The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-03-17

with his legs Gro seed, tho window, anu
looking ct us lthoutspoaking. ,a
1t was the hour when the bombarding, 20
gan we heard the first cannon shots, penlnu
the FIq1et bottom-land; n cann"n-saot Ho
the ouIpos.s had answered them that nau
somewhat reused us, for we were Gil tno"S"'
';Father Noses" said the sergeant, "the chill
II know it very WE'LL" replied, sorEowfGliytt
He said no more, ard as Ieffep had Jast
gone out to weep, he took little David on h,s
Knee, and looked at him for @ long time. Sotl1 SOLE
held little Esdras asleep 10 sd her srmg m the nap
kins. to put them back in the closet. .
ayes, said the sergeant. 1--WE must take
oare Father Moses we will talk abopt IL
Hooked at him with snrprise he emptiea
his pipe at tho edge of the stove. ana wen'
out making sign for me to toi!ow E htm har
| Zeffsp came in, and took q candle from neI
hand The sergeant lead me to his little room AT
! teh end of the passage, shut the door, SAT oo~n
| on the foot of tie bed, and said hnt
Father Moses, do not be frightened1-popps
| the typhus has just broken out again IN INC
| eity Eve soldiers were taken to the hosPital
this morning the oommsndant of the place,
| Moulin, is taken. l hear, TOO, OF "oA
~"H He leaked at me, and felt oold sll over.
'Yes, ;" said he, 81 have known tins oissase
for long time we had it in Poland, in Rns-
sie after the retreat and in Germany. IL al
ways comes from poor nourishment.
Then could not help sobbing and excialm-
5Ah, tell me! What can do II + Coutd
giv-imy life tor my children, it would al DO
we'll! But what can l DOR -,
"To-morrow, Father Moses, Will Dring YOU
nv portion of meat. snd you shall have coup
maze of it for your children. Madame ooiie
may tafe the pleee at .e tne @ArYe Yeu sbail have
all my portions of fresh meat Till the plockAue
| ia over, Father Moses"
f Il was go moved by this, that went TO hi'n
anu "sspoeant, you are noble mani Forgive
me, have thought evil OF You,
q "About the laudwehr at the tile.klln r.
d "An, good That is different thing 40
y not care about that" said he. III You knew
all the ksiSsrlohs that have ope evil
l. ofme Bot that is not what we are taiking
o about; you accept, Fathor MosesT -
Ii "And you, sergeant" said J. "whAt Will you
d "Do not be troubled about that; Sergeant
% Trubert has never been in WSntE nat. 10
81 wanted to thank him. GOOD r;rs r. saia oou ne
pike, or a fat goose, but good soup, in bloc
8, iade times is worth something, too" a,
I'd He laughed and shook hands with me- a.
8, for myself was quite oVefco"e' 0uo NY w.
W 81, let US 20 good night !" said he, as he leo
7e me to the door. 1t will all come out rignG
ss Tell Madame Sorle that it will all come ou
rightr' toll
,d it all to sorle. who was still more aheGteu ~
/ ;t than myself. We could not refuse 1t wa
ed for the children and during the last weei
O. there had been nothing but horse-mea' III 'n
%, market. so. ,,ao+ =
he make soup for those poor little Ones bnt Tn
dreadful malady was slresdy upon us, rfltz
l Now, when think OF IT, after all tnese SeAi
Manv of the ,ldiera died. The wind brouRh
ell to tho city the tad air from the oooies, sc1
tered by hundreds around the tile, ,kin, .hi il sn
y Ozllo farm, and in the gardens, anu 'nl7 Ole
il cnuaed mn ch sickness.
be XVIII.
tS The most painful Of all my recollection
ian Fritz is the way which that terrible disea
came to our family.
number OF men, wCmEu, aud children no we
The diving. We dared not listen; we SAID
mn ''No one iU onr house Is SICK, Tue 1Ioi
watches over us!
erv After David had come, after supper, to cue
ast die in my arms, with his little hand on II
of shoulder, l looked at him; he seemed We
ing drowsy but children are always sleepy
Fnr NIGHT Esdras was already asleep, and Sal
our, had just hidden MS good night.
salt At last Zeten took the eni'u' anu y" OH W.
NH That night the Russians did not fire; perh
ions the typhus was among them' too. 90
the know. ,,o,o
had About midnight, When oy Eou 3 s'ouno0'
,s a were asleep, heard terrible cry.
we listened, and Sorle said to me:
at is Zeffeu9
THAT rose at once, and tried to light the lam
want but was 80 mucn agl1SIe" Vn"s ooOAO
viii sorle struck a light, drew on my pan
long looms and ran to the aooz. ouS ont Of
the room like au insane person. WIN net 4onE VA
We hair all loose.
little "The child T. enc sore9neo, ,oo
Illow Sorle followed me. we "euE luI soJ "o neo
be sleeping; Esdras all rosy, David as whit
,ouid At first saw nothing, was so Fighter
, him but at last took up David to waken him
II me shook him, and called, David "
my Ana theh we Al 'sU e"" "n"' MAO " Nv w.
With | and fixed.
would Sorle took my hands ana salo 49,. ~,
d say "Qcick make q hre neat soue S; %HS9t
to see Aud We laid MN across t4e oeu; s
trou. and calling him by namo. Little Esdras be
T his to cry. .1
! No Light fire sata Sorie again 70 !le' "
him, Zetfen, be quiet /. does no sooo ~ "a }
y Onck quick q fire" ~
At of Bot L .ffen cried out incessantly, My