The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-04-11
NUMBER 10.

"hat Is going ONT Whist brings you all to the
farm ~
Have You not heard All the country ia in
arms, from La Hoppe to saint-Sauveur, and I
am com I'm and erin chief"
"Hurrah Then the Kaiserlik beggars sha,p't
hnd road here SO easily. But pass me the
knife. That ham is not yet finished. Sit by
me, Louise, and help me to the bread. A few
days like this would soon make my bones grow
smaller. They wouldn't know me in the COM
pany."
All wondered at the speed with which the
provisions disappeared. The soldiers eyes
often turned to his mother and Louise, and he
smiled sadly as he gaEed upon them bat all
this was without losing time in his attack. The
poor follow was we'll. nigh famished, and old
Duchene muttered, as he looked ut him:
"Great heaven No wonder that so many die
of want"
Bot tell us, Gaspard," said Hullin, with
out interrupting your breakfast, how COMES it
that you are herei We thought you on the
banks of the Rhine, near Strasbourg"
"Aha! 1 understand you." replied Gaspard,
with knowing wink of the eye; "you mean
that there are good many deserters, running
about, don't you"
"such an idea in regard to. you never
struck me, and yet"
"You would not be sorry to know that ana
all right ); for whoever runs from roll call when
the Kaiserliks are in France, deserves to be
shot. But look here"
Hulliu took paper which the young man
held out to him and read
"Twenty-four hours' leave is given to the
grenadier GaSpard Lefevre.
january Sd, 1-l4. GEMEAU,
"Chief of Battalion"
Every good" said the old man put it in
your knapsack; you might lose it. You see,
my friends" he continued gayly, I" i know all
about this thing called love. IL 10 very good
and very bad, but particularly bad for ysung
soldiers who happen to be near their village
after q campaign. They sometimes forget
themselves and RETURN 10 camp with three or
four gendarmes showing them tho way. L
have seen it or twice. But now, as
everything is in order, let US drink glass to
GaspArd's health. What say yon, Catherinef
The men from the Sarre may be here any mo-
ment, SO we have no time to lose"
You are. right, Jean-Ciaude," replied the
old woman sadly. Annette, go to the cellar
and bring three bottles here But your leave,
Gaspard,'s she asked chow long does 1t lastP'
" received it last night mt eight o'clock at
The regiment is retreating on
Lorraine, and 1 must rejoin it this evening &C
Then you have yet seven hours before you
you will only need six to reach there, although
there is much snow on Fo1thal."
The good woman sat by her son her heagt
beat painfully; che could not conceal her
trouble. Louise leaned on Gaspard's worn-out
epsuetts and sebbed. Hullin bent his broWs,
bat said nothing until the bottles arrived and
the glasses were filed.
"Come, come, Louisep he Dried, "Couragei
These wars cannot last forever; they must end
one way or the other; and then Gsspard will
return, and We shall have o merry wedding Of
it,"
He filed up the glasses, and Catherine dried
her eyes, muttering, however, as she did SO
And to think that those robbers are the
,ause of all this, But let them come! They
will rue it."
The old wine however, 0heered ali, aud
Iaspard told the story of BAutzen, Lutzen,
Ieipsic, and Hanau, where conscriPts fought
ike veterans, winning victory after victory
until treason ruined all.
Every one listened in silor ce. Jean Claudeis
yes flashed as he heard GOV rivers were forded
md crossed amid storms of shells aud bullets;
low batteries were carried by the bayonet
lone; and how hussars and cossacks were
urled back from the steady squares. Tao
octor inquired particularly about the posi-
ions of the feld-hospitals Materne and his
Ons bent forward with ears erect, and lips
iressed tight together, fearing to lose word;
katherine looked With pride upon son who
ad borne part in scenes over which ages
iii grieve or Tejoioei and the ardor of al
rssen. monnted 70 the hEshoat pisoh as moro
han one snutterea that fir end vFaS slet yet