The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-05-09
The Savior of a City


2 - hVAAD WtAo VI WI
liam Penn to this country was a youn
couple who called themselves Wehren
stein. They showed a great differenc
In refinement from the other settlers
the wife especially indicating by he
and a certain ineness OF phys
zeal texture that she had come from
the better classes. That they were Ger
man was indicated by their name.
That was q period when Europe wa,
In continual warfare. the main causes
being the issues between the two re
ligious divisions, Catholics and Protes
tants. In n OF these wars the capito
of one Ut the principal German states
was invested by the emperor. who rep
resented the Catholic party. The
burghers awaited the enemy's attack
behind their breastworks, knowing that
their exisseHce both as individuals and
as q PEEP depended On their success.
ful defense. for in those days II was
not unc oa ON capturing a city to
put the ilsliaa .tants To the sword.
As 500 as The advancing force came
within striking distance the besieged
poured a terrible fire in their faces, but
without the effect of arrestlng their on.
WARD march. Moving ON to the very
ramparts. they carried them at the
point OF their pixies. The leader Of the
defenders was killed. and all seemed
lost when a young officer. grasping q
flag that lay on the ground beside the
dead body OF the man who had borne
1t and raising 1t aioft. cried out to his
comrades to meet death like men, since
they must die. and not wait to be
Forming as best they could about their
new leader, they dashed forward with
the fury OF despair. The enemy, who
were climbing over the breastworks,
were checked. then recoiling gave way
and clambered back over the walls and
fed down the decliyity.
The city was saved. But there was a
damper ON the rejoicings. The young
officer who had turned the tide. who
had given the people their lives. had
fallen desperately wounded. He was
put on a stretcher and carried TO a
hospital, where the doctors did what
they could TO save him. This was not
much: the question of his life lay with
nature. He was so far zone as to be
unconscious, and they finally left him.
expecting that he would soon die.
Meanwhile the city was ringing with
the sufferers praise, and as the sur
geons went out they were besieged
wifh anxious inquiries regarding him.
TO which they could only respond with
out comfort. The unconscious hero lay
In a stupor for hours, then groaned and
opened his eyes. Near him sat q
young girl who vas evidently a nurse.
rs the city saved?' he cried, with as
much vigor as he could command.
1T Is. and you are considered its
savior"
The man closed his eyes again and
fell back into Inconsistencies.
Six weeks later a ceremony was held
at the palace. The sovereign gave an
audience to the hero. who aId recov-
cred, at which a gold medal was to be
presented him on one side OF which
was his name, on the other an inscrip-
rton-ATo the savior of the city, AS
the prince was about to bestow the
honor the girl who had nursed the SOL
back to life stepped forward from
Aehlnd the throne and said:
-4Sire. I ask the honor OF plnning this
- ~..r hornfa hvaa eff
ut II granted" replied the prince.
You have been one OF the most faith
mi Of those ladies Of our court who
volunteered to nurse our soldiers
Az the girl attached the decoration
II was plain to all present who saw the
lovelight in the eyes OF both her ana
the soldier that they were lovers. Inc
Young man by virtue OF his heroism
wa permitted to spend some time WIN
his former nurse. who he now discover
ed was a connection OF the prince.
There Is a great gulf fixed W
royal and pleheian blood. and the
couple knew that even the savior OF
a city could not aspire to the hand OF
a princess. But the young man was rs
daring in love as in war. and when the
rIrl told him that separation from him
would be far worse than death he said
Are you willing to resign your rank
for me!'
Il am"
..Then go with me to that Tar country
beyond the Atlantic. where those VINO
would be free from our European IN