The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-03-01

Sentry.
Time-Thc year ~ gysce MO
r1aoo-Ihe little leland of Rusen, in tho
Rattle, last taken possession Of By The French.
"Tramp, tramp, tramp, so many steps
up dusty road, tOsc0rtls q scrubby pine
tree, then tramp, tramp, tramp 60 many
n'ore steps do,cs . dusty road, from =
scrnbty Pine-tree, and that's sentry's
laust have been taking holiday when
I enlisted Now come to think Of It,
why did enlist: Was 1T that all my
family begged me to- stay at home, or
because Jeanne Avril Tilted me to marry
the miller: lerversity and pique, added
to naturally inquiring mind-for
remember [refiectively] that my good
mother always insisted that my inf;,ntile
inquisitiveness had injured the shape of
my nose, as was lerpetually tiattening
it against all the village window ,anes.
Now shall enjoy telling the neighbOrs
ut home that helped Davoust take this
island Of Rugen! can even now hear
them exclain. Bravo! little jacques
.Jan,aiS /; never before was 50 mighty Il
heart lodged in 80 small unifoTm!'
Still, can't believe that any one with
real vocation for war would he 80
strangely affected by gun-pow'!er. At
the very first Whit. and whcn every
lx<ly else is crying Forward l nave
an almost ir esistil,le desire to march
backwards, just like one % the great
crabs Of my native Sottevi'le-sur-Mer
Even my nlusket fails to encourage me.
shoulders arms indeed! when al. ask
is to I've allowed to make the use Of my
legs! But come, come, man ami this
wont do. No Sr.n,!i!lS allowed in the
ranks: that is Il luxury reserved express
~ for the officers; and since lett Nor
many to improycntv mind, let me not
have enlisted III vain! So, 80; this, then,
is the Island ri Rfgcn-uunn: plenty Of
ttssocks Of salt grass, plenty Of rocks. a
few pine trees. Il Ponlcranian dog or two;
not mulch else; but then there is always
I'll Interesting want Of stability about :n
i-Iand. It reminds me Of crulnb If
bread. the mainland lnin. the loaf, and
crumbs to he swept away. | wonder
why all the women here are so pa>ty
locking. PERHAPS 1T the creation the
italians and Fre,!r!, were baked first,
and when it was the turn Of the Ger
mans the oven had grown c,ld, so the
!"n'r Wings were never properly brown-
ed Most Instructive, only-thinking Of
ovens makes me remember how hungry
/ am. What tine is it, larblcu! has
my old silver watch caught its masters
gO-.ilic: u!Iess, or how comes it that l am
not relicve,l' All! there's Karl Schwatz.
IIu'lO, Kari, what news::' News
enough, I should think: The order
came to crxcua,c the island instantly,
and all the French embarked All hour
:,..s,: in their haste they must have for
gotten you. took you ut the first iOr
the ghost Of sentry! Fla! hal' 'Oh!
oh! oh: how can y.,,l BE- 80 heartlcss as to
laugh: Holy Saint>! l am lost, AIN
.llst,nnorvd, shall be reported as y
'le>crtcr, l shall !,c court-niartialed. ]
shall ;,e condemned to!,v shot, shall I've
lei ont. and my 'rea>, made II target.
10 to jacques JanE.is tE,gi'allyl; see
to what an end your wrctcl,ctl desire for
information has brought yoI!!' ''Acii!
ach. my poor little fellow interrupted
honest X arl, don't despair; come hOnnc
with ME and let my girl Gretchen conn
fort you with some chM,croute and
bccr.'
This Tc,ltonic rcls,st finished. his pipe
lit, th,. deserted .icserter grew more
cheerful, and even began 10 lM,k with
cOn,p:,iSaNry upon Grctchen's pale
charms. "A household treasure" he
said aloud; and added soff2 rocr, ''aftcr
all, It's not her fault, dear :rr!, that ltic>
ton 81 tic too coil Ovcn.'
4 mont, later and the; wcr:' married.
All went happily for over Ave years,
when one lay their little son came nome
il delighted excitement, crying that
there was Il vessel :ul! Of French soldiers
in the channel, Nov indeed | am
lu~.,' exclaimed TIE terrified Jacques;
they lave GENE ut last to shoot me as :,
tlcscrt:.r. Alas. alas: but ::,op.-an idea
tina! may E:t save ne An; with
out WAITING tx cS!,l'in. he r,;:iio" up
stairs. quickly 'ionnc'i hi:; Old n,oih-t AZ
on uniform. seized this rusty ,n,!>isct. rnn
down i'll hot haste t. the :.hcrr, ana
mounted Guard, a> lis furiiici coniraties
:;:r!<tttl.
"VM tirf." he ':s'L~' out in Il t"i'i-
c,,<c vs:ic,..
'IM r;1' yourself Them" answ>r,'!
those from the Vessel.
"a faithful sentinel"
"lIc. 10! that :: good Joke: how long
have .",: E'ccn OH duty. pray
For Ii ye .ea,:, five months. !;y>'.iay>.
five hs.,,.. AID FIVE n,;nute~..'
General Davnl,-, tried to look serious
fora nnine,,. and then l'u:st int" Il
hearty :u,:::I,. w!:;:I, was .;.l.ssri Wit,
interest hy al his company. and ia"
,i.<crtcr. in spite os' himself, WIS given
Il .ii-c:,Hryir;n ia; .Uri;l. IL hi. great con-
ttntlEtN..
French Statesmen Waxing Rich.
1t j. q re;narka'l' fact whereas most
,F.n-li~!; statesmen die lri, her richer nor
poorer than 'y'l>n the, t"c!. ~ politics.
E'.cn,i, ~;a.. >,::cn ..ini,'>. Invariably wax
,;.!!t". :'.rin .i,c with harily anything
they rlvi,at.' into !Ml.;".'S and count;
!,n.,>.> and il /" the possession, of yt',t<>
and ":..e: -'ich property. !! they NO NOT
-,n..,:!.:. -, Themselves their wives 10 A: ii
they la IL vie. ;htE some convent
cut frir'li"!rt.:. ! nave often w"nt't red
that ";,nc~.ti"n journals in France. dO Hot
insist u}on knowing from what mystic
riu,!> sources ministers derive their
wealth. Their editors. 1 s''p!,o-e. '.",t>
some .lav 10 l.cc",n. ministers tlicn,-
.,!,..: .rI, her. .ir.. ~: M; like 4, ;r.-