Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1875-09-11
SOLDATENFRlTZE.

cause his father was Il soldier, second
ly because he himself was fond Of
playing soldier, and thirdly because
his Christian name WAS Fritz.
This lad, Soldatcniritzc, WAS known
to everybody in Bran,lcnburg, his ma
five town, and was MT offended when
people called him by that name, but,
on the contrary, felt ilattcrcd by it,
sia"c, indeed, he was 50 thoroughly
the child ola soldier.
When he attained the are oftl,ir-
teen, war WAS declared between France
and Germany, and the Prussian rcgi-
mtnts were march, Il to the Rhine. 1t
was in one oi these regiments that
.Soldatcnfritzc's father was IL subordi-
nate officer Lie took farewell leave
Of lis i ffsmEj E1 " eAAoTteh 81 that tAe lad be
sx 's5 " s;S5s'l Il y'.pis1Q, is1Q,l dc
tsM'!y;,fH,s' ta'1s, Eon'll0}.snt
arrived brimful of good news, with
the information that tho subordinate
officer had been promoted 20 the post
of orderly sergeant.
But what is the use, intimatcd the
letter, 'onc can not sntiatc his hunger
with honor alcnc, and there's nothing
here but honor. Had l only few
pecks of our nice potatoes How
they would taste! Here OH the Rhine
VIC must often abstain from food three
days i'll succession, till one is black
and blue with hunger, and real,
genuine potato I've not seen since
left home
This passage in tic letter Fritz
snapped at, and VS. % absorbed! with
it tnut he entirely forgot his ii,hcr'..
promotion. The very idea that hi.
father had 10 potatoes and WAS
starving whilst their cellar was filed
rom top to bottynA g%iisls thcHnest
sweet potatoes, gapeq hnF gItvsif
him, anil he ruckcd his Brain to link
how lie might rcn,clslaE Ehhasr ID hpRy
by providing hip%irh q ambuthfulBf
good potatoes. F4YEy * 81
Mother, Civ. msmliftlc SsacB iii
cnrry few measures to father.
The mother replied: boy, you're
crazy; do you think it would be fun
to carry potatoes OH your shoulder Il
hundred miles or more? Put that
idea out Of your head you sinlplcton 2
But that was easier said than done.
Soldatcntrtzc could by no means di-
vest himself ot'fis purpose. lie only
thought how his father, in his longingS
for home, would sigh after few of
those nice potatoes. Even ut night
the thought allowed lin no rest; he
woulr arise III his bed and cry aloud
in his sleep: Father, you shall have
those potatoes; a few weeks passed
BY III this way. But the mother was
greatly surprised at finding how pale
her son gradually became through the
influence Of this ruling idea. And
yet, she hoped that the foolish notion
would fade away with time. But one
morning, as she entered his chambc,.
to awake him, the bed was vacant !
and splda'enfritzc had disappeared.
We'll, where has the rascal hid him
Sur surely hs I RlsESl %s'tisj
pincry fo:cagelr ssagigeIE, - mdse be1a
little stric'cr. with Slam, hsST, simi1tsc' XII 'nis
fathers! nps9b%;5F ;d7sqIif4:s a,tg uiE.
ciIIinc haze 6 gradually II lost ground #.
his case
Without worrying hcrsclrto hunt
up the lad, she went, us usual, about
her household affairs, preparing the
scanty dinner, placing it on the table,
supposing Of course, that Fritz would
he on hand, for lie had never yet miss
ed Il meal. But tho clock struck
twelve, one. two and the lad came
not.
Then The mother hogan to worry;
sho ran out and asked her nciyIbors
whGthcr they had seen him.