The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-04-18

Tn a moment the whole line OF lntrenoh"'e ma
ratified with musketry but the Aus'f'"'s' !
without replying, pressed steadily np"afu,
their ranks as regular and we'll aisneo as - II
thew were on a parade; and to speak tru'n' tn
many brave monntaineer, may hap the ia'ne' dr
of family, as he saw that forest Oh pay'n a.
come on, thought that perhaps he migh' oe.'ei
have remained at home in his village 'u"n :
have sbouldered his rifle for its defence. But
as the proverb says, the wine was
uaught but to drink remained!
When two hund ed PAGES from the a'd"''
tbs enemy halted, and began rolling hre'
such as the mountain echoes had never oeiore
,en,ed to. Bullets hailed every side cut a
tin, the branches, scattering icicles, and fat :
tenipg themselves on the rocks; their COLI
tinned hiss was like the cumming OF swarm
of bees
All this did not arrest the FIRE of the
mo,nta;ners. aud soon both sides were buried
| =, ,h;oL orav smoke; but at the end OF
20, n;nntes more, the drums beat out the
cbarge and again the mass of bayonets
dashed toward the abatis; and again the
crv of "Forvertz! forvertz" rang OUT ouI
now nearer and nearer until the earth trem-
b,ed bensath the tramp of thousands OF 1eet.
M,terpe. rising to his full height, WIN
orivering cheek. and flashing eyes, shonteo,
"Up! up" o.
It was time Many of the Austrians, almost
all of them students of philosophy, or law OF
> medicine, gathered from the brewer'es Oh
Mnnich Jena, and other towns-men VINO
II fopgbt againt US because they believe that
's uanoleop,s fall would alone give them Tree
aom-many of these intrepid fellows had
u clambered on all-fours over the frozen snow
II and hurled themselves upon the works. buS
10 aaeb who climbed the abais was met by blow
from dubbed musket, and flung back among
- his comrades
On Then did the strength and bravery OF old
p Rochart, the old wood cutter show themseiVes
Man after man of these children OF Inc 'a'er
e0 land did he stretch upon the whitened eartn
'as Old Materne's bsyonet ran with blood. I'M
little tailor, Riff loaded and fired into TN
mass with the cool courage of veteran, ant
lat Joseph Larnette, Hans Haumgarten, who's
rec shoulder was pierced by q ball, Daniel Spite
lilo who lost two fingers by sabre-stroke' ana
10 host of Others will be forever honored b
ave their couptrymen for their deeds that day.
res For more than o quarter of an hour tn
fight was hand to hand. Nearly all the stt
dents had fallen, and the Others, veterans accu
"eN toned to retiring honorably, turned TO retrae
their steps. At first they retreated slowly
neu then faster and faster. Their officers urge
rees them to the attack once more, and seconde
'he their words with blows from the Hat OF the
sword, but in vain; bullets poured amor
oun- them from the abatis and soon all order W
enty 1880 ,,;Id ront
loes w., 60 ,o,.ho, c,r;,,,v es he qazed aft
Ives. - aar.noip, in sn.b nro,
their " -, -: "a, oIoy. bis head
lown "''
reen joy
''Sou 4bo hot IF he slOpe Law hundreds
v the Ao .no 49, oraur go red 9th blood. a
u in the midst of heaps of slain were two You
-. officers yet living, but crushed beneath
weight OF their horses.
It was horrible! Bat men are oftentin
III OIL savage as the beasts of the forests Not m
among the flushed mountainous seemed
have a thought for all the misery he saw
~ fore him it even seemed to rejoice many.
o"N Little Riff, carried away by sublime ar
AZ for plumber, glded down the steep.
agar eau ght glimpse of splendid horse, that
"a IN the colonel whom Materne had shot VIII
protected by corner of the rock, stood E
% his and sound.
,Inost s.Your are mine" cried the tailor, as
seized the bride. How astonished my
tack Sapience will be!'
vi,l All the others euvied him as be mounted
aims 7" prize; bat their envy was soon checkeo "
man" they sa" 'he hooIe animal ""en AZ iu'A Il
y aud toward tue Austrians. CO I't'le 'a'lor Tug
nding, at the bridle' and shouted, and cursed
ullin," prayed, but all to no purpose. Materne w
what l have fired, but he feared In that Wild ga
W four he might Kill the man, and soon XIII di
end Of peared among the enemys bayonct5.
sticks, All thought he would be HlasSacred at
ood. but an hour later they saw hlm pass thrF
to his the street OF Grandtontalne, his hands o'
behind his back and a corporal following
pening untitled cane.
a regi Poor Kun! lie ola not long ENJOY mis-
ad. Be- umph, and his comrades at length laught
ancing, his sad fate as merllly as II he had be
Kaiserlik
Q light Such is the nature OF man; as long {
alton feels i'll himself, the troubles of others
him little