The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-29
With |. great ..rthvOrt about II. and b.s.iop,

With = great earthwork about H. ana Dasuons
This was The sysdIsh isssr IL laE priC.
cipslly TO the south Of the city proper. thqpgh
E od s,g that Ssfe as n 4 about 10000 3
hiers and 2O0U horses. and 2O.OOO camp Iol-
cpsssine' death and disease ' notWithstsnding,
Ilehting men and hall IS many iolloySs n ST., to
or the troops posted to guard the approaches
y seemed TO me- gazing over that mighty null
could resist such a force; and looked abroad
with curiosity for the enemy.
with Us and L was HsW di9appo.pteS when saw
beyond our camp to southvard. where VA, MAS
rive river * Red s n oyips ' shronsR This plain
e@pty SfE men 9 BcyopG Il rose black wooded
'S III isdy ny e1pinis seH tSat wslen.teus army
lay along this ridge ,7n0oo men, ard 4O.00
guarded, by line Of cannon, and taking II
again saw the smoke hang among the trees.
They Whispered In Nuremberg that no man ian
booty and that the troopers that sacked
MaRdsburg and followed Tily were beside
these gentle and kindly men; .,,., ,,.ro,,,v
God h!Ip mi: great git yfi sGa ,ssiS d:
north Never was sueh . battle fought as
We went down ,yory much scSersd nilsd
fonts the more cIortly conslderiae Of Arma-
geddon and the last fight Brieny-tor thir,
hustle" sa and Sarried the % had dTs
and plundeIed the Paiatinste, and crushed the
was. q weak Protestant State had pressed
ssorely on It; Then one short year be- be,
fssnitz had coma out Of the north like a
thunderbolt. the Protestant King had shat.
like a dcvourlne ERE down the Priests Lane.
rushed over Bohemia, shaken the Emperor on
But could he maintain himself That was
now to be seen. To the Emperor's help had
come all who loved the old system and would
profit in the shadow OF tho i'm perial throne; all
oned a mass today against a murder o-mor-
row. All those had come. from the great Duke
est trceGooter with peasants blood on his
hands and 10 his veins-and there they lay OPP
I Tsfed .9 0p the srs of Ss
sword should weaken the fair city. and enable
thsm to plunge their talonS into it's vtals.
could be distins nished from the soldiers By
their careworn faces. or that many q man
carved and lofty front OF his house-by st.
Ssbald's or behind the new Cathedral-a
TSs mssi.tf" tray s0 who had ssssd a%tSeir
own and the city, this cast went about
ws ,ss suS. sys win s pSSss to
lion with q huge army to feed. with order to
keen. with houses and wives asd daughters OF
looming luridiy in the future who had cares
one man. and him saw as we went home
from the Burg. II was near the foot OF the
Burg hill. where the strasse meets three other
WAYS At that tine Count Tilly's crooked.
great hat and boots. which seemed to swallow
him up, were fresh in my mind: and some
times | had wondered whether this other great
commander was like him. Well. was to know
for through the crowd at the junction Of these
four roads. while we stood waiting to pass
there came man on white horse followed
moment l knew. from the shouting and the
way women thrust. papers into his hands. that
we saw the King OF Sweden.
He wore plain bun coat and gray tapped
hat with a feather: q tall man and rather
bulky. his face massive and ieshy. with a close
tuft on his chin. His aspect was grave: he
looked about him with calm eve; and the
dd not SsnSn to tho n
who rode with him. and our Bernard OF Wei
mar who followed. But my eye followed more
the great Chancellor oxen stierna: in him. in
his steady gaze and serene brow and whole
some strength. traced the nearest likeness to
And 50 FIRST saw the great Gustayus Adol;
plus. 1t was said that he would at times iall
he was another man, Keen at his sword. swift
as IRE. pitiess to those who fiinched, among
the foremost IN the charge a very thunder
from women's hands at tho end OF the Burg
strasse. he had rather the air Of a quiet, worthy
no dresser and no brawier: nor would any one
TO see him then. have thought that this was
the lion OF the north who had dashed the pride
OF tho south Or that even now he had on his
shoulders the burdens OF two great nations
and the fate OF million OF men!
To be continued