Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-09-18
Ano cdote of Nanoleon.


Marshal Bcrthicr, was walking incoSnito
through the camp and listening to the talk
of his soldiers, he saw in group not far off
Il grepadicr of the Guard, who was roasting
some potatoes in the ashes.
| should like a roast potato above ali
things" said the Emperor to the Marshal;
" ask the owner OF them il he will sell one
In obedience TO the order, Berthier ad-
yanced to the group and asked to whom the
potatoes belonged. A grenadicr stepped
forward and said
"Thcy are mine"
"Will you sell me one ?"
Il have only five, and that's hardly
enough for my supper"
i" l will give you two Napolcons if you
Will sell me one"
don't want your gold i shall be
killed, perhaps, tomorrow, and ] don't
want the enemy to find me with an empty
stomach -
Bcrthicr reported the soldiers answer to
the Emperor, who was standing little in
the back ground
Let's sec i'll shall be uckior than YOU"
said the latter, and going up close to the
grenudicr, he asked him if lie would sell
one OF MS potatoes.
"Not by a long shot" !" answered the grcn-
adler; Z" ! havn't enough for myself"
But you may set your own price
Comc-I am hungry, and havn't eaten to-
day"
:" | tell you l havn't enough for MYSELF
besides all that, do you think I don't
know you in spite of your disguise ?"
I" Who am l. then Z"
Bah The little corporal, as they call
him; am right"
We'll, since you know, will you sell mc
a potato Z"
"No; butify you would have me cone and
dine with you, when we get back to Paris
you may sup with me tonight"
Done :" said Napoleon. "On the
word of a little corporal; on the word of an
Emperor"
Dwell and good. Our potatoes ought
to be done by this time; there are the two
largest ones, the rest III cat myself"
The Emperor sat down and ate his pota-
toes, and then returned with Berthier to
his tent, merely rcmurking:
"Thc rogue is good soldier, I'll war
rant"
Two months afterwards, Napoleon the
Great was in the midst of brilliant court
at the palace ofthe Tuilcrics, and was Just
sitting down to dine, when word was brought
him that grenadier was without, trying
to force the guard at the door, saying that
he had been invited by the Emperor.
" Let him come in, y said his Majesty.
The soldier entered, presented arms, and
said to the Emperor
" Do you remember once having suppcd
with me off my roast potatoes z"
"Oh, is that you? Yes, remember" !"
said the Emperor; "and so you have come
to dine with me, have you? Russian, lay
another cover on your table for this brave
| fellow"
Again the soldier presented arms and
said
G. n grcnadicr of the Guards docs not
cat with lackeys Your Majesty told me
[ should dine with you--that was the bar-
gain-and trusting to your word, | have
come hithcr."
"Truc, true" said the Emperor, clay a
cover here near me; lay side your arms
mon ami, and draw up to the table"
Dinner over, the grenadicr went at his
usual pace, took up his carbinc, and turn
ing to the Emperor, presented arms, and
said
"A mere private ought not to dine at
the table of his Empcror."
" All ] understand you" SAID Napole-
on. :" / name you CheyaIicr of the Legion
of Honor, and Lieutenant in MY company
of Guards"
"Thank you heartily. lirc fEmpc-
re@r" answered the soldier, and Withdrew.
A GUILTY CoNsCIENcE.- of the
most memorable passages ever uttered by
Webster was in vindication of the authority
and of Providence, on a trial fora dark and
mysterious murder "Thc guilty soul
| cannot keep its own secret. Ii is false to
itself, or rather it feels an irresistible i'm
pulse to be true to itself 1t labors under
its guilty possession, and knows not what
to do with it. The human heart was not
made for the residence of such an inhabi-
tant 1t finds itself prcyed upon by tor
mnnt which it does not acknowledge to God
or lnan. A yultmc is dcvouring it, and it
can * no sympathy or assistance, either
from heaven or earth. The secret which
the murderer possesses soon comes to pos
scss him; ard like the evil spirit of which
we read, it ov,rcomes him, and leads him
whithcrsoever it viii. He feels it beating
at his heart, rising in his throac and de,
manding disclosure. He thinks the whole
world reads it in his face, and sees it in his
| eyes, and almost hears it working in the very
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