The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-10-11

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The Paris correspondent OF ene 80
Is~es gives vivid and lnseiee'e
description Of a<French review Whicn no
lately witnessed, the concluding Pe1'ioa
vbich we annex. as it exhibits in strlKlne
manner the material composing the FRENCH
army, as well as for the contrast IL sueso"'
of an English soldier under similar cilcom
stances. wouldn't John Bull resort to the
oanteen after the fatigues of the. mornings
reyiewa Surely. And if disappointed In
his 'alf-and- 'alf, wouldn't he blast the ms
(eyes) of the. unfortunate Ganymeoe VINO
couldn't supply that or the national gun
How superior is the chivairous french
soldier Thank you, madame; all inc
same!" Describing Marshal Canrooert' the
correspondent says:
Alasl time makes woeful havoc with the
| gracefulnessS of the marshals of France
and M'Mahon, Duke of Magenta, is the
| onlv one of them know whose tai! ana
!. slender form has preserved it's fine original
1 Irish proportions. Marshal rCanrooerI ~
short in stature, and is getting monstrously
| stout in person. He seems to be ever al
1 home on horseback.
1t was about half past three O'Clock Wneh
/ his excellency rode OFT the GROUND, having
4 expressed his full satisfaction with the men
WHO worked SO willingly and SO inteiligentiy
under his command during the Gay; Anu
we'll might he have been pleased. Tie sun
was a really trying one. The troops hao
been moved about necessarily for three
hours. They carried not only their heavy
hacks. but also their fenfes da0ra anu Ihe
sticks for them. Yet, when they marcheo
past, at the close OF the days proG aaS ;ss;
turned out from their lines, and were MOI
, ten minutes on the ground. The Willingness
> and good temper OF these men Is remark
3 able. The colonel of each regiment doe'
l tnot seem more anxious for It's credit IHaI
the humblest individual soialei' aaa nH y,
: thew marched within their lines, headed by
Q their bands, playing, and were dlsmisseo
L. in a moment every man appeared IN M
: shirt sleeves, and spread his blanket on tn
T ground for the tenderly loved Chasse POI
which he took in pieces and cleaned, Amos
;, tbefore he took a draught OF water.
strolled up toward the dairy of the emperor
s farm. and sat down to rest In that Ivy
: covered bower, where the milk OF over
il hundred cows is daily sold to all comers, l
/ little bowls, for penny each bowl. on
l. by one, the soldiers began to drop In Wit
1t their tins cans, to ask for their penn 'orti
} But the pupils of two schools had pee
le early afoot, under their teachers, and the
le had taken up all the tables, and, worse, a
II the milk too. The Dutch dairy wome
$ apologized, in their most uncouth ffene,
IN and the soldiers always politely said
to & Thank you. madame, all the same; )" al
ne they went away in no suiien temper, o
n smiling pleasantly at the happy chlidre
es out for the holiday, and enjoying, ev'
more than the thirsty troops themselv
ID could, their little basins and the peculiar
g. light and delicious bread which accomp
es MED them. Before an hour, most Of e
st dwellers in the camp were lying In grou
oy on the grass, playing various quiet game
on or telling stories, or one reading out
in newspaper for the others. Later, proba6
ce as their fatigue wore of, some music
rd comrade blew dance music from a flute,
2" scraped it OH violin, and they danced
10 deliahtedly as children, and almost,
Ter not quite. as contentedly as it they b
The nartn,a., of the other sex.
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