Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-08-25

had brought him to life again
But in that case it would be neces-
aary to lie.
Very we'll, then, will lie, said
the heroic child, and drying her
tears quickly, she went back like d
ray Of sunshine into her grand
fathers room.
It was severe task which she
had undertaken. At first, all went
we'll The poor mans mind was
greatly weakened, and he allowed
himself to be deceived al readily as
| if he were child. But as he gained
strength, bis mind became clearer
We had to show him the course Of
the army's movements, and to re-
write the military bulletins for him.
II was truly 4 pity TO see the pretty
child bending night and day over
the map of Germany, and striving
to put everything together into d
glorious French campaign; Bazaine
before Berlin. Frossard in Bavaria,
and MacMahon at the Baltic. She
sought my advicoin everything, and
/ helped her as we'll al could, but
il was the old soldier himself who
aided us tho mostin this imaginary
invasion. He had conquered Ger
many % many times under the first
empire. He knewall the campaigns
IN advance.
Now, this ia whore they are going
70 90, and that Is what they are
going 70 do, he would say, aud his
prophecies we're always realized,
fact which did not fail 10 make him
very proud.
unfortunately we never went
quickly enough Tor him in captur-
ing citiea and winning battles. Ills
appetite for victory was Unsuitable.
Every day, when called to see him,
| learned 81 new French victory.
Doctor, we have taken Mayenco,
said the young girl one day, meet
ing We With . weary smile. AT al
most She same instant / heard q
joyous voice cxclaim from the next
room
March on. March on. In eight
days We shall enter Berlin.
~ hist moment the Prussians
we're not more than eight days from
Paris. We considered at FIRST
whether L would not be better to
take the colonel into the country,
but as soon rs he got outside Of the
city he would have found out tho
true circumstances, and / fonnd
him still 800 feeble and TOO weak
ened BY his great shock to let him
know the truth. We therefore dc-
eided to remain il Paris.
'On the iirst day o. the siege, ]
went 10 his room-as ! rocolleei
very much excited, aud with that
anguish in my sonl which could
only be caused BY tho condition d
our unfortunate city, with war
itself undcr our very walls, and our
suburbs themselves converted into
frontiers. ] found my patient
proud and contented.
sAh, said be, the siege has COM
menced
i looked at him ia astonishment.
What, colonel, do you know
The grandchild turned toward
me. Yes, doctor It isgrcat news.
The siege Of Belin has begun.
She said this in a perfectly quiet
manner, keeping intcntly at her
sewing. How could hesuspect any
thingY He was not able to hear
the conqueror's cannon. He could
not see his unhappy Paris, broken
down aud destroyed. All that be
could see from his bed was a part
Of tho Arc de Triomphe, and around
him, in his chamber, the memen-
toes Of the FIRST empire, well cal
cnlatod to sustain his illusions.
Portraits Of marshals, pictures Of
BATTLES, the king Of Rome in his
baby garments, large tables filed
with royal relics, with medals and
bronzes, the Island Of ST. Helena
undera glass globe, some miniatur
es representing the patron saint Of
that island, dressed for d ball in a
yellow gown with leg-of-mutton
sleeves and all these things repre-
senting perfectly the peculiar charm
Of The year 1906. 1t was this at
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