The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-04-11
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aKn.v that, The enemy are coming, but
they won't eat yon."
"No INIT thew will devour all have! OLD
Ursula, Of Schlestadt, arrived here last nign''
and says they are never satisfied. An! tnose
Russians and Austrians-"
"Bnt where are they Z" cried the old hunter.
al have not yet seen one" 1
"They are in Alsace, near Urmatt, on their
way hither."
"Well,n observed Kasper, "before they ar |
rive YOU NAV give us n cup of wine; here Is
crown for you; you can hide it more easily
than your casks"
One of the daughters went to the cellar TO
bring the refreshment, and at the same time
several strangers entered. One was Seller Il
almanacs, from strasbourg; the Others were
wagoner from Sarrebruck, and two or three
people from Mutzig, Wiscb. and Shirmeck, who
were flying with their cattle all seemed COM
pletely jaded.
They sat down at the same table, opposite
the windows 30 that they might look out upon
the road. and, the wine served, each began to
tell all he knew. One said that the Cossacks
had fred a village in Alsace, because candles
were refused them for deserts after dinner an
other that the Calmucks ate soap for cheese
pint, after putting handfnls of pepper ID IL )
that their filthiuess was beyond description )
and that everything had to be hidden from
them, for that there was nothing they "ouio
not deyour. The stories these good people
f told of what they had seen with their own
: eyes, seemed almost incredible.
Toward noon, the old hunter and his sons
rose to depart, when suddenly cry, louder
than any they had yet heard, arose without:
' "The Cossacks The Cossacks"
8 The entire party rushed to the door, except
q the three hunters, who contented themselves
f with opening q window and looking out
Every one was now fleeing across the fields
men, flocks and wagons were scattering like
Q autumn leav es before the wind. In less thar
e five minutes the road was clear, except in the
village street. where the crowd was jammet
and blocked by it's mass. Materne gazed TO
ID a while, and then shut the window.
81 see nothing" he said.
T. 'Nor l." replied Kasper.
al see how it s,' cried the old hunter; "fea
Id adds to the enemy's strength and fear" b
added, Struggling his shoulders disdainfull!
st ais miserable thing. We have only one poe
life to lose. Let us 60"
g. They left the inn, the old man taking I'll
g road to the top of Hirsehbers, his sons follow
Dir ing. They soon reached the edge of the wood
m and Materne sought the highest point when'
he might obtain a view of the plain for
in utterly despised the wild tales of the fugitiv
I'm he had met.
i.n When they reached the summit of the mon
'ly tain, which forms sort of promontory exten
ing into the plain, they could see distinct
W. the enemy's position, three leagues away, b
3D. tween Urmatt and Lut zelhouse like long bla'
ais lines upon the snow further on, the artille
ao' and baggage appeared in dark masses 9th
lines and masses were winding among the VI
o" lagos, and, notwithstanding the distance, Il
'S' flashing of bayonets told that column W
on the march to Wisch.
'ou After long gazing at the picture before hi
yes the old hunter said thoughtfully:
nie "There are at least thirty thousand m
ON yonder. They are advancing toward US, q
to we shall be assaulted tomorrow, the d
OF after at the latest 1t will be no holiday wo
IN to check them, my boys; but if they ha
IT. numbers, we have good position, and in So
ais masses as those there will be no balls lost
Having made these reflections, he measur
old the height of the sun, and added
ave at is now two o'clock, and we know all
ans want to know. let us return to the bivoua
(To be cOntnued.)
ng,
1t is by honest labor, manly courage AM