The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-12-22

He y brave man. slrc'
lie ia rrcpchuian.' rr,eried Narc
lccn. pr,udls bot !. he heaess, Sad 10.
Der, and rcevrsll, ctcdisai
YES, sirc Nj. "a h.s first laalt
Hem how loae hos he served >
'fheec years last March. sir,'
A ioudcr ael hfighisr.tcari hem
escaped NNpaleoa and his attention
was ut The same momras attracted by
R,Aumer, who. With lisuii step had
approached the Emperer. and kaceling
on ono knee. whh clasped LANDS and
broken voice, cried. oh sire. u ,ea---
II you would sparo hi. iic--he Is limo.
cent of--any intention 10 desert that
can
'Are YOU hi. brother z interrupted the
Emperor.
No. sire answered Rcaumer. 'his
friend, his dear friend
And how know you what hi. inter-
tons wcrc =
Tie told them 10 INC, sire he only
went Inst night tn soc bis frIrnds and
would have returned the s,inr neht.but
that IL advised him to meet his rcgl
mcni at I.abbarrc and know
And what business had,i ihoa TO ad.
wise comradc IL breach Of duty -.
Stand back TO Thy place
And Rraumcr retired covered with
shame. Napoleon bcrkoncd jean 10
him he came and Rollo with him and
the latter, as though understanding the
power and authority Of tho man his mas.
ter thus obcycd,pui his forcpaws esaint,
the stirrup, and whimpcrcd ltnplorinsly
up TO him. jean looked For moment
in the Empcror's hcr, bu, HE gRgo
dropped, though without quailne, be.
meath that Of the piercing large gray
eyes that were fixed on him. Alicr
short pause, Napoleon asked. Thine
age Y-Lie downtown, good dog ! for
Rollo was getting imporiuuaic.
Twenty Eve years, slrr, Jean ans
wcred.
why hast thou disobeyed ordersf'
i could not help Il, sire
Couldn't help II! How dost thou
mcany
u was so near my friends, and 40
longed to see them, that indeed could
no, help H. sire
IT'S strange excuse Down. |
say, good brute + but at the same mo-
mcnl that he said so, be ungloyed bis
hand and gave Il Rollo TO lick ihen,af-
ter a short pause, added, And thou
sawest Thy parents 2
Yes, sire and was returning to tho
regiment. when.
'Ah is this true, sergeant 2 turning
to Colon.
'Yes, sire, lis true, answered he We
met him about Ihree-quaricrs Of league
from
Il need moi have asked. though IN
tcrrupied Napoleon, the mans face
looks true, Thy name Z again address.
ing Jean
jean Gavnrd, sire, Down, Rollo
fear he Is Troublesome 10 your high.
ness
Napoleon smiled perhaps y, The n.
ila; and answered, NO. no. poor Rollo
he isa fine dog. ] sball inquire inio
this affair, Gasardi for the present,
respite thee
jean knolt on his knee, aud seized
The Empcror's hand 10 HES IL but Ma.
poleon said, Stay, stay, Thy dog hiss
been licking IT,
But this made no difference TO poor
Jean, who kissed II enqrrlyi aud when
Napoleon drew !, away, IT was we, will,
tears. lie looked on fhe bark of his
hand moment, and his lips compressed
lhemselyc- NJ be I'D 80.
They nre tho tear. OF brave man I,
sir,' said he, turning 10 young officer
ai his side, on whose features the Fin.
peror's side glance had caught nasesnt
smile Forward " aud At full gnilop
the party leh the ground.
jean, feelings AT ii,i. sudden escape
from death were like those Of nan
wakened from frigblful dream. before
his senses are yet enough gathered 10.
gelhcr TO remember oil il. cireumaan.
res. lean had lidr time, however 10
gather them on this occasion, for Reau.
msr's arms were, in a moment, around
h. neck, and the hands Of his comrades
those very hands that moment be-
fore were about 10 deal him death
were row gladly srnspiag his and their
many congratulations on his escape enc.
I'd in one long shout of Long live tho
Emperor