The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-01-09

az ans rate, BE 1ooks 81 if be could forage
far himself The drum major, having bis
pipe iu his mouth, nodded assent; and
Mpustache ataehod himself 90 The band.
The rcgruit was so0n ioaud 90 be pos.
scssei Of considerable tact, and even tai
cut lie already fetched and carried ta
admiration. Ere three weeks were over
be could not only stand with as c,vst
back as any private IN the regiment, bot
shoulder BIZ musket act sentinel, and
keep time la the march. he was gay
soldier, aud Of course lived from paw TO
mouth; bat, long ere they reached the
Alps, Mousiaehe had eontdvod TO culu. /
yate a particular acquaintance with the
mess-man of his company step which
he had no occasion to repent.
nc endured the fatigue of Mount 81
Bernard with as good grace as any veteT.
an iu the army, and they were soon at 80
great distance from the enemy, Nous.
tache by this time had become quite IA.
mlliar not only with the sound of drums
but muskeis, and even seemed TO be IN
spired with new ardor as he approached
( the scene ofaetiou.
/ The first occasion ou which he distin.
/ guished himself was this; His regiment
being oncamped on the nights above Al
exaudria, detachment of Austrians from
/ the vale of Belbo, were ordered 10 effect
surprise, aud march against them during
/ the night,
The weather was stormy, and the
French had no idea any Austriaus were
SO near them, Human suspicion, IN short
was asleep, aud the camp in danger. But
Moustache was on the alert; walking his
rounds, with his nose TO the air, he soon
detected the greasy Germans. Their
knapsacks full Of sourcrout aud rancid
cheese, betrayed them TO HIS sagaeily.
Tie gave the ahrm, and these foul feeders
turned tail immediately--a thing Nous
taohe never did.
Next morning II was resolved mem con.
that Moustache had deserved well of his
country, The Greeks would have voted
him a statue; the Romans would have
carried him in triumph, like the geese Of
the capitol. But Moustache was hailed
with a more sensible sort of gratitude.
He would not have walked three yards,
poor fellow, to see himself cast IN plaster;
aud he liked so much better to tread on
bis own toes than to be carried breast
high on the finest hand-barrow that ever
came ont Of the hands of the carpenter.
The colonel put his name on the roll /;
il was published in a regimental order
that he should henccfortbreceiye the ration
of grenadier per diem-and Moustache
was called the happiest of dogs
He was now cropped la miitaire; a
collar, with the name of the regiment,
was hung round his neck, and the barber
had orders to comb and shave him once 3
, week
From this time Moustaohe was certain
ly different animal In fact ho had be-
| come SO proud that be could hardly pass
any of his canine without lifting his leg
In the meantime sknmish occurred, in
which Moustache had an opportunity of
Z showing himself. 1t was here that he re-
ceiyed bis first wound; it, like all the
, rest was in front. He received the thrust
J Of bayonet in his left shoulder and with
difficulty reached the rear. The regi-
ment surgeon dressed the wound which
} the Austrian steel had inflicted. Nous
= tache suffered himself to be treated sur
| gcaly, and remained in the same posi-
J ton, during several entire days, in the
Q ln6rmary.
He was not yet perfectly restored,
} when the great battle Of Marengo occur
s red. Lame as he was he could not keep
e away from so grand scene lie march.
+ ed, always keeping close to the banner,
r which he had learned to recognize among
. hundred; and, like the 1ler of the great
e Gusayus, who whistled all through the
r battle Of Lulzen, Moustachc never gave
. over barking until evening closed upon
tbs combatants of MarengO.
, The SIGHT of the baYonets was the only
thing that Kept him from rushing person
ally upon the Ausrians but bis good for.
tune at last presented Jim with an occa.
; sion to DO something. 4 certain German
corporal had a large pointer with him,
/. - e.. ,.asI ...t,,,ot d,raI tn gHauy him.
selfjn tyanee of the ranks. To detect
him. 10 funiu upou him, and seize him by
t,.e threat. oil this was, on the part Of
Moustaei.e, only the work Of moment
The German, being strong and bulky, de-
spised to finch, and fierce struggle en-
sued. A musket ball interrupted them
the German dog fell dead on the spot
and Moustache after a moc1cnt Of bewild
erment, put up his paw, and discovered
that he had lost an ear.
He WAS puzzled for h'ue time, Da
sooa regained the line Of his regiment
and Victory having soon after sho,. - Der
selfa faithful goddess, ate his sup, vi
among bis comrades with an air Of satis-
faction that spoke palmer than words
When postcrity talk Of Moustache, Il will
be said that dog was At Mareugo | think
1t has algcady been observed that Nous
tache owed no particular master, but
considered iae1scIf as the dog Of the regi-
mcnt. lu fact, be had almost an equal
regard for every one that woret the French
uniform, aud sovereign contempt to
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