The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-09-03
Gen. Nielsen Made to marx Time.

get and use an opportunity to cut the
feathers Of pompous officers, which always
affords merriment to the whole camp. In
fact, officers who clothe themselves with
unapproachable dignity, and say, either by
onel, or when slightly riled," by Cd,
III let you knew am Captain of Company
A, or B, or q, become targets for rear rank
victims. | cannot better illustrate this
than by telling an anecdote which happen
ed at Camp Joe Holt. I tell it as it was
'old to me. The camp guards after night
are instructed to allow no one to pass in or
cut without giving a countersign, and to
retain As prisoners those who come from
outside to the lines without it. Gen. Mel
son came to one of the guards, one even
ing, just after the countersign had been
given out, and held something like the fol.
lowing conversation:
Guard.-Ilalt, who comes there?
Gcn.-I am General Nelson, command.
ing this army.
Guard.-I don't care damn, mark time,
march. Corporal of the Guard, No. /,
Cooking his piece.)
Gen.-( Commencing to mark time slow
ly.) You Cd d-n fool, I'll have you
punished like hell
Guard don't care a damn; if McClel-
Ian was here without the countersign, he
should mark time till the corporal comes
Quick time, march.
Gen. Swearing and sweating. )-Lct me
rest.
Guard.-No, stree; mark time.
Bp this time the news had spread like
wild.tire through the camp, that one of the
guards had Gen. Nelson out at post N. l.
marking time, and half Of the regimen,
wgs collected on that side, enjoying the
joke hugely. The corporal was very sloN
in coming, and every time Nelson would
siacken speed the guard would cock his
gun and command mark time.
By the arrival of the corporal, the Gen,
erals rage had so far subsidized, that he
too, began to enjoy the humorous side oI
the joke.
sB- The Emperor Napoleon has tried a
popular stroke at soldiers ball in Vichy
Accompanied by several persons attached
to the Imperial household, he reached the
camp unperceived, and sat down on a bench
in the crowd, smoking a cigarette. He
was recognized, however, before dancing
began, and hailed with repeated cries ol
"Vive rEmpercur
'Aftcr looking at the dancers for some
time, his Majesty exchanged few words
with those around him, and then rose to
take part in tn dance, having selected for
his partner young workwoman Of Cusset,
neighboring village. 1t would be impos-
sible to describe the effect produced by this
proceeding on all present. The cheers and
cries of 'Vive rEmpereur! were quite
frantic. Among the persons who witness.
ed this curious scene was General W,
an intimate friend Of the King Of Prussia
The General was astoundcd, and could
hardly believe his eyes. He will, doubt.
less, be able to draw from this incident
When the dance was over, the Emperor,
after saying few kind words to his partner
went towards the refreshment room and
then left the camp. at 10 o'clock,s says
one OF the Paris newspaper correspondents,
when was strolling quietly home snok-
ing cigar, middle-aged peasant asked
me to allow him to light his pipe; then,
giving me friendly slap on the shoulder
as if to thank me, he exclaimed, Did you
see how he danced with Marie Boilon p
DO you know her?' TO be sure; she is
my niece She INST be much pleased
i believe you; she and her family will re
member it for three hundred years. Look
you, Charles X. was the King Of the no
bility, Louis Philippe Of the middle class
but Napoleon is the Emperor of the peas
ants In these three sentences my inter
locutor had given me the history Of half a
century,"