Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1853-12-31

The erea.dier :. bse1ers- - -
-omennes riding % hiu prssscsof's bsez-
he had q minisssu s~ort s.d ssif1rs.
and quickly learned 10 play = ~ &C.
while lsrqses. ~bo loved ssd trasp&z !
NsPa!esn shove essrT hum.s tssses hs&.
sug'i JACQUES 10 do DE nme. The
Gfensdi.r was q, 6 $, ss~slly puzs'edas
o how The ehiId ought 70 vesr ,h- cock
sSe; till II length he betheush, him of !
enclosing il In slistIe csse. which BE- hing
arOuns bis prossge's neck, = ths aps
lime saying to him: s., = sss,asa
Mind, Jsequst, night and morning. ;
when you say your prayers, always take !,
oui t.is relic and pray for blessing on
our Emperor, who gave !, yoa.' .ooco
This the child never failsd to Dc; con /,
s:antly sssocisiing 10 his prayers DIE,
name Of Napoleon with that Of Psps
Jacques.
Years passed on Napoleon wss ban-
ished to 81. Helena, the army vas disbsn- =
ded. end poor Jacques found himself
thrown on the world in his old age, !.
without any possessions but his csoss
and bis iiule ,Jacquet. Louis-for BY
that name the boy had been baptized
has often told me how it panied his !.
childish heart to see his brave father,
who few months before, though nothing
Of making forced march Of fifteen Ieseues
while fully sccouIed, now bending under ],
the weight of small packet Of clothes,
and dropping from fatigue after walking
few miles. Every day he became
weaker They, generally passed their
nights in stables, and Louis used to collect
scattered handfuls of straw to cover the
shivering limbs Of the old grenad,er.--
They lived principally on scraps Of food
given them by charitable inn-keepers and
peasants. One day the poor old man
felt unable TO rise from off the floor Of q
deserted hut where he had passed the
night, and murmured as it were in spite
of himself.
'Jacque,, lam dying |; get me lite
brandy
The child burst into hearty fi Of cry.
ing. and then went out to the road 10 ask
Cor aims; but he got nothing. and felt
ready to despair. when suddenly thought
struck him: he fell ON his knees, took out
the case tha, contained his cockade, and
sobbed aloud: .........5-.
MY God my God! In Thy great
mercy send me sou.e brandy for Papa
Jacquesv ... IN
He continued to repeat these words az
well his tears would permit, until gen.,
tleman who was passing by, stopped, aud
began to question him. The child in au,
ar'less manner, told his history, and TN
'shed ny saying tef.
Papa Jacques desired me never TO
part with ttis cockade. He said that i,
would always bring me good luck, and I'd
rather cut of my arm than lose it still
you may have it il you sill only give me
few sous to buy brandy for him 2
my child, God, to whom you proved
SD fervently, has left in France same old
soldiers ready to share His gifts with .heir
comrades. Take me 10 our father
i 'And this man?'
"a. This benevolent man. interrupted the
officer ',ook me in his arms me-a poor
little mendicani? !? He caused Jaques To-
. be carried to his house, restored him to
, life, and never allowed him to want for
any thing until his death. which did not
! lake place for many years. As 10 me,he
! treated me like son, and still each day
loads me with his benefits
'Andturning 10 the general and his wife,
the yoang man embraced hem both, while
his eyes we're filed with tears.' W
you have hot finished the story, Louis
said the General. 'You did not say that
| promised 10 restore TO you the Emper-
or's cockade whenever you returned with
an epaulehe, gained as we old soldiers
gained ours. And to-day, my friends,
you see the cockade in his cap; for Louis
was at the taking Of Algiers, And his Cap
tain. who had aiken him out merely 40 4
recruit, has sent him home to me an En-
D sign =
s, saying, the General once more
: embraced his adopted son. We were all-
I Effected and ! saw another tear stealing
down on the old officers grey moustache.
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