Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-06-08
CTON, DEL. SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1872. PRICE 1 CEN,
vssssana - sne Ey5ss Empire.


A solsaa sasrvia esassss46 = os@hs SD Of Nay
Il tho Invaiids in 1AsiA II coAnsaoeat.eu q the
nfty.nras anniversary q The gfsae N6Rolsoa's
death; This is sdsy & noarnins fes ths wounAsd
crippled, or sged peasoaars who dvsu In the "a.
nous military hosStlnl. Eary in the sosenoos -
adjoinining Church OF 81 Louis u 6llsd with III
the inmates who 40 sble n attend ssrvics ard ~
they sit beneath sons haadssds Of unfnfied tso-
lain delivsrs address % The Aiseorical sanivsr-
sary. After leaving church 1t u usual for Ill the
veterans who ssrvsd undsr the great Gsnssat to
don their old-fa,hionsd uniforms. aud 70 march n |
wreaths Of issmortslss On the raIirss, stouss aud
eagles surroanAing tAs memorial u Aastsslitz -
This year. like the last, the piignmags had to be
omitted. for the nithlaas Commune had Destroyed
the Imperial monument. OF which there is left
only the sqsars-shepsd basement A oorrsspoa-
dent who haPpsasd to be IN PAri. on ths ooesaon
says: On my way to the Invalides passed BY
this funsralsookng socket, still guarded. by
try Is Of old. Inside the raiings there were lying
seven bright, frssh-looking wrsaths Of yellow
flowers. twisted round with black ribbon. 1asksd
the sentry if hs knew who had brought them
Sept viaux do 10 vislls." be rsplssd, adding BY
way Of comment. "thsy had Only sot nine lses
% TIM % do:a :Ass s.
| offered to take charge Of tha ssnsorts1ss. All.
if you had been oSlBosudsd BY ee1,iln.' they ssid
to me, our poor France w.uid not b in tAis ass"
Further On l met = couple Of InvsiiAes, sIowiy
corde; they also carried wrsaths, and one Of
them, who was stunning along on . wooden leg,
held An infant de troupe by ths hand stopped
them to inquire whether the church service was
ended. "Yss." replied thu youth in ths miniature
uniform, before his me0tor could speak "Grand-
father and were thaEs." "And thsee will bs no
full dress procsssioa 10 ths Facs vsndomsf"
asked. mo-" said the old nan, gravsly I'VE had
u meeting last nigat in the great dining ball
whore We decidsd that - thero wsee now onl,
eighteen lett of those who had taken part il
Nspolson's campaigns II would b more dgnite.
not to show our glorious rags (n0s gwsuiIles 9'o,
euses) round the mutilxted remains Of the column
But you zee. sir. we cannot all make up our aind
= to let the day 70 BY without doing something Il
remind our countrymsn that We aFe alive" Thl
chapel ct st. Louis il Rniy decorated with flag
,r taken in action Austrian, Russian. Prussisu
II Spanish. and even EnSlsh bunting hangs in
Y. torn and tattered state from tbs roof. giving
" lively. martial air to the Over sig hundre
L. Young looking iinesmen dsvoutly kneel. repsatn,
~ prayers for the Iepose OF the dead Twelve gigsn
tic tapeis are burning on the altar where prizes
ia is ,ntoning the prayers. There are few womsl
r. and civilians. but 1t Is evidently of render
N for military than the mass Of the peopl,
it Tne great name OF Napoleon has still mag
- influence III the army. Nothing makes the eye
a young French soldier sparkle like any fact cor
ne ted with the history Of the first Napoleon.
- the sons and Rrandsons OF the men who tough
under the great chief he can never Be- dead. IT
famous words inscribed here, II wish my ashes
rest the banks OF the Seine, In the midst OF tn
al French people whom / have loved so we'll
as awakes a sympathetic Response 10 the breast
I'm the humblest aud youngest Of .'that French Pc
At ple's" descendants.