The Portland daily press., 1872-12-06

begun with Wolgast and was to end with
Carr.
The landlord fastened to call all his people
in order to supply, as quickly as possible,
the wants the officers and his soldiers, who
filed his house and appropriated whatever
they saw that they wanted. But the land
lord seemed to take no notice of their vandal-
ism. The more they eat and destroy to-
day. said he in despair, ''the less they Will
have to plumber tomorrow"
The fate of Wolgast convinced him that
Greifswad would not be spared; his only
hope was to escape il-treatment, and if he
must 90 out into the world, with his family,
as a beggar. to 90 at least with whole limbs.
& The landlord soon returned with large
mug of wine, which the officer, who had an
nounced himself as Colonel Staff, found so
much to his taste, that he said, by way of
commentator, in more friendly tone:
81 see, landlord, that you are man of
sense. Look to it that the breakfast is as
good as your Wine" Il ,HlH 4Ass'
81 hope you will be satisfied, Colonel" re-
piled the landlord humbly, and again disap-
peared from the room.
There was but one other guest, in these
troublesome times, at the inn-a young Dan
ish officer, who sat quietly in one corner of
the room, unnoticed by the barbarous Rus
sian. He was about to rise and speak to the
colonel, as it seemed, when the door again
opened, and the garrison officer of the day
entered.
SIS the commandment of the town to be
seen?" asked Staff abruptly. "a ,Eg
Not at the moment, colonel. He has
ridden out, and may not return for an hour
or twO."
''Can't wait. In an hour we must be on
the road to Anklam. Will leave the orders
hi t.otr In nd t,xfl
return. Sit down, comrade. Landlord, an
other mug of wine"
The officer obeyed, and the mug of wine
was soon placed before him by the attentive
landlord.
Staff took several official documents out OF
his breast-pocket, and said: 81 am Colonel
Staff, and have been commissioned by Prince
MenZikow with the execution of the COM
mands of his majesty, our great Gar, con-
corning the four cities of the enemy, Wolgast,
Greifswald, Anklam, and Carr. You see
here the Princes order containing the SEN
tence of Greifswald, and further his order
commanding me to see the sentence carried
into execution. These documents remain
here, and you will hand them to the COM
mandant as soon as he returns. He will find
that he is therein enjoined to aid and assist
me in executing the just though severe de-
cree of our great Gar, whom may Heaven
protectn'
hastily over the two documents and bowed
maintaining silence. Staff folded IN one
/ OF the papers and returned it to his Rocket
the other he laid hafora tho ofs;car con
tinuing:
~ come this morning from Woloast or
rather from what was WoIc,st Yestarda y
INV soldiers sacked the ctv drove the inhsh;,
tants outside the gates. and during the NIGHT
a sea of flame told for miles around how The
Car ayenres himself and his allies IN the;r
enemies To-d.v iirl.r to-,onrraw rr.;fsl
valid will share The fate If Wolaaaf Thasa
are the orders of His Maiesty-vou can see
for vourselfo
"And what world Won have me- sav to the
commandant %, asked the officer colby.
GAN have inst said to Won Here il tbe
order giving me authority in tb, matter He
will .nnonSca tba Jaoroo Of Of HI III. Wa;as+,, ~
the citizens to-day. and make all necessary ~
arrangements to eyacuate fine town to-mor.
row. The rest I will see done in nerson. y
"I shall deliver your orders ColoneJn The
officer roc. and turnsd 70 go
Hold! Don't Dor IT. be in such haste comr.de
Drink before YOU COP cried staff. reaching
for his mno II TGt = y -~T7-r Q
"Pardon mo, Colonel. the service i, exact
ing, replied the young officer coldIv. and he
sa5nted Stafr and yitbdrew loo Vino tbe i've
untouched.
At this moment the landlord anneared with
the Coloneps breakfast. which anickly con-
soled him for the hasty retreat Of the vounp
officer.
The Danish officer who had been s;lant
spectrtor of all that had nassed now oaYno
forward to present himself To his Russian
colleague.
81 was about to make myself known 10 Won
sooner Colonel y sa;d he yn;tai,, Co. ~ you =.
that moment the officer who had mat lef,
entered" i0''
ssGlad to know Won. comrade,, said STAFF
preparing to attack the hre,lfast before
him.
81 am Captain Carlson. of tho Dan;sb
army. Colonial heard vou .naoL ~ IN
order Won have to eyecnta which Vii yooIa
it necessary for me tn muit GreifswsId sooner
than intended
If YOU don't want to lodge in han ~
ruins. advise Won to make your stav short ),
replied staff, with coarse laugh.
ssIs. then. this terrible decreaI +o bo oxo
cuted so soon?" 0 ~
"To-day Anklam. to-morrow Greifwald
then Carr. Quick and mighty AZ the hnrri,,
cane is the revenge of the Carr,
'sThe DAYS for the execution of this terrible
ediet ara Sonb+Iss. fSod i, VI .n,s
colonelp'' >
-"Ay. terrible-that il the riobt word oor,-
rade. Look at the Mace vbese Woloast one.
stood and uo', ,r;n 49, PC onoo
mass of smokino rims an;,,.tad hn % I,r;,,s.
thing. Rut the DAVIS aro :, Of fad w ,',ns
ders Lam siIow,ad 70 oar,s,lIt - 10y 10y =.
cIination and conna,;ano a ;, my own in-
care YOU not aware colone, that Tho
doomed c;t;s. no b %m@io' Dolou1i, 1nas sn NC
Prince Manzil,or i, ~ - ncSnio;.S "
mercy p, - 'e Aops u o0'a'n''ie
Not a little disnlea.e5 Mot tbo n.n;s. "a,
eer should have fine eonraoe tn csnsnrs III he
hor,,ar;t,, S.a@,, SnS eoi " censuie lis
Of his wine Or orders s sno uIan ne re a
manded his horse to ha sadd,.d @aJ LIN
But Car1ssn was not S J;Sonvr.m one ad
newed hi. efforts to soften tha so anu eaI
ing heart Of the Russian wv 'As'"' "n'0'i-
HRefect comrades ,, bo oon+;r,,od ...,o.
the veal and woe of fhon.and. Of oS,r ,, ,T.'
tunate and INNOCENT fallow"rnen ~ o ana =;
no wav TO blame for tba vandai;sn ~ ~,o ~
fed nv the Swedish ,rnv 90 -, ST., L..nS
7 coniure Won to await h,rthor 80, I Laess.
nrocredinS in This borr;d n,n,I, of Sn.4 oeo.e
Look at fbe.e neaoaf,i eo,,n;si,; uoIon;
Mnst thav he sa pusodi nouiisning toWns
in a n,on;snt asar 20, ~ gu oIuer issued
tion Of wb;oS danaSd,, "n Iiuel' the reyocae
. dolan o., "'pen"'' poinaPs' Oh orieI
tsiVb.+,. +bo+ 70 MO- r. m.,
wb;ned and m,b;r, W. In wolsasS tney
the sort hnt thnir Ipli,'e aGou' .on1inihe Oh
old staff; "N'-'p 0iihs was oil io'I oh
sAnJ ,ot Colonal
voice of hnman;ty .nd shnmiJ N boen w su 's
proceed with these horrors su,o;+ H. 80
of the delegation and The f,rtIo Wy ios"i ~ II
your august sovereign. They NAV thew ~