The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-07-11

his ferucious hosts, IL coutc,nnlat, tlr
paradise III his fHtufe con,piesis, md qnaf
Ell rom The skull 81 his .uemy his frat
dranght OF ltalIap ainr. F'ran, suel, site
as This, Nspoleoh .neapartf ~ he bead
bus amy pointed 10 ,he plains OF on bat
al aud promised victory. In Two b,nf
and splendid campaigns this chief n,,n
Italy. But n Bonaparlc command,,l- Il
VAS The nof'oHei amy of France that
fought and conquered. II WAS az army of
peasants aud artizans, aud Of citizens, who
| 1'niins illcir fertile villages. ibeir vine c,,-
'"fed bills, and their luxurious ciiies, III.
aFpoiht, q, lllascouif.d, lraersed the
Mont ~. Bernard. serpmbling over lev
efaegs, or sunk in st3wy gulis, brascd
The terrors uf The aeasoD and TN climate.
WIN gaeiy which no suffering could sub
due.
The pass Of Mont 81. BERNARD by tie
French amy under Napal, on Bonnparte
stands 'lmisalcd IN military history The
artillery was dragged up the heights by
STEER strength Of arm, by Efforts almost
snptfhnman, pecpnidry mefirts tDr ereriion,
PrQDertd by NE Generdi, were rJettm bgHe
army. The soldiers one by one climbed
through the trrsices of the ice-rock, and
~ h'r hours they reached the convent OF
81. fefer The descent vas yet more
perllons. The inGntr, cut short The diff
henlly ny sliding on their backs down the
Zee The first consul followed lh.i axnm-
pie, aud IN The sight OF bis army, sided
down an be ghi Of two baI,dred feet.
-.s@s~.
n Budgf n Bipbders - Two Enrlsb.
men on lhef travels arrived in Paris. nut
mp nj house IN Nhirh u German Golu,t had
litely died, and NJ that time lay a corpse.
IN TIE hlddle of The nglit ore ol the Two
ooi helng able IL slfep, aud growing weary
"i his bed, arose ~ ordel 10 aniusr himself
In the kitchen, where he bead some neo.
pie talking. lie had diverted himself for
some lin,r, when being willing 10 return
nom whence he came, he again went I'M
stars; but Instead Of entering his own
chamber, weul into thai Of lhr deceaacd
Count, over whose head bad been rLrowna
cloth The c1glisbnfu, after having nut
gu his candle lay down b1 The sid. Of ihe
dcianei, when creeping ~ close 10 lin ma
possible, ~ order Ia warm himsrlf and
iindin6 his bed fellow very cold, he began
to mnttrr, What The devils the matter. nv
I'm Lr, ON 49,. ILL.,, 'i ~ - i'e -
Won wouId nav. h.a' ,.'' a"''p ~ you are,
lad s.en III. or.,,, ,,'i ,.',,o"sn' you
Come. come. va,, ma, tai n., a''1.s,
il. added Inc nod ,niI,a's 80 - "i "p'o 'or
como. zonnda cir .la' d. ~ u'e."' mn,
Won Will. he nas hai.,,,'a ~, -, ~ ""i
ycrsntiou v,,h tl,. ,.,a ''9 n pne .""
from lbe ,l,;nos ar ,b,. 80, I"1 lu'u'ne"
h;mselr ,L' ,ro',h,,. -, md',al o'u no, eve
elamber dior was opened, which nade
lI'm RAISE his head from HE pillow, To see
what "as coming IN Judge What must
nave Deen bls surprise, WHEN he saw u ser
YAM, 'sh'nios Joper, Who carried cof-
~ on ms shoulder lie at first thought
ne hah been ~ dream but luokipg about
ana seeing The .lsagc OF one who had not
spoken word, 'lsage osersprcad with
mof'a, ph'rness, he made but one spring
rom lle bed 'hlo The middle ofiIie cham
per me Joh'nr and the maid, immediate
y persuaded that II WIS the corps. who
being un"Nl,og 10 be shat mp IN The coffin,
was ~" playing ITS gbnlhols, their legs
were "nt''e 70 move with seilinesB pro-
portlonab'e 10 her tear and joiner, maid,
conn anu rahdltsllck, rolled over from the
'op VI 'ne S'"ifS ,"'" ihe Kitchen. Ionnds
"hot are you about cred the landlord
y :, l'le he'n h,,ng avn, with the dead man