Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-07-27
THE NENDICANT OF CAMBRAY.

THE MENDICANT OF CAMBRAY.
Stationed. always, az the exterior entrance OF
ne gate of Paris. he stretches forth INITIATED
arm TO the travellers and passengers, and mlngies
with his lamentabe suppllCatIons Tor charity,
name replete with recolections.
His physiognomy, strongly marked, bears the
indriiole stamp OF misery and its fatal cunse-
orenc.s. \ low forehead. the dimensions of
which Gall would accuse Of incapacity; dull eyes;
features debassd bv low aud ser,ile habits-dis-
close To the eve Of the observer being whom MI
,ery and contagious examples have branded from
his earliest Youth. There only remains with him
.hat selfish instinct Of preservation and well-be-
ing which ennobles, which purifes even to GER
tain dearee. weli-directed education; but which.
# NOT cDmbattcd with, SUPPLE. and debases.
And vet, nevertheless, this miserable being Is,
IN some measure, associated With one Of those
extraordinary desinies, mixtures Of unheard-of
Glory and fatal revcrses, which are taxed with
,mrrohability in a romance, and of which the
French Revolution offers so many wonderful ex-
amples.
One evening in the year 1877, MALassART
with many of his comrades, soldiers like himself,
IA the CiasSe,rS ae IIatimiNe, were carousins
n cajarei Of Douay.-rhe hussars Of the CtlO-
rel General REGIMENT caruuSed. likewise, III the
,,ne chamber. The bacChanal!anS, enlvened
by the vine thes had drank. raised their JOYOUS
and noisy voices, and sang in choir. A young
LOrrainer who was sitting in the midst Of the
hussars, more mirthful still, elevated his voice.
and sang in Il tone asove all the rest. This
dis leased Malassrat. Heated. moreover. bv am
PIE libations, ne grossly abused the young hussar
the husSar replied-inSuits passed between
them-Sabres were quickly drawn. and fright
fnl cut from his antagonist divided the sinews Of
The right hand Of Naassart.
No longer able, on account Of his wound, to
perform military duty, he returned to his native
CITY. There, without energy and without enter
prze, he dragged forth miserable and vdgahond
fife, where labor would have offered better. and
especially more honorable. existence. He even
committed robbery, and expiated his offence
By FIVE long ears Of imprisonment
He had been released from prison several
months, when one dav he saw all the garrison of
Of Cambray drawn out and under arms. II was
passed in review by Duke, and Mareschal Of
France. He pressed through the crowd TO see.
more advantaseOuslv. the celebrated warrior who
occupied station so brilliant and 50 ele,ated.-
Il was the hussar who had wounded him. II
wsS Michael New.
While he. miserable mendicant suffered all
that idleness. misery. and vice have. Of the mast
lard and the most infamous-the man with whom
he had once crossed weapons in single combat
and with whom he once stood on an equality. was
now celebrated commander. For him, (Malas-
sarO one day was ever as another. 1.-The same to-
dav, Yesterday and forever'-But Ito use the
expression.) each dav of the existence of Ma
reschal New was marked with fresh honors and
new step on the highway to fortune. During the
short space of few wears. he had distinguished
himself at AltenkIrchen, O5ermerSCh. Wurtz-
burg and upon the banks ct the Rhine: the fort
of Rojhenburg had been carried bv him at the
point of the bavouet his courage and his
presence Of mind turned the victory of New
wied. and the Austrians fled before him at
Dierdorf Frankfort. Mannheim. Zurich. Kill |
nuutz. Inspruc Hall, lena. Magde5urg. Evlau. |
rnedland and many other places proclaim his |
victories. lie was Duke Of Elchigen, grand
eagle of the Legion Of Honor, and Mareschal of
the Empire.
New recognized the mendicant in the midst of
the crowd that surroundedhim. He motioned him .
% advance-spoke to him kindly-and ended by
ellins him that be who had fought so bravely with
lin should no longer beg. =" You will receive
. pension from me to commence from this dav.
8 and it shall never cease. he added but with
. the death Of one Of U.s..
Alas! he himself was destined 10 precede the
,e sgsr to the tomb! 4 few days more of life
md glory were vet reserved for him. and fortune.
rhich it was said delighted 10 lead him onward,
repaired already TO withdraw her support from
i'm and oyerwhelm him with terrible calamity.
Nevertheless the space that separated him from
is doom was filed with victories AID with honor
'he battle Of Moskwa-the retreat from Moscow.
lhere he alone preserved some wrecks OF the
'rench army-the organization Of new armI at
lanau-the battles Of Bantzen and Of Dsesdes.
lace him among the most celebrated command
rs that ever lived. The Swedes driven from
'essau; the battle Of Lepsic. Briantz, Montmi-
Ill and Craon. blot entirely from the remem-
rance the advantage gained over him BY Bulow.
Thus were accomplished 'he destiuies of two
sor soldiers who started both from the same