Year: 1870

-PIEDs DE DIABLE.


lFRoM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
SAARBRUCK, Aug. 1, II z. M.-The first and


third baalions OF the ih HohenzOllern Fsiers made


their appearance the saar Louis road the top OF hill


two miles out Of saarbruck at about o'clock to-day.
[The news Of their arrival sent you by cable With
them came 16 guns and long line OF wagons.


They did not come into the town. but turned into large


field high the hill where they bivouac tonight. There


great joy at the OF their approach OF the


townspeople up in the field ready to receive them


with provisions and presents of cigars, &c. Gott sci


Lob from the mouth Of patriot by my side the


first Of the appeared At the time when wrote


my first letter there hardly more than 500 in saar


bruck and had the French made forward, with


small part of their forces about Forbachwe could have
made resistance whatever. There are at present in
saarbruck just outside Of IT, the 5000 men and
of the 4sth with 16 guns within short distance the
9th Hussars and seth Regiment OF the ne with 80
The Goth Regiment, which to have come to-day, ad
vanced nearly to Saarbruck and then turned In another
direction Its destination is unknown here. Gen. Won
Goeben appeared yesterday, and made short stay in
the town. The present commander here Is Gen. Won
Gneisenau, OF the Count Gneisenau, to whom the
original organization of the Landwehr is principally due


The bvouacng Of the two bataiOns OF the 10th, with
the unceasng stream OF the bearers Of patriotic gifts for
the town, sight which no one could forget am
sure that your readers will be pleased with the following
incident, which illustrates well both the composition
Of the German army and the naturaness OF German fe
young and thriving merchant of saar Louis was to
have been married at Saar Louis to young lady from
schlez the 10th ofJuly On that morning came the tel
egraphic order of mobilization The train carried off the
bridegroom quarter Of an hour before the time liked
for the marriage. He like thousands Of other men Of an
equally good position in life took his place private In
his regment-the 10th H0henZ0llerns-and cheerfully
arranged with his bride that the marriage should take
place as his battalion should reach Saarbruck.
tho nd aha voIll
his wife, to her home. The bride came yesterday
with her brother to Saarbuck. had the pleasure OF
walking up with them this afternoon TO watch the bat
TALON in which the bridegroom to appear pass
from the high road into the bvOuaced. The bridegroom
There in the thick OF the helmeted stream and ran
from the ranks and kissed his bride with German eryor
The men marching past looked at them with sympathetic
admiration, but with sign of wonder much less of
coarse desion Then the bridegroom on TO the place
he had left and the bride went to an officer and begged


few hours leave for the bridegroom that they might
get married The officer Of course, was only too glad TO
listen to such request from the lips OF such an app
can't and escorted the bride to the colonel OF the reg
ment from whom leave had TO be obtained We saw the
bride with dark eyes expressive than ever aud
shadow of appreheneon over her broad forehead not


too German perfect beauty repeating her request to
the colonel and winning from his lips OF discipline the
genes answer. The bridegroom was sent OIL on leave
till midday tomorrow. The marriage Will be few
hours earlier. do not think tnat any Engnsnnan cOulu
have witnessed the without the thought crossing
him that it implied such society in the army and such


noble simplicity of life we in England have not yet
learned even to aspire to. Extraordinary how Outr6
would il seem England il told that gentleman
serving private in the army from the ranks and
kissed his BRIDE and then that the bride went up before
half the regiment the officers and made the request
which have recorded And what would be the be-
havior OF the who take piacei If 1t excited
admiration it would be for the snguarty and unusual
ness OF the thing; in Germany it per-
tectly natural, and 1 mention it not because it
singular, but the reverse, because 1t caused no
surprise and embarrassment to any because it
shows what is the tone OF the German army in which
men of all ranks side by side and how simple and
natural society Is comparison TO everything that
are accustomed England. To you that this
no romance give with the appreciation Of the bride
and bridegroom, the of both. The bride is the
Friuein Angelica Henng, born in Seheiz, in Central
the bridegroom, Herr August Britz born in
3aar Louis.


The patrol skrnishes continue of our men have
been hit lately; Frenchman has been killed and two
three wounded. The Frenchmen have given 10th the
of Pieds do diabie" Devils feet; TeutetsfsSe"
call it, 1t is said that the French in Forbach suf
tering from want of water.


Tuesday MOrn.a ag.-Our guns are being brought up
opposite the French. Will reply il the French open fire.