Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-04-02

had tho impudcncc to resist. A
grand piano and the mirrors that re-
flected their drunken and hideous faces
seemed especially TO excite their ire.
All night long they spent the hours in
rioting and smashing or piling up their
booty. The dawn came at last, gloomy
and sad crowd full of fear and Gu
riosity filled the street and TO the scene
of revelry and pillage within succeed
cd another episode without. Mad with
drink, the rufiians began pitching out
Of the windows what they could not
carry away-furniture, mirrors, pic
lures, clothes, everything movable.
Women of the town, friends Of these
gallant warriors, were called In to
share in the distribution-to one a vel
vet cloak, TO another set Of furs, and
so through the wardrobes Of this un.
fortunate family--until the house was
emptied and then, as the wine was
giving out, the Captain Of tho band
sounded the retreat and off they start
ed, laden down with spoils. An omni-
bus was passing the officer stopped
it, and forced the driver, pistol at his
head, to load up with the plunder I.
then mounting his horse, carrying a
handsome cloak under his arm, he took
the lead of his marauding band and
marched them away. From our wind
ows all the night through we watched
this shameful raz,d. We had not
thought Of sleep, nor did we attempt
to seek rest daring the hours OF day
hight, but hoped Tor quiet night TO
follow, little dreaming this was to
be the last day we should pass in our
appartement.
II was the 21st ot Nav. oniet was
SCARCELY restored when Iond cries of
ofrrigbt were heard ,hrougbont this
onarIer of the ci,v Grouns Of neonle
COLLECTING along ibe street we're talk
inc in low voices and with unwonted
animation A. every bonse men were
rnshing in and ont with frantic aest;c.
nlations and ali orornd ms soms,h;ng
extroordinarv was evidentlv going on
In ,ha distance indeed above the
noises NJ tbs c;,v ono coold baar the
rot,Io NJ mnsko,rv bnt for two months
nas, Tho sound hsd heen an familiar 10
anr aars that we could hardly snnnose
Il hos sanv,h;,o 10 do with tbe ganeral
"vn;,oa,, naS ~ ,rs;eS Dnona;lod mant
ont to seals sor % news and asled ths
49, 49, hhors ,rhat /, 1,l maont with
ho,od hro.th ga wh;snsr;na IN nv
ears ,hev renl;ed Tho, the regnlar ar.
w. las 1ersr,Uo,. bad 'ontorsd por;s
and olreadv bold nossess;on of tho en'
t;re western suar,er F;gbting thew
sa;d was go,nc On at tho 7nvaIides a.
the Tornes e, Montmartre and The
sao;,nants % ,ho ,,orarnmant vho yare
a,soadu nas,ors of ,ha nil and Tho
snrnm;, os To- cals,to ware throw;nc =
ILL 49, a. 49,. NJ dosor;Io he
al 81 ;o,,,ai onao,;on ,bst 6liod nv,
Moor, ,vc,e ;n,noss;hle 7 ran homo
aaas 80 a,nanuoo ,ho ,,lad ,;d;nos 40
sas oe,. " ,,'n.han ~ "nS S' Srs ioI, ;n,n socb
n,h { ~ w. arros sohh;no nth del;.ht W.
oonld [ not ~ dorht thet tha arny would
ovarcoms Tho moh. il would be nj the
ovoroomo .no 'nSo - %oaa ~ ,sI;,'ar ~ W..
nos' : nia''or " sew no s,,,S ~ ~ ~
anoo nI Sai. "a 's d.. ,,,o Ioa ,na,nan,s ~ ns
nassed on ! non;c seized unon aIl-un.
IN us with tbe others Every ono fled
b;tber and th;ther for safsty and wo
toll ,es,ra in ,ha ceIlar. we carried
domn 49, oha3ns and soon al !, ,he honso
so,a hnJdiod toao,har ,hara From
ona ,,;nn,a 20 oue,har sono n,o os ns
on,,,d - nan,rro ~ NV 20 sooL tor no,vs ~ ~
,hro,s n hss,v alonce sro,nd 20 r;sbt
and ,os, ,ocL,Ss and asasrlv honino
snr the Srst onnes 70 ncs of ths regn,as7 ,s
troons M and haSten bacE asain te ouy
nlacp Of res,ge where We deemed our.
aalvos soto from ali DANGER A. ei,be,
and or onr street ware t5rmidable bar.
,;cades with emhrasurss like those of
forts and monn,ed with heavy cannon,
Resnre noon ,be ragamnfT,n ,orces oI
Tho commnne were 6usv strengthen.
;no these nosts An we could ace wa,
tbss National Gnard missing bv in lone
line carrv;no sandbags and tasnnes
teoring m Tho naving.stone 10 nil,
mn tbe braast'works stiIl HIGHER No
men with the red scarf across tbei,
shoulders ran 10 and fro among tbc
soldiers voc,ferating and uroing on IN,
work more ranid t6nn men a hundred
times Indeed I saw confirmed wbal
+ had read tbat in these paroxvsms o
nonnlar fnrv women more neryou,
and more excitable than men. are faI
more dangerous and sanpuinorv. Ev
erv little while messengers we're ar
riyipg NJ The barracks of the Cbatea,
; dEas close bv bringing bad new
| from tho front Of successive defeat