Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-07-19
WATERLOO-BEFORE AND
AFTER.

AFTER.
We were forcibly struck lately. (says
the Knickerbocker) in reading Dumas
Shores of the Rhine by this contrasted
picture of Napoleon going to and re.
turning from Waterloo" The two scenes
are worthy the pencil of Delaroche:
1--WE saw two carriages approaching,
galloping each with six horses. They
disappeared for an instant in valley,
then rose again at a quarter Of league
distant, from US. Then we set off run.
ming toward the town'crying II Empcr.
eurl LEmpereurr We arrived breath
less, and only preceding the Emperor by
some FIVE hundred PAGES. Thought
he would not stop, whatever might be
the crowd awaiting him, and SO made
for the post.house, when sunk down
half-dead with the running; but at any
rate ! was there. In a moment appear
ed, turning the corner Of street, the
foaming horses; then the pestillions all
covered with ribbons; then the carria.
ges themselves; then the people follow
ing the carriages. The carriages stop.
ped at the post. ] saw Napoleon! He
was dressed in green coat, with little
epaulets, and wore the officers cross Of
the legion Of honor. 1 only saw his
bust framed in the square of the car
rage window. His head fell upon his
chest, that famous meddalic head of the
old Roman Emperors. His forehead
fell forward. his features, immoveable,
were Of the yellowish color of wax;
only his eyes appeared 10 be alive
Next him, on his left, was Prince Jerome
King without kingdom, bu. faith.
ful brother. He was at that perid fine
young man Of six-and twenty or thirty
years Of age. his features regular and
well formed, his beard black, his hair
elegantly arranged. He salu,sd in
place OF his brother, whose vague glance
seemed lost in the future--perhaps in
the past. Opposite the emperor was
Letort, his aid-de-csmp and arden, sol.
ders' who seemed already TO snuff the
air OF battle; he was smiling too, the
poor fellow as if he had long dsvs n
live! All this lasted for abou, a min.
ute. Then the whip cracked, the bor.
ses Weighed, and it all disappeared like
a vision.
"Three days afterward, toward even.
'ng' some people arrived from St. Ouen.
tin; they said that as they came awav
they heard cannon. The morning NJ
the 18th, a courier arrived who seal.
tered oil along the road the news of the
victory. The eighteenth nothing. The
nineteenth nothing; only vague rumors
were abroad, coming no one knew
whence. IL was said tina, the Emperor
was at Brussels. The twentieth, three
men IN rags, two wounded, and riding
Jaded horses all covered with foam en-
Tered The town, and were instantly sur.
rounded by the whole population, and
Pushed INTO the courtyard of the town.
mouse. These men hardly spoke French.
iney were' l believe, Westphalians.
belonging somehow to our army. To
all our questions they only shook their
heads sadly, and ended by confe.sing t
that they had quilted the field of battle /
OF Waterloo, at 8 o'clock, and ,ha, the
battle was lost when they came awav
~ was The advanced guard of the fuei. Q
tiVes. We would not believe ,b.melI
we said these men were Prussian spies
Napoleon could not be beaten! Tha,
hne army which we had seen pass could q
not be destroyed. We waited TO out
The poor fellows into prison; so quickly
had we forgotten 'lS and IA, to remern. t
Der the years which had gone before!-- .
MY mother ran to the fort, where she
passed the whole day, knowing i, was 4
here the news must rrrive, Whatever !, -
we're. During this time looked on, al
n the maps for Waterloo, the name Of Sc
which even could not find, and began ii
o think the place was imaginary, as ''
vas the mems accounts Of the battle
!, four o'clock, more fugitives arrived,
rho confirmed the news of the frs,