOS
insist Do you know meT
he odor ayes" replied, holding out my mana,
at they She approached, trembling ana SOD
glasses when again and again the cannon thuna
no one "What are those shots hear 7" cried.
10 what "The guns Of Phalsbourg," she ausW'
ghed to The city is besieged"
retreat "Pbalsbourg besieSed! Inc enemy
leaders, Franceln