The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-25
We at once from Germany, which she

would come and read to him be .ide his bed
In n gay tone while choking back her tears.
The colonel listened rengiOusly, smiled
with critical AIR, approved, criticised. ex-
planned to us the involved passages. But
where he was really fine was in the an
swris he sent to hls sOn.
Never forget that you are French
man, he sad; be geHoiO Gus to the poor
people. DO not make tins INVASION too
hard for them TO bear. Tnen came endless
recommendations delightful lectures upon
the respect of the proprieties, thepoiiteness
which one owes TO ladies', IA whole code OF
military honor for the use OF the conquer
oIs. He also added some general fefiec-
tons upon politics ana the conditions OF
peace to impose upon the Prussiaus. In
that respect l must confess that he was
not exaouDg.
1.-The war indemnity, nothing more.
Why should we take their prOvincesp Can
we make France out of Germany2'
He dictated that in "a Arm voice, and
one felt so much candor IN his words. such
a fine patriotic faith, that IL was impossible
not to be touched while listening TO HIM.
Meantime the siege went on; not that
of Berlin, alas
at was tue time OF the terrible cold
weather, the bombardment, epidemIcs,
and famine Bu,, thanks tn our care, our
efforts and to the iudetntignble tenderness
that surrounded him. the old mans seren-
ity was never once troubled
Until the eud | contrivcd to procure
for him white bread and fresh meat There
was only enough for him, though and YOU
cannot imagine anything more touching
than these innocently-s fish break usts OF
the old mau-the Colonel propped up in
the bed, his napkin tucked under his chin,
beside him ais granddaughter, thin and
pale from her privitiOns, Suiuin MS hands,
making him drink. helping bim to eat all
the good cheer. Then, revived by ms re-
past, In the comfort OF his warm room, the
wIntry frost outside, and the snow whlrl-
lug before the Windows, the old cuirassier
would recall his northern campaigns, aud
would relate TO us for the hftieth time the
account If that terrible retreat from Mos
COW, when they had nothing To eat but fro
zen biscuit and horsefesh.
- Can you imagine IL, little girl I've
ate horSeV
"She could easily imagine il; for two
months she had eaten nothing else. From
day to day, however, AS convalescence APP
preached, our task became more aud more
difficult. That numbncss of mind aud
body alike thut had 50 well aided u, up to
that time, began To disappear. Two or
three tunes the terrible explosions from
Porte Maliot had made him start, pT1cklng
up his ears like u hunting dog; we were
Obliged to invent "a recent victory of Ra-
Ziiue before Berlin, and artillery fired in
homer OF the occasion at the lnvalidcs.
Another day, when We had pushed his bed
up to the window Il think 1t was the day
of the fight at Buzcnval), he saw plainly
the National Guards collecting on the Az
enue de la Grande Armce.
80 what troops are thoseP asked the old
man; and heard HIM mutter To himself I,
Badly drilled badly drllleup
THAT was all but we understood that
in future we must take great precautions.
Jnhnppily, we were not cautious enough.
"One evening, on my arrival, the Young
girl came 10 meet me, looking very anxi-
Gus.
They enter the city tomorrow, she
said.
Was the grandfather's door open?
| do not know. But, in thinking IL over
| since, | remember that lie WAS strangely
excited that evening. lie probably over
heard us. only we were talking OF the
| Prussiaus, aud the old man was thinking
| of the French, OF thut triumphal entry
which he had waited for so long; Mac
| Mahon riding down the flower sirewed
avenue, his son beside the marshal, ana he
| the old man on his balcony, IN tull uni
form. saulng the torn flags and powder
| blackened eug les rs they passed
Poor Colonel Jouyel He doubtless i'm
| agined that We wished 10 prevent nm
from W itucssing the entry Of our troops, III
order TO keep HIM from becoming 90 much
excited. 80 he took care 10 Keep the ST.
crei IRON every one; ana the next moru-
ing, NJ the very hour that the Prussian
troops We're beginning to march up the road
that .eads from the Porte Maillot TO the
| Iuilei1eS That window was opened softly.
IND the Colonel appeared on the balcony
with his helmet, ms long sword. his worn
aud glorious uniform as cuirLssIer OF
Mllhaud. l cannot even now imagine what
effort oI Will, what return OF strength,
| cJuld have given hun the power 10 rise
and dress himself. However. there he was,
Standing erect behind the railing, astonish-
ed 10 ind the streets deserted. the blinds of
the houses closed, Paris AS silent rs Il tomb,
flags everywhere. IL Is true, but such
strange Ones-whIle, with red crosses-aud
no one there to greet our soldiers,
For II moment he thought he had been
mistaken. But no! Yonder, behind the
Arch Of Triumph, wis IA confused muir
mhr, and black line that was advancing
through the dawn. Then, little by httle,
the spikes of the helmets giittcrcd. tue
dl ums OF Jena began 10 beat, anu under
the Arch Of Triumph, cadvnccd by the
heavy step of the Infantry and by the
Claug OF the sabies. sounded Schubert's
iriumphal march. Then through tie
street rang u cry, a terrible cry, To arms.
10 aim>l the Prus.ians are upon Us
Aud The four unlans Of the vanguard
might have seen onder on that balcony "a
tail Odd man sta@ger lighting thu air wIth
llls hands, and Then fall PROSTATE. Colonel
Jouy6 was dead"