The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1859-09-14

bv on her crutches, n woman who had |
been struck down in her mission of mer- |
CIV to the wounded soldiers Can you |
nictr1re the thrill that ran through the !
crowd as a veteran of the first empire,
with snow white hair and beard, hob
bled suddenly forward on his one leg and
stump to give a laurel crown to the first
rrenadier of his own old regiment, which
he had lived to renew the deeds OF his
youth? Can YOU fancy the cheer OF the
soldierv and spectators when the little i'm
perial Prince. in his uniform OF corporal
of the guard. came down beside his father,
and being lifted up to him evidently
! begged a favor; the favor was granted
| Napoleon took the child IN his arms and
placed him on the saddle before him.
! How the grim soldiers smiled and looked
| deIighted hearts as they we're
| How they thought of the contrast of that
scene with the storm of bullets at Solfer-
no and Magenta. The Duke of Magenta
! iMcMahonl was present with his division.
and received an ovation only second to
that of Napoleon; 50 also Genl Forey,
the victor OF the first battle in the recent
| campaipn-M ontebello. There were scores
of other brave officers whose names know
not. but who were evidently great favor
ties. They received the homage of their
fellow-citiZens as became their various
characters-some still and impossible
too modest or too stern to notice 10th
ers radiant with Joy, saluting and resalu-
ting the cheering crowd. The Austrian
standards and forty Austrian guns We're
carried i'm triumphal procession amid the
vivas of the populacc, and then followed
more divisions of the army.
The passage of the troops began at lit
tie past ten o'clock, and was over onIy
lust before three o'clock. They passed
in deep column at the quick step and
numbered UPWARDS of 10000 men. When
one endeavors to realize to ones mind the
fact the French alone at SolierinO mum
bered three times as many, and that the
! whole combatant force present at the bat
tie must have been some eight times as large
! it seems difficult to comprehend how sucf
: vast aggregations of humanity could 10y
any means be manGuyred. The weathe
was superb up to two o'clock, when som,
: premonitory "heat drops were followed
by a severe shower, which wetted most o
the spectators in spite of parasOl and um
brelrella, and fairly drenched the EmpeI
or and his staff. However, before all wa
over. "a brilliant sun shone out again. dis
PLAYING to advantage the magnlticen
| snow OF cavalry WHICH Nl'>tA Nll' llldlNl
During the march past, on the Plac
I, Vendome. a servant of the lmperia
household took the little Prince, who ha
: been saluting the troops most vigorousl
i with his diminutive sword, in his arm
: and carried him to the Emperor, VIII
! kissed him and placed him for momer
! ON his saddle, amid perfect storm of az
} clamation from the vast mass of srecti
c tors collected in the place and the trool
+ then present The Moniteur, howeve
: does not record the answer made TO tn
z sudden demonstration by the little Prince
/ but lady who sat in the tribune imm,
e diatelv opposite informs me that, terrific
: bv the sudden and unexpected burst, til
poor infant set up most tremendoI
II howl-perhaps the only touch of natul
in the whole pageant.
l. 1t Is stated that a. much as 20OOf. wa
;; in some instances, given for a balloon
p" whence to see the show; that some vii
/ dows fetched as much as 500, and that sill
II ! gle places were known to be sold for 2Ou