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"The general has taken his departure for Göding," he broke in, without paying further attention to my explanation. "For Goding! and may I ask what distance that may be?" "Scarcely a league, if you can hit upon the right path; the road lies yonder, where you see that dead fir-tree."
The only other person in the open space where I stood was an officer of the lancers, whose splashed and travel-stained dress seemed to say he had been employed like myself. "I fancy, Monsieur," said he, bowing, "that you have had a sharp ride also this morning. I have just arrived from Göding four leagues in less than an hour; and with all that, too late, I believe, to remedy what has occurred."
Before me lay the river, and the little bridge of Göding, across which now the Russian columns were marching in rapid but compact order. Their cavalry had nearly all passed, and was drawn with some field-guns along the bank; while at half-cannon-shot distance, the corps of Davoust were drawn up in order of battle, and standing spectators of the scene.
The words were scarcely spoken when the Emperor came rapidly up, followed by his staff. He wore a gray surtout, trimmed with dark fur, and had his hands clasped within the cuffs of the coat. His face was pale as death, and save a slight contraction of his brows, there was nothing to show any appearance of displeasure. "Who brought the despatch from Göding?" "I did, Sire," said the officer.
"There lies the road, sir; continue your speed, and in twenty minutes you reach Göding." "One word," said I, drawing forth my purse as I spoke, "one word. Tell me, who is your master?" The groom smiled, slightly touched his hat, and without uttering a word, wheeled round his horse, and before I could repeat my question, was far on his road back to the château.
"What can it all mean?" said I. "Who can he be expecting here?" "They say now," whispered my companion, "that Davoust cannot hold the bridge of Goding, and must fall back before the Russian column; and that Napoleon has invited Alexander to a conference here to gain time to reinforce Davoust."
The words were graven in my memory from that hour; even yet, I can recall the very accents as when I heard them. "And you, sir," said he, turning suddenly towards me, "you came from General Savary. Return to him with this letter. Have you written, Duroc? Well, you'll deliver this to General Savary at Holitsch. He may require you to proceed to Göding. Are you well mounted?" "Yes, Sire."
"We must soon learn it all," said an old colonel of artillery near me. "If the game be war, we shall be called up to assist Davoust's movement on Göding. The Russians have but one line of retreat, and that is already in our possession." "I cannot for the life of me understand the Emperor's inaction," said a younger officer; "here we remain just as if nothing had been done.
The leaders in that struggle on the protection side were E.H. Forbush, William P. Wharton, Dr. George W. Field, Edward N. Goding, Lyman E. Hurd, Ralph Holman, Rev. Wm. R. Lord and Salem D. Charles. With such leaders and such supporters, any wild-life cause can be won, anywhere! PENNSYLVANIA. The case of Pennsylvania is rather peculiar.
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