The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-05-02
llsrning Star ans Catholic Messenger.
INV ORLEANS, SUNDAY, Maya 1875

IL,
ye oil, brave warriors! The hour which ioF
centuries you have awaited is at hand; the
eagles are whetting their besks; the earth
thirsts for blood! Remember Biutfeid"
Berbel's senses bad almost left her; fear
alone kept her standing; but soon the last
clouds escaped from the cavern and melted IN
the limitless blue.
YeRof entered the vault and sat upon the
ground near the hos spring, his head rest
ing upon his hands, and his elbows on his
knees, gazing with haggard eyes on the bub-
bling waters.
Kateline awoke sobbipg, and the storm
witch, moro dead than alive, observed the fool
from the darkest nook of the cave.
"They have all arisen from their graves"
cried be suddenly; " all all! not one remains
behind. They will give life to the hearts of
my young warriors, and teach them to despise
death!'
He raised his face. crushing sorrow seemed
settled there.
80 woman he said, fixing his eyes upon
the Wetterhexe with q wolfsh glare, o thou
descepdept of the yalkyrs, but who at the
festal board hast never filled the deep cups of
the warriors with mead, placed before
them the smoking flesh of the boar Seminar,
what canst thou dot Canst spin winding
sheets To thy task then Spin night and day
for thousands of bold warriors stretched
upon the snow. They fought valiantly. They
did their work we'll, but the hour had not yet
come. Now the ravens feed upon their fesh 7"
Then in ungovernable fury, Selling his crown
with both hands, and tearing it from his head,
although with it came away hsudfuls Of hair,
he shouted:
"Accursed tribe! Will ye ever bar our way
Bat for ye we had long since conquered Eu-
rope ay We of the red boards had been mas.
ters of the world. And humbled myself be-
fore this race Of dogs! I asked his daughter of
one of them, instead of bearing her off as the
wolf does the lamb! All Huldrix! Huldrix
Huldrix! Listen, valkyr," he suddenly added
in 8 low tone, "listenw
He raised his finger solemnly. The Wetter-
hexe listened; blast arose without, and
shook the old frost-laden forest. How often
had the soTceress heard that sound before
during the long winter nights without giving
it q thought. Now, she was afraid.
And while she stood trembling hoarse cry
smote her ear, aud the raven Hans, sweeping
beneath the rock, dew in circles round and
round the cavern, Tapping his wings as if in
terror, and croaking mournfully.
Yegof became pale as death.
"vod! Yod" he cried in despsiring tones.
"what has thy Luitpand done TO thee 7
Why choose him rather than anotheri"
And for some seconds he seemed to have
swooned; but soon, as if carried away by a
savage enthusiasm, brandishing his sceptre, he
darted from the cavern.
Wetterhexe, standing in the opening, fol-
lowed him with an anxious eye.
He strobe stright onward, with outstretched
neck, like a wild beast rushing after it's prey.
Hans few before, aud they disappeared in the
gorge of Blutfeld.
CHAPTER NIX.
Towards two o'clock that night the snow
began to fall, and at day break it rested inches
deep upon the men at the bivouacs.
The Germans bad left Grandfontaine, Fra
mont, and even SchiTmeck, aud black spots far
away on the plains of Alsace showed where
their battalions were in full retreat.
Hulfin, reused at early dawn, inspected the
bivouacs; he stopped for few min tes to gaze
at the pfateau-the scene of Dives's charge al
the cannon pointed down the mountain side
the partsans stretched around the fires, apt
the pacing sentries; then satisfied that all wa
well, be returned to the farmhouse wher,
Catherine and Louise were yet sleeping.
The gray morning was entering at the win
dows. A few wounded, whom the fires of feye
had already seized, shrieked loudly for thei
wives and children. Then the hum of man,
voices arose, and at last Catherine and Louis
appeared, and Jean Claude seated in
corner of a window ashamed to be though
more devoted 10 slumber than he, they has
tened to tell him good morning.
'Well" said Catherine, inquringly.
'They arc gone, and we are masters of tn
road"
This assurance did not seem sufficient for tn
old woman. She gazed through the windows
and saw the Austrians far off in Alsace. Still
her face bore the impress of an ipdefiaable TN
easiness
Between and O'Clock, Father Sumaze, tb,
priest of the village of Charmes, arrived. 4
few mountaineers then descended TO the foo
of the slope, and collected the dead who la,
there so thick. Then long trench was dug t,
the right of the farmhouse, in which partisap
nd Kaia in fha;r