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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (April 21, 1899)
m SKiZED FR07VY 96G TH6 eNeY. T WAS Just 10 years old. It was In 1 the January of 1871. The French town lu which I lived was besiege by the Prusslnns. For two mouths the enemy had held our little garriso blockaded like a fox In Its hole. It was a terrible winter. It snowed luces santly. Cold and hunger were harder to contend with than the enemy him eelf, and the fever thinned our ranks faster than his bullets. In order to warm our blood from time to time we made little sorties; but It was labor In vain, for wo were Inclosed In a circle of lire. Those who fell suf fered no more, and those who survived continued to deceive themselves with the hone of escape. In our home there remained but my mother and me. My father was sergeant and color-bearer In one of the companies which the cltl zens bad formed from the Qrst moment of the invasion. One morning he came home, having fought through the entire night, and, embracing my mother, Inquired for me My mother replied that I was at the military school, where he had entered me. Just then I came In with my drum on my back and my drumsticks thrust through my shoulder belt, happy to be alive In spite of the misery of the time, find whistling like a blackbird. My father fixed his eyes on me. "Tell me, my son, If you have not al ' ready learned something of the art of war?" "I felt very proud, and answered ""I believe so, my father." In fact, I knew there was no one who could teach me how to better handle a drum. "Let me see how you can beat your drum," said my father. "Very well. Js'ow beat for a charge." I beat my drum so furiously that under jthe Inspiring call I felt that I could lead an assault on the bells of the cathedral tower. "Well done!" said my father; "that is first-rate." Then he said nothing more until my mother had gone to her chamber, when be drew me closer to him, and said, gently: "Listen, my son; the enemy has kill ed many of our men, and, besides, ICO men, at least, are wounded. The drum mer of our company has two bullets In his breast We must have another. In this hour every one ought to be willing to do his whole duty wilt thou take his place?" My heart filled my throat and choked my answer. I do not know that this was from pleasure, but it certainly was not from fear. The day passed. That night, while my mother slept, my father, with his gun on his shoulder, and I with my drum on my back, set out for the camp. Thus I became a soldier. For one month all went smoothly. This did not prevent me, however, from bringing down with my father's gun a brigand Prussian who showed his head at the corner of the woods. I had a steadier aim than the old soldiers even, and the man I drew on was a dead man. One morning at daybreak the cap tain, who had collected his men on the parade ground near the old gate of St. Claude, called to my father, who was drilling his men. "Sergt. BIgorne," he said, "the enemy presses us each day more closely; If this continues, In eight days be will be "within our walls. This must not be. To-night the commandant has ordered a sortie in order to re-enrorce the troops at Luneville, who hold the country in the enemy's" rear. Your division is to be the advance guard, sergeant It Is the question to pass the enemy or die In the attempt." "So be it," answered the father; "we will go." And we went This was a dreadful day. The enemy had been Informed, and received us with a volley of grape shot However, wo held out firmly until evening, so firmly that not one of us heard the order for retreat and when night fell wo were encircled by the enemy, with no hope of escape. All the same, these civic guards, shop keepers as they were, did not know when they were beaten, and when a comrade fell they simply fought for two. Of our own section only two were left I counted for nothing, being so slender that I think 1 must have passed between their bullets. My father had received a saber wound in the shoulder, but I could see him still bearing aloft the flag above the smoko of the battle. Our fire slackened; the ammunition had given out; tho end had come. The word strangles me yet when I think of It wo were forced to surrender. Two hours later they Imprisoned us In a farmhouse that the fires of war bad spared. A Prussian field marshal, followed by his chief of staff, dismount ed for a look at his prisoners. Ills men showed In their eyes the pleasure our capturo gave them; but their white uniforms, blackened with powder and tho marks of our saber thrusts, showed tho evil wo had dont' them. The field marshal ordered tho wound ed to bo attended to, and, stepping In front of my father, demanded the Hag, My father, whose hands we saw were empty, declared he did not know where It was. The field marshal turned to tho ofilccr of the post and said: "Very well, If he does not remember by to-morrow morning, shoot him." lien tliey had relieved us of our nrms, and placed us under guard, my father, who watched the sentinel from the corner of his eye, told us that ho had hidden the Uag: that, seeing theday was going against us, he had toru it from Its standard, wrenched the englo from its perch, flung It Into a ditch, while he had concealed the precious silk, riddled with balls, under his coat My father was a simple man, the de scendant of peasants, a son of the soil; but in speaking to us of these things the man seemed to expand and become exalted with the words he uttered. He told us this fragment of silk was sacred, that the wind that swelled Its folds was the breath of the nation, and that It moved In the midst of us on the march as the Image of our country. Then he thrust It Into my bosom, not wishing It to be found on him when ho should be shot next day. I felt sud denly that I had become a man. In the evening tho Prussians sent a flag of truce asking a suspension of hostilities that each might bury Its dead, and asked one of our number to act as guide to our lines. An old com rade, who knew the country well, ot tered to conduct the officer, when it was discovered that no one had a bandage with his Ilttlo gray eyes a moment; then he said: "Acrced." I strovo to draw my father aside; I must speak to him. Did they mean to make mo shoot my own father? It was Impossible. My father embraced mo, and, handing me my gun, pushed mo back Into the ranks. "Silencer he said. "You cannot speak under anus. In the presence of the enemy you are not my son. You are only a soldier. I nut your chief, Obeyl" They gave us tho cartridges taken from our wounded. My father counted fifteen paces from tho walls of the farmhouse and ordered us In line. Then, in a solemn voice, with uplifted baud, he went through the details of the exercise. "Take nlm!" he cried. The gun dropped from my hands. I rushed to my father and fell sobbing into his arms. He tenderly whispered 'My son, these raw recruits fire bad ly; they will ouly mangle me. Thou hast n sure aim. I count ou thee. Wilt thou promise?" I saw the dawn whiten behind tho city, above the roof where my mother slept. Without doubt my father read my thoughts, for. taking my head In his hands, he said: "For thy mother's sake." Then he placed himself ngalnst the wall, while the foreigu officers stooJ with bared heads. Attcutloul" commanded my father. Then he went through the exercise slowly, orderlug the drill as calmly as though he were on parade. At last ho cried "Fire!" I fired. Spare Moments. a LAW AS INTERPRETED, Marriage on the high seas, where there la no law regulating the mutter, entered Into by persons who went there with tho avowed purpose of evading the laws of their residence, Is held, In Norman vs. Norman (Cal.), 42 L. It A. 343, to be Invalid. The right to shoot at a person who Is merely running away from an officer to escape from arrest for n misdemeanor. Is denied In Brown vs. Weaver (Miss.), 42 L. It. A. 423, and, If the officer does snoot wrongruuy. it is ueiu to bo an ofllclul act covered by his bond A statute which, although expressed In general terms, enumerates restric tions which constitute Indentltlcatlon, rather than classification, and Is nppllc able only to a single highway Improve ment. Is held, In re Henueberger (N. Y.), 42 L. B. A. 132. to be in violation of a constitutional provision against local laws. j.o picKet uie premises of a person boycotted, In order to Intercept his teamsters or to prevent persons going mere to trade, is held unlawful in Beck vs. Hallway Teamsters' Protective Union (Mich.). 42 L. It A. 407, on the ground that It Is nn net of intimidation and an unreasonable Interference with the right of free trade. PLEASANT PROSPEOT. Astronomers Hnjrtlie Monti Is (letting Keailr to nli. It In not likely to happen Just yet nwhlle, but many astronomers are pro pared for tho fall f the moon at a dis tant date. It Is probable that eventually the moon will be drawn well within the sphere of attraction of the earth. At present she Is Just far enough off to bo kept In tow, so to speak, una to wum round and round us iim well us spin herself. But when the Inevitable time comes, nnd she Is drawn far Into the nttrac tlon radius, she Is likely to be pulled right down nnd fall onto the earth, for her attraction Is, of course, much weaker than ours. She Is In more dan ger of this at one time tliiiu another, and tho danger Is Increasing gradually but surely. It may be 10.000 or 1G.000 years yet. but when she does fall there will certainly be a terrllle bump, and the whole system of the earth will be badly Jolted. It Is calculated that, taking the mutt dangerous cioeh of the year Into con slderatlon and her conm'ipicnt position, she Is likely to fall ou the northeastern part of F.urope, and will entirely wipe ltUKslu and (icrmauy from the map. Tidal waves and all sorts of horror will occur, and the fallen moon will probably break tip. The entire climate of the world will be altered, and Hug- land will probably bo more or less Im proved, according to the scientist). DEAN OF PRINCETON COLLEGE. The I.ntc Kev. Jnnies . Murray Was Deeply I.orctl bjr the HttiileiitB. Rev. James Ormsbee Murray. D. I)., LL. I)., dean of the faculty of Prince ton University, who died recently, was widely known as an educator and as a writer. Dr. Murray was born lu Cam den, S. C. In 1827. was graduated from Brown University In 1850 and from Til Kvutlilltiii of , Uinn It about been Whan It Momnml tl.,. ... "'."'Hi. , - ulu cached will. ' a k ii n uiu iii ii luminal) or ii... i '"i ti... ."i . I I.I .l.u.I 1 1 ... I I... "II In. mill nniui iiiiii iiuiMi Mil .... tu I.I- ... . . I IVCIM .. uiimuiu ini'Kii.'nn III lie III it llill.. . M . . . I II IIIIII . niruo iioiientiiuuuHimry to win.. 7' A INK" I'lunoiiuiH mill I n r II I al. ii.. lur iliKii niieuun Willi III lint... i r't luumllitn lull Cut- ...II I . . U'H It .i.i.... . ------ ivvi, lhl - niilliu tniiiu in i run ill (iii. tn.i.r. "4 . . i . . ""If Ilia ... oi i iu ouch e. ii ninv i rm 4 I ... . I wiiu wurKiiiniiniim null iii,itn i.iL'fl, cotnblnod with ti.i. workmanship, enabled u,tt i.iTN A.. 1. iwi mifuty and lollublllty. u,l The timelilnory of V(l, Wn sinned in 1800. was no Iiuavv it,., 1 1U4 I. h. p. per ton of inac ,n. obtained. Tho Sun FmnciMo ?' .1... .....II.... ,.i ii , "wiOMi iiiu minium vi uiu IllOlluril rrtil. " I... M..I....I in nni iiiu uiiiiuu ni nun imvv i. ui . . - - - n mm .1 viiiiiUKO nil" WlKltll tl all tho fmi,,... roiluotlon of weight, p. pur ton ol marl doro O. V. Melville. U ginuoring Mauzluu. ..i .: h. p. per ton of iiiachiiiiirv ' " if., llaflitrtliilli n r a lined Ereiv girl liken to think of moods. lor, .1. . . . no u ET THE PRESENCE OF TUB EKEMT, TOC Abe Not iv box." for the eyes of the bearer of the flag of truce. a suuuen mea struct me. It was running a great risk, but it was worth the trial. "If you wish, I will bandage the eyes of the officer with my handkerchief," I said. I produced the flag, the red and blue stripes of which I had folded in side, leaving the white alone visible. My father Instantly understood my ruse, and explained In patois to the guide that he was to remove the band age, nnd while the preliminaries were In progress deliver It safely into the bands of our troops Tho lantern gave but a feeble light. and no doubt Providence favored us, for the thing passed, and the officer mounted his horse, and with his eyes bandaged, followed tho lead of tho guide. Wo could but accompany In thought tho enemy, who carried back himself the flag within tho lines of our own army. The time passed. We heard in tho night tho cathedral clock strike tho hours. At last we beard the sentinel's challenge. Tho flag of truco had re turned. I rushed to the truldo. "Tho flag Is saved I" I cried. "Yes, but wo are lost," he answered. In few words he explained that tho officer had discovered too lato tho ruse. and had returned furious. In fact, he camo accompanied by a superior officer, and pointed out to him tho man who had conducted tho flog of truce. "Order out the platoon of execution." Wyseman-Ob, after I wait a rensnn. commanued uio officer; "this man shall abio time, if ho falls to nay un. I eon, tin olinf " I nlnla l.n I. l .. wuuu mm u0 ia uui u gentleman, and Surprised. i . i . , . . . . . nu uiu clergyman wno uau lieiu a cure In a remote country district for the greater part of his life had occa slon, relates a contemporary, to consult his bishop on a certain matter, nnd, In answer to his letter, received an Invlta tlon to the palace, where he would have to stay all night. For forty or fifty years he had practically led the life of a recluse, and It was nfter much cogitation that he decided to take the Journey to the farther eud of the dio cese, where the bishop lived. He ar rived Just In time for 5 o'clock tea, a meal to which he was n complete stranger. After tea the bishop asked him to accompany him to evensong. When they returned to the house the bishop, remarking that It was quite time they went upstairs, lighted a can dle, and showed his guest to his room. It was then Just 7 o'clock; the old cler gyman thought It was rather early to retire, but, admiring the bishop for such simple habits, he prepared for bed. He had Just put out the light and lain down to sleep, wishing ho had eaten a little more tea, when a booming noise rang through the house. Quick as thought he sprang from his bed. and. shouting "Fire!" at the top of his voice, rushed out on to the landing Just In time to meet the bishop, with some oth er guests, going down to dinner. How Ho Gets His Money Haolc. Wysemon I make It a rule never to ask a gentleman to return money ho has borrowed of me. Pratt Then how do you manaeo to get u ngv. 1 o. cui;nv. Wllfllll tlin Ifftll. lllt.l.nu II. . . villi In illttliiir ii ihivi m minimi in litTi.tii . .. . .. " "lit KUIIIK IU HI'J UL'Vll rUnpi'ClnlJly, A girl's Idan of a ttouimeau n ti.. ii nun ii nullum irius to uxtilii. i- 1 .-'II IKT iiiu iiuiiiii it j u i?iiii(-i ii. inn I, ii irm u you oi a luupoio exiiiaiiiim tl.. i . 114 11 .1 KS ... M iuii .un uu, iiow iorK rfL'ii. us li t.. i. mini me ornior. "niu in i At... I . . I.. Al... ...tl tt'Il . Ill IIIU BUM XIIH IIMIV Mfru.1 I.. heard of that looted ilu In tliflw- (lOilsJ. ftnrnn tviort Kirnfut tfii t-n.. .1 onijr to not caufcEiit in tljuir own. 1 m n, 1 11 1 r iiit 111 1 1 Mh v Guldod lu Early womanhood Andover Theological Seminary in 1851, He filled pastorates lu South Danvers and Cnmbrldgeport. Mass., and In 1SJ5 became associate pastor of the Brick Presbyterian Church. In New York. In 1S7-I he was called to fill the Holmes chair nt Princeton, nnd In 1880 wns chosen denn of the facultfy. Dr. Mur ray was deeply loved by the Princeton students for his kindness nnd Justice, anu lie was easily the most popular member of the faculty. He was tho editor and compiler of the ehureb hymnal, "The Sacrifice of Pralso," So pmmm, nnii luucriiiir irciiucniir rem Hum .Mwfc.ife. . h -. v-vi vt um froquculiy from a roomers necledi properly Inatruct her daughtcrl i rnmiiiin iivi wrim n n muiLsunrr nd vounir women ara so iioiH There is a mile iruut arm a emita or exntraerauon in nils ji a to ... i i .i. . ...t ircaiiucul nuu ncr uuiuci auuuiaw that she gets It. rt.ui chirrs to & nnvxtcian lor cxtnm i . . . . a i...it.i ii WU(J UUb til WlUstlCI Kll.U III.SIMI s writ irrriv niiouL nrr naurouro hpflir i r mm I'lniiinm nna mi charge. Mrs. I'iokham'fl ftddrcuk Lynu, Mass. 'I'l. In I Iniulnn lullaw fptm M II Mln v . jfiiiNHnN. ii l rat in. in . Aiiumniv. 1 Ill i ti. i. - fm UCKICUs UUi LA Ai VA btli MV PinUharn belDcil her: "mtr nnfiiTH iunni sin nnnr idu i iimo, ana naa areauiui paiui ia i mtm sirifl V f T n mlsil (mtllki wllh I f r 1 1 n I w r 9 m n n sisl. 1 IU I. I I 4 . I. A: III uiuLucr. w o i.i a urra ucncvci iu j- II s .1 LAm MI,.1.A I. ...... n MA anil wre'i you gave, and used Lydla E rinkhwl Vegetable Compound and Llrerrim! you directed, and am now as well til ever wo. I have gained flethftndU'l good color. I am completely cartel irregularity." PORTLAND DIRECTORY. Machlnarjr rntil Huppllfi RAKES MM MOWERS BINDEKi Vrite for CiuJopI j. i, mmwl 209 EMt Wf "l I'OHTLA.VD.i"J bo shot' "It was not he, captain," I said, ad vancing In front of him; "It was I alone who conceived tho Idea of this thing." -iixcuso me, otucer," internoscd my father. "The commander of a detach ment is responsible for tho acts of his men my then I ask him. London TIt-BIts. Pines for British AVurshln. All the Hags for British shins of wnr except tho royal standards, aro mado In the government dockyards; nnd tho enormous numuer my "What Is your name?" tho officer do- manded. "Sergt. BIgorne," answered father. "Very well, sergeant, you will be shot Immediately." "All right, captain; It is war. I onlv ask tho favor to bo shot by my com rades, ueturn ttieni their arms, and I will be responsible for thorn." The old officer looked ut my father tort at Chatham alone about flags aro mado In a year. 18,000 There are different kinds of bad lurk It Is said of ono woman that she Is un lucky because her ornery hushnmi hangs on to life, and of another woman that she has had bad luck because sho has burled two good husbands. Ono seldom hears life reforrmi fn.. being a lottery excent bv mon have drawn blanks. The retail grocers of the conntrv nm having an object lesson In till vnlmt of advertising which they do not thor- ouguiy enjoy, says tho Cedar Itaplda (Iowa) Republican. The manufac turers of a certain variety of sodn i.iu. cuu are now expending a largo sum of money in advertising this particular prouuet or their cracker factories Their skillfully prepared announce iuuui.a HiMiiur IU nil t 10 UeWHIIiilii.rn and stnro you In the face from all tho uiu uoarus in the country. As a result of this enterprise, everybody Is calling mi mm purucuiar Kind or soda biscuit. The profit to tho retailer is very small Tho manufacturer Is making him pay iui uiu uuverusemeiiL Hut for tho grocer there Is no lieln. his customers "that something else 8 K2LA''iMlnei, miop and Fsrnni 6tetlf3i MACHINERY King and Kolitlnr" Knalntii lloaChj!! Tooth Bawrs. Albanr Greaie.ete. TATUM&BOWEf yj in. nK tfl.-A Ot.A.t Ht1an1. Of w x'l lilt DilVVt Ul laA. 81-3A Fremont Htrcct, Hsu Kfancji. JOHN POOLE. . . i. .nlHl Just as good," they will not have It that way. They want what thoy have read about and as the nrtlclo in question is meritorious in itself, nnd the ndvcrtls lng process is continued, tho demand is increasing nil the time. The men who say it doesn't nnv to niiv,.riin havo been given a vivid object lesson can F!vo vou tho bcst borBal,,s,,nS Itdoespydven ,e880D- iSrf'ftrwtt? aloal T V -r t i. .in . i i 1... ltllrt. 11 " Bnooe i Rew.rdo.1 Her PoTUnan.ty. Quailed. U - uuuuuur, mo veteran nnl mal painter, often tolls with a NmiiJ agents wantkp tnJnTlT' ln,UeU W,th SOVora' Agent, wanted for a WI,oU..loBuPPlr pounds of modeling clay and her lunch AdJre raclfloCoait Novelty Co., i'ot"j of bread, she tramped miles into tho muuujr iu uearcn or subjects. Tho best of overythlng Is always put on the pnmnnnni. .,ii ... 1 j..., julL. Ul umner jjj.j wmyuujr uiwnys passes It on (3 netah8jruKAto