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breast Of his mother, who no longer stirred,
ehafng like horseman on foot, and his
stomach as empty as the Golfers Of the King
of Spain. The ensign, who still breathed
little, told Us how his mother had been
killed in the service Of your majesty. So
we have adopted the youngster, and as /
was the one who found him first, have the
charge Of bringing him up"
Napoleon gazed in silence, for moment,
on the old granadier, who continued TO give
JaequOt lesson in balancing on his foot,
and then said to him
"Jacquot, owe you something"
Me, my Emperor You have given me
the cross for this scar; it is who owe you
a return"
cit is" rejoined Napoleon, "for what
you said to the Emperor Alexander"
al have said nothing uncivil TO that En-
perOrl Hehas complained of me, perhapsl''
"By no MEANS" said the Emperor, (" for
! wish to reward you. Let US see, what do
you want2"
"MG fol-" answered Jacques, 81 do not
wish anything; but since you wish to do me
favor, give something to this little fellow
that will please him.
every willingly" said the Emperor.
Jacques arose. placed the infant on his
arm, when Napoleon searched his pockets
| for something to give the child. He found
nothing there but some pieces of gold, which
he quickly replaced, for it was not with
money that Napoleon gained the hearts of
his soldiers. He searched again without
finding anything but some papers. At last
he knew nothing else that be had with him,
he discovered his tobacco box in a corner
of his waiscoat pocket, and offered it to the
granadier. Jacques burst into laugh on
seeing the box, and said
"What foolishnessl to give tobacco box
to child who has never even smoked p
The Emperor was going to reply, when
he felt something pulling at his hat, and
saw that the infant, who was on the arm Of
the granader, had slipped his hand into
the loop and was playing with the cockade.
Hold, Sire" said the granadier, " the
little one is sharper than both Of US. He
, acts like your Majesty-he takes what suits
. him"
"Very well, said the Emperor, "let hin
/ keep it," and having himself pulled tht
a cockade from his chapeau, he restored it Il
= the child, to whom Jacques said, tossing
: him in his arms, Come, show his Majesty
9 that you know how to talk"
f The child, laughing and clapping hi
: hands, babbled forth, in a broken manner
? the words-ViUe PEmpereUT.
,, After that day Jacques made many jour
! neys. He returned to Paris, went to Mad.
rid, afterwards to Vienna, pushed on to
Moscow and accompanied Napoleon to the
island of Elba- Jacquot was in all his
campaigns, sometimes measuring his little
steps with the gigantic strides of the gran
adiers of the guard, sometimes riding with
the baggage, and then again, astride on the
knapsack Of some grumbler, who relaxed
the scowl on his face at the sight of his
merry tricks. He had little sabre, and a
citizens cap, which he had already learned
to wear over one year, and he played on the
fife like nightingale. Jacques, who loved
and honored Napoleon, as one loves his
mother and his country, had taught JAG
quot to love and honor him the same. The
granadier, however, had been much perplex-
ed as to the manner in which he should
make the child wear the cockade; but the
idea struck him to inclose it in locket,
which he suspended from his neck, saying
to him
"Listen, Jacquot, you must say your
prayers, morning and evening, on this relic,
or shall make you eat your broth hot with
out blowing it."
His commands were obeyed, and for eight
years, morning and evening, Jacquot knelt
!; before his coCkade, praying for his father
: Jacques and the Emperor.
p This length of time, these eight years,
l. suficed to carry France to the height ol
IS glory and power, and to plunge her in the
n reverse. Napoleon was exiled to st. Hele
Is ma, and the army was disbanded. Poor Jac
n ques was returned like the rest, with hi
ne decoration Of Sergeant Major. his cross, ant
IN his poor JacquOt. Louis, who was thel
d. nine years old, and began to comprehent
his misfortune, has often told me that whs
RI, struck him most was, to see his brave fatl
ed er, who had made, some months befor,
r. forced marches of fifteen or twenty (Fr
!e- leagues a day, with gun, cartridge.box an
is. knapsack on his back, fall down aluno
o. dying with fatigue at the end of few houl
of the route, now that he carried nothin
ed but small bundle of clothes and paltl
rs stick. Hegrew more feeble every day; oft.
n he passed the night in miserable stable
rs where Jacquot picked up the wisps of stra
be which the stable boys dropped to cover 4
e. old granadier. He watched beside him
I'd night, and shared with him the morsels
bread which he obtained from the chari
:, of the inn keepers. But at last the wea
e ness of Jacques became so great, that tn
20 were forced to stop at desolate hut, whe
a. .. the unhappy old soldier, overcome by ST
fering, allowed these words to escape b
% as ifin spite of himself: "JacquOt, Lit
~ ~ brandy, or die" The poor child beg
y. to cry with all his might, then ran and plac
4. himself by the roadside and attempted
.. ask aims; but he obtained nothing, a
N was overwhelmed with despair, when
idea suddenly struck him, an idea such
oF despair inspires. He threw himself on
ds knees, drew his locket from his breast, a
sObblug, began to cry OUT
n. "My God Ny God Give mo some bra
tn dy for father Jacquesp And be continu
this touching appeal; almost sufocated vi
sr, grief. At this moment a gentleman 9
ne preached Jacquot; he Intercepted the chi
Dst who, through his tears, related TO him
IN history, and finished by saying, " FatI
Ia Jacques has forbidden me ever to part wi
ith this eOcksde; he has told me that it wou
T." Protect me, that it was my fortune; anC