The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1868-05-15

was once present at a curious scene
which took place in the Palace Van
dome. When in conversation with
French physician, at the corner Of the
Rue St. HOnOre, group Of then Veter-
ans advanced toward Us. From their
gesticulatiOns, they appeared to be high
ly excited with the subject of their con-
VersatiOn, and were evidently endeavor-
ing TO impress upon one Of their comrads
Ia tall, thin, pale faced old man, in the
uniform Of the Imperial Guard some ar
gument which he would not admit.
stimulated by curiosity we advanced
toward them, and found the cause of
their excitement to be of the refusal of
the granadier to enter wine shop with
them they accusing him of the want
of due respect to the memory Of the En-
peror, and he pleaded in excuse his in
ferior state Of health; adding that ne
had left his bed that morning solely be-
cause he considered it his duty TO be
present at the column on the anniversa-
~ of the death of Napoleon.
His friends, finding their arguments
of no avail, left him, and he continued
his path alone, towards the garden of
the Tuileries, my friend, the doctor,
watching him attentively. Presently
we saw the old man stagger, and inn
ediately fall My friend rushed up to
him, and found that he had tainted.
The old man presently recovered him
self sufficiently to state his address, and
a fiacre passing at the moment, the doc
tor hailed it, and drove off with his pa
tent. On meeting my friend the next
day, ! asked after his poor man.
- He has gone, poor fellow was his
reply; he died about two hours after
he had reached his home. His death
was in every way worthy of the gallant
old fellow he was. When he arrived at
his lodging l wished him to be undress-
ed and placed in his bed.
No, doctor, said he. i know | have
bat a few hours to live, and l should like
to die in my uniform, though | die on
bed.
" He then requested that a priest
might be sent for, who Immediately at
tended and administered to him the last
offices of religion. Half an hour after
ward the Door fellow was no more.
5. d. & II. ". SMITHS AMERICAN
ORGANS have ourselves both seen
and heard q large instrument Of the
above manufacture, which has been pur-
chased by The Congregational Society
of this place. 1t is a very superior in
strument in the mechanical perfection
of its various parts, and in the resem-
blance of its tones to those Of pipe or
gan, it Is superior to any We have ever
heard 1t contains ) sets OF reeds and
II stops, and is capable of great vari-
ETY. of expressiOn-its sOftest tone being
beautifully sweet and pure, while the
stronger tones are delightfully."- full and
sOnOrOus. The reeds are so voiced that
there is a marked difference in the quail
ity of the tones of each set, and by this
Improvement different qualities of tone
can be used when desired, and when the
whole are combined, a richer, grander
volume of tone is produced than can be
by other instruments not thus voiced.
Ii is but just that we should say that
this Organ was selected by the Ommit-
tee, after a careful study and trial of the
most celebrated reed organs, and is be-
lieved by them TO possess more of the
requisite qualities to make up good in
strument, than any other kind of organ
manufactured. These organs are man
ulactured by :. d. d II. w. Smith at
Boston, Mass.-BGrtoa Standard.