The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-03-03

rank we would have let Hi'h !" ""'
-o1id sooner have murdeIed hlu'.
We came in this way 10 the fco' OF inc F"e
tam. They made .he d'ssrter pass ~ s 50. " nor
Ne reached the top. y sergeant WIN Iou' -
from the next station was a're"'' '"''@'
.Wbat ia it ~ asked the serGeAnt
"A deserter," said Winter. ,,., HI,
The ssrgeaut-an old maL-looReu III nih'
ana said Take him 20 the station,
"No. said Winter, he will 50 with US to the
station on the square, -, -. ~ yo;a
"I will reinforce You WIN '"o i'e"' '
sns ..Wa Ss So not need them, said Winter roughly
ssWe took him ourselves, and We arc enough W
guard him." .. h.ro. oil
4hn glory Of it, and he said no more
We started of again, shonldering our arms
the prisoner, all IN tatteis ana "i'n'"' n''
shsko, walked in the midst;
We eoon came to the little sqnare; We n"u
only to GROSS the old market betore reaohipg
the Ruardhouse. Tbs cannon "i tn" hieen"i
we're firing all the time as we were H'"'t.hg
saIa.ya ,he mark Ct one Of the flashes / ghted
mn the arch in front OF ns the prisoner oan
the door of the jail at the left with Its grrat
locks and the sight gave hun tetileie s'r1nRan, M l
he tore off his collar, and th4'w htfhseii ifoin
,,a 1yith both srms stretched ont hehlhd.
Winter had been almost thrown Gown, ou'
he threw himself at once upon the uesefIe'
exclaiming, "Ah, .conndIel, yon want to IN"
away ,A, ,,,,.rr fall 20 ~,
ground. ,,,.
All this took but u moment, and half of the
infantry post were already there under hrhs'
Then W saw the prisoner again; ne was si'-
ting the edge Of the S'airwsy among .he
piliars; blood was InnDinG from his mouth
not more thai half his waistcost was left, and
he was bent forward. trembling from head to
foot. ~ .,,o ,,,,,
and aaid to Lieut. ant Sohnindret who was
looking on: "A deserter, Lieutenant! He has
t-led to escape twice, but winter WAS on
"That 10 right said the lieutenant. LET
T0o soldiers went away. number of our
comrades of the national guard had come down
hut nobody spoke. However hard men may be,
when they q wretch in suoh CONDITION,
aud think, "the day after tomorrow he willbe
nhotl" everybody is silent, and q good many
After some minutes Harmantier arrived with
his woollen jacket and his bunch of keys.
The lieutenant said to him, Lock up this
mAnp
"Come, get up and walk " he said to the
dessrter, who rose and followed Hsrmantier,
while everybod crowded round
The jailer opened the two massive doors OF
khe nrison the prisoner entered without re-
nistance, and then the large locks and bolts
fastened him in.
"Evsry man return to his post y said tho
Hsuteuant TO us. And we went up the steps
of the mnyoraty.
All this had so upset me that l Ind not
thought of my wife and children. But when
once ABOVE, III luc lAIH 70 "hi" i''Sh, '"i' VI
smoke, with all that bet who were laughing
and boastiug at having taken poor. nnresist'
irE Edesefter, the thought that was tho canse
of this misery filed my soul with anguish;
stretched myself on the cnmp-hed d, and thought
OF all the trouble that il in the world. OF Ii
fen, of Safel. of my children, who might, per
haps, some day, be- arrested for not liking
war.
These reverics lasted till daylight. l heard
no longer the shouts of laughter or the jokes
Of the ragamuilins. Now and then they "ouic
bal. Il IN nNf
Ill Your brandy jugl The sergeant gives yoI
leave"
But did not wish to hear them.
About four o'clock in the morning, "ur ar
senAi caunon having dtsnounted the Rutsa
.Aewitz-fs OF thu etuHtroTFout hil1, the patrol
ceased
Exactly at seven we were relieved. w
went dow u, one by one, our muskets on on
shoulders. We were ranged before the may o
atty, and Captain Vigneron gave the orders
Garry armsI Present arms! Shoulder arm'
We ell dispersed, very glad to get rid
glory,
was going to ron at once to the oasematt
when had laid aside my musket, to fin
Sorle Zeffen, and the children but what WI
my joy at seeing little Sasel already at OF
door As soon rs he saw me turn the oorne
ho ran to me, exolaiminR: I'VE have all con
back We are waiting for youp
Istooped to embrace him. At that nome,
Zeffen opened the window above, and show,
her little Eedras, and Sorle stood laughiI
Lord for having delivered rs from all o
SroHbles.
XIV.
1 still think it one of tie happiest momeu
Of my life, Fritz. Scarcely had come up I
stairs when Zeffen aud Sorle were in my arm
the little ones clurg to my shoulders. and
felt their lovely full lips on my cheeks Sa
held my hand, and could not speak VOL
bat my eyes filled with tenrB.
Ahl IL we had had Baruch with u.s. h,
happy We should have been!
Al length went to lay aside my musk
and hang my car 'ridge-box in the acove. I
children were laughing and joy was in
house onoe more. And when came back
my old beaver cap. and my large, warm wo
len stockings, and sat down in the old or
chair, in front of the little table set W
poringers, in which fen wRs pouring
soup; when was again in the midst of
these happy faces, bright eyes, and outGlret
ed hands, could have sung like an old lark
his branch, over the nest where his litt'o o
were opening their beaks and tlappiug tt
Wings.
blessed them in my heart hundred til
over. Sorle, who in my eyes what