The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-07-28
THE CONSCRIPT;
a. STORY OF THE FRENCH WAR OF 1918
From the French.
rrB,ssrp ny CHARLES scRIBNER CO., NEW YORK.
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As finished reading this, thinner arrived,
and in rny Joy said, sit down, thinner, ana
will read you my sweethearts letter. lou
will see whether she is . Margredsei." ,.a.
and having done SO, he added: Go on, %
sephel, hut warn you that 1 am an old bird,
and do not believe all hear; women are moro
cunning than We" II
Notwithstanding this bit Of philosophy, l
read Catharine's letter slo wly to him. when !
had ended, he took it, and for long time gazed
ing, There, josephel. She is good girl, and
> sensible one, and will never marry any one
but you.'
Yes, you may rely upon her; she will never t,ed
marry Passauf. would rather distrust the
Emperor than such girl"
words; bat said, 1 have received q bill ior
one hundred francs. Now for some white wine
of Alsaoe. Let us try to get out" ,....,
his moustaohe and putting his pipe in bis
pocket. az do not like to NOPE in garden
when there are taverns outside. We must get
We arose joyfully and went to the hospital,
whom the letter carrier, coming out, stopped
thinner saying,'"You are Christian Zimmer,
Of the Second horse artillery"
"Well, here is something for you," said the
other, handing him little package and large
letter.
anything from home or from anywhere else
He opened the paoket-a box appeared-then
the bex-and saw the cross of honor. he be-
came pale, his eyes filed with tears, he stag
rered agaidst . balustrade, and then shouted
aHjre PEpapercur! ?" in such tones that the three
halls rang aud rang again.
The carrier looked on smiling"
"You are satisfied" said he.
Satisfied! need but one thing more"
And what is thntW
Permission to 60 to the city"
AZ os1r M.,no ian To RnrpeOr
in chiefn
He went away laughing while we assembled
arm-in-arm, to ask permission of the surgeon
major, an old man, who had heard the 9 IRE
PEmperearfo and demanded gravely, What is
the matteri'
thinner showed his cross and replied, Par
don, major; but am more than usually mer-
81 can easily believe you," said Monsieur
Tardeu. "You want pass to the city r.
IF you will be so gocd-for myself and my
The surgeon had examined my wound the
day before. He took out his portfolio and
gave as pseses We left as proud as kings
thinner Of his cross, of my letter.
Down-ssaire, in the great vestibule, the por-
going n
lied forth, glad to breathe the fresh air with
out once more. A sentinel showed M the post
Office, where was to receive my hundred
francs.
Then, more gravely, for QUE joy had sunk
deeper into our hearts, We reached the gate Of
Halle, about two muSket shots to the Loft, at
the end Of a long avenue Of lindens. Each
faubo0rg 10 separated from the old ramparts
only by tAoee avenues, and all around Leipzig
passes another very wide one, also boRdered
with hndens. The ramparts are very old =
such % We see at st. Hypolite, on tho upper
Rhine-crumbling, grass grown walls; ct least
such they are if the Germans have not repaired
them since fe13.
How mach were We to learn that day! Al
the hospital no one troubled himself about
anything. When every morning you see fifty
wounded como in, and when every evening
you zee a. many depart upon the bier, you have
the world before you in a narrow compass, and
yon think, After US comes the end of che
universe"
But without these ideas change. When
eaught the first glimpse of the streets of Hall,
that old city with Its shops, its gateway
tiled with meTchHudlse, it's old peaked roofs
its heavy wagons laden with bales, in n word
All its busy commercial Hte-l was struck wtl
wonder had newer seen anything like 1t
aud said to myself " This is indeed ~ mercan
tue'city such as they taio Of-full of industri
Dns people trying TO make y living, or conpe
tcu>o, % aealth; where every ono seeks L