The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-03-24

was Tivetipc cverynody's attention. Ali our
eneplieH, AUs.rianr, Bs7arians, HaFtehoui
gers, Russians, cavalry aud infantry IniAsu
petber were swarming around their inttenon'
nents like an ts, embracing each other soaHlpE
hands, lifting their shakos on the penis o.
their bayopels, waving branches OF trees Juss
BE- ginning to tern green. Horsemen dasheo
across the plain, with their oolbaos on the
point of their swords, and rending the BIZ VIII
their shouts. Ia,
The telegraph was in operation on the hill
of Saint Jean ; Bnrguet pointed IL out 10 me. a.,
"If We understood those signals, mosee,
said he, wo should know better what was go
ing to happen to US in the next fortnight:
Some persons having turned round TO listen
II ua we won't down again into the streets OF
the q uart ers, very thoughtfully.
Tie soldiers at the upper windows OF the
barracks were also looking out. men auu
women in great numbers were collecting IN the
street.
We went through the crowd: In the street
of the Gapaehins which was always deserted,
Burguet, who was walking with his head oo"h'
exclaimed:
$50 it is all overl What things have we seen
in these last twenty-five years, Moses WnaG
acton shing aud terrible things! And 1t ls all
over :"
He took hold of my hand, and looked at me
as if he were astonshed ct his own WORDS !;
then be began to walk on
This wipter campaign has been frightful TO
me-" ssid he lit has dragged alnng-dragged
along-aud the thunderbot did not come !
But tomorrow, the day after to omorrow, what
going to heart is the Emperor dsaa
How viii that affecr nsf Will France still be
Franoef What will they leave usf What Will
trey take from usf"
K,tlnctlDG ON these things, NJ came 10 Trout
OF onr Aons". Then, as if suddenly w"bened'
EuIguet slid to me:
"Prudenee, Moses! If .he emperor ~ iiat
dead, tho veterans will hold out till the last
second. Remember that, and whoever they
saspcct will have every thing to fear"
] thanked him, aud went up, promising my
SELF Lnat would follow his advice.
nv wifa and children were waiting breakfast
for IL O. with the little basket of potatoes nron
the table. We sat down, and told them in q
low voice what was to be seen from the top OF
the ramparts, and charged them to keep silent,
for the danger was not over; the garrison
might revolt and choose to defend ltself IN
spite of the officers and those who mixed
themselves in these matters, either for or
| against, even only In words, ran the FISK oi
| destruction without profit to any one:
They saw that I was right, and had nc
need of saying more.
We were afraid that our sergeant would
| G ome, and that we should be obliged to answ OF
| him, if he asked what we thought OF these
matters but he did not come in till about
eleven, when we had oil been in bed fos'a long
| time.
The next day the news Of the en- trance of the
| allies to Paris was affixed to the church doors
| and the pillars of the market; 1T was never
known by whoml n. de Vableries and three
or four other emigrants, capable of such deed
were spoken of at the time, but nothing wa'
| known with certainty.
The mounted guard tore down the placards
but unfortunately not before tho soldiers ano
citizens had read them.
| 1t was something now, 80 incredible, attel
those ten years of war, when the Emperor hat
been every thing, and the nation had been, 81
to speak, in the shadow; when not a man hat
dared TO speak OF write u word without per
mission when men had had no other rlght
than those of paying, and giving their sons q
conscripts- it such great matter t
| think that the Emperor could have been con
quered, that man like myself in the ptdst O
his family shook his head three or four times
before dsrpg 10 breathe single word
So everybody kept quiet notwithstanding
the placards. The citictnls stayed at home, =
| as not to have TO t;-fk about il F.; the governo
and council of-defenco did not stir but til
Last recrnlts,ln the hope of going home tt
their yitages, embracing their families, an
| retIrrnipg to their trades or farming, d!d no
\ conceal tueit joy, was very natural. II
veterans, whose only trade and Only means q
Ilvlng WAS Wat were fuff OF IuU1EUattoif
They did not believe "a word Of 1t tEey a.
Clared that the reports were all false, that u
Emperor had not lost battle, and that tn
placar,ts and the cannon firing of tho allie
were only = stratREem to make us open u
gates.
And from that time, Fritz, the men began
desert not one Mt a time, bot by siXcs, by ten
by Jwenties. Whole posts filed Oft over -
mon ntain with their arms and baggage. If
Veterans fired upon the deserters tEey kilIc
some of them, ard were ordered to escort II
X conscrints who carried soup to the outpost
During this time, the flag of true Ulcers d
:. nothing bat come and &c, one after anothe
a All. Russian, Austrian, Bavariau, static flee
y stayed whole hours at the head'quarteI
having, no doubt, important matters to dl
!. cuss.
It Our sergeant came to our room only for
t moment in the evening, to complain of =
e desertions, and we glad of it Zstt
l. WAS still sick, Sorle could not leave her, and
had to help Ssfel until the people went hon
y The shop was always full of veterans;
soon as one set went away another came.
e These old, Gray-headed mon swallowed do1
le glass after glass of brandy; they paid by tnrl
g and grew more and more down-hearted. Th
IT trcmbled with rage, and talked of noth
bnt treason, while they looked at you as
2, they would see through you.
Sometimes they would smile and say
ID IL tell you ifit is necessary to blow
. the fortress, it will go !"
Safel and pretended not to understan
1e but you can imagine our agony after havi
no so ffered all that we had, to be in danger
's, being blown mp with those veterans!
ne That evening our sergeant repeated VIC
re for word what the others had said : ut v
all nothing bnt lies and treason. The +