The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-12-16
ANECDOTES OF THE GREAT NAPO-
LEON.
NAPOLEON HIS OWN SCOUT.

| LEON.
| NAPOLEON HIS OWN SCOUT.
| On the 10th of October the Emperor
was fastening the passage over the Dan
ube On arriving at the bridge at Elch-
ingen, he found it encountered with the
dying and the dead.
"He made his way with difficulty
along the narrow passage covered with
| blOou and shattered remains, when, see
ing our wounded interrupt their means
to salute him with their usua! acclama-
ton, he stopped. Amongst them was
an ar illerynIan whose thigh was shat
tered the Emperor leant over HIM,
and christening his star, put it into the
man 5 hand.-'Take this; you have
earned it. as well as the Hotel OF the In
| valides and take heart. you will vet
live and be happyn No, no, replied the
brave fellow; Il have lost too much
| blood! But it .is all one (c'est eqat) :,
| Vice rEmpereurn"
Onthe other side of the bridge vet
eran Grenadler of the army OF Egyp'
was lying on his back, with his face ex-
posed 10 the rain which fell in torrents.
In his prolonged excitement he was still
crying out En- aUantr to his comrades.
The Emperor recognized him in
passing and taking off his own cloak,
threw it over him, saying TRY to
bring it back to me, and in exchange
will give you the decoration and the
pension You we'll deserve"
Finding everything to his mind on the
lett bank, the Emperor recrossed the
river 10 see that his orders were propel-
| ~ executed on the right, and chose for
his post OF observation u rising GROUND
so near the enemy that the staff were
obliged to act as skrmishers, and EN-.
ploy their pistols to keep off the Austrian
Dragons.
''He was not satisfied till few min
utes before dark, when he returned to
pass the night at Ober Falheim, at Gu
rates, where Thiard made his bed, and
one OF the aid-decamp an omelette; but
where, all having been pillaged, all was
wanting, dry clothes and the rest, even
to his Chambertin. Of which Che gaily
remarkedD ne had never been deprived
before. even in the middle OF the sands
OF Egypt
TIE WOUNDED DRUMMER-BOY.
| One day preceding an engagement.
the Emper sought a short interval of re
pose and shelter from the weather in a
farmhouse at Haslack, where NJ. de Sc
CUR found HIM slnmbering in chair on
one side OF the stove, whilst Il Young
drummer. also slumberng, occupied the
other. Astonished at this spectacle. he
ascertained that on the Emperor's arri,
val they tried to turn out the drummer.
who resisted, saying that there was
room enough for all that he was cold.
was wounded, was Very we'll there, and
would remain where he was.
''On hearing this. Napoleon laughed ::
and ordered that he should be lett on his
chair, since he so strongly insisted on it
Thus the Emperor and the drummer
boy were sleeping ris-a-ris. SURF unded
by 4 circle of generals and great digni-
taries. standing. waiting for orders. The
sound o. the cannon came nearer; and
Napoleon, from ten minutes to ten min
utes. woke up and sest to press the ar
rival of Lannes; when Lannes hurryinp
in. exclaimed: Sire. what are Won do
Ing here? You are sleeping; and New,
quite alone. is struggling against the
whole Austrian army And why did
he engageg replied the Emperor. i
told him to wait; hut he is always the
same; he must fall on the enemy the
moment he catches sight of them.
Good. good" rejoined Lannes
but one of his brigades is repulsed:
have my Grenadiers at hand; we mus,
60 to him. There is not moment to
lose.' And he carried off Napoleon.
who. getting warm in his turn, pushed
so far in advance that Lannes. unable "a
stop him by rem INSTANCES, brusaue, Y
seized the bride OF his horse and com
PEELED him to occupy less dangerous
position"
GRAND AND TOUCHING SCENE.
i The night before jena he made in
i quiries about = numerous body of Saxon
prisoners.
Il afterwards ascertained that they
had defiled before him whilst, stretched
on the ground with his maps. lie was
marking out to Berthier those bold
movements which followed his victory.
He was so overcome by fatigue that. in
the middle of this work he fell asleep.
His Grenadiers saw it, and, on . sigU
from Marshall Lefebvre. they silently