The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-10-21
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THE FLOWER OF REMEMBRANCE.

1t was in the spring Of 1909. Napoleon
had decided to lead his grand army into the
heart of Germany. Among the officers
garrlsoned at Strasbourg was colonel St
lie Under the command of St. Lo WAS n
captain named Jules lie Preux. Young iu
years, LIE Preux was, nevertheless, u veter.
an in the service of the emperor, having
taken part in the battles cf Au,terlifz,
Jena, Eylau, and Frerdiaud, in all OF which
he had displayed great bravery L. preux
rose by degr es t. the rank of ceptan, and
was well beloved bs his compaT.ions. 4 :
h"ugh he had passed through the campa ,yns
already mentioned, and had often luIned in
the tervent cry Of Long live the eInpero,!' =
he taf never seen the g.e man who's.
mighty. arm seemed al will to -. eep all En
roir, and nbo was destined TO leave =.
a"sts rit. an 'mmurtll tame and crow !,
Of wet rlr-, the glory aud brightness ci
uhcH not even the foly of his nrphr,
could dim.
One morning colpnel st. Lo had gver,
orders that he should not be disturbed
lie was enga.ed iu writing, when hls at
trntlon Wa. attracted by heaiing the COZ
t"ral on uard, warmly eIpostulatlng it.,
come oae, and, remembering the recti ms
he bad glven.ant, Judging it best to discover
tue cause, he hstvuei attentively. He so.u
recognized the voice of cupta:n Le Preux
-nd, RISING, bade hIm enter.
You desire to see me?" inquired ST. L.,
IS he seated himself before the table on
which la, official papers
Yes, col"nel," replied the officer, with
embarras-
"Well, well; be quick, my friend. Im
Eortant m,tters demand my atten ton, >
WAS the impatient reply.
II wish to obtain leave of absence-n
month, no more. have just received II
letter from my mother, telling me she ls i'll.
cannot rest without seeing her The
1T is quite impossible, LIE Preux," re-
pil.d the Colonel, with a look of surprise
You know | wonlj willingly grant your
request, bur We are awaiting orJ,r. anu
may move at any time
The captain bowed submissiyely, and
eng the audience concluded, retired.
Ten days elasptd, when Jules again PRE-
ssnted himself at she headquarters. His
tnce wore an anxious, troubled look, aud
WAS exceedingly pale.
"'fhis letter is from the curate of my ma
tive village; it announces that my mother
i dying. The words were spoken sbrupt-
~, and his voice was even harsh a. he al
ded, Il desire to leave" Colonel St. Lo
was about to answer angrily, annoyed by
the Importantly; but, seeing the young
man's evident distress, he rose and glasped
bls hand kindly.
'Lc treux,' he said, cit caunot be; the
orcers have come, and the campaign opens
Immediately, leave your mother to the
care of God. Courage, my friend, your
country calls for duty"
The young man was about to speak, but
the words died upon his bps. Having re-
c-lved hasty instructions, he withdrew.
That night The regiment left Strasbourg
The following day it was found, to the as
tonishment OF all, that LIE Preux bad de-
serted. The fact VAS generally deplored,
as jules was beloved and respected by all.
That some powerful incentive had "a ua ted
him none doubted, tor he had borns the
teat of many battles and the rak,ng fire
of the enemy too often not to have won for
himself a reputation tor courage, and "Le
Brave, As he was called, Wa. missed aud
regretted.
Seal ch was made, but as il was of ne
cassity limited, The fugitive escaped The
successive victories of Eckmuhl and E.sing
followed. Vienna was taken, and on the
9th Of Jul. the great victory at Wagram
~as gained. Napoleon then dictated =
peace called the peace of Vienna
hree months alter, the grand army,
having reaped harvest of glory, made =
triumphal entry into Strasbourg- On the
same day a wan, weary looking man passed
through the gate, and inquired for the
headquarters Of ST. Lo, who bad been pro-