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

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cares wh.a Lo ~ sick, of their hopea la seeing
him growing up; and theu imagine to yonr-
self some old soldiers sitting ground tsbiS 10
! try him, and cooliy send hlui to he shoL no
| hind the ba-tion, it makes you shuddar, cs
pecially when you say to yourself "bnb ,oi
| me, thia boy would have been az Liberty nc
] would be on the road to lis village tolhor-
row perhaps he would have renched the poor
| old peoples door, and have called out To tbeu'
Open! it is " -,
| such thoo ghts are enongh to make one wild
did not dare to speak TO my wlfe ana cur
dren of tho poor fellows arrest kept my
| thoughts to myself
| Without the dotachments from La Roulette,
| Trois- -Maisons and La Fontane-d u. Chateau
| passed through the street, keeping step !:
! groups of children ran about the CITY 10 bnu
! TIE pieces of shells neighbors collected 70
| talk about the events OF the nighttime roots
I torn off chimneys thrown down, the llRhts
| tEey had had. We beard thyir voices rising
aud falling, and tneir shouts of laughter Ana
| | have since seen that it is always the same
| thing after bombsrdment the shower is
| forgotten az soon as 1T ID over aiIo nhey OK
| claim "HuzzA F! the enemy IL routed?
| While we were there meditatiDg, some Que
| came M tho stairs. Wa listened, and our ser
| geant with his musket on his shoulder, and his
| cape and gators covered with mud, opened the
door, exolaiming Good for you. Father
Mosesl Good for .you!-You distinguished
| yourself last night" .
.Ha! what is it, sergeant I" asked my wife
| in sstnnishment.
"What, has he not told yen Of the famous
| thing lie Ilu, MHuAtnB SOTO Ilb6 lO NOV toio
| you tn at the rational guard Noses on patro!
| about niuo o'clock ut the Hospital basttnh
ttrrr1vurrrt urrr t.5cn arrested deserter 10 W"
| very act IL is on LieNtcnant SCuhlnufe'
| wifi iavit!'
.But W as not alone, " l ex claim cd in despair
"th-re were four of u.s."
"Bahl You d discovered the track. you wen
down into the trt nches, you carried tho lan
tern! Father Moses, you must not try tc
make yonr good deed seem less; you arc
wrong. You are going to bo named for "or
pora. The court martial Will slt tomorrow .
nine. Be easy, they will take care OF You
Imagine, Fritz, how looked sore. Zeffsn
and the children looked at me, and did no
know what to say.
"Now must 20 and change my clothes.
said the sergeant, shaking my hand. w
will talk about it again. Father Moses. l al
wayss said that yon would tnrn out we'll In INT
He gave low laugh ss was his custom
winking his eyes, and then went across tn
passage into his room.
ais it true. Moses 7" she asked after a mi n
ute.
} "He did not know that he wanted to de
sert, Sorle," replied "And then the bo.
} on ght to tave looked round on-all sides h
ought to have gone down on the Hospita
square, gone round the dunghlls, and eve
into the lane to see If any one was coming;
brought it on himself did not know any
; thing, I"
Rnt Sorle did not let me iinish.
D Run quickly. Mes 3, to Bnrgnets :" she e1
claimed 'if this man ia shot, his blood vi
I've upon our children. Mako haste, do nc
lose II minute.
. She raised her hands, and went out, muo
troubled.
( NV nrly fear was that should not find Bal
= Cuet at home fortunately, on opening his doc
. IN the first Htar of he old Csnchois house,
1 saw the barber Vesenaire shaving him, in tf
I midst of the old books and papers which file
/ the room.
= Burguet was sitting with tho towel at h
x chin.
d glad tone. What gives me the pleasure of
- visit from you"
4 II come to ask favor of yoa, Barguet.'
d "If it is for money said he, 1--WE shall ha
n diff outy."
He laughed and his servant woman Mar
Lorot, who heard US from the XII itchen, open
r the door, aud thrust her red head-G gear into Z
~ ROOM As she called out THINK That we shi
ls have difficulty We owe Vesenaire for thr
montL s. shaving; do not we, Vesenaire 7"
'e She said this very seriously, and Burguet
nr stead of being angry, began to laugh. ha
IT always fanoied that man OF his Ia lents had
3 sort of need of snoh an incarnation of hum
sl stupidity to laugh at. and help his digestit
He never was willing to dismiss this Ma
OF Loriot.
In short, while Vesenaire kept on shaw
es him, gave him an account of our patrol q
nd the arrest of the deserter and begged him
as defend the poor fellow. l told HIM that
ur alone WAS able to save him, aud restore pea
er. not only to my own mind, but to Sorle. Zeff
ne aud the whole family, for We were all in gre
distress, and we depended entirely upon him
mt help US.
ed "Ah you take mo at my weak point, Mos
ng II it iR possible for me to save this man, m
,he try. But it will not be an easy matter. d
,nr ing the last fortnight, desertions have begu
the court-martial wishes TO make an e1sml
1t is o bad business. You have money, Mos
give Vosenaire four sous to go and TAX
nts drop.
The 1 gave four sous to Vesensire, who mad
rs grand bow and won't out. Burguet fnis
dressing himself.
.fel LET us go and see p' said he, taking me
rd, the arm.
And we went down together or our wa
ow the mayoraity.
Many years have passed since that day.
Iet, we'll! it seems now as if we were going III
The the arch, and beard Burguet saying: II
the sergeanti Tell the turnkey that tho prisor
in advocate is here"
ool Harmsntier came, bowed, and opened
rm- door. We went down into the dungeon fu
Fith stencil, and saw in the right hand corner a
the ure gathered in q heap on the straw.
all Get up" said Harmantier, here is you
tch- vucate"
< on Tbs poor wretch moved and raised himee