Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-30

through the valley before us"
There are two sorts of bad gener-
a., quoth Saxon, the man who is too
fast and the man who is too slow. His
majesty's advisers will never be accused
Of the former failing, whatever other
mistakes they may fall into. There was
old Marshal Grumberg. with whom l
did twenty-six months soldering in Bo
hema. He would fly through the coun-
try pell-mell, horse. foot. and artillery.
as if the devil were at his heels. He
might make fifty blunders, but the en-
envy had never time to take advantage.
| call to mind Il raid which We made
into Silesia. when, after two days or so
of mountain roads, his Oberhauptmann
of the staff told him that it was inn
Lass es hinter" said he. So the guns
We're left. and by the evening of the
next day the foot We're dead-beat. They
cannot walk another mile" says the
Oberhauptmann. Lassen Sic hinter?
says he. So on we went with the horse
i was in his Pandour regiment. worse
luck! But after a Skirmish or two.
what with the roads and what with the
enemy, our horses We're foundered and
useless. The horses are used up says
the Oberhauptmann. Lassen Sic him
ter! he cries; and | warrant that he
would have pushed on TO Prague with
his staff, had they allowed him. Gen.
HinterlaSsen' we called him after that"
"A dashing commander, too" cried Sir
Geryas. Il would fain have served UNI
der him."
"Ay. and he had a way of knocking
his recruits into shape which would
scarce be relished by our good friends
here in the west country" said Saxon.
Il remember that after the Lacquer of
Salzburg, when we had taken the castle
or fortalice of that name, we were joined
by some thousand unframed foot. which
had been raised in Dalmatia in the En-
peror's employ. As they approached our
lines with waving ST hands and blowing
of bugles. old Marshal Hinterassen dis
charged v0lley of all the cannon upon
| the walls at them, killing three score
and striking great panic into the others.
The rogueS must get used to standing
lire sooner or later said he; so they
may as well commence their education
at once.
He was rough schoolmaster.' l re-
marked. He might have left that part
| of the drill to the enemy
Yet his soldiers loved him." said Sax
| on. He was not a man, when a city
had been forced. to inquire into every
| squawk of woman, or give ear to ev-
| cry burgess who CHANGED TO find his
strong box a trifle the lighter. But as
to the slow commanders. / have known
none TO equal Brigadier Baumgarten,
also of the imperial service. He would
! break up his winter quarters and sit
down before some place of strength.
where h0 would I1ise a sconce there,
and sink sap there, until his soldiers
We're sick of the very sight of the place
SO he would play with it, as a cat
| with mouse, until at last il was about
! TO open its gates. when, as like as not
he would raise the Lacquer and march
back into his winter quarters. | served
two campaigns under him without hon
| or, sack, punder or emOlument, save a
beggarly stipend of > gulden day. paid
| IN clipped money. six months in arrear.
But mark We the folk upon yonder tow
er. .ihey are waving their kerchiefs as
though something We're visible to them. :"
Il can see nothing" | answered. shad-
ing. my eyes and gazing down the tree
! Sprlnkled valley which rose slowly in
green uplands to the grassy Breakdown
| hills.
Those on the housetops are waving
and pointing" said Reuben. "Methinks
yonder woods"
There it is" cried Saxon. extending
his gauntleted hand. ION the western
bank of the, Tone, hard by the wooden
bridge. Fellow my finger Clarke. and
see II you cannot distinguish it"
Yes. truly" | exclaimed, II see n
bright simmer coming and going. And
there to the left, where the road curves
over the hui: mark YOU that dense mass
OF men! Ia! the head of the column
beginS to emerge from the trees''
There was not n cloud in the sky. but
the great heat had caused n haze to
! oVcflIe the valley, gathering thickly along
| me winding course Of the river, and
! hanging in little sprays and feathers
over the woodlands which clothe its banks
| through this filmy vapor there broke
| from time to time fierce sparklps Of bril.
liant light as the suns rays fell uDon
| breaStplate or hcadpiece Now and
again the gentle summer breeze waited
! up sudden pulses of martial music TO our
| ears, with the blare of trumpets and tbe
long deep snarl of the drums. As We
gazed, the van of the army began to roll
| our from the cover of the trees and to
| darken the white dusty roads The long
| line, slowly extended itself, writing out
or the forest land like a dark snake with
sparkling scales, until the whole rebel
| armN-horSe. foot and ordnance-ware
visible heneath us. The CLEAN Of the
weapons the waving of numerous ban
| nerS. the plumeS of the leaders, and the
deep columns of marching men. made M
Il picture which stirred the very hearts
| or the citizens, who from the houSetnns
and from the ruinonS summit Of the dis
| mantled walls. were enabled 10 gaze
down upon the champions of their faith
If the mere sight of a passing regimen
will cause thrill in your bosoms. You
can fancy how it is when the soldiers
upon whom you look are in actual arms
for your own dearest and most cherished
! interests. and have just come out vic
torious from n bloody struggle. If every
other mans hand was against us. these
at least were on our side, and our hearts
went out TO them as to friends and
brothers. OF all the ties that unite men
in this world, that of a common danger
jS the strongest
II all appeared 10 be most warlkc am
most imposing to my inexperienced eyes.
and thought as | looked at the long ar
ray that our cause was as good as won
TO my surprise, however. Saxon pished
and pshawed under his breath. until al
last. unable to contain his Impotence, he
broke out in hot discomfort
do but look nj that vanguard rs thov
breast the slope" he cried where is
the advance party. or Norreiter a the
Germans call them? Where. too. is III
space which should be left between the
fore-guard and the main battle? Bv The
sword % Scanderheg. they remind me
more of a drove Of pilgrims as ! have
seen them approaching the shrine of s..
Arnold of Neucrstadt with their banners
and streamers. There in the center.