The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-07-11
LOVE AMONG ARMS.

march, a few miles from the Austrian
frontier. The men were gathered in
groups here and there. pitching their
tents and cooking their suppers. On
q rising slope above the camp the
artillery had been parked, and near
the guns two lieutenants were walk
ing up and down, examining the
country with their glasses. The elder
of the two was Drowned by exposure.
His light mustache had a fierce up
ward curve. which he increased by
twirling it continually with both
hands, until the points protruded like
spikes on each side of his good-na-
tured mouth. His face would have
been severe had it not been for his
soft gray eyes. that counteracted the
effect of his other features. His
companion was younger and of q
slighter build.
They walked on in silence for some
time. At last the younger spoke,
pointing eastward with his glass.
about thirty miles beyond those
mills, Won Lingen." he said, lilies the
old house where / was born. Ny
mother was an Austrian, you know,
and when my father died | was sent
l to live with my grandfather at Sa-
.9owa. 1t is rather a curious coin
cidence that should be making war
on my own people. There is no one
In the house now but my cousin,
Marie v. Hohenhausen.
The Grain Hohenhausen, broke
in v. Lingen, '.ls she your cousin?
Yes" he added. as his companion
looked at him questioningly, Il know
her. We met several times in Berlin
last year. She is a charming wo-
man"
..You are quite right" answered
Karl, '.she is a wonderful creature.
remember her very well as a girl.
but am afraid that bore you with
my "reminiscences"
'.Not in the least. assure YOU"
answered v. Lingen." it would be in
teresting to me to hear anything
about the Grain Hohenhausen."
! Karl did not see his friends en-
barrassment. or. if he did so. pre-
tended to take no notice OF it.
my recollections of my boyhood
are rather vague" he eaid. s.My
grandfather was profound student
and lover of all Greek and Roman
customs The front door of our old
house opened into a long, low
BOOM with huge fireplace at ore
eide. My grandfather used to sit in
his armchair in the chimney corner.
while Marie read to him from some
{avorite author. She read Cicero
before she had opened Grimm's
''Fairy Tales" and her rich pronun-
citation Of the Latin was delightful.
The house had a free-handed hospi-
tality. Prince and pauper alike were
at liberty to push the front door open
and come in. Whenever the door
swung open Marie would rise from
her seat beside the old man. and say
to the entering guest. o hospes
salve'; to which he would reply. .Et
ealve tn AMIGA After this greeting
he usually sat down by the fire. and
talked of his travels or adventures.
IT was a quaint conceit OF my grand
fathers. He said that it reminded
him of the simplicity Of Homeric life.
can see the room now, with the old
scholar and the girl sitting in the
Aickering freight. and can hear hen.
fresh, clear voice cry out to me the
quaint old Latin greeting"
The two officers had been descend
ing the hill as they talked. and now
found themselves among a crowd of
their companions collected around
the mess tent. Karl went from group
to group. discussing the days events
and the morrow's probabilities. but
v. Lingen strolled off by himself.
The only thing that his mind could
grasp was the picture of the woman
he loved. reading Latin to her grand.
father by the light of the fire. 1t
was probable that to-morrow's line
of march would pass near Sadowa.
His One desire was to slip away from
his regiment as it passed the old
echloss OF the Hohenhausens. to push
open the great front door. and then
to hear her voice say s'Salve."
He avoided the noisy mess tent.
and as soon as it was dark, went to
bed. He lay awake most of the
night. going over in his mind every
detail of their meeting. which he was
determined should take place the
next day. When at last he fell
asleep. it was only TO hear her voice
repeating some sonorous Latin
phrases that he could not understand
until they simplifed themselves into
the words, "lch liebedich."
The events of the battle on the
following morning are matters of his
tory. The movements of the Ger
man army had been wonderfully con-
else. The Austrians were being
gradually surrounded by circle of
|. German batteries that Numbered
upon them from every hill. One side
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