The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-09-04
Tho Pathetic Story OF ~.
OF 4. Soiai"r's Little ,i.I N. ia ~
on Mission of low. ~ W
I.cr Father.

'.''Af.is
ia ~" year of our LORI rs-.
"a iarE,rt aud ila-, e.,-.. "a
world Was In tl, tlrs.. d..
cpmmot."n without and Me-.
tn comn5tion within w.. ,,. a
says the Chicago NcN-, A..
were scarccrows IN rags ana ''.- .-
These were the people. On r
"auCt faces attached T. l,g...
blue uniforms. These c..--
army, and upheld the r.
The city was Paris: the pe.1r.
men, and the tilna Gurfur ,t..
t"rr3~ succeeding the fan ,r,...
capital. '"' Pa
Across one of the main atr...
was - high. ma.-iv, h.--, +, n
boards. barrels, pir-r- Of ,,-..
d"oris of every description. T
q 5arricalc. On the 1tE.r .i1,-.
barricadc were the huma9 .j.....
their threadbarr rar9..t.
eyes were sunl.cn. their .L.,
and their farcheaa- scanned vi,t
deep burrows. but tlc~ p-.....
laus's"ts none the lc-. -..,,,r-
tai5: their m1vcm .ut- v.r. r.-
less rapid. their aim uua. f4.l....
ly. There were the men wr.r
the government, with an n.
grcnadicrs. it, art .I.rr --.
authority. at defiance. -Four br..
t2It vcr- IN. soldiers fr. -.-....
Both sides were rcstiae. n-.,
for the morrow death s-r-r4I. 7.
w.s night. But they y.r
alcrt: behind the barricad. ,v.--
WAS sentry. None Of ta.-r ...
u sec another nightfaI1. auaf-.-
not II they were cheated ont .f
hours sleep now: the vrl,r-.
balls Of the morrow would ....s.
ly decide the question of bur...
sleep.
The night was intensely a--.
with tine exception OF au odd ....
huag against the flagstaff. o- b.. +.
Of thc barrier, cveryth.uv u..
sombcr a the Shadcs Of d-a NJ
these barricadcs were rratr..-.
50 i.ccnly. And their gun, wen.
shottcd for the government
Two blocks distant from This
fortress little girl turned IN. ~
and gazcd trcmbliagly ~ N. III
ing light on the fla-poIc. IN he-
she carried a small ba>l,ct over ,.
was a red napkin. This wa, tf..,l
~ To prevent the rude gust, of
from blowing it off. She crsutr.
the walls of the builliu-4 aaH Har
softly toward the light. NJ
ncare1-shc drew. the pulsatiln.
heart increasing the closer sb.
preached. Bat she kept valiant.
She had approached within L
block Of the barricadc, when as-
trod on a small piece OF wos-
cracked noisily. Instantly hata~I
Of guns clicked. and q harsh 3.
trating voice rung ont: "Wlost
She tried 10 answer with all hrrn
but she could not. Every ene-r
paralyzed. Her month was di7
tongue motionle.ss. She sta,gea.5,
attempted 10 support herself a-
the wall near which She wa, Stan
She felt her strength leaving t-
head began 10 swim and she krr
was falling. She dropped hs-h
tried 10 raise her hands, when
Who's thcre?" w,.- repeated Fra
and a moment aftcrwaTd tlc same i
gave the command: "Fire" Ia
brations and flashes OF twenty ha-
charged musllcts followed The
The walls OF the houses echoed a.
echoed. The awful stillne-~ wa, t5
The little mcssCug.r shrieEea-a
pitiful, pleading cry-aud a.. wl,
again. The silence cnutinuedau
or two. Then two of tha men al
their guns. descended the OUTSIDE
breastwOrl5s, and went In The l-
in which the shots had been f- "a
OF them struck something El
foot. He stopped down. "Ar
Franz he cried. Its "a little
He picked the slight form MP ~
arms and started at run toward
barricade. His companion found
basket and brought IL with him.
first man. after crossing The l1-
took his burden into q tavern nar
He laid IL on a table I'm the m.nn
A light was held over the .iu.e
The man gazed at IL keruIy mon
then uttered q terrible cry. "NT
heavens, It's my little Janet
dropped on the floor rs lifcles> as
little girl he had killed. u was a'
daughter. and her crrand hoa h'@
bring her father something t1eai
The troops. hearing the firing
supposing an attack, advanced
the barricadc. and. a. its aee
would not ask for quarter th!
shot down to the last man. l1.
Saddcst occurrence there was i- p
OF little Janet while on her la--
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