The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-03


\ watchwOrd. which passed to make room
for others. as victory followed victory.
| Soldier Of the Old Guard" said VAL
mond again. "how came you by those
scars upon your forehead?"
II was drummer at Auerstadt. cor
poral at Austerlitz, q sergeant at Water
loo" rolled back the reply, IN high,
quavering voice. as memories Of great
events blew In upon the ancient flres OF his
spirit.
| "Ah." answered Valmond, nodding
eagerly, with Davoust at Auerstadt-
thirty against sixty thousand men. At
o'clock, all fog and mist. as you marched
up the defile toward the Sonnenberg. the
brave Gudin and his division feeling their
way to Blucher Comrade. how still you
stepped, your bayonet before you. clear
ing the mists. your eyes strain!ng. your
teeth set. ready to thrust. All at once a
quick moving mass sprang out Of the
haze. and upon you with hardly sound OF
warning; and an army OF hussars
launched themselves Mt your bayonets!
you bent that wall back ike a piece OF
steel. and broke 1t. Comrade. that was
the beginning' IN the mists OF the morn
ing. Tell me. now fared you In the light
OF evening at the end OF that bloody day."
| The oid soldier was trembling. There
was no sign. no movement from the crowi.
Across the neids came the sharpening OF
seythe ana the cry OF the grasshoppers'
ana 'he souhu OF mil wheei arose near
py.
me Ola sergeant saw again tnat mist
fronting Sonhenperg rise up ana snow ten
thousahd splendid cavalry and hfty thon-
sahu ihiahtry' win king ana prince 70
lead them down upon those malleable but
uhhovlhs squares OF frehch infantry. ne
saw h,mseii drumming the frussans BACK
anu ms rrench men on.
beautiIui Soa' no er'ed proudly .tnat
was uay' Anu every man or me Inira
so'ps .na' '',ne ne ilit up the isu OF hei'
anu urop frussah IN STAND oes'ue
DaNouss once anu p'hs' come puilet uhu
.akc OIL ms chapeau. ~ ien upon my
LII. ! s,oop ahu PICK II up' ana hahu
10 MN. Out l kept drumming with one
manu- al the time. Comrade' say l. the
army tnanh you ior your courtesy.
nro.ner, ne say twas 10 your drum'
,.,o MS eye "ash OUT where Suuih carved
MS way throush those pigs OF fruss'ans'
1 Ia .ake my heau OH 10 keep your saauie
hiied. comrade,' say !. Ping! come bull
let and catch me In the calf. You hold
your head TOO nigh, brother the general
say ana ne smile. III mold II hiSher'
| comraae, answer !, ana l snatch at
soiu'er. up with me on your shoulder.
o's co"raoe, l say ana ne MT me up l
make my STICKS sing on the leather. You
shaii take OH your nat 10 the Little Cor
poral tomorro" II you've sui your head'
pro'ner ne speak IKE that, ana then ne
ride away IKE the deVil 10 Morands guns.
Ha. ha' ma!
ihe sergeants race was blazing, but
win "hite sort OF glare Tor ne was very
paie' ana ne seemed unconscious OF all
save the sense IN MS minds eye. "Ha. ha'
ma. ne Iausheu again. beautitul God'
now oiu DaNous' orlhs US on up 10 SON
nenoerg. AND next day l saw the Little
Corporal drummer says me- no head
W. hisn Ior my Huaro. Come you, com
Iaoe' your seherai gives you 10 me. Come
Gorpo,ai Lasroih' ne can, ana come.
ou. n!s'' ne say, up OH tne shouicer OF
1our ois so'u,er anu pay. "ha. shaI
piay' sire ASK RAY ten thousaho
heroes 10 Wainaila' ne answer l play,
anu l .nlnk OF my Drother jacques VINO
wen. .t.., msn'lhs I" heaven tne oay Deiore'
..,,, Dea.,,u' Hou' ti'"' was oay ~ Auer-
| "s. say sa'i"vnos waving MS
a ep VI. mere - urum a' the
~"''Ae' A~e' Us ~ 'ose'her' com-
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| n1 oio se'sean' was IN oream. ne
vi e "u inaue way .or MN
anu ~ 'ne nevN y, 'ne whi'e morse ne
ean'e vi W ,ae no'e' IN nnoMeht Doy
uane 'u' Wi.n .ne urum. vaimond LOOK
II, slu no'uins ~ ih ms ha"os' saiu soitiy'
| noluier VI 'i'e o'o ouaro' mere IS drum
y, ,r,.s .anue
w."ou' ~, woru, .ne oio man LOOK the
oil ,ron,hI,nr ,o..ss "a -. 49," :,
bodv grew steady. He was living in Tho
past entirely.
Soldier" said valmond, in a loud voice,
remember Austerlitz. The Heights Of
Pratzen are before you. Play up the feet