The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-12-03
Tie Naaei;iai>c Hymn.

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There was Yong officer of artillery
in garrison al Str:shurg, named Rou9et
lie Lisle. He VS. bor! at Lonsle-Saun'
ler, III the Jura, that country Of revery
and energy, AZ mountainous countries
always are. This young man loved wal
like q scl,!;Sr. tic Revolution like a
! thinker. Ee charmed with his verses
and music the, SLOW, dull garrison life.
Arch III request from his two-fold talent
as ?a1}sicia2 and poet, he visited the
,.uuse i Dietrick, an Alsatian patriot,
! tn.aire of Strashurg) on intimate terms.
Dietricl 5 wife and young daughters
sharc(.ss>.s@l patriotic feelings, for the
Revolutio'. Was advancing towards the
frontiers, snss as the affections of the
body alwaysseommencc at the extremi-
ties. They were very partial to the
young officer, and inspired his heart,
his poetry md his music. They execu-
ted the first tof his IDEAS hardly devel-
oped. confdantes of the earliest flights
OF his geni1s.
It was in the winter lf 1892, and there
WAS scarcity in Strasb1rg. The house
of Dietrich was poor and the table hum
bic; but there was always welcome for
Rouset dc. Lisle. This young officer
was there from morning to night, like q
sca OF brother Of the family. One day,
when there was only some coarse bread
and slices Of ham Oh the table, Dietrich,
looking with calm sadness at De Lisle,
said to him, ''Plenty is not seen at our
feasts; but what matter if enthusiasm is
not wanting,at our civic fetes and cour-
age in our soldiers hearts. Ihave still
a bottle: of wine LETT in my cellar. Bring
it," he added, addressing one OF his
daughters, 'and We will drink to liberty
and cur country. Strasburg is shortly
to have a patriotic ceremony, and De
Lisle must be inspired by these last
drops to. produce one of those hymns
which convey to the people the enthusi-
asm which suggested it." The young
girls aprlauded, fetched the wine, filed
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