The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-10-23

ed. All the rest, from the Colonel
down, had been killed or wounded.
He saw at a glance the necessity of
carrying the battery, for unless it was
captured, the key to the Russian posi-
ton would remain in the hands of the
foe.
In a moment he was at the head of
the remnant of the regiment. Seizing
the standard, he tore the tri-color from
the staff, and wrapping it around him,
shouted:
Forward! Follow the colorsr'
With a thrilling cheer the men pushed
on after him, right on to the guns.
How the canister tore through their
ranks! How the bright French blood
streamed out in the path of the Forty
seventh! No one thought of danger.
Every eye was fixed on the form wrap
ped in the flag, as it dashed right in
amid the guns. The battery was
reached; q brief, sickening struggle
followed, and then the grape and can
lister swept like q whirlwind through
the ranks of the retreating Russians.
The battery had been won by a hand
full of men, and in an instant a fresh
brigade arrived to support the little
band.
At the same moment an officer who
had witnessed the whole charge from
the moment Ange had torn the flag
from the staff, rode up, accompanied
by two or three aids.
"Who commands this regimentP"
he asked, abruptly.
81 do" said Ange, as he came for
ward, with his handkerchief pressed to q
deep sword-cut in the forehead.
"Your name and rankp" asked the
officer.
"Ange Pitois, Captain of the Forty
seventh Regiment of the Line"
Let it be mentioned in the report
of the battle" said the officer, turhing
to one of his aids, " that this battery
was captured by the heroic Forty-sev-
enth, led by its brave commander,
Colonel Ange Pitois."
Ange now glanced up, and for the
first time saw the officers face. In an
instant his head was uncovered, and he
bowed profoundly.
Colonel" said the officer, smiling.
4" to make your reward complete, take
this" And moving his horse closer to
the young man the officer took from the
breast of his gray surtout a small cross
and buttoned it on the coat of the young
Colonel. The regiment shall be re-
warded when the battle is ended" he
said.
There was a shout from the group,
and the cry of =" Hurrah for the EN-
perorr' rolled down the lines as Napo-
leon turned and rode away.
Angels rise was the most rapid in the
army. He was exceedingly popular,
and his quick promotion ives regarded
by all as only what he deserved. Old
soldiers predicted that he would be q
Marshal of the Empire if he lived q
few years longer, and the Emperor
himself watched his course with IA
vorable eye. jena was his greatest
battle, however, before he set out for
home, and when the official bulletin
was published in::the Moniteur the name
of Colonel Pitois, commanding brigade,
was published among the list Of the dis
abled.
A few months later Madeleine Trem-
onille, who had heard regularly from
Ange Pitois, and who was wondering
that she had not received any letter
from him for several months, was told
that an officer of the army, was below
who wished to see her, as he had q
message for her from friend. She
descended to the drawing-room, and
there found an officer, who sat in dark
corner of the room. As he rose to re-
ceive her she noticed that he had but
one arm, but it was too dark for her to
distinguish his features.
"You have q message for me from
Colonel Pitois, believe" she said.
From General Pitois, Madem-
oiselle," said the officer. "He was
fortunate enough to render such great
services at Jena that the Emperor
thought it worth his while to make him
a General. 1 am sorry to say, how
ever" he continued, that the General
was terribly wounded in the battle,
and is now so much disfigured that you
would scarcely know him. He has
commissioned me to say to you that he
has become so badly MANNED that he
can not expect to hold you to your
promise to him. He authorizes me to
say to you that you are free from all
ties that have bound you to him."
"Does General Pitois wish to be free
from them himself?' asked Madeleine,
slowly. ..... -
"On the contrary" replied the Off
Ger, "he is overwhelmed with despair
and grief at the idea of losing YOU"
.sThen say to him." said Madeleine,
proudly, "that never loved him SO
well as do now, and that will not
accept his generous Offer"
In an instant she was clasped to the
officers breast with his remaining arm,
and his kisses fell upon her lips, and
Madeleine knew thar the stranger was
no other than Ange Pitois. ....
There was q merry wedding q week
later, when the Gallant General Pitois
led to the altar the fairest woman in the
south of France. 1t was noticed by
those present at the ceremony that the
bride wore a soldiers ornament. 1t
was the cross for which she had given
her heart. Her husband did not miss
it, for on his breast glittered the grand
cross of the Legion of Honor, which
the Emperor had sent him as wedding
gift.
Two urchins met another urchin in
front of the DOst-Office Monday morn