The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-09-01

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expected appearance here might do hin
HARM"
The patient moved again. and the doc.
tor came and felt his pulse.
You have had good sleep. Baron
do you feel any easiera"
"A httle," he whispered. 'sT hai
such Q pleasant dream.
! "Of your wife?--you called out her
name"
| ''Yes, Of my wife-sf Pauline I,
was like reality-I saw hsr stand at nv
bedside. bending over me with tears Il
her eyes, Is she whispered sAdoIph. ~
1 "And what il the dream vas ! re-.
ality?" questioned the doctor.
All, impossible murmured the sicl
man; II would as SOON fancy an angel
from heaven coming here to me-"
Nine. Lucca could contain herself no
longer.
"Adolph, am herew she cried in a
voice choked with tears, falling on her
knees beside him.
We will not further describe the scene :
sutiice it, that the doctor. by means of
persuasions and threats, brought Nine.
Lucca to her former composure, telling
| her OF what real use sine could be. The
lated with great satisfaction, had no less
than i've cups of this coffee, she herself
feeding him. For ten days Nine. Lucoa
nursed her husband indefatigably, and
notwithstanding all the disagreeableness
attendant on wounds, never left his bed
side. Her maid every day cooked and
prepared q portion of the Compressed
vegetables and soups, which the patient
FOL IN nfv,1e L.:
but, thanks to good nursing. his health
improved rapidly.
On the tenth day the doctor called
again. There has been another cavalry
skirmish." he said, ..only q mile from
here, in which the French, as usual have
been defeated. Now. our outposts are
only about 800 PAGES from the French.
so that with good field glass one can
plainly distinguish their kepis."
II have brought my glass with me-
quickly said Nine. Lacca. could I
not go out and see the French outposts?
Can you tell me where could get per-
mission to go?"
"The only person who can give you
leave to visit the outposts is the Erappen
commandant, Captain H, of the
Uhlans."
Please, doctor, look well after nv
husband, and before he wakes shall
have had a good look at the French
kepis. will go at once to Captain H
and ask for pass and an escort.
AS she hurried off to the captains
quarters the doctor looked after her.
shaking his head and smiling to himself: |
"a very child's nature, light. hearted, |
but self-willed, too
The captain was just reading the |
patrols report, according to which bat /
tie was expected near Sedan. An aide
de-camp had brought him orders to
the outposts on the heights
of Pont-a-Meusson, and to do his utmost i
to prevent the French troops, scattered |
round there, from reforming.
An orderly came in and announced: /
"a lady from Berlin wishes to speak to
you"
"a LADY, exclaimed the captain, sur
prised. "Did she give her naine?"
FRAU von Rhaden," she says.
Die Lucca" Dried the captain, jump
ing up and himself going to open the
door. ''Mae ne," he said, 81 am both
surprised anc slighted to welcome you
to my quarter
81 just wa, to visit the outposts and
have look at l.. French. -
The captain thought he could not have
heard rightly. "You wish to visit the
outposts? The theater of war is very
different to that of the operal'
"Oh, know that!-on the battlefield |
the ohassepot bullets take the soprano. /
the mitrailleuses the baritone, and the
shells the base parts. But should like,
just for once, to hear such concert"
"And what it bullet hit your"
"Oh, no fearl French bullets are
much too polite to do that. Please,
please, Herr Rittmeister. give me pass
and q couple of Uhlans.
Really, madam, am very sorry, but
I cannot grant your request"
'H you only hesitate onahat account,
will absolve you in writing from all re-
sponsibility," saying which she took q
piece OF paper from the table, wrote q
few words and handed it back to the |
Rittmeister. Here is your warrant"
she said.
'Of course, if you thus insist, must
give in" And without further delay he
handed her pass, told off sergeant |
and ten Uhlans a. escort, and the whole
party were quickly en- route to the
heights.
It was the Both OF August, the sun was
streaming down hot and iercely, and
Frau Lucca, her sunshade in her right |
hand and glasses in her left, walked |
braveiy on, humming that air out of |
Figaro"
bort vergisse deifes fenen. susses wimmern.
Da wo LanEen und schwerter schimmern-
the Uhlans followed behind.
After half an hours rough walking /
through hedges and across bitches, they |
reached the first line of outposts. where |
the sentries, like moles, had thrown up |
the earth, to protect them from the ene-
my's fire. The first they came to were |
Savons, and one of these looking in per. |
feet amazement at the lady, exclaimed: |
'Jesses Strambach IF the Prussian |
women are 30 courageous, no wonder the |
Frenohmen run when they see these |
Amazons' hasbandsr' To which Nine. |
Lucca replied in the broadcast Viennese: |
"You are not quite right, my friend! |
am Austrian born, Prussian by incli- |
nation, but, above all, q real and true
German"
Even on the way thither, single bullets |
had come across from over the way.n |
but fortunately had passed over their |
heads. Now, however, when the party |
halted, thus giving the French q mark, |
the bullets began to fsll thick and close. |
one of the pennants was shot from a |
lance and the horses began to get restive
The sergeant rode up, saluted, and
said:
Frau Baroni, If remaia here quar-
ter of an hour, |, niger with by Uhlans. I |
shall not bring back single man I'M
wounded; for the sight of an Uhlan
always makes the French spend fab
uious amount OF ammunition" Even
as he spoke o bnllet Qrazed his horses