The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-17

to exchange my soldiers uniform FOR the best
suit he had in the house; ne con .@nted' and
m'n,s ~ l,ussa an peas1nt of the poorest
Glass. Wher had pnt them on looked IKE
hcggar. Then took the gold and silver OFT NJ
during the march. and WAS gnd 10 get rid Of
it, lie and hi- wife started at the sl,:ht OF 1t. and
cr05,'d Themselves. bui sind;
Oid man. this mon"y Is ~ no ilsc to mo;
take i IN return for your Nn9 mes:
li1 you give him all the sl.JuOf
Ivory nduny 81 %. Mhat good wa, IT to mo
hls - The hill II 20 hii Tor 800!
We'll. ~ | we. SAVING. I ~ / into the Old coun-
irvmun's 'luilt = ana ma'" oN ~ r.it angles To-
~" c'ur."o th" army. ii was i"n"irrutu'ry.
-.'a~io.ul. whp had boon iohbDi s.; hr French.
rguld ..'"tk enough Ku-swnip hi under stood.
arl Wliru Ncouio Ell poet 'N Nu" rem 'hilhn
'old ;iril W.s from iil" trinu'a. wh"r' tnrrn
ar" l"opir of french cN'rurion. AMI W."i" mat
Mn-nurr t. "l''ern hrss"d ny Ney along.
and nri Il VA, eniy Wn"n Had ~ h","nd
%" TQnucr that | i"t safe. When reached
Paris. won't To- man named Gerard Il friend
of mine und an odd soldier. and borrowed aunt
form Win which To- appear at muster A. en-
trrrd the ge4,iitt oi my battalion they were
calling the roll. At almost every maine there
was sii'nrc-r POOR fellows. they We're deud in the
sn.w+ut Ruas,n. When they Foi io my nniio !
said Here in a lpud voice. \ nWoi whom |
did not remember ~acin's before stepped up aud
said. Tiny want iuuu OYER at tue War De-
laitncni To- act a. rriiilNei. Go over tlirrr ana
report \, tnr dcrnltmcnt they dressed me
NJ IN agrcnndi"r UNIFORM. witiia bug neutskin
cap ana 70 rarhins. aud stationed 10" nilin inner
.lanb"r winch WIS r's-'rNr dlur nigh officers
mad not been tirrs long. wncn iur door
opened ana in clHlc the Emirrnr AMI his siHtf
Adpputatiuu of Sruutoss hal sent word that
they Were coming. amt %" lpohru "Nruri and
angry. He pg"d tn floor, and -tumtrd Ills
h",t thin h" turacd t. iuc ami snil: N"Hfr
going 10 hasN d great tuIh frbdf-hrrr today.
Presently the senators came. could see
that they were III an Ill humur. Thrs sculdcd
about H." losses in 10" rlinuu IN. and wanted to
Know what Napoleon Was going {" d" now tnhi
the Russians and the Prus-ians were marching
down on ihcm Finally one OF them says.
:" Whcrc. Sire. are the Isj.ooo Fronrhmcn
whom you took alonl ~ the Grant Army
D"nl.' SAYS the lulrror calmly, putting
his hand on the hit oi his sword. Now 1t Is
urr sent home fran Moscow
AT tins the senator. turned pale with fury.
and two or three OF thrm pulled ont thcir -words
nan way. lnr Emperor nerhoned to me.
lowered my DlyD net. and SAID:
fui 40 your swords. mcssieurs. or shall
run you through.
Finally they became oalm,r and talked 1t
over. ami the senators ron~ericd tot new con-
srriltlun.
Daring the campaign 81 1881 l YVES sta,
toned IA Bcliurt Ai'"r the town sutrtnu'r"d
I" iht Irussiun- ia lNli. tho Lmprc-s Maria
louisa ca.n" tuor" Niin hDr sou. M Ming oi
Rome. 10 r0ir the protection of tn" ullr.. one
day. while was standing the street vat hing
lruSsl ln regiment nIUiril uy, ",i" and nor .Nu
appeared oh the balcony e.! Ia" notch Tia"
Germans had como "a ilus way. and were COW
cred with mud aud tired. Sulirnly tn, nttle
fellow. who was not mur' tnW thrrc or four
y"nrs old. cried out TO- his mother: Mamma.
papt's soldiers. Everybody thai heard 1t
Mnsned. rHerid drums II o'Irinan lara'c9gn,.
youngstct hn' mad HI hani knorsrd w ny a
Mr. Boil paused \ moment AMI then cont.n-
ucd; Ny lasi service under the Emp ror w..s
IN the Waterloo caiupagn. Alter tho p..'' az
and Il was ther,, that the news ui Nauo. ION . re-
W., mar.nr /" Nj th,., ~, 10 1,u.'s in..
So a 4 In ts..