The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-05
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We were going nm ,ho Cba,nns Elvsse
w,h noo,.s ~ w o"ups h'''see'
wy" Do,'ol - gathefing from IN
" VAN, pierced ny shell, tho payemsn
ploughed by grapeahot, tho history OF be
sieged Paris, when lust befors reaching m,
Place do rEto,lo ~. ,,o.... $500, '
..,s,.I .'o' 'no uoe'or stopped ant
'''n'eu ou' u ile ono OF those large corne
houses 30 pompously grouped arourd> th,
Arc do Triomphe, IN :
uDo vor aao u so,d 10 ~. tEA,
'.' paw '''. 'hoee 'out 'see
"'nao"a On the paicony up there? In thu
beginning OF August, that terrible moptl
OF August OF 10. 40 laden with a,or,r an,
diass,ar wo. a., =, -, 49, - 80.
' 10 '1n IL, .hefe 10 atlehd
I'e' " "p0pie1y. 1ho sufferer was Colone
JouVe, an old Cuirassier OF the First Empire
full OF enthusiasm for glory and natriotism
who, at the commencement of ths war ha1,
taken an apartment with a hair.nv IN N.
Champs Elyseee-ior what do VIM ih,nL
To assist at the triumphal enirv If n.
troop! Poor old man! The news oi via
sem bourv arrived aa he wna ris;nv rom The
table. On reading the mama nj NanoIron
at the foot OF that bulletin nj dslrat ha iell
senssless ~ .1- I-"--.' :. = - : : 80
II found the old Cuirassier s,retcb 81,
upon the floor, hia iace hloeninr md mot
as HON the blow Of club. Sanding he
would have been very tall, living he looked
immense; with fine features, beautiful teeth.
and white curling hair. carving his eiuhty
years AZ though they had been sixtv. !Rs.
side him knelt his nd.dauphter in tears
She resemblsd him. Seeing them aida nv
side, they reminded ma of two Greei
medallions stamped with the ssms imnrssa
emily the one was antoine, earth.atainaJ Il.
outlines somewhat worn. tha oiher h.s,,; Il.
full and clear, in ali the lustre of frenhnesa
1.-THE child's sorrow Touched ma D.uoh'
ter and granddaughter OF soldiers for her
father was on MacMahon's stafr. The aipht
Of this old man stretched before her evote,i
in her mind another Vision nv Isss ,s orSh
l did my beet 10 reassure her, though in
reality bad but little hope. We lad to
contend with hemoptysis, from which Mt
eighty there is small chance OF recovery.
"For three days the patient rerasined in
tie lame condition OF ;mmobility and pt,,-
por. Meanwhile came the newa OF Reich.
shofen-you remember how s,ranveI,p Till
the evening we all believed in a preat
victory-2O 900 Pruseiaps killed. The Crown
Prince prisoner, -" - = :
II cannot tell by what miracle, Nv what
magnetic current, an echo Of lila national
joy can have reached our moor Invalid
hitherto deaf 10 all around him: Int thai
evening, on approaching the bed, | found
d new man. His eye was almost clear. his
speech LEES difficult, and he had the
strength to smile and to e,ammer:
"..Victory, vicloryI'
ayes, Colonel, a great victory, And no
| gave tho details OF MscMahon's snlend;d
success saw his features rslaI and h;a
coun,enance brighten. ''''
when when out his prand.danOh,a,
was waiting for me, pale and sohbinv -
"'But he is saved eaid 7, takinv bar
hands. $500 - = '>"h "o "'
''The DOOR child had hardly co,rooo -
answer me. The true Ra;cbahoian "a y.
lust been announced. MarMahon q ,ua; 1
live. the whole army c,ruhoJ w. 1oa 1Lsl
at eact1 other in CONSERVATION shs anI;ors
at the thought OF her father tyemhl;uo
for the grandfather. Certainly he wnnli
not bear this new sheck. And vet wSa,
could We do? Let him eniov The ijlns;nn
which had revived lin !? Rnt than Uo
should have to deceive him -
"Well then, l will dpce;ve him y enid
the brave Girl. and hastily winirn awav hs,
tears abe re.enterpd her v,andfath sr,a yo M,
with beamiup iaca. - .'.-' : w.
at was a hard task abe had set herself
For the first few DAYS Il was rom na rat;velv
easy, as the old mans head was veal and
he was as credulons aga child Rnt viii
returning health came clearer ideas II
was necessary to keep him au courant with
the movements Of the army and 10 invent
military bulletina It was pi,iiul to see
that beautiful girl bending night and dav
over her map Of Germany. making Il viii
little flags, forcing herself to combine the
whole OF q glorious campaign-Bsz,ine on
the road to Berlirl Frcssard in Bayari,l
MacMshon on the Baltic! In all this abs
asked my counsel, and helped her "a far
as could, but 1t WAS the grandfather who
did the most for US in his imaginary in.
vasion. He had CONQUERED Germanv an
often during the First Empire! He knew
all the moves beforehand, Nov thew should
e. tueie' ms ls "nat they WILL do," and
a little 10 bis pride. Unfortunately, We We
might take towns and gain battles, but we
never went fast enough for the Colonel. He
was Unsuitable. Every dav l was greeted
with fresh feat OF arms: - =
"'Doctor, we have taken Msyence.' eaid
the young girl, coming to meet me with q
heart.lendlng emile and thropoh tba doo,
I heard a joyous voice crying: "
"'We are getting on, we are getting on
In week we shall enter Berlit!'
"At that moment the Pruasians were but
a week from Paris. At first we thought II
might be better to move 10 the province,
but once out OF doors, the state OF the coun.
try would hays told him all, and / thought
him atill too weak, TOO eneryated, to know
the truth. 1t was therefore decided HAT
they should stay where they were,
"On the first day OF the investment I
went to see my patient-much agitated. /