Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-07
LOVE AND WAR.
BY WILLIAM WESrFALL.

nautical fete on Gcleya's historical lake.
The narrow stretch of water between
the two sides of the city thronged with
boats, great and small, all agow with
Chinese lanterns; rockets shooting sky
wards in rapid succession, their course
marked by trails of fiery rain; at inter
walls the boom OF cannon and the shouts
of excited spectators.
9 Good Very well done, and how
beautiful exclaimed Baron Won Hob
enstein, who, together with Dr. Burt and
myself, were watching the spectacle
from one OF the balconies of the Hotel
de la PaiX
eyes, it is very fine. The fireworks
are splendid How beautifully the lights
are reflected in the water And then
the cannon thunder You have seen
war, Herr Baron; does it not rather re-
mind YOU of battle?n
"A very small one. A single battery
OF light artillery would make more noise.
Yes, | have seen war-seen it on large
scaie-and though we Germans are sup
posed to be fond Of fighting, | want to
see no more of it. A battlefield strewn
with thousands of corpscs is fearful
sight, and when among the slain there
are dear comrades and, it may be, kins-
men, and one thinks of the sorrowing
hearts at home, it is hard to rejoice even
over the greatest victory. Yet | must
not speak i'll of war, for to war | owe the
happiness of my life. !"
The happiness of your life2 How
was that, Herr Baron:"
ZACH, Colt, Mcinherr! Thereby hangs
tale
$50 much the better l like tales
above all when they relate to love and
war, and if am not indiscrcct t."
"You go too fast. How know you
that my tale relates to love and war;"
You spoke of owing to war the hap
piness of your life
so. you think, then, that one can
not have life of happiness without love?
You are right. But | am not good at
sale-telling. | daresay, though, that my
dear brother-in- law here, DR.. Bart who
rs born narrator and knows the story
almost better than know it myself, will
oblige YOU. Tell him all about it, Vic
tor. The fete is nearly over, and while
you discourse on war, our friend here and
myself will smoke the calumet OF peace. .
"A very convenient arrangement, -
said the Doctor, smiling. 81 don't smoke.
80 you are willing that | should have all
the talk to myself. Convenient, vet
scarcely far; and Hermann does himself
scant justice. He can talk almost as
well as he can fight.
"Ach, That paving my power to
fight very poor compliment, Victor"
ION the contrary it is paying your
power Of talk high one However,
will tell my part of the story-that in
which | played the principal part, on
condition that you do the rest"
Good It's bargain, returned Won
Hohcnstein. "By the time you have fin.
ishcd your tale shall have finished my
pipe Then | will begin; for smoke,
though a good listener, is bad talker
Go on.
Whcreupon DR. Bart, turning to me
began Us follows
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