Smyrna times., 1855-11-14
NapOle0n's Old Guard.

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Thomas, aged eighty-taree years. Captain
Ihonias was enc of the brave soldiers of thu
Emperor Napoleon l., known in the remarkabl,
history of that French soyereign's brilliant ca
Ieer as the Old Swiss Guard" who survive,
slaughter of the battles of Wagram, Marengo
and the bridge of Arcola, and the privatons O
the Spanish campaign under Marshal Soult.-
Ihere are many of the old French soIdiery now
residing IN this country, whose quiet and un.
pretending citizenship would not Indicate tbat
IN former times they were fire-eaters under the
little Corporal" Some singular incidents
occur IN their history, one of which we wit
uessed and can vouch for. There still resides
IN New York city hale and hearty, but vene-
raole Old man, by the name of FIGHT, still en-
gagged IN the labOrs of his professionalism of a
decorative artist. Some four years ago we
were passing with him down Broadway, when
we were accosted by white-haired man, evi-
IDENTITY "A stranger and a foreigner, who asked
us 10 direct him to a certain street. We did
so' and were about separating, when Mr.. FIGHT
abruptly addressed the stranger with the oues-
tlon' "Are you not -" The reply Was
" yes, and you are Fichtr' and, with a common
impulse, the two veterans rushed into each
others arms. To make long story Short they
had been comrades in one ofthe regiments that
entered Moscow uader Napoleon The dsas-
ters OF the retreat had reduced their number to
fifteen, some of whom had sine died. and others
had been lost sight OF, until Mr.. Fcht supposed
himself the only survivor. He emigrated to this
country several years since, and the stranger
had arrived in New York that morning. on his
way to Wisconsin, to join his sons, who had
settled IN that State. BY singular cornbina
ton OF circumstances they. thus met, after
separation of nearly forty years, and it was at
least singular that of all the men in that crowd
ed street, the stranger shou-d chance to address
his ordinary question to probably the only Other
man living who had suffered by his side during
that terrible campalga. 1t is hardly necessary
to say that their interview did not end on the
pavement where they met, and we never rea-
llzed the devotion of Napoleon's soldiers to the
memory of their leader until we witnessed the
scene attending the reunion of these two gal
liant spirits under the hospitable roof of Mr..
FIGHT. They parted only at the Albany boat.
which was to bear the stranger to his new home
in the West, and have never met since. The
incident may seem unworthy of record, but it
occupies one of the greenest spots in our memo
ry.-PhiLa. Sun.
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C6F The " Hard Shell Baplists' are a well
known sect in the South and Southwest Thev
are not related, as we know of, 10 the Hard
Shell Democrats in New York, though their
christen name is the same They 90 dead
against all Bible, temperance and education
socIetIes; hate missions 10 the heather, and all
modern schemes for converting the rest of man
kind. OF course they are opposed to learning.
and speak as they are suddenly moved A Geor-
gla correspondent writes to the Drawer, and
relates the following of one of their preachers:
Two OF them were in the same pulpit to-
gether While one OF them was preaching he
happened to say, "When Abraham built the
ark"
"The one behind him strove to correct his
blunder by saying out loud, Abraham ioarn't
thar
'' But the Speaker pushed on, needless of the
interruption, and only took occasion shortly to
repeat, still more decidedly, i say, when Abra-
ham built the ark
"And say cried the other, abraham parn't
thur
The Hard Shell was to hard to be beaten
down IN this way, and addressing the people,
exclaimed with great Indignation, Il saw A6ra-
ham was thar, or thar ABoUrs -
To the same Southern correspondent we are
indebted for another reading Of a passage which
has been varioUsly construed. 1t will be reeoI-
lected that in our July number we told the story
of the nraacher " hn ndarctood fbo
he heard it read, Now these eight did Milcah
BEAR" to mean, Now these eight did milk
BEAR" Our friend says: -.-t..... .. .
"Thls brought to mind the story of a good
old dame who was playing her distaff, and lis
tenlng devoutly to her daughter reading in the
book of Genesis, and being not perfect in the
art, she would now and then miscall word
So it CHANGED that she read, stammeringly,
these words: snow these eight. did Micah
bore .t Wy -
"'What, what's that q said the old ladv
read that again.. ~. 'Ha a~ ..-
"The good daughter complied, and looking
more carefully, read, did Micah bear"
a. All, that will do said the old mother
'they might milk a bear, but to milk boar.
my daughter, is impossible Harper's Ma.
gazine. ..l ..,.
A SHoRT PATENT SERMON. .--Perhaps IL mov
not ne aultss 10 remind you OF the Printer i'm
my discourse. de is in very disagreeable sit
uatIon. lie trusts everybody, he knows not
whom, his money is scattered everywhere. and
he scarcely knows where to look for it. His
paper, his ink, his type, his journeymen's labor.
his living. &C., must be punctually paid for
You, Mr.. --------, and you. Mr.. -, and n
hundred others | could name, have taken his
paper, and you, your children and our neigb-
bors have been amused, and Informed. and
improved by it. If you miss one paper, you
would think very hard Of the printer-you
would rather be without your best meal tbsn
be deprived of your newspaper. Have Won evar
complied with the terms Of your subscrintion
Have you taken as much pains to furnish tbe
printer with his money us he has to furnish Won
with his paper o.. Have you paid him for his
! tyre, and his press, and his hands work, II
you have not go aud pay him Off
- "i a91seH.aa'b 70 'rg 8 pd iig ai Dow, JR.