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few hundred, md how Nanoleun embraced hin |
md called HIN "tle braycst IT ihr brave" Al |
another time, when he was lying On n he'd under
the Influence of liquor, he tI'ntnhltl t" himself
lie said Il wa4 not true ilGtt ]w was executed.
II wns trtc, however that lie was sct,tcncch nn1
was taken cut to ho shut, but ths urn who ''ati
'cen detailed to DO tnc hlooty work
thcy Ind been secretly told to "au high" lie |
refused to lav. llis eyes bnndacu'l and took his
position ia front of the platoon an'i gave slm
command 10 Fire!" himself. IhrY (IrH! nlovo
the a.tent1ant physicians, who wrre In The con-
splracy, when Ills body wat turned OVER at unco
to his friends md secretly Conveyed to bordeaux,
fron whence he tailcd 70 Ancrlca, landing ut
Charleston on tho 2!tll Of January. 1si0.
conRonoRATlvE TRsriMosr.
A few years since Col. Huston. who heard tic
at'osc. met in the West, whore he now lives, n
Frenchman WHO related to hin thr following
strange Story: sh1d tilG; Frtnchman, II nnce
belonged to MarssIa Ney's command, n,'d after
berte1 the French army and. making my way to
Bordeaux in December, 1916, shipped ns a sea-
nlan on l,unrd q vessel bound Fur Charleston.
When several days out noticed 'nan on b2arl
nnti thought knew him. tried for scyrrat
days to determine who It could bc, n,u Mt Inst
It flashed ncruss my tntnl lat It was t1ly nld
commander, Marshal Ney. ! sought t!!s arst
the mysterious parsonage eatno on deck ns-
cnstcd him nIul told him Thought knew hln,.
lie rculcd, 'Whnm do you think aslr Y fal.,
NY Old eom'nnlcr; Mastna! ,ar:e $eY H. vsfy
In rnrs, SIR a.,id then, al,ratptFy turning upon
Ills heel, he Tcnt to Ills calin mud saw hn llo
more. though We we're thirtY.Ilsc davs rcactI!ng
CLarlcsto,,." This Frcnclllslan's name was
PIT nful f}u ri IfrfHfF
II he js still living, which IL probable, c ia nj,
inmate of the Holtlicrs' Hume either at lyuns-
ton, ILL.,; Detroit, Mlct,.; Or Milwaukee, Wis.
EEY'a SUPPOSED WRITINGS.
SIr. Ncy was stenocraphur. antl 1t is believed
tlut the many lcttcra which hc wr0tu tu France
were pont.ctl in aslortlan Certa!n It is II largo
quantity nj manuscript thus written was fouud
among his cisceis when he died. most VI which,
unfortunately, lIas bcrn lost without hayn:
bccn translated. lie lind II large curEesuuIn-
cnee with persons III France, rceryint. ma,,y let
ters from there, ai of which II appears were re-
mailed 10 him from rornc point III New Jersey,
le name ol which plaeo my informant l'as for
gotten. The following verse. wrItstu In Sey's
ha!1, was found a,Ilung hs effects:
Oblivion !s The common lut
OF common men-thfy die for1Ot:
lie WHO would live III n,csaury warm
Must do nnc.l Eopd, or tlO much harm.
Fame Hits her yncc alone oil high
For those who M ine pnblceye;
Down N the br!el ep1emeral tue
Sinks every mHn!k!n bcsle.
Immediately hcueatl the nhpvc lines Is the
following note, alsu In his bold handwriting:
IA written In a letter to J. Il. Pocllntz, Btu
3tny, 1913; from Abhcytlle. Va.
VISIT or 4 MYSTERIOUS STRANGER.
Mrs. Dalton has rcatcd to tie Herald repre-
young man to lier father's llouse, where Ney
Goardetl. II was at d t!mo when the lIuuse was
iilcl with coinpnlly aud every RUIN was ocS,s-
s ,s SsaE 5 iwss sgas ta ES1 81. na usta rs " rs TO-
I)nltons fatlIcr9 went cut The young man asked
the privilege of staying nlI might. lie was tollt
that the l!ouse being crowded he could not be
accommodated, but lo tnsiated, and said le was
willing to sleep Oil the floor, ashl TINT Ills horse
being tired md completely worn out hu could
not possibly prt'cced further atr. Huston then
told hlu, that II lie would SUIT bnself to cfrcunl
stances he might ret1. . ihe M s'ranger iankea
/ it1etcd in 10 supper he took sent at the tnble
| opposite Ney, who WAS occupying his isnal seat.
They glanced at ca:h other, and. though not n
word was spoken, 1t was evident to all present
~ alter tea tt!eae two taking their hats left l1e
liousc together, a1t1 wero not seen by any Of the
company nny nloru tf1nt night. An old ncgrn
man, servant OF dr. Huston, reported lnt lle
atraw.stAck III d t1cld, near tho house, In coso
convcrsatto1i, nnll, Though unobscrygl BY them,
l.c could hear tlIetn tistiucLtr, Tut could not u
dcrstant aword they sasl. Tllcs stranger ordered
I
Ney rctnatncl III Ills room all TINT day reading
md writing.
| HOW THE DEATH OF TIE PRINCE 1MrEEtAL
| AFFECTED HIM.
Ney's conduct, when ilc heard Of the death of
fapoleon's sun, t',c Duke Of Rslelistadt dune,
tfrst received thu intelligence through! ir1rato
letter from New jersey, WHICH was lla'i.lcd to
Him one afternoon during school hours. lie
read the letter, and at taticc larosc from his seat,
| 1nff fcr f(,1r n
took osller pnpcrs fr0ti hts pocket, tore tlIcHl
In Bl!rcds, strotlc Violently up nmf down tllc
floor, urd otherwise acted Utmost as lnail!urt
clre', e eui ard srs. oeIsd Daito tien sc!,ooei1 sch
wont tu him AMI aslicd wtat was the 'Ilatter
ptacing his right hall OH Its forehead n1sd 90.
inE into vacancy he said In q dramatically
melancholy tune: "rhe Prince Inneslul Is dent
md nv hoprs uro blascd.r IIe dismissed tlit
se1o0!. saslNg thera would 10 ITO session ulltt
the following week. lie tscn went to Ills rpnsi
und destroyed a nrge numbrr Of private papcrs
ind for several days HIS conduct wns such thu
Ills frlcnds feared liz wnslld commit suicide
Tllrce years later hc wrotu the following lines Il
siru. Dalson's album, which layc been pcrlitt
led 10 copy: y
"uoNE WITH THE 0r0EEs, GONE"
| Though OF tho c,Oaen the chnlcest,
l. 10 lame rayu her ioft!Gst TONI;
| Though fmnn, tho brave WINS the brAycat,
My plumo Aul my baton art gone!
Mr. eagle that mounted 10 conquest
llath sfoupea from h's Alit,uao high.
! pFpy to . 1nttnEc thu !9nleat,
| No moro to revisit the Aky.
| One Sigh to tho hopcs Tint have pcrlshcd.
| Unc tear to the Wscck OF tho past,
| One look uuon all have cherished,
One lingering look-'tts the Inst
And now from remembrance bansl,
| The EI0f!cs which sh0l,e III NV traln;
Obi ynDtnl,, fon1 memories, vanish;
1cturn not to sting mo nEAlR. :. :,