Spirit of the age., 1860-10-17
= L.E FIoH, NoRTH ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Il. 1860

stripped all her mates in the ACQUISITION arriy
knowledge. Graceful as the willow, del shan
{ ana rehned as the violet, yet possessing fully
ilFe and muscle of leopardess, her Vi form
-, eiegahce ana picturesque grace of front
'"ds aau movement, drew all eyes after line
io - iieo TIE uepthS OF mary hearts. mela
!. oaniille was ambitious, she remembered III
It the Emperor had said the first time he pa
ne' aiiu sue resolved tnat no less per- the
age than marshal of the empire should and
her MS wife. But she was polite and pene
sans 'l1at sne ensign OF the present was who,
marshal OF the future, she was polite and for
o.e to al, and took especial pains not to dead
offence TO any. She had seen Pauline demo
twGe IN three years-once at the farm. honr
"a Paris-and on these. occasions Paul
4fsR ffiss giIs aid nas ,;sS
e. e4-e aoquaintance keptup, that the moor o;rl M
to III padoAisms OF grief had resigned herself
- the idea OF being forgotten bv her 80:
Gus and wilful cousin. A0i ihperl-
Ihe spring of 1914 had coma
4I"h' whose veteran troops had per;sbad @oo aas;5
~ e SHOWS OF Russia, with a few thonSanJ
daw recruits, was making those nro6;a;a,,u sanu
n;Ip;y ;SIPp;iays OF military genius which Kent tho
m;rat;a r,,s VI ailles at bay, and excited the al
am .I'at,oh even OF his bitterest foes. Reset az
tranoJ e1 oy overwhelming numbers. and bo
aronsoa > .''o own officers, his spirit was
or bofo.o pl.cn OF energy such as he new
ia osiofe exhibited. The enthusiasm of ~
old days OF Lodi bridge and Arcolo,s 'l u lhe /
onee more stirred his soul and tho S eiieS
~ ~ Tue Italian campaign were nrod,,aa1 Ia lS selS
"a ta'ser 81 scale and bloodier fields Tho ., oi
" ms movements, the consumnato a,a r. p,ulr
rh;oI ;oIpmollations and the terrific energy Nh.
onna1ioa nc aeait MS blows, SO hewildarad
tba ieu ms Ioes, that the allies namad III :
tho 'n unulsa thousand men man-tbot ba;H !
s;S-si OF soldiers to which thew onS :
80 u nlm alone to be equal ' cons II
son,a.;ss 49, maheuVres and marches. the ar,n;o.. :
H-Ial4 i. came SO near the hamlet in -
o9tan lived hveu, that the roar of the battle wnnIa
eve;4;a a maze the windows rattle. Those Uo n,or
the;r aas1,l sitnes for farmers. They wonl1 nn;t
over the bs,.9tI 9a.her round in groups and talk
under tbe ttes l;t.ss IN which they had fougM
to call the es.e corporal, as they delighfed
rresh acoonn. @ emperor. And as day after dav
hen's the old military fire was aroeol aon ue
ney sSlked OF forminga companV and % anu III VI
ng 10 ms camp. But one evan;n aiu s,'arcn- eA
aSnle-Marmont had surrendered Par;a Ae"s u =.
ney now knew that the little cornorape anu r.
40 CLOSING around him. He conId ba,,o "oon % m ols
arowh hostile world in arms hnt Iser h n oa
aau ne ueat with domestic treacherv " Ona a.,
senlhg alter the knot of neighhn.yc ohe i ioi
sous .oned to gather at Hudeit's had III" d;s mrns m
ersed, and the family were abont au ,n JUS W wi
= = 'isinplng OF horses was heard witbone a.,
= : soon the clank and jingle Of motai 0'
i nsalo 10 the air The family ran to tha ;no
20 saw Eztha hrszS: .se..lishs siat thi lis
fdsh gaag0Q asaLgg0Qkc J l5knent and Exclaimed, ao "a
ll af NV soul! it is her and rushed from arc
Tue ~ noa .,ao came time, all recognized IN th9 F
- of of the troops the we'll known outline o3 B
Nao,oor's form. The farmer saiuteo DIS ol'1
oo,pmander: they dismounted tne norse
rrare hitched to the fence, and Whiie 'He nh wo'
neror entered the house with his oia coIi.a' SEW
the troops eagerly stretched thenlSeh'0 % Th 1Te
! the grass by the roadside. ny
IN NenoIeon at once put the family at ease n gels
tbe simplicity and cordiality OF his greetinS asso
.nd wban Marie at signal from her ht depl
hand retired with him into the kitchen, all
declared that the Emperor was not nall thel
stuck up' as their old landlord. Alter RI and
;dv surveying the room, Napoleon stepH not
- psnline's side, and gently pinched n to tt
cheek asked if she remembered him, al peril
without waiting for an answer, SAID: bly
.Hudelt has used you well, hope YolBacc
cousin has done finely; but has not marrifhe {
q marshal yet. Have you married peapf lii
As.4g feapt
Pauline blushed and exchanged glances hrd
/ embarrassment with Pierre. Napoleon ethel
once detected this maneouvre, and again plnckatc
mo Paulne's cheek, said: men
/ 7Ah, see! Those roses on your cheennde
! have their roots in your heart. Had this
| world known of your choice few montpws
since nl L would have xclaimed-'how fooliskont
rbat insanity = But you were wise. H Dmr
delt the independent farmer, no5 is better off
TTn THEN folding his arms across his breast ind {
strode nol impatiently across the room. tati'
n = short time Hudet returned and spobIas
in low voice to his commander, who saline
& very good" Hudelt then went and spoil saw
to the officer loungng on the grass, who ilFere
mediately sprung up and followed him to t'are.
hest room in the house, where beautiful rt,assi
tic repast was spread Of which the Empereast
was already partaking. Meta word was spokaw
for several minutes. At last Napoleon ais
ruptly said: mge
You are a fortunate man, Hudelt AceBeu
dent prevented battle in the neighborhoo For
else your farm would have been spoiled fok6TewS ~
nd cropS dactrayad aF =