| Show by an incident of the austro prussian war of 1866 was told by the archduke joseph to a party of friends the story is told follows in the neue pester journal on conr retreat before the advance of the army said the archduke we camped in the neighborhood of a bohemian town I 1 was lodged in a peasants cottage when about midnight I 1 heard alie sentry challenging some newcomer sly adjutant entered and reported that a gypsy wanted to aeo me in private A soldier a gypsy entered and on my asking what was the matter he told me that the enemy was approaching tb surprise us the outposts have not heard anything suspicious I 1 said no your highness because the enemy is still a long way off but how do you know this I 1 asked come to alio window your highness answered alie man do you see those birds flying over the wood toward the south yes I 1 see them what then what then do not birds sleep as well as men they cr would not fly about it they not disturbed the enemy is inarching through the wood and has frightened all those birds very well my lad you can go I 1 at once ordered the outposts to be reen re en forced and the camp to be alarmed an hour later the outposts were fighting with the enemy and our camp was only saved by the keen observation of a simple gypsy |
