Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-08-30


When Loui, N,po.e5a took his s,a With l;l
IA great csmrsis sn and tent telegram O. tac
Empress defc.itiug ;tc euthutis6m Of bis slljicls
over the c,r lgct Il the Prince when Grst uuier
i-e, our re'r,e au-hcl sni scolsei tls EmTsr-
o. o, iud- siur In foolish piess Of exIssetGl'gu
f05 ,icct Not many s.liiers Tho bal uri
lrunmer-,. = or any other boy in tae.r rssi-
neat, thought Sc. They felt in iEe,- hearts that
the EuueIlr wss Ii-H.. That the very fat thst
boy wss under fire would rouso the cnthgsi-
ss,n 0f soldiers lets iuprcssitle than sIe the
French.
During ere bsttle. fra.l li.i.s fellow hung 70
tie regiment Ike = frightened child 90 iis
mother. simply because he inca Mt sLsi e'fe 90
60. u hen br u5se q t-tts became gTesicst,
be tsst his drum vi,aou. reason, in tl:s wsy
working ii his ,Ie!;t-CLt. lie rcraGlb'ei
shout in toe vc1ls, - intent or teStirg bis
drum a the sl.l.c-s were II h-irg iae.s sG-s
The very fact thai he dil jais maie hin Le-l
in the tye, of tic soldiers They forget Aog
they sc5!dci him for IS whiuperins,' and how
Gsrcely they ordered hin to tae rear il ,as os-
ginning Of The engagement aud tsE only toe
CLEAN; g-eyej. hot-fscsl little fellow hes,iug
his drcu flriJrs'y when bullets we're dying sal
men falling
Cen. Criueraen, on ,Ae march TIA. resulted
in tie cspture 81 Chattanooga su1 tie battle cf
Chick.msuss, ass accompanied ty his tJn,
brich; httle bog, Who wore the ttrSps Of col
cBcl and rcde fine horse The sight Of tlis
hoy rarely lailei 10 csll out exp!etsions OF en-
thutissm frcm the soldiers, sithoush be w-s
simply au urHsauirg figure II tae sseue. Cae
day, Whca the division hsi biv0uacked "a tie
mountain side fer dinner, the corps csmmac .,r
AID officers with him stopped near TIE boy,
fatigued By bis long ride, threw him'ef on =
bril ht-cclored blanket that his fa.hef placed o.
the ground ts ,he General Was ptsFzsing H.
lie down slso, the boy said with boy excitement.
''Ste the snskC, Qapa see aim tquirn - i
dozen men said, Great God - and stood 50 II
parslyzed. Within f.v feet Of iAe boy huge
ra.t!esna,e Wts caiiiug fcr the ftr.' spring -
Hundreds Of men were on their Zee; ia sn ia
slant. sad ,ll eyes we're turned toward the ia,he-
and his hoT. Taers Tss 1ssh Of the s. metTi
csl, rich male, ornamental sword Of the M'ior
Goueral, snl il tsemed that the ratteslsks a.
/ il spruug, few into a dOzsn pieces. The father
put his whole strength into the one hloV TO rave
/ his hoy and G5 the tsll keutGc6isn staggered
/ bscb, bloody sH0td in h nd, great shout, a.
| over ictoIy WOE, Scut up from the iuCuutsia
side and hundreds II men gathered about h.Io-
/ The boy had not changed h:l pe,itioa-hsd Dot
realized bic dsrgsf-aud be saii. with sadie
ase, " What makes you - white, psps
knew you would hit him" This VA, ycupg
Criitsnden', q" bnp;ism Of fire. snd it brought
moisture to many a rough soldiers eye.
Again. when Icue soldiers, with tstiss
- ,calGed " aud chsfei by march in tss bot
weather, h&l dropped out CT tie ranks. ALL thc
General, on ridiog By, said Eternly, " Bal tine
to fall iehinl, usn, the boy said, ' See, psps,
they can Z march they are sore all cver -
The corps commander At this stepped bis borse'
looked =; the men, spoke some encouraging
words. and suggested oourse Of treatment.
After this the iuteresi5 Of the boy ssre looked
after by TIE whole division.
Louis Nspo;eon simply understood human
l nature.