Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-09-28

An Incident in the Napoleonio War.
Chicago Ledger.

Chicago Ledger.
In the memorable year Of 1914, whom
tho allied armies were concentrated
about Paris, young lieutensut of dra-
goons was engaged with three OF four
Hungarians, who, after having received
several smart strokes from his sabre,
managed to send q ball iuto bis shout
dor, to pierce his chest with . thrust
from lance, and to leave him for dead
on tho bank of the river.
On the opposite side of the stream, q
boatman and bis daughter had been
watching this unequal fight with tears
Of desperation. But what could an old
unarmed man do, Or pretty girl Of six
teen! However, the old soldier--for
such the bOatKan was-had no sooner
seen the officer fall from bis horse than
no and his daughter rowed most yigor-
ously for tho other side. Then, when
they had deposited tho wounded man in
the boat, these worthy people crossed
tho river again, but with faint hopes of
reaching the military hospital in time.
"You have been very hardly treated.
my boy" said the old gusrdsman to
him; "but here am l, who have Rope
farther still, and come home"
The silent and fixed attitude of Lieu
tenant =. showed tho extreme agony Of
his pains; and the hardy boatman soon
discovered that the blood which was
flowing internally from the wound on
his left side would shortly terminate his
existence. He turned to his youthful
daughter:
MARY" he said, "you have heard me
tell of my brother; he died of just such
another wound as this here. Well, now,
had there only been somebody by to
suck the hurt, his life would have been
saved"
The boatman then landed, and went
to look for two or three soldiers to help
him carry the officer, leaving bis dsught-
or in charge Of him. Tho girl looked at
the sufferer for second or two. What
was her emotion when she heard him
sigh so deeply, not that he was resign
ing life in the first flower of his age, but
that he should die without mothers
kiss.
my mother! my dear, dear motherw
said he, II die without"
Her woman's heart told her what he
would have said. Her bosom heaved
with sympathy, and ber eyes ran over.
Then she remembered what her father
had said; she thought how her uncle's
life might have been saved. In an in
slant quicker than thought, she tore
open the officers coat, and the generous
girl recalled him to life with her lips.
Amid this holy occupation the sound
Of footsteps was heard, and the blushing
heroine fled to the other end Of the
boat. Judge of her fathers surprise, a.
he came up with the two soldiers, when
he saw Lieut.. s., whom he expected to
find dead, open his eyes and ask for bis
deliverer.
The boatman looked at his child, and
saw it all. Tho poor girl came to him
with her head bent down. She was about
to excuse herself when the father, en-.
bracing her with enthusiasm, raised her
spirits, and the officer thanked her in
these prophetic words:
"You have saved my life; it belongs
to you"
After this she attended to him and
became bis nurse; nothing would he
take but from her hand. No wonder
that with such nurse he at length TO-
covered. Mary was as pretty AZ she
was good.
Meanwhile, Master Cupid, who is very
busy in such cases, gave him another
wound, and there was only one way to
cure it--sO very deep it was.
Tho boatInan's daughter became Mad
! anne s.
Hcr husband rose to be Lieutenaut-
General, and the boatman's daughtse
became as elegant and graceful q ssy
lady Of the court Of Louis Philliggo