, 1869-06-20
A HERO OF WATERLOO.

battle memorable for ever u The battle Of Wates-
loo Dy whose couraga or sSI VAS the nsst!e
was abundance Of courage on both Sides, but on
neither eide anv skill, the superiority OF numbers
es 90 ahs p' Fl sss at,eIea aa9
Duke OF Wellington that be had 10 lace Tor the
rrat uue, the miRhtlest man The world bal Tor
Inc a1inl con1ict lNc dispu7:ed gambler. who
has 10 logger faith II his OWL sagAcNE, Adto!t.
ness asd fortune ne pnEe o. sen fsa tn
the battle Of Waterloo, the sakne thing cannot be
fAid Of Hundstott Saudlstel whose aehieEements
lave hitherto hcen buried among heaps Of Ger
rnan lumber. from which ~e now propose 70 dis
in1er them for the entertainment Aad ed.aeatlon
Ai1e1 nc 1te tsase Of T.lst, IN 1so. The Electorate
Sapoeon,s creations ine kingdom q West
81 Cassel oelDg hlao the capital Of the slngdom.
Cn.!tr jerome, Sapoeon's brother. ne hngiom
Of Wesspaaa would asys o.. LOT ~ A.
battle OF Lepsic, or raiher series o. battes N "
1otcr 1s13 broIe into pieces that issll lan:1c tne
70 is mai natu.ai nAisai1c.nce. william, rrss Elec-
Tor OF Hcsse-caS5el, returned 70 his dominion aud
q ns I'D aa Of 'fSst T. ana snoasn ana vel
meaning econGh, was 20 much olgot Pecan.
aI tniser. AZ TO be 1, ~ acnionRusansa 81! s,ns1
was daughter OF George IT., and he Tas thus /
nearly related to the English ROYAL family. Waen
The tnab1a.ts a. ne TEted ssaass pSsan t1s5
of his regard lor Enslani y selling h4 ~ subjects
10 serve rs soldiers against The rebels TO the Al.
ttrenuously and devo,edly faithful, and Napoleon
puui.hed HIN With nfrce severity. However, he
had his reward yhcn Napoleon vas osefthroNE,
though hts passionate request to be made ktcs |
vas not granted. Mean and nescen1rJ IN ever
other respect, Wil.ao spent freely On ouildlass
sou,res re "a ari he leeds Of nesse-casscl. Moreover,
be had the ambition to bring back thiogs 70 II.
| exact Point at which they tad - stood when me
R1ea. continental war began The arm, va r.
modelled in the tuost aosurdly reacoaary fashion
| Powdered nnt1. ptsa!ls thtec-corncsel .at5, re
tn11sa end eos ana ~ IF ns WSn
nutions Of government were as enlightened A1d en-
laISed as those OF parish bcalle- WGen tGts pany
man much wosEe than himself, and on the destn
Of William H. IL 1877, HesseCassel eeased nos 70
scandal to EoIope Ihe enc lSs .. sas
Of I.rsnn! Fortunately for itsel1. for Germany.
aud for the world. 1iesse Cassei has no LONGER an
Individual existence. Their y sun TOO mneh o!
| lie bureaucratic element IN German anairs. but
IN Germany or else Khere 4 = cahsonns 70 oenolo
e1nsu0n IEH Nas q R3Sfly %n Ws stu busy
with his military and Other reforms, Que Of his
Ministers received the following letter from
| England: .a....
| IA brave man, q native Of Electoral Hesse,
| EcrI Ing In the English army as 3 uemGcr OF The
he t ba,tie 81 waterloo N English 6atseiy. All
the A1;ulc1Juen had been shot down. and a
French regiment Of cu!zassleEs rushed on the bat
thoi, iea.seskly keized the match, and With the
q e as So III fsa
WAS The daughter that The regiment broke and ned
Hereby the Englan Eren4d.efs gained time 20
the int1rp!dity Of single naa- England delights
in being grateful, hut or this occasion was uhaoe
aaSeats Se uass 81 eoa 4 9 % aa
! solved, and tie gallant artlleJDan Was forgot
! ten But when the army reports were peEused
ei Is nscome "a urgent duty 70 atone for
qu.st que yoa to nafe inquiries ios Inc aan,
wnu is doubtless, from hts high character
aud notable achievements known to maaF
ne se y Se Sener soa se vsS s p'aea ea 4
his hands w,.hon. delay, In recognition OF the
IoI small was the establishment caused IN Cas-.
| Sci by this e2tste. Such excessive moiesty h2l
| never heen hcAtt Of before A man OF q rare
stamp must tits Hessau hero be. Mllsent search
| hnd to be Esate for the warrior, who would nc
! tioun, blush for his owu renown, As soon rs
J whisper thereof reached his eaI. + seemed
n0f, Il. eEpsy psoouaa 10 1sssp iae as
J seeaennt Of Geo1se II could not sress d.
dantuJ arcQuest coming from the chiefs OF the
a English military administration
E A letter Nas therefore despatched to every dis
0 tr1ct magistrate OF Hesse-casscL Minute and
r Ss he Gfeai Gnsnosn wao VA nss~,se" "dnI IL
: Great known, vns s.il alive, he could moi ~
{ % Be discovered wnen 50 many eyes we're WITT
esc1y dtst1ses magistrate, ihe more he dstted rus
SLY hltncr ana thi1ncr, and looked into ali sorts o.
q hr was doomed 10 disappointment Mauifestly
+ the nlustnous SaDdistcl Ind vanished fEom the
: earth. ...--.
o Al last, 4n Amtnann, more fortunate than hi!
c brethren, found In village on the extreme from
tier Of The mighty realm OF uesse-CAssel. hcrtni
: | who was called SaIdistel and who might be Pre-
| B0(ttel
who had been In the English seryicc, and who, BY
: one grand deed, had made himself immortal
II Is seldom that district magistrate eau rendel
hltnself great by coming IN contact With greatness
j, We can pardon, therefore, our AmtnnQn to
= shouting q loud shout OF victory. -..
, In hot haste, the Amtmann area at the hermit
! whole battery Or lnseIroGationA The her
M ~ e5a n a1a 5at hs mlSo. Sose I'D
!. e1ally % suppossa 10 Be- lie bess em5eillshmeus 70
oH os. for - neve1 srises rom se e1eiusve ditnIln
c The better to Be q hermit, Herr Huuasfo,
l. Sau1u1eu had changed his node Of lie. He ha
n never teen fond Of work and wax hal not mad
: HIM touder thereof CcasnG q he The slave q ta
Z wat-Eod Mar, Her HundAloot Sandtstcl IN dertoo
J. the humble and By no meAns oneEous duties c
ID swlnerc;d- .......
Antmnnn !" asked the ynltant swineheru, Wit
speech moi 50 thick, atd with n use not 30 copper
10 es usual, as II was e,l1y In the day.
uasstfn,c aaa % sasWs1 % ne ,d clear,y eorfeesij
L I'd honesty; Ms.e you ever served Is a so'dis
Is Ger ainls hAre, Hc.r An,trlann, was the :,
IN ssuow did you come into the british service ,
md r.a he case q Solder Tso nsd aeen II
d world. he began his narrative:
u You mGs: know, ileU Amtmaun, that
!, Catscl 10 Jo,n the French army In Spain. Ia Tia
g rne country there wese blue beans In AounsfAnc'
1
u y Lost his aprc,,;e, and could never dttnk AZ
iona nnd ne.s9fs .: r. h
81 English had landed, and had 4 benevolent desil
n to eho~ US the way back 10 the fr1got1nly hss
1t Spain, fcl1 strong desire 10 aid them In the
re knd attcup', and to pay my ranson, II may
n wsns,sd T. te employ ou1 customary EaIase"
le the magistrate, with stlEle-
Is III The c1nress:ou rleascs tou better, BY :
b: had eood cause ior wanting to De OF, caa ASA.
while We suffered bitter h1nser and ihirss- Evs
ad l,kcd water. l wouIt willingly hare 6wAlso rcd
2 tn the presence Of ANYTHING else, The rcdcoat
saS ss 70 81 ~
ns guerrilla troops bursting from height and gle
ed were continually attacking ua- All this "
d sesas TO cal. and not even water to dstat Ont n
NJ wncn the English were treAilnE on our heels,
rS.ende to BE- Eashsr G no,e 2, ';Sp!a S sa.n an
ne pleased them much. II pleased more, fer /,
ug mediately entered me German Legion, ceased
rs hear and to gshole French, and sot enough 10 c
nd and drink though blue beans werr With the En
Of l!sh with the French, m article Of dset- tt
1's English hal two kinds OF sehna1ps-both INC
IN excellent They lad sehnapps called III
ed pleasant 10 be able 70 choose between two su1
to | capltal bcTeraScX- Ne drove the French beio
ey "a After the battle Of vNsor1a. aod marched
The7c rrmaIned I'M Napoleon r1n away n
Asi Ea.s- Ry-and.ny. found m5self At Bsusaels~ !
u7 cate1I Is soldier c1C,e to end a. tbs bastit
:e' doubtless neasu enough, and i snuddet when
to recall II with nj its nose and confusion a
=, | hAuoc.
or liam rnan Of honor and Wish to couce
n that alt my life never possessed ~ eIccssIy
le- I or tDconTen,cnf hnoaot Of cozfaGe- II Y
OF IN a1tuler!man. II was frum necessity aad 4
IT, hi,hc1 and thi'hcf. wttnoct regard to Ey tas
ID nnt. feelings. .EsoTied N my hart 7
=. eannonades l detested; because npast fte
er- ike vol on the batteries ~ eooo
III | matters nt Wate1.oo c7cw ugly aut daugeroI
10 my very moderate stock OF ralor began
81 m a%nsn Bat 1ds sons nstur ~ ~ ~ v
on 6alarEA What 20 natural. or what 30 VI
sed a. thai sno2!d spend laose TWO sAlitoss y!
,Hp nap ,ne be woEAn who sold drinks ana one Of VIZ
xas iot ~ II s i was plain ssas could onIy 81
saa .lom Ut tot1.e In the prrsccce Of peril ws
~ Ix.sS1 o ine aEeucsi lmas:.llstion, and uneo
c;.r sS1sas,G r.aeSSsss commenced to th7ons upon
!e | sesltSEI! - ne carta trrnoled under my le
ne ltotn toe h!atoss crash OF tie Artillery. II {
1ey cuffed 70 nc inss should oc an ee1cE1ous i1O
ne ea!1aS ~ n ~ y p tas TX q being ttel ~
the The tHo th.lunSS CoE.3noa seEse dcm.adcd III
ier- ehcald change the money Into run, and xeortis
aow into rIrn speedily chasccd il; 1ns:Irci hy ty
ch Is BIT drpH Siness xuu teodeacy OF nv leg. n