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Reminiscences o fan Old Grumbier.
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"Reminiscences IAN Old Gruns5ler.
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CnsroRAL PloorEy, Of the 6lst regiment
Of the line, vas (wit!iout fear Of cnniradic-
iion ssyii the greatest original in the
..grsnd army" !, was Z" him ,ha, the
cold soldler," owe the cpi,aet Of grog-
sards, (grumbIers,) given them by Nap'-
leon when al Elba.
A good comrsde, and above all brave
soldies, ri quei had but ore fault; il was
this: he was never content. lie Complain
ed ofevery thing, II all times, IN all pl ces.
and to all pufposcs. Daring four years of
oed-fellowship with him, lnever heard a
word ofspprobaii n come out off mouth;
never saw his countenaDco frightened
b. The least sign Of sasalscii0o. When ~
RDsyDus, he grumble6 ~ sise tcSsnssasess
sfmpo-c; in campaign, at the n.issses IT
ktigue. When his sack WIS we'll filed,
- found it heavy; and when il became
light he complained that he had not the
poweV to refill IL. HIS comrades used 10
say. that, in the regiment of mnl-co"fe"fs.
PlOquet would be sure TO become colonel.
No ore WIS offended. however, with the
gsumbling Corporal. Every one laughed
at him; even the officers, who pnrdoned
this wLim Of Plcq,et-, IN consideration Of
his good conduct, h's courage, on every
Trial; and host ofgood qualities WHICH he
possessed in ar eminent degree.
Il was during the camp,ien m Russia
that this moDoman,a Of the cO,porai ptr-
iicuiarly deveI oprd Itself Our long march
e. across countrv which had been set
iise to and deserted. formed an inexhaus'-
iols text for his cor.npi,inis. ''lf we go on
nrch furrner this w. ,y," he would say" 1--WE
n al carry our oOn, - to the eni 81 The
ID. / sIr..mld like 10 know
v,a, We have 10 do ina country where we
nav m arch a hanirea leagues w'iLoni
;nd,np as much as .pota."o zoe. Even
4 thew would refresh rs now and then
With a few rounds Of arIIes y. as civilized
people wonid do! but, no; we have not
evea the chance Of burning single car
fridge. AID have five packets OF them on
nv back!" This WAS an e-pec ''ai cause OF
complaint; and these car,fidges' wh'c' he
vas spprehensive 10 should never nave
m oppol tuni,y Of using. were az 'nsuppor-
e,ble weight I" the poor corporal
But tie two na',ors were not long be-
fc,e they met. Tired Of Ayin. without
6xhai,,r. the Russilns flced abn ta'. Tw"
A.v. before the battle az Nfsp-~0-. s.,r-
r;.e- the orders Of the General W ere heard
he the whole line. The Col. OF The 6ls'
then rode alongtae ranks Of his reg'm"n'
..Soldir,sr' said he. ''the Emp 'r"r has CIV
en- rs the gi,rion- mission of carrying one
ofshe redoubts which the enemy has raise"
IN are, the progr4s. of the grand army
Vice rEmpertm! and io5"ard!'
The CIV was repeated by Ill the soldiers
o. though with one voice; a,o'ce oi dclish'
n their glorious destination.
PL,ouet alone shout ed not; perhaps mol
one but myself heard him mui'er his rea-
.on for this silence: '.This is always the
story: they tell rs that the greatest ser
wee they can render us, IS 10 give W. the !
chance Of being the fis-t :" be cut iii wv"
hy the shot Of the enemy
SHOW. Corporal Ploq,e,," said TO him.
s,re YOU NOT enchanted 10 see those g'iidn''
there, 50 near usF
$50 near! yes, when we shall have
mavched an hour with our snusKc's on
our shoulder, under the welcome oil Their
cannon shot! Near! yes, when we have
entered their squ,rrs, you may say '"s
are near; hut more than one hat ot "nf re-
ciment will be fr,cased before We have
p,wer TO do any thing"
"W~r, but ~hat or,"
"Ah! rhas g'or, J. to- fall! Glory
is neither for ,uu nor me. nor those like US.
We shall h We. non: Off. ev.u though 9th
ers have too much. ~ Is all very well "
yo,,r P,u-ian. To talk of IN their f1ne Dor
dered hats; your lourgsrs and c"xcoml $.
who wear new boots every day and eat
three dinners"
The regiment was put on the march,
An hour after, it deployed under the ire Of
the redouht, the bullets firm which carried
away, every instant, flies OF our ,aen. Our
battalion was, above all, shockinEly NAL
treated. There was even a momentary
hesitation. Some of the newly enlisted
soldiers. who had never before found them
selves present at such a ftte. made a hail
turn round without waiiirg for ordsrs.-
plnuuet. who was in the third rank. buried
their pissise, bv crossing his Sa,onei
against them. swearing a, the same time
that he world split. Ike a lark, the firsi
who gave g,ound even the length of h,>
foot. IL WAS still sps king when bal!
carried envy his car,ouch box Never
shall ! forget tie ir,ll grisnsce he mad;
never saw anv iain. ike II before Or s3ac-.
"Fivo packets nfcsiFg -. sud n gria
ding hrs seeia; 80 travel t~n nun re
leagues with them and never use singlt
one~
A. that ins,sn, the VII lie recim, NJ threw
itself forward in the prs de course TIE
Russlan artillery was huShcd Fha; s.