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Show VON 310LTKB IN 1JATTLR WUIUT HAU9TEAD DESCniOES THE OLD FIELD MAftSHAU A flreat Conflict In Uhkh Ihe fadera ftm to Have I lltlaie Hm I'arl i l'lrt ernrKIiandUnratlntHtKlille tannon llonmed end 11.and, I r II. On the field of flravelottq, which wa far tht greatest combat that Mollke ever wltneeaed, 1 aaw the old Held manual, and waa within thirty yard or him for more tUn three hour. Tha king, with Warn Wa-rn art k and Moltka and the Mdendld ,-en-erat ataJT, and, I lxll?ve, (Jew rat fteln meta and our Central l'hll Sheridan, wlei waa HlMnarcVa xunt, baltnt on ftalurht elevattun that wa ft pa.tof thelmmen field of Utile of Mar la Tour. foUBbtlwo day before. Tbt royal headquarter srmip waanrtmarknbleoiie, I llrt xMeanril the preeenceof Ihe klnttfrnm the tiecuIUr bAla wltb oilcloth covertuira of hla (""tttloiia, I and alao the aldnliuf fceefa hlark terv I aot who wa a very dlatiuk'ilabtd man Three carrfage ato.1 tvir. HUinarrk bud m btthket pre(vl n th ground, nod ' wat lylnft nn It o f,ul iK that pnavlbly he wet Ieepino. 1 be ainif officer aeemeil to laialltnll men, and haulmt,and I wm eeivetally Mruck by th tmnietry of their Ua ami tbe lmity of their buutx There were many dead hor about They had lavnevpn"! to tho hot auo two day and polled the air A fortonff away wa a Ml UUI covered with Utter I could nt for a while make out. There wa a tcaem. dance In It to a Ihwkot abet p or call la. Tbeohjn-ta were dead men, ami a burbU part) wire dieting Atrcnrh to bury them Tlutfreab klllhiti waa iptlua on a little way ofT hy the .French did tx hell ihe bill wberewewrre t do not romprvhenun Icaa It wa tint the auperlorliy of the tier man artillery wa m Kieat that Iha Trench (Pina wtremereed fnf.lo work That which aevineil on tha mt iinvrtttun table wa that there should la clear aeice, an actual eolltude, tmt n niraioiler or iiiewcti prr, iriweeti thektiiK Itetultiuartert ami tbe army, and for two hour, while tha thunder or tbt enRiiH. merit literally abook the bill, tier wa no coiniiiunlenilon whatever by wire oraltfual or orderly Iw-twito Iw-twito the army and lit klticaudcblcttaln. U KICITIUItT. Indeed, there did net aevtn lo le much prlnaonat luMd'iuartrm There were mi movement liwltealluit ei lifmeni, tw flea ttciiUtlontoraitlnrttedCf'iirrrMtlon There waa much icreatcr cominure ot manner than one tee In a company of aerlnu peo-tator peo-tator at n Imna. raee 1 recall clearly, a I It tbe batil bad happened y-tcr-liy, three ereei flsrnrea-tbocof the klnuaml Moltke ami Hhertdan. Tlit litter waa tlte ahorleat man on the Rroand, aud hi Unlle. Htatra uniform wa wrwlber tavaten Tbe kliiff wa- ftaitrdlnici'tlctly and aeemeilAtlnttr vaUtuU aklntf ((U tloo of thoe who pndtnbly knew the iiround Mollke wjm A few pare frmi Ibe llnti rltfht bind an I In front, and wore a helmet an I n loiiti Us 1,1 blue orrrroat futtniel fromlhriMittowaUt. In hi left hand he helUnldtf,lhroimli wl.lrti ltemta. tlooally aimlleil Ihe treuitndon acene. Only nitre did he aiproaib thekinir to any aoiaethluu. 1 ilbl hof h4ve a thwof bt full front face, but tw tlte archmcnt check and familiar prulll quiu di-lluctly, and I hava been rendmlnl of tbe outline of Ita face by tbalbf tletwtral Kberman. It accrued very queer I hat Die commander of 2M,MMmn lu a buttle wbereaanuoy aoldler fell In one day aa In tbe three dajV flKbtlnicat flrttvabiirtri abmilt have to all apraraticr to little to d with them, and i iioiprrrtlonto(tlreatbe ttUanllotlntif lalt proteaetd. Tbe expUnntlon I plainly taMoltke' mrtbiHl of tnaklntf war lie wa wurklnktout a problem, thAt uf ara rating the French armlet, tLeobhtt of Ihe cnuiliat on baud twluif to ilrlvt ILualne Into Meta. All tbe order had hu Uaunl, and each corn knew III duty fully, o Tim mtu The boura durln.1 which I wa near MoltkeouthlaiUyof bit uranleat battle were from II 3d until uearlyO, ami thla wa the lime In which the Herman were dtvtlcplnit thvtr attack m the I ft, or north. The (ierman IimI performed tbe flank manh and ware faeloit Mwar! thHr owl country, and the lVrmh (miuhtwltb tbelr facet luroM to I'dtK Tlicret.ch i anltlqn wa a1nilrabty clHaen and teutv I cioutly held. The tierman 11 one thine todo-altark tlte white line atrenuouly and develop tlflr milter lor number lo eruati tbe rlt;lt dtok, of thHr enemy. Tltt fatal error f Ihuutlotwa In not pub tint! the Kreiich Imperial (,-uard ou that rtatik, ThelooKiaure on tha elevation of tbe fiermau royal lehjuartir, 4dated from the light I nn forve. thoiuh near them, wo to await th cklrmdou of ibolluea mirth' war! to otciUp tbe French format hm, but of court I did not know wbat waa (roliiri on undrr tny eyea, and aevrnteu lenra latrr, vMllmr tha ifrouud, I riuM not Hod tha bill wlwn Ihe kins hwl waltel ai Ionic With the armle uoue, tha )- ful barvrtte-l fle1d-A fuW vopdea ylow. InKlnthtatubble were utterly unfamlt lar, and the many monument o.rr tht fallen bravt did hot do mut-b In ci lalalnif leoaltlon. I do bt wnndtr Ihe Knuch loiifortheprovluttof rrnlue- It I a moat beauUftd tountry. ami what the Trench mnemhr-r nioat bitterly of .Moltka 1 that beiiUicil upon takiujt Mvtaaa wtllaabtraaburif. AfTKUTUB KAT1LC AboutSo'rhxk of the Uraelatt after- tlOOU A tneaaei.tfrr came at IAMmI tjieed, Irtlt not lu hoi baate, to Moltktttlth u em V elope, aud In a fee minute tho whole company, with the cxteptUmot Mr. (km way and miatlf ami tbe klua'a aervant ami driver, mounted thrlr home and rode forward, the tall, kllnht form of Mollke leaning forward tm the klug'a right, Iha in arc k rldlnK a thumping trotter lu Hit rear. They ml -In Rood deal tt a i loud lUiuaehea, tbr niKh which tmlr Ulmcu IjlUlerml a tl.y mined down iha hill nod aonnlhepmekn nnldutt allowed them up ami I aatvlbe klOtf and lltld marshal no liioro. Ulio fiecmed to ma there mUht appear in thla abelch aomelblnj of tbetruf outline, out-line, bnwevrr tarfuuly and nut of pr por tlun, drawn lu hi terlud of m-fatawt a tlv It y and utory.ot the faithful nnd uraud old aervant and aoldler of hi country who ha paaaed away. It aboul tit added that thayounfi cm iteror doe not cxnitm rat when be aa) Moltka wm equ.lluibe Held to an army corp. The German aoMlcra rrgnhled bliu a Infallible a eood aud kna! old father lit wa a comfort to them Uuder hi com ni nd they were aafct that U, they would not be driven to die In vain. It f Imp4wilb1 to overestimate tht value of thla laiiindlcM -aademe of au army In IU leader, a"-- w ' ' ' |