Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-10-09
Vol 5l,~.No Il

Of The column disappeared, as II sank N
to the earth, while the outer ranks on ether |
.dc. melted away like snow wreath, on 4
ur,fs buuk No pcn can describe The ~
'ens, amaze, with which Napoleon watch !
al ~ progress On ius, such charge
rsSed bus empire nj Waterloo end IN ns
failure has doom VAS scalcd But all the
Ion "a Macdoualds nature wa reused
and he had fully resolved TO execute n,
awful task gwen him or fall on the field
Sui he lowered unhuu AMID be falling
guard, and with his eye fixed steadily on
the centre, continued 10 advance
At tho close and fierce discharges Of
these cross batteries on ~ manglod head
that column would sometimes stop and stsr
ger back, like strong ship when smit,rn
by wave The next moment the drum,
would he1, their hurried charge. and N,
calm, steady voice OF Macdonald ring back
through his exhausted rhnks, nerving them
to the desperate valot that filed his own
spirit Never before was such n charge
made, and It seemed at every moment that
the torn and mnngled column must break
aud fly The Austrian cannon are gradu.
ally wheeled around I'LL they urctch AWAY
IN parallel lines on each side OF th. band
Of heroes, and huH an Incos'anl tempest Of
/ lead against their bo'oms But he scrn
warriors close m and oil up the itighlful
gaps made at every discharge, ond sui
/ press on.
| Macdonald IN, communicated his own
settled purpose to conquer or Dc To ms de
I vo'"' ''l'0"rrf Tho. Is rocvctemcnt--
to ,nlJu isu suca as Mutl, vas won, to
lnlusc into his men when making one OF
bis desperate charges OF cavalry. No
cries Of "|Irt I Enpcrr9r." are heard
along the lines but IN their place Is an IN.
nItcrnhle resolution that nothing but ann.
hilu,ion can shake Tn, eyes Of The army
and the world arc on them and they carrv
Napoleons fate rs they 60 But human
strength has It's Limits, and human cfor, the
spo, where It ceases forever No living
man could have cntriad that column to
where II stands bot the iron hearted hero nj
It's head But now he hats md casts his
eve over his lIttle surviving band that sand :
nlonr IA the midsl OF the enemy H. looks
back on hi' path and as far rs The eve can
The black sNafth cf dead men tina, stretches
like huge SCRIP NJ over the PLAIN Ga, Of
the sixteen thousand men with which be-
started but fifteen hundred are lcf bcsdc
h,m Ten oni Of si,r,H h1,, fdNeB, and
here al length the tired hero paus's, and
, surveys with a stem and anXlou. eye his
few remaining followers The h,au o
Bonapanc stops beating at the sight, an,
well 1t may Tor ms throne ls where Mac
donald stands II" bears the empire on I'm
, SINGLE brave hearth, IS he ExpIRE --
I Shall heturn at last, and sound the re,lea
, TIE Emperor 'ouers on the ensnnguinoC
6eld, '"', Ih- .p--L - hs Distance. Mac
donald is seen still to pause, while the can
( non are piIing the dead in heap, AROUND
him evil he turn AT I,s,7' is the sccre
D and nGonizlng question Napoleon puts {,
: hImscli-'must my throne 90 down ~
. No he is worthy Of the mighty trust con,
!, United to him The Emrirc stands or hll
+. wlIh HIM, and shall stand while he stand,
? Looking away TO where his Emperor SIT
h he sees a movement as Il AID was at hanC
n Coward, broke from his IRON lips Tn
!. roll OF drums and the peuIlrg OF trumpe,
/. answer the yoIry that smitcs. that cthans
q ed column md the next moment It is soc
II piercing the Austrian centre The day
/. won--the Empire saycd-and the whol
!, Austrian army IS IN foil retreat
n Such was the awful battle Of Wngrau
A and such the charge Of Macdonald "
e know Of nothing equal to It except Ney
II charge at Waterloo, and that was not equI
r, because he failed
n On riding over the cnsnnpuined fell
D. Bonnpnuc came where Macdonald s,oo
.e amid his troops As bis eye fell on n
10 calm aud colccled hero, he stopped. m
ID holding oul his hand SAID Shake hand
T. Macdonald no more hatred between us
e we must h"nccfouh be friends and as
Of pledge Of my sincerity, | viii send 500
d. mgrshll,s rnF Vh,ch v0v have = T'orlou
y Is D.IG., Tee inuRucss auI klndnc
N of Napoleon effected what nil his ncgIc
Il and GOODNESS had failed to do subiu'
i him Grnsping his hand md WIlh a vol
4 chokrd with emotion whlgh the Will
NJ uproar OF bluie could never hpl,a'e, trpIc
a AN SIRE, with rs II IS hrnccioHh for il
- or death Noble man klnluc,s cou
d overcome bin IN n mom"nt It isno wo
,r der that B,naphre fel AT last that he b.
n no, known MacdoullI's true worth.