The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-05-23
es,olns Star ano Catholic MESSENGER.
NV oRIrANs. SUNDAY, MAY q ls7b.

dungeon no DOUBT tertioFo Nv |
the open sky, with floods OF hgn' poo'ns
down on every side, in view OF heip' III VIC"
of the thousand resources OF nature then no
tongue can paint their horrors.
A. the end of this nineteenth day. between
four and Eve in the evening, the weather oo-
came cloudy; huge masses OF gray Vapof r''o
behind the snowy peak of Grossman the se'-
ting sun, glowing redly like q ball OF IRON !o's
taken from the furnace threw lew iA''
CLEANS through the thickening ar. beeP
silence reigned on the rock. Louise no longer
gave any sign of life; Kasper and Frantz st'ii
sat motiopless stones among the oosnes'
Catherine Lefevre, huddled on the ground
olasping her knees within her withered arms
her features hard and rigid, her hair hahg'ne
over her ashy cheeks, her eyes haggard' anu
lips closed tight q vice, seemed some ancen'
sibyl She no louger spoke. Ihst evening
Hullin, Jerome, old Materne, and DOCTOR LOT
onin gathered around the old woman tnat All
might die together. They were all SILENT ana
the last elimmer of twilight fell dimly upon
tho group. To the right, behind projection
of the rock, the fires of the Germans sparkled
in tho abyss. Suddenly the old woman
starting as from q dream, mnrmured lew
words, upintellgible at first.
"Dives ia comipgp she continued in q low
tone: al see him ; he sales from the postern
to the right of the arsenal. Gaspard follows
him, and"
She counted slowly.
1.-Two hundred and fifty men, National
Guards and soldiers. They cross the fosse;
thew mount behind tpe demi,lune. Gaspard is
talking to Marc What is he ssyngr
She seemed to listen.
Hasten | Ay, hasten I; never was more need
of speed They are on the glacis?"
There was o long silence; then the old .wo-
man, suddenly springing to her feet rose TO
her full height, and with arms outstretched'
and hair flying wildly about her head, shouted
"Couragei Strike kilt kill kilt"
She fell heavily to the earth.
Her terrible cry had awakened all f; 1t might
have awakened the dead. New life seemed
breathed into the besieged. Something
strange and unearthly seemed to fill the air
Was it hope lifsS know not; but the entire
party came crawling up on all tours, like wilc
bessts, holding their breath that they nigh
listen. Even Louise moved slightly, aud raised
her head. Frantz and Kssper dragged them
selves on their knees, and, strange to say
Hullin, casting bis eyes towards Phalsboure
thought he saw the flashes of musketry, as if
sortie were being made.
Catherine resumed her first attitude; bu
her cheeks, lately rigid as a marble mask, no
Quivered, and her eye again grew dream!
The others listened; their lives seemed ham
ing on her lips. Thus o quarter of an hot
passed, when she again spoke slowly:
"They have passed the enemy's lines; the
are Fastening to Lntzelbourg; 1 see Their
Shn Nvit
Desmarets, Ulrioh, Weber, and our friends
the city. They are coming! they are coming
She was again silent. They listened lon
but the vision had vanished Minutes follow'
minutes that seemed centuries, when at on
Hexe-BaIel's sharp voice arose:
"she is q fooll She saw nothing. I knc
Marc. He is hooking us. What is it to hi
if weperishi So long as hs has his bottle
vine and his dinner, and his pipe after, VIII
does he care3 o the villain"
Then all was silence again, and the wretch
whose hearts were for a moment animated wi
the hope of speedy deliverance, again sa
back in despair.
at was a dream" thought they.
'Hexe. Babel is right; we are doomed to
Of hunger"
Night bad fallen. When the moon rose
hind the tall tirs, shedding her pale llRhJ
the mournful groups, Hullin alone watch
although fever was burning his vitals.
listened to every sound from the georges.
voices of the German bentries called their
dd! Her dd as the rounds passed the bivoui
the horses neighed Shrilly, and their gro
shouted. At last, toward midnight, the br
old man fell asleep like the others. Wher
awoke, the clock of the village of Charmes
striking four. Hullin, ct the sound of it's
off vibrations, started from his stupor, opt
his eyes, and, while he gSzed upward tryiu
collect his senses, dim light like the tlal
y terch passed before his eyes. Fear sc
him, and he muttered:
Gam going madf The night is dark,
yet see toroheSW
Tho fame reappeared; he saw it
clearly; he arose and pressed his hand
his brow. At last. riskiug q glance, he
distinctly q fire on GiromAni, on the othel
of Blauru, hnging its red glare in the sky
throwing black shadows from the FIRE Of
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