The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-23

plant. The wine was excellent. Pure
nectar of France, H. went through the
food OF these poor devils. bringing
them back TO life and restoring their
good humor. a rood drink of wine
"nGcr such conditions Is enough to
brace up any one.
After the barrel had been emptled
.hese 80 oldiers presented really .
glorious appearance. Alert n wide
awake, they could no longer feel any
of their sufferings. With eyes afire
! ami laughing mouths they looked with
expressions of te1dcr gratitude toward
the simple and quiet commander who
III Il conceived this wonderful fatherly
! idea.
Wine of Fran ,c' Beauty and vigcri
or II group of men d~ownhearted and
discouraged, weary and worn out, II
viii make n happy. ncrvy company.
marching along with gay and happy
Songs.
Hardly had they started before Gas.
pird resumed his joyous refrain.
Burcttc protested. lie was think.
ing of his wife and called for a love
song.
G,spard winkcd his eye and began
to sing:
"Mariel-vous done ma. iez-vous done!
'""st ~ g"util. cog, 81 hon,
P%ourquoi roster garcon'
Maricz-yous done
The words a'nuscd the men. includ.
in- even F%incoloup. and the first kilo.
meters were passed in this n outs
| burst.
During the third C;aspard changed
the tune and sang the good old long
81 the man who. coming out OF tho
woods, mot three young girls who
wore al three so pretty that no could
not max" mp his mind as to which
d" 80 choose. and therefore made
luv" to them all.
liurctte had recovered all his enc
thus,asm and good humor and was
saving:
An. love. Love. "A
man is IA fine kind IF fool 10 go ~ and
fight when he might be home making
love-"
Two kilometcrs remained to bo
covered II Gsspard undertook to
establish beyond IA doubt the merits
ol the wine Of France by causing the
n.cI To forget their fatigue.
lie had removed his Hecktic, turned
NJ his sleeves and placed his cap ON
the top of his rife. Covered with
dust from head to foot. with red cheelaN
and wideawake eyes. he began to sing
u duty concerning the effects Of
spring upon al young and pretty
! women. which had been one OF the BIG
avng successes of the year.
"Cuani les femmes sont jolies,
Quaud Giles vous font envie.
%. Cest lefiet du printemps."
: Bang. Bang. The guns
o were of again.
They must be hearing our songs"
! saId Gaspard, and to the accompani.
, ment of the thunder of the guns he
went on;
"QLand les femmcs sont jolies" /.
-, The wine OF rance was laughing
at the battle and in its supreme
generosity was driving from the
! minds If these men all the sadness Of
, life or the sorrows of destiny.
, After the wine they found Q good
!, bed Of straw. so why worry? . . .
They halted in a small village
evacuated by the inhabitants. But
they saw Ooth.ns of the surrounding
drama, little attention did they pay TO
lllIt ldtl lIdl THESE EODT ulidpludtcu
y houses had all been abandoned by tho
@ inhabitants, who had fled in terror
from the homes where they were
: born. These mel. had been marching
thirty-;wo hours. The extreme
fatigue and the effects of the wine were
beginning 10 tell and they were glad
to l., themselves fall upon the straw
without a thoucht for anything else
but sleep, just sleep.
Caspari. however. was too nervous
=, sleep, lac was unable TO remain
~ one spot. After trying in vain to
-" down he went out 10 get a breath
q. AR. Ii.+ mind was coSfused; he
WAS thinking suddenly of death. OF his
home. Of his son a strange
noise aroused his attention. Long
whining cries were issuing from the
btohs Of the houses. A thought
crossed his mind.
The poor hrutcs ! suppose
the men thought only of saving them.
selves aGd left the animals behind Il
s,arvc Ia death
Without the slightest hesitation hi
dashed across the road and visited TIM
houses one ny one. And this man ol
the people, this gay and carefree Pa
rslan then shove his real metal
lie who had never handle anything
uut sua..S set about at once. in tn
n.tirllnG light Of a candle discovered
II the first house visited, to give foot
ia the poor beasts. who after all wer'
just a French as he was.
He went from stable TO stable con
soiing the Ows who were moaning
for food and drink. lie talked 4
tuom rs he was wont to do to TIT
--}ji,r> Of his regiment aud went a
: work with the same enthusiasm
ass when he was preparing the o u
When tulc to find any food for the cat
, n. he wolld so on TO a neighborini
house and bring whatever he had dis
&c covered, talking all the while to tn,
unfortunate animals.
All received food and drink. an,
No sooner had lie visited tho stabl
tHdn tee meanings were silenced an
complete quiet restored. lie slept onl
- just about On" hour, hut he Wa
W happy and No longer felt any trac
Of fatigue. At the break OF dawr
when the order came to get ready an,
. tie mon learned that they were go
> ia. To- march, to march on as the,
had been dOinG SO many hours, wheI