The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1879-07-02
THE MARshAL'S STORY.

A party ~ ne were cniaying our
cigars after dinner III one oi those hos
ritalle old mansions II France, aud
idly listening 10 rnriaiscenres of some
of anr military friends, ws,en one Of the
incidents stirred ll,e recollectIon ~ the
gallant Marshal feli-siei, aud he sud.
ienliy sat holt upright a,id rcnarked;
II willteli yoaa story Connected with
my early African canpalgn when |
cannot sornsily and satisfactorily
piain. | was at time only pialn
Captain Peiissier, ani my regiment
was stslione,i mol fsrfson Cnnsianlihs.
Nel,ad gnne throuugii some severe
lighting, tmt following on the sub
mission uf A6del-kader, II certain
anlnunt OF inaUtIou had prevailed fni
some time throughout the army then
hulding thuse preyinces I Algeria
'fhe climate, asyou know, Is nraspi-
iicent, oar duties we've by n0 means
impressive, ti,s c0niInissariat MAS la
every way satisfactorily, yet, IN my re-
slmenI--ai,d apparently IA that alone
tine dealil.ral had been ior solne
nantlIs exceptionally and alarniinsiy
high. Thls nnr,allty, mex ,iIcabis 10
Tn officers, was no less "a ~ tue STIR
geolis Ia charge. oi organic disease
these existed ~ must al IhOse fatal
casts ind trace, and sIweulatiun was
| hard at work amony rs 10 divine the
cause ufa nHuIe-leSs and inscFulable
nlalOdy that bailied ait medical ex
I,erleure and was deciuating, under
our veTy EYES. Ohe pI the hhest aud
! niusl eIiec.Ige regiments 10 the cUluny'
| You may be sure tlHs speculation to"k
t,any aud iIs,rvssingly cumic tOrn,s III
a committee oi I~i pieArl aud rnIiliehIiy
| practical ntiiIIary men. l spare y"u
these details. and wouhi teal simply.
how one afternoon the Jupi"r regimen
tai surseun enlered the officers quarters.
aud announced the Approaching fatal
termination of iIpsh ease' / inquired
the name al the patIedt, and recognized
Iu IL lliat uf young IelI,'@ lr"m my
own UaiunIand. Ny mint was matte
| up that very mument' tientletneii,'
| 1 safl 20 uiy brother officers, we have
sr.cuiat,.tI Iurg enough" To uctiun
! | viii see Ibis young man. do you
I tllink. suFs,uu, titrfs y sct tune - ~
~, accompany ire at Oiice To- the ias-
pital. We wvuI, aud IUuad the young
tr,HleF yet alive, perfectly SeiIsible.
| but Ihntuughiy cuIisciuus of his al'-
pruacliimg rnd. plunged al once Int"
the subject. aud .HlfraIrd him, by all
that he held duar aud sacred, 10 eJn-
idle lo ne any cause or reason, how
ever remote orindlrect. which might
| in his mind be eOuneVted with Tie ter
rilae scuurage nos devastating uur
I regiment. lie seemed iU respond with
suiiv eHgrfuess tu my APPEAL, mingled
as II was with the namvs OF his family
and friends.
'Ca,,:nt,,, ssid he. we are bewitclIe,l.
| Fur the last nImlh have nightly sesn
nug heard around nIc tte forms aud
vuicrs IL ms friends in :hat distant
/ home uf ours. The fascination 1f tliase
visions, II may ~ call Ihr ny .leri"us
vlsitanis that haunt my led, il great,
/ an,I tie wIval tying Earh TrpriitIun
nf this -uprThatutaI scrnr makes nie
Ipng lur tIealh as relief arll u way oI
;,.in!ug Ia the hraf future tiiosc from
whuIn I an uuw pafts'l. ! would tell
you tnore. but iraI that ! an growing
feeble. Captain, see Lagactr, be viii
tell you ali t'
And in half an hour he died. ] saw
/ I.agnrh" that aItrrnOuu CnrPuFIl
I.agacIhe lIarl not been very long in the
regiment Brave, clever aud iItuIIf.
gent, Iip had riser, Iuiekiy tahis present
gtade and hU was i1 eyrIy way trust
worthy aitI deserving sUldirr. lie had
b,tn IN Africa sbme lime before joiming
tlIr army, aud, ~ ~ early nlanliW,ds
l,r had Ilte Tt-civV nf MANNER aud tie
maturity uI CuunlpnenUe 40 readily nc-
uuirrd by thuse Win lave much tU Il"
uiIh the Arab population The slit
gtun wHs stall with me When ilie cur
pufaI, in obedience IU my msssage,
presented himself at my Tuarters.
'l.ngacits = said. what do you
know abuut witcherHft aIul yi,i"I,-,
aud TIL. terrible nIHtnIIty striking
dawn our men Oh all sides ? Speak To-
me frankly.'
Captaiu,' replied the cerpnral, y
know In IeaIiiy very little abouI ruciI
matters; all eau say Il this: For some
time Ia.-t have utilized, vi their own
request, anaDg our men u Iuwcr which
acquired, believe TOR know not
when ~ huw IL eAactly bcgan,l during
my stay viii, ll,r l,e,louins uf the Nortli.
have shown tlIen sreIps FROM their
huniriumd. aud faces from their family
circle. Iu Inct, they have seen Whit.
ever they wanted to SEC. Beyond this.
I kuuw nathing of the matter. aud can,
therefore. tell you uvIhing' Here VI my
ImlWr. which Will sl,ow you Tint since
/ have heen 10 Tie regiment my sl,sle.
rlpra have lad no reason 10 complain u
NY e0ndurl.'
1 eSamined his record, aud, indeed,
aIl wus ihruuIb. Hut, Lanaclie, 10
yuu really nienn, said !. 'lllal you can
sIluw Ippplc whatever they may wish
10 see y
Yes captain, ean show any one