Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-02-19
THE SIEGE OF BERLIN.
By Aphonse Dauje.
Translate ty Prof. George c. Rowland.
By Alphonse Daujet.

ueS SHdinpS ElySeeS With Dr. v
seeking TO read in the bomb riddled
walls, the shot shattered sidewalks.
the story of Paris besieged, when,
just before reaching the Place de
HEtoile, the doctor stopped and,
pointing to one of those great man.
slons grouped so pompously about
the Arc de Triomphe, said:
DO you see those four closed win
dows up there on that balcony?
Early in August. that terrible Aug
ust OF last year, so heavy with tenn
pest and disaster, | was summoned
up there to a case of apoplexy. 1t
was the home Of Col. Jouve, a CUR
assier of the first empire. an old en-
thusiast in the matter of glory anu
patriotism, who at the beginning of
the war had come to live on the
Champs Elysees in suite of rooms
with a balcony. Can you guess
why? To witness the triumphal re-
turn of our troops. Poor old mani
The news of Wissembourg reached
him as he was leaving the table On
reading the name OF Napoleon sign
ed to that bulletin of disaster he had
fallen unconscious.
81 found the veteran cuirassier n.y.
ing at full length on the carpet, his
face bleeding and still as if he had
been struck on the head with mace.
He must have been tall when stand
ing; as he lay there he seemed i'm
mense. Handsome features, magnl-
ficent teeth, an abundance of white
curly hair, so years old, but seeming
so. Near him his granddaughter on
her knees weeping. She resembled
him. To see them side by side you
would have said two fine Greek med
ais bearing the same impression,
only one of them old, earth incrusr-
ed, somewhat worn in outline, the
lance and delicacy of new stamp
ing.
Il was touched by the girls's grief
Her father, like her grandfather,
was soldier and was serving Oh
MacMahon's staff, and the sight of
that old man stdetched out before
her suggested TO her imagination an
other picture no less terrible. l re-
assured her as best l could, but in
truth l had little hope. 1t was a
genuine case of partial paralysis, and
at so recovery is rare. For three
days in fact the invalid remained in
the same condition of motionlessness
and stupor. Meanwhile the news or
Reichshofen reached Paris. You re
member how strangely. Until even
ing we all believed in a great victory,
10000 Prussians killed, the prince
royal prisoner l do not know by
what miracle, what magnetic current,
an echo of this national joy sought
out our poor deaf mute even in the
limbo of his paralysis, but at any
rate that evening when | approach
ed his bed I found no longer the
same man. His eye was almost
clear, his tongue not so heavy. He
had strength enough to smile at me
and stammered twice Victory"
Eyes, colonel, a great victory
''And as | went ON TO give the de-
tails of MacMahon's grand success /
saw his features gradually relax. his
face light up.
When l left the room the young
girl was waiting for me at the door.
She was pale and sobbing.
"'But he is saved! l said to her,
grasping her hands 1.-The unhappy
child scarcely had the courage to
answer me. The true news OF
Reichshofon had just been announc-
ed: MacMahon in flight, the whole
army crushed. We looked at each
other in CONSERVATION. She was in
despair. thinking of her father.
trembied to think of the old man
8 Surely he could not stand this shock
and yet what should we dof
Leave him his joy, the illusions
which had brought him back to life?
. But then we should have to lie!
"Wen, will lie, said the heroic
girl, quickly wiping away her tears.
( and radiantly she entered her grand
4. fathers rcc-n.
1T was hard task that she had
8 assumed. The first few days it was
4 easy enough The ole mans head
!. was weak and he could be deceived
like child. But with returning
health his ideas became more pre-
else. We had to keep him informed
as 10 the movement of the armies, to
draw up military bulletins for him.
It was pitiful to see that beautiIul
girl bending night and day over her
map of Germany, sticking IN little
flags. trying to plan whole glorl-
GUS campaign-Bazaine advancing on
Berlin, Frossard in Bavaria MAGMA
hon advancing on the Baltic. she
sought my advice in all this and
helped her all l could, but it was
above all the grandfather himself
WHO served us in this imaginary IN
vasion. He had conquered Germany
so many times under the first en-
pire, He knew all the moves IN al
vance: Now that is where they are
going This is what they are
going TO do, and his predictions
were always realized, "a thing when
did not fail to make him pround.
Unfortunately. no matter no"
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