The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-11-17

Co;uci licences IL, the Past and Present.
The editor of Old and Nc~, introducing
the Examiner" department Of the October
number, thus refers to history repeating it.
self, with differences:
1t is curious enough, and sad enough to
think that no passage of Napoleon's own
Life of Cesar is more carefully wrought than
his account of S,bin,ls' defeat by Ambiorix
and his men in the passes of the Ardennes;
of Quien,us Cicero's gallant defence of his
own camp there; of the sweeping down Of
the German tribes for plumber there; and of
Caesars summary revenge for all these in
suits. One wonders whether the fallen En-
peror had his own book in the carriage, as,
| with an escort of Uhians, he rode rapidly
through the Belgian parts of this forest, from
Sedan to NeTviers, and whether his old
studies REQUIRED 10 him.
Melancholy enough to read at such mo-
ment of the fate of the wreck of Sabinus'
garrison, after they had struggled back TO
their besieged camp-"Lucins Gotta and
most of his men were killed. The rest
rctrcatcd TO their camp; of these ID. Petro-
fidiuS, the standard-bcarer, finding himself
pressed by host of enemies, threw the
eagle within the Notifications and died
bravely fighting on the outside. The rest
stood the siege with difficulty till night. In
the night all OF them to man, despairing Of
safety, killed themselves That was war in
those days for a beleasuered Sedan! For
fallen Princes, the standing text is,
'.Swec: are the Uses of adversely
That is doctrine from the same region. IL
was in the same forest of Ardenncs, whose
dei,ics were too much for poor Mcmahon
l.. Al. IL. LII A,,l-, A..
You Like It proclaimed that gospel TO all
cxiicd Princes. 1t must have been hard in
those days in the forest 10 find any Amier,s
on the staff or in the ranks to cheer the
bivouac by singing,
''undcr the greenwood tree,
Who loves To lie with me-
Here shall he
No enemy
Bu; winter and rough weather.
The parallel of to-day with the Ardennes
of Shakspearc's Frenchmcn, who could not
get back from the forest TO their homes,
seems 10 stop where
..Duke Frederick TOUR Fritz ''hcarng how that
every day
Men Of great wealth rcsortcd to this forest,
Addressed mighty power, which were on loot
In his own conduct, Purfosely TO take
His brother here aud put him 10 the sword;
And TO the skirts Of this wild wood he came -
When the Duke Frederick in the play came
SO far-say to Carignan or Sedan-he found
religious man, who dissuaded him from
his enterprise; but, unfortunately for the
Princes in Ardennes. in the last month
whether soldiers, philosophers, or fools.our
Fritz encountered no such person, and'the
denouement of our " As You Like 1t" has
been different.
1.-THE Emperor turned 10 reading Caesar
there, he found curious passage just in
Caesars description of that region. Hesays:
Since have come to this place, it will be =
fit occasion to speak Of the manners of the
Gauls and the Germans. and of the differ
enoes between these nations. In Gaul not
only are there factions in ever city, and in
every village, and locality; but in almost
every house; and there are chiefs of these
factions, who are thought by their own men
to have supreme authority" Then he con-
trasts this with Germany: "When any one
Of their princes saws in council that he will
load an expedition, those who chose TO fol-
low him proclaim it; they rise at once, il
they approve the cause and the leader,
promise their help, and are applauded by
the multitude. If any of them fail to follow
him, they are ranked rs traitors and de
serters; nor is any faith even given to them
/ again"