Butte record., 1854-12-09
A SOLDIERS CAREER.


tenant IN Frence regiment, who ha(
been admitted to rejection (as it wa
called by Charles X, at the Tuileries
was accused IF having cut off v luabIe
bullion tassel from the window hangings
and put it into his pocket. He was in-
dignant, as soldier and a gentleman
naturally would be, but the accus rs pro-
ceeded 10 extremities, searched him and
found the gold tassel on his person. He
was removed from the army, sentenced
to Imprisonment, and only liberated by
the revelation of 1880, which opened
the prison doors in many instances
The sub-lieutenant insisted that he was
the victim ofappearances, that a con-
spircy had been entered into for the pur-
pose of disgacing him, and that he de-
sired nothing better than to resume
arms in the service of La Belle France.
He was liberated, but not restored to
the army.
The next intelligence respecting him
vas to the effect that, having gone to
London, his conduct was rather that Of
e4tratler dtadastrie, than prcur CHR
0ller. The police reports too faithfully
recorded that Young Frenchman. who
had gone to lodge in house in London.
unfortunately had committed a mistake
as to the rights Of property (some peo-
pie never can distinguish between mean
and teum, and being in want of money,
tremendously " hard up" had obtained
money by transferring some of his land
lords portable property to one Of the
accommodating individuals who hang out
three golden balls-the arms of ancient
Lambardy-and lend money on goods
for what id Trapbois calls Z" a con-si-de-
ration" Some legal proof was requis-
lte, and was not forthcoming, whcreup-
on the police officer, Rhadamanthus dis
charged the Frehehman, with caution
that the eyes of the authorities were up
on him.
The adventurer returned to Paris
His next public appeasance is said to
have been at Franconi's, where he
" witched the world with noble horse
manship." 1t was his good fortune,
somehow or other, to W n the attention oil
that kind-hearted, amiable man, the late
Due d'Orleans, who listened to his story,
believed him TO be the victim of con-
spracy, solicited and obtained his res
toration to the army, and literally pro-
vided him with an ou fit, when he was
annexed by the war department to one
of the regiments destined to serve in Al
geria. 1t viii be recollected that, in
the time of Louis Philippe, Africa was
a sort of natural safety-valve tor carry
ing off ali the maurais sujets of the
French army. And it is sea cely too
much to believe that the re-appointed
was selected for this par
ticular service not entirely on account
Of his good character.
But the adventurer, a soldier of for
tune, truly felt that once more he had
chance, that his future might redeem
his past. At first, he was distinguished
by his chivalrous courage. Afterwards,
the intellectual qualities of the man came
into operation. 1t was found tina, he
could write as well as combat He was
made military secretary to the COM
mander- in chief Of the French Algerine
army, and obtained the favor of his SUI
perior officers by deserving 1t. Years
rolled on, and he became elevated in
rank, every step in his promotion hav-
ing been honorably won by prowess in
the field. In fullness of time, he was
entrusted, as brigadIer, with separate
command, and success seemed ever to
await him There appeared every rea-
son to expect that, were life spared, the
highest honors of his profession would
be his.
There came, ike moral avalanche,
the revolution Of IS4S. In Algeria,
when the news WIS made public, there
was doubt among the French army, in
the presence Of one of Louis Phihppe's
sons, whether to eontinne support of the
monarchy, or to adopt the republic
The latter was resolved upon, the lieu
tenant general (for ne was that now
strongly siding with the movement par
ty. After time, another adventurer
(Louis Napoleon Bonaparte) was cleo
ted President of the French Republic.
The dashing soldier from Algiers, who
had returned to Paris, speedily became