Show an n service erice eri one of the stories of the crimeni war told by b the novelist and nd well authenticated by h existing ei tins letters is peculiarly touching Ser ivanovitch a young oung russian lieutenant was one of an attacking party which was ordered out on a cold night to drive a body bod of french from a position in front of the russian lines in order to be ds as free as possible ios sible in his movements mop ments the young oung lieutenant left his military cloak behind the french were found well posted in the edge of a wood A desperate fight followed at the end of which the russians Ruba ians were compelled to withdraw leaving ther dead and wounded behind them among the grievously wounded was sergius lva ivanovitch Iano itch and all about him we wt wee e french wounded sergius suffered worse even from the cold than lie he did from his wound and though a bulet had penetrated his leg he be vas sure that the exposure re of the night ra rather her than the wound would be the end of him groaning and shivering af hr was about to examine as best he cold the wound in his le leg g when some ove said in french you had best let your wound alone suffer affer and disturb it as little as possible the phe russian found that the man who had spoken was a veteran french captain who even worse wounded than himself lay close by no doubt you ou are right said sergius but I 1 I 1 shall perish of cold before morning anyway then the frenchman reproved him for coming out in the snow without his cloak experience has taught me he said never to go out without my capote but this time it is not likely to save me I 1 am mortally wounded oh they will come and get you no my dear enemy it is all up with me the shot has gone deep I 1 shall not last till help comes here take my cloak and wrap yourself in it and sleep at your age one can sleep anywhere despite his protests the young rus rua lan atan felt the frenchmans French mans cloak laid upon him exhausted he fell asleep under its warming ning influence waking in the morning he found the french captain dead at his side |