The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-06-16

the Aee aif again, fog the bad odos OF the bate
i2Asbsea the te.s ~ s%o;s suh 10 tSst
teaeAs Spaa 20 every wind, and heN daszhngy
s e. lie i..i. si.y PS.sssars With
works, il bsrraeks, nsgasihes, BRIGGS ase!s,
"a 3k:ii1ae; Y "a. as.;s 80 B sssss s se,
i. 8 e s ss. sas r. u 81 = ssee pl
t9k fog had read Of people having their hesa ~
the clock, and il Brainstein had not set me the
| example, I would have remained there, pressed
against the beam from which tho bells hung;
RI 1s Z s ssss Come Monsieur joseph ana 80
I iThsn + took out Mossieur Gouldsn's large
watch, which marked the seconds, ahd saw
that the clock was considerably slow. Brain,
stein helped me TO wind it mp, and we regulated
"The clock is always slow. in winter" said
he, because of the iron working"
| After becoming somewhat accustomed to the
elevation, began to look around. There were
the Oakwood barracks, the upper barracks
ssss arg . sed u
chimney Of which q thread of blue smoke rose
toward the sky. And saw the kitchen, ana
skirt, spinning at the corner of the hearth and
thinking of me. I no longer felt the cold
could not take my eyes from their cottage;
was looking at, said, Eyes. yes, Monsieur Jo-
semi now ali the roads are covered with peo-
pie in spite Of the snow. The news asaiready
spread, and every one wants TO know the eA-
tent of his loss"
He was right every road and path was coy
cred with people coming to the city and look
every moment before the guard house. the
town-house and the postofhce. A deep muir
muir arose from the mass.
At length, after q last, long look at Catha-
house had to descend sId S %s
ing into q we'll. Once in the organ-ioft, we saw
\ that the crowd had greatly increased in the
church ALI the mothers the sisters or the we're ere
kneeling on the benches in the midst OF the
deepest silence. They prayed for the absent
Offering alt only to see them Gnoe Gag aga INT sud-
/ denly the thought that, if had gone the year
To%ld he there PRAYING x
ssaPg %s alt Of Sa 1s ns ss
i terrible"
/; We descended the stairs under the grea
gate, and went across the: court to the hous'
!, Of Monsieur the conmand,a s; Msaeier' "ni''
), At tho corner Of the Hotel de Vile saw
: sight which shan remember all my f ~
d There, arouad . placard, were more tnan nv,
o against each other, all pale, and WIN negS
at so as read in
j. TINE to time one would say in German o
French, "But they are not all dead! Som
70 will return"
rs A moor old woman in the rear lifted up he
hands and cried, " Christopher! my poor Chris
D. topherW
" Others, angry at her clamor, called ou
* Keep that old woman quiet"
Each one thought only of himself
Behind, the crowd continueot to pour throus
he At length, iIarmantier, the sergeant-de-vill
ny came out of the gnard-house, and stood at tn
en- top of tho steps, with another Placard Like IL
re- rush was made toward him, but the soldier
l's kept off the crowd, and old Harmantier bega
to read the placard which he called the twent
formed them that during the retreat the hors
7 persisted every night by thousands. He sa
); ~ nothing of tue men!
lry breath was heard in the crowd; even the o
ar woman, who did not understand French, Ii
1ot have been heard. But when he came to til
passage, Z" Our cavalry was dismounted to su
/. an extent that were forced to bring togeth
TO companies of one hundred and fifty men eac
wn under. oflleersS When he read this passal
be- Srmy than ali the rest, cries and groans arc
P a on all sides two OF three women fell and we
carried away. -
oil It is true that the bulletin added, "
health of his Majesty was never better" a
,ols that was . great consolation. Unfortunate
n's it could not restore life to three hundred tho
ave- eand men buried in the snow, and SO the peoI
o,r went away very sad Others came by doze
!. n who had not heard. the news read, and frt
nv | time to time Harmantier came ont to read t
,er bulletin.
re- Inns !asteu ruhItL u'S"'' oo'h wv '"i'o ~
, of over and over again.
the / ran from the place; wanted to know I
no Vent to Monsieur the Commandments. E
om terinR O parlor, / saw him at breakfast.
ON was an. old man, but hale, with a red ce a
of of "Ah II is you, !" said he; Monsieur Gould
lin is not coming, then r.
r ~ a "No; Monsieur the Commandant, the Ii
a,t na1ra has made him ILL.,"
ND "Ahi understand" he sad emptyiug
glass "yes, it is Unfortunate"
the And while was; regulating the clock
ian added, "Well! tell Monsieur Goulden that
and will have our revenge. We cannot alw'
have. the upper hand. For fifteen years
ian. have kept the drums beating over them, ant
,ou is only right let them have this little NOR
W. of consolation. And then our honor is ga
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