The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-06-30
THE CONSCRIPT;.
STORY OF THE. FRENe H WAR OF 1873
From the French:
.usLlsn,r vi CHARLES scRInsER Co. ri
iCOnttnued.l


From that day could think of nothing but
my misfortune. l tried to Wosk, 6ot ca my
thoughts were far away, and Monsieas uo 4Gs
don said Joseph stop wc oan pssnain among
rs; go to BEE Catlarine and Motnef areaeA =
still think they will exempt you, but VINO can
tellF They need men 50 mach 'na' ~ ""S 'o
Went every morniug then to Quatre-vents,
and passed my days with Catharine We were
very soErowful but very gao n 70 see thon
before, if that were possible, Cateari5e some
times tried to sing, as in the good old times
sa.went. tegetbs AND Aunt GEsasl yqB livery
.. .Ae sheAnid that the Council Of Revision de-
S Snrved tobe hung; that they were all robbers,
:. handed bgether to poison our hves. IL soIacea
.., iJtle to hear her talk thus and We thought
II 1eturned to the city about eight or nine
O'clock In the evening" when they Giosea t eIS
4 gates, and as passed sow the small inps inll
Sc conscripts and old retur led soldiers drink
ing together. The copsciipts always pad; the
others, with dirty police caps cooked over
place Of shirt-collars. twisted their mus
taehes aud related with majestic air their
battles their marches and a. 1ng hess ho.ss
full of smoke, cobwebs hanging, on the black
beams, those old soldiers and young men
drinking, shouting and beating the TAPES IKE IKE
Annette Schnapps or Marie 1Iering-her old
WIG stuck back on her head, her comb with
only three teeth remaining, crosswise IN 70
gazing on the scene, or enptylnR annR 10 the
%, to the sons of
and laborous fellows, leading such an exist
ence; but no one thought of working and any
one Of them would have given his life fer two
. farthings. Worn out with shouting. drinking
and internal grief ySe led y sans
their cuns, singing
"'T.s glory cal,s us on!" =
cav these things and blessed Heaven TO
having given me, In my. wretchedness, kline
hearts TO keep mp my courage, and prevent m!
This state Of a8airs lasted until the 25th o
January. For some days great number number
had been arriving the city some stout an
fat as savoysrds fed upon chestpnts-thei
cooked hats on their curly heads their nssS
their short vests also Of wool, but brick rex
fastened around their waists by leather belt
They wore enormous snoeS, ano ,t ase InS
Others were dried up, lean, brown, shlye
. ing in their long cass6cks, seeing nothing b'
snow upon the roois ana sang NV Masn o ens
WHO passed. They were exercised every az
ip, marching, and were going to hil mp tt
Steleton OF the SIKH aen. q s sae vhe
the infantry barracks
= The captain Of the recruits, who was name
and wa
too, very kind and civil. He came to us
have bis watch repaired, and when he learnt
that was q conscript, and was afraid shou
never return. be encouraged me, saying that
Was all habit; that at the end OF five OF 8
months one fghts and marches rs ne eats h
dinner; and that many 90 accustom tnemselv
to shooting at people that they consider thel
selves unhappy WHEN they arc deprived OF tn
ampsement. b.
taste : the more so 1 saw five or SAX lar
rains of powLef in one Of his cheeks, Whi
Tad entered deeply, and az he explained TO
that they came from shot which Russi
fired almost under his nose, such liIe dlsGn
ell me more and more, and as severat ia? u
already passed without news, began 10 TIM
they bad forgotten me; as they dld J3c
OF CNcvrc-Iiof of whose extraordinary III
every ouc set talks. Amt Gredel herself ga
re I've every limo went there well we
hey ~ III !", Ms alone after ait" When, on I
u.uruju ~ Tho eltti nf JauuaIy, AS wa0 abo
-tartr.,E sor Qlatrc-Neuts, MonNien' GonitS
who rsprkinS ut his bench with :" tnGlS'
ia AT, IuIG sI t" with tears III. his cy
luu ,ali Listen, Joseph | wanted tn
you have .i" night MOI" "t qalct sleep
Won mnst know now, NY child, that yesteTd
evening the briga,lter of the gendarures bToug
me ypnr marching orders. Ion SO with t
Ftr,imontcsS ND Genoese and FIVE or Xix you
- = he dE-1ouAE KitRiSis young La,