Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-12-29

which 1t lay. While L was heslta'lng
which way to take sound like the
trampling Of horses hoofs and the rattle
of accoutrements fell on my ear.
'Douay's rear guard / thought, they
will tell me the way But the next
moment heard voices, and from the
shadow of wood emerged squadron OF
Uhlans. They were chanting hymn,
the words of which brought wildly to
my mind the Roman gladiators' last
greeting to the Emperor before they
Joined in mortal combat, Ave! Caesar
morituri tie salutant (Hail, Cesar! the
dying salute thee).
1.-The refrain of the hymn, as well as
can remember, ran thus:
f" ooh, sun so red oh sun so red!
Light me to warriors bed.
Yestreen mounted, lance in rest,
To-day bullet through the breast,
Morrow in the cold, cold ground,
For God and Fatherlandp
Il waited until the party came up.
"'Who are you, and what are you do
ing here9' asked an under officer, riding
forward.
Il told him.
"J don't believe word you have
said, answered the man sternly. we
have Just come from VOuziers, and
can assure you there was not Red
Cross ambulance in the place. You are
spy
Against this imputation warmly
protested, pointed to my uniform, and
produced my case of instruments.
"a uniform is nothing. Anybody
can have case of instruments. Where's
your passT
unfortunately had left it at my
headquarters, and the only proofs of my
identity and good faith which l could
show were my card case and few letters
from friends at Geneva.
"HLetters are nothing. Anybody may
have letters. 1t 10 a clear case. You
are spy, disguised as an officer of the
International Ambulance
tJust then a lieutenant came up and
demanded an explanation.
THE under officer explained.
"'As you say, clear case, replied the
lieutenant. Let the fellow be shot
Against this summary justice pro-
tested with all the energy of man who
pleads for his life.
You may save your breath, said
the lieutenant. You are found here
under suspicious circumstances, and
without pass. As likely as not you are
franc tireur in disguise. You speak
German with French accent. Shoot
him, sergeant.
"And shot should have been to a
dead certainty if another officer of higher
| rank had not arrived in the very nick of
time. He also demanded an explana ion,
which was of course promptly gwen.
Then he questioned me closely, asking,
among other things, where had received
nv medical education.
"'At the Medical School of Geneva
and the University of Warsburg.'
"'Then you know Professor Goer-
ingl"
II did know Professor Goering, and
mentioned several facts which led my
: l.ouestioner to believe that the account
gave of myself was probably true, but he
/. said that until could furnish proofs oil
my identity and good faith it would be
his duty to detain me as prisoner or
parole, which, l need hardly observe,
: gave with great alacrity.
V THE officer who saved my life was
< Baron Hermann Won Hohenstein.
: Three DAYS afterwards was fought thu
!, cattle of Sedan, which gave the coup d.
4 grace to France and established the unit,
= of Germany. On the morrow of the fight
Il thanks to my new found friend, wa
d permitted to help the German surgeons il
Il their arduous work, and my ability II
J. this regard being accepted as proof
n nv good faith, was set at liberty. More
over. the chief of the medical stat
r offered me q position rs supernumerar
&C staff surgeon, an offer which gladly &C
IS cepted, and accompanied Baron Won Ho
: henstein to Paris, there to take part Il
', the siege.
l. And now, Hermann, think | ma
Is leave YOU to tell the sequel"
d II will try" said the Baron. knocking
,s the ashes out of his pipe. Il will try
al and all the more willingly as it can b
told quickly. like not much speaking
d but must first of all tell you tina
II Victor is too modest He has omitted
n material part Of his story He obtaine
m his liberty and his appointment less b.
T. cause of what he did after the battl
than of what he did during the battle
Of He. a prisoner on parole and accused {
n being spy. risked his life to save tha
or of his captors- lie dressed the wound
OF of my dear old friend, General Won Elser
he baum under fire, there being. no oth'
On surgeon at liberty, and helped to carr
m him out of action. For that brave dee
IN he received the personal thanks of II
d. king and Won Moltke. He showed moi
nt courage that day than many ightin
as officer who won the Iron Cross.
"well, as he has told you, we went 4
,e- gether to Paris, lived in the same qua
re tiers, and becal &c fast friends, and sha
m remain friends as long as both do liv
Dis IL was a hard winter, and we had aroup