The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-07-28

The ill-feeIing Of the people did not trouble us
lin time of war peasants and citisene gre
money and provisions, which they always give,
for they know that If they made the least re-
sistance they would be stripped to the last far
The day after we got this important news
there was q general inspection, and twelve I
hundred Of the wounded Of hutzen were S of co@
panes with arms and baggage some ioloWng
the road to Aitenbourg, which runs along
the Elster. and some the road to "artSen' fuf-
thinner was of the number, having himself
asked leave to go. I went with him J9st pc
| yond the gate, and there we embraced WITH
emotion. I staid behind, as my arm was still
weak.
We were not now more than Ave or six hun
of arms, Of teachers of dancing and Frenon
elegance-fellows to be found at all depots o,
wounded. did not care to become acquainteo
thinking Of Catharine, and sometimes of my
old comrades, Klipfel and Zebede, OF whom
received no tdings.
upon us with an evil eye; they dared say mo-
thing, knowing that the French army was was
only foo. days march nray a1a how
soon they would have fallen upon US!
One evening the. rumor prevailed thaE we
had won g great vStory az tSe inhabitants e.
NAMED shut up in, their houses. ! went 70
read the newspaper at the Bunch OF GsaPe s.e
In the ku0 Qo 1illy. Inc CEcuSh poEoA,
| there always on the table noone opened tne"
but ME.
But the following week, at the beginning . Of
5 faces as observed the day the Austrians oe
. clared against u.s. guessed we had met some
and had as sd,b ea1ne Of it,
8 Bad weather set in ut the END OF Aagn, af,
q and the rain fell in tosrents. no longer leiI
a. tse Ester bons
j, ing floods, and the trees on the htt9 islan aI
swaying in the wind thought do 5oi
aeEs SHF aTs On the high ROAD
d And, despite my sadness at living where
n than they. But one day the old surgeon aar- Lar,
It dieu made his round and said to me, 1our arm tm
is strong againIvlet US See=raise IL 1or @e Az
le The next DAY, at roll call, they passed me
% into hall where there were clothing, KNAPP
,r sacks cartridge-boxes and shoes In aDunaance
% received musket, two packets OF cartridges,
+ and marching papers for the Sixth at Gauer-
Il nit. on the Elbe. THIS was the first OF Octo-
Der. Twelve OF fifteen Of us set out together.
" under charge of quartermaster Oh the "en'J
ID On the road. one after another left us to take
the way to his CORPS but poit s 1 IEur 'a III
1t Gauernitz.
10 We were following the Wurtzen high road
% our muskets sung on our backs, our greaS-coA'
sps anS ssns
IS Won NAV imagine. The rain was falling, ant
a ran from our shakes dow n our necks; the vino
sn uttering around US, told Of the approach
% winter So hour after hour passed.
or From time to time. at long Intervals, "; W.
=. and gaIdens, surrounded with palings. Tn
es women standing behind their windows, will
W little dull panes, gazed at us as we went an Gy
Of threshold turned to follow us with his eyes
and we kept on on spashsd and r mmd ths
", of the village the road stretched on as tar
En despoiied fields, and few lean rocks were fly
away utter,pg their aa oS view
r, and to it was added the thought that winte
was coming on, and that soon we must slice
If. without a roof, in the snow; we mignS we
~. be silent, as we were, save the quartermastt
&c Poitevin. He was q veteran-saliow, Wrihkle'
, OF with hollow cheeks, moustaches an ell lonI
, Int had lofty way of speaking, which he int
,eS spersed with barrack slang. When the RAJ
, leu came down faster than ever, he cried, with
ssass 9d
adj percei we'd that L had little money in N
as pocket, aud kept near me, saying, "Your
fol me- Bot only thanked him for his kindness
18th Notwithstanding my disgust at being with
ne man who gazed at every tavern sign when v
him IA little glass of something would do us got
rs the time passes" could not help paying f
ere . glass now and then, SO that he did not gu
tSne.
zig, We were nearing Wurtzen, and the rain W
falling in torrents, when the ?uartermast
me- cried for tho twentieth time, Ay, Poitevi
urn Here is life for you! This will teach You
ano hissw
had "What sort of a proverb is that of yours
ana asked. 81 would like to know how the IA
ess. would teach you to hiss"
ao,t lit is not proverb, young man it Is
sns' idea which runs in my head when try to
keS' cheerful"
WI, Then, after q moments pause, he continue
Aho You must know" said he, "that in 1906, VIII
A.. I was o student at Rouen, l happened once
, SrS hiss piece In the theatre, with number
.ces some applauded blows were struck, and
'TSe police carried MS by dozens to the watohho9'
!, Dy The Emperor, hearing Of it, said, Since th
ney like fighting 20 much, pnt them in my ermie
iers There shey can crafty their taatesi' And,
gay course, che thing was done; and no ono dar
Dy hiss in that part OF the country, not ev
you fathers and mothers Of families"
ZOE You were o conscEipt. then ~ asked.
Gar hol I>rs, he