The Woodville Republican., 1851-09-16
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HODDTfLLE. SEPT %. 1851.
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Suddenly awakening me from a reye
RE. T. Monster. YOU will pardon me
81 disturb YOU, bot before arriving ai
Waterloo, ought 10 caution you
against 5. certain kind of trade which
you have probably never seen iH Par
is
A business unknown in Paris that
is strange--whai is il 2"
You may easily conceive" replied
The cOachman. that sltar the battle of
Waterloo there were left on the ground
a great number of muskct balls, bat
tons. little copper eagles, pieces Of
swords, bayonets, etc"
:. Undoubtedly" replied.
Well, fer thirty-fOur years the in.
habilants have beeu selling TO strang.
ers these dirty rust.catcn relics"
should think" said that there
could be but a very few left at press
enf."
Certainly not, and on this account
has sprung up the business ! was
speaking Of Those who made liy-
ing by selling these relies, SOW every
year at the common expense, over a
large extent Of ground, many bushels
of imperial eagles, thousands of cop.
per buttons, and cart.lcads of musket
balls This seed Il left in the ground
during the winter for, but very few
strangers visit Waterloo mt that sea.
son. In the spring they dig up all these
relics, 10 which eight months in "A moist
SOIL have given un appearance of ans
tiquiiy sufficient to deceive the most
wary, and excite tho admiration Of the
friends Of Napoleon"
" But this Is base deception, said |.
: Perhaps sc,' said the coachman,
"but, sir, tho country Is poor, and, be-
sides, no harm is done to any. one by
it,"
The tolerant coachman added, that
the harvest of the relics had been much
better than usual this year.
" But do you really think said !,
" that there are people rascally enough
to speculate thus on the curiosity Of :
strangers visiting Waterloo Z"
Ali Monsieur" replied he. 81
have not told you all the tricks they
play on The credulous travellers; i
would be difficult to tell all but If
you will permit, | will relate Que anec>
dotc, of which was witness. as
was driving from Waterloo French
artist and prusian:
" The Pfusian was CARRYING carer
fully on his knee something covered
with n handkerchief As we were on
the road, he said to The Frenchman.
Did you bring away any sovenir OF
Of your pilgrimage 70 Waterloo" I"
Faith, mop replied tho Fronoh.
man: IL was on The point of making
a really valuable acquisition, but they
asked too much, one hundred francs ;
besides ihc trouble of bringing away
such a strange relic.'
That is curious" said the Prussian.
what was il I"
You will not be offended if tell
you" said the Fronchman "but it 7
was the skull OF n Prussan colonel. a r
skull, and the more curl. !
Gus as II was pierced by three holes
made by musket balls--the balls of
Waterloo lone in the forehead and q
one in each temple. should not have a
been sorry, confess TO have possessed ,,
the skull of IA Prussian colonel killed
by the French, but ! must dispense
with that luxury. But what relic did
you obtain I"
" Me-" replied the Prussian, with a
fgoubied countenance, and raising the
packet from his knees, "me But
am very much astonished at the resem.
blance between your experience and
mine"
"Ah indeed What is il I"
:" 1t is really strange, but | bought
thsi morning the skull of u French
colonel killed in the same way at Was
tcrloo."
"Yess indeed"
"Yes." siammercd The Prussian, "and
] was intending TO have cup made of
it, in which to drink tho health of Bluch
er at each anniversary oil the battle"
"And is this skull pierced with three
holes !" asked tho Frenchman.
j do not exactly rccollect, but it
seems to me-"
" Let us see Let us see L exclaim.
ed the Frenchmaa, and thinking that
the packet the Prussian had on his
knee was this same skull, he took it
and began TO examine it.
"The skull had indeed three holes
made by musket balls or by something
else.
"The confusion of the Prussian was
great. aud the gayoiy of the French
man pot less so.
IT was the same head they had
spishpd him IN huy ,ho o, IN