The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1870-09-08

Under the first Napoleon, De La Tour
D'Auvergne, u Breton genteman--a member
of one OF the Oldest families in France-took
his place in the ranks of grenadicr regi-
ment. Serving long and well Us d gallant
but modest private, his bravery and general
good conduct at length camcto the knowl-
edge Of his sovereign. Promotion was offer
cd him, but time and again he declined the
honor, and refused Il commission, prclerrlng
with proud humility to remain IN the modest
station he had so worthily filled. But the
Emperor, not to be baiilcd with determines
ton he could not but admire, struck out Il
happy and poetic idea, which illustrates also
the wonderful tact by which he drew to him
self so many enthusiastic adherents. He
named D'Auvergne first grenadier of France
The veteran could not decline that; it con-
ferred no advance Of grade; it imposed no
added responsibility. There he stood, the
simple soldier still, but singled out in spite
of himself, from the whole army-trom the
whole nation. There were marshals by the
score and generals by the hundred, but III
all France there was but one first grenadier
1t was brilliant edict condensed in q few
words. ode La Tour D'Auvergne, first
grenadier of France" Time passed on, and
the gallant soldier met u soldiers death
slain upon hard-fought field. But not there
did his memory perish. With true poetic
feeling (whethcr he knew it or noD, and
again that remarkable tact, his Emperor
gave him Il monument, but not one of the
glittering marble lettercd with his deeds OF
bravery and his battlcs-hc simply ordered
that his name should stand at the head of
the muster roll Of his regiment. And to-day
on certain occasions, when the regiment
~ An &c from, tba vol
is called the name Of ode La Tour D'Au-
vergn, first grenadicr of France !" and as the
clear response rings along the line, ''Dcad
on the field of battle" the drums beat a roll
and the rcgimental standard is lowered il
salute, IN ever renewed memorial Of the
heroic dead. Are there not g history. TO
nance. and poetry" in this tale?
In the Superior Court of Baltimore, tho
other day, the jury returned Il verdict against
one John Lesson for s., 900 damages in favor
of I. N. Siebert and wife. The defendant
was the plaintiffs landlord, and the damage
sustained by Mr.. Siebert consisted solely in :;
kiss forcibly imprinted on the hand of Mrs
Sicbcrt Two thousand dollars for II kiss
Why, reader, if one had to fork over s., 00(
for every kiss inflicted upon the gentle se>
ever since his entrance into this sublunary
sphere, the amount would be sufficient to pay
off the entire national debt, and have enough
left to build the horse railroad to Hamburger
finish the Jefferson pavements, give Grant ;
corner lot, and get Senator Revels sister on
the poor house! Two thousand dollars fol
a kiss! Why, there would be enough eN
pended in our little town every night to en-
dow all the colleges in America We woul,
like to have the jury sit down and figure NJ
the amount they are indebted to various par
ties for similar favors An old-fashionc,
sleigh-ride would cost 4 man Il fortune equa
to Com Nanderbilt's; and rs for n, ordinar,
honeymoon, it would consume all the COL,
ever mined in California. This is what tn
Woman's Rights movement leads TO. If tina
doesn't show that we are on the high roads t.
barbarism, then set us down for 4 false pro
phet Two thousand dollars for kiss
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