The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1899-02-16
eoom, mad with rage. Glanoing at the
prisoners, ho cried:

eoOm, mad with rage. CHANGING at the
prisoners, ho cried:
:. Is Your son among themP
:. He is not, and il he were would
not confess it.
"He drew his sword on me, and then
we were all dragged out into the road
way, the officer shouting:
80 Where is the man who gave us the
information
IS One of his companiohs has just
killed him, a Prussian sergeant replied,
pointing to o corpse, which had not
seen, hidden as it was behind bush.
"The traitor was frano-tireur, who,
to save his own life, had given up my
son to the enemy. His punishment had
not been long delayed.
i" 'The murderer will be shotr cried
the officer. Then, looking fiercely at a
group of villagers who were covering
under his mems bayonets, he continued:
" Some one among you knows the
man Jambe; point him out to me or
will order my men to fire on your
"Ah, they were brave, my neighborsl
They made no reply
1uSA we Wl14 SOOu OuUs AAO
gave an order in low voice. His men
pinned me with my back against a wall
and placed rifles in the hands Of my
son and his comrades.
"And the officer said:
'On the word of command you will
fire and kill that woman. II you dis.
obey it will be your turn next.
IF horrop ron fhrOnuh tho
crowd, followed by dead silence. l.
we'll, offered my soul to the bon Dleu,
telling myself that / must try to show
how Frenchwoman could die if need
be, and waited watching my son.
"But he did not seem to see me. His
,syes were turned to his comrades. They
seemed to be making signs to one anoth-
or.
b" Ready the word Of command
thundered.
PRESENT. And they obeyed, cover
ing me with their rifles.
'Firep They turned suddenly to
the right about An explosion followed
and four Prussians, the officer among
the number, fell And above the roar
of the discharge heard my boys voice
clearly: 49,.
i" 'Firei Yes. but on you. you COW
ardr
"a general volley on the part of the
Prussians followed, and l fell with a
bullet in my shoulder. Before lost
consciousness. however, l saw that my
son was still unhurt.
81 learned afterward that just at this
moment the cannon of the Fort de Joux
began to play The commandment had
caught the reflection of the sunlight
from the Prussians' helmets. and COZ
cluding-none too soon--that something
untoward was taking place he sent a
few shells into the crowd and rapidly
dispersed the enemy.
Nine. Jambe died a few years after
the events which have related az
nearly as l can in her own words took
place. Her story was recalled to my
mind the other day on hearing that the
son of this brave woman had just been
promoted to the command of the regi-
ment.-Exchange
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An old Clergyman who had held a
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