The Russellville Democrat., 1879-10-23
NAPOLEON IN RUSSIA.
How He Entered the Cars Dominions in 1S1e and How He Left Them.
 New York World.

How He Entered the Cars DOminions in
 1s12 and How He Left Them.
 New York World.
 As Napoleon was about to cross the Russian frontier he paused, literally faint with hunger, at the little Polish vil- lage of Skrawedze and made his way, ac- companied by his staff to the priests house to ask if he had anything eat able.
 The priest understood no French and could speak nothing but Polish, and Ma poleon was unable to convey to him his meaning till he reflected that the Polish ,ecclesiastic was Catholic and naturally Had learned Latin. Lets try him with the Roman Catholic languagew said the Emperor, and straightway entered into a conversation with him in the tongue of the Caesars.
 The priest had nothing to give-noth- ing. The foragers had swept the village bare, a fact whereat the worthy ecclesi- astic did not murmur, for were they not attempting the liberation of his country2 There's priest" said the Emperor as with laugh he clapped the good man on the shoulder, there's a priest who doesn't set his heart on the things of this world.
 Laughter however, does not fill an empty stomach, and the Emperor in de- jected perplexity was gaizing out of the window into the yard when he espied a nen, the solitary survivor of the sack of Skrawedze.
 Reverendissime, ecce est pulla," he cried with elation; and summoning his aides, dashed into the garden in pursuit of the chicken, which was speedily cap tured and wrung as to it's neck.
 If you are as good cook as you are a clergyman" said the Emperor to his host, q shall have a famous bowl of chicken broth" But the priest was un- versed in culinary lore, and every she in the village had fled. Two aides-de-camp, however, set about the important labor, and soon Napoleon had, with soldiers iron spoon, eaten his bowl of broth, thickened with broken biscuit and half of the fowl. And then after a doze of half an hour he mounted his horse and oprepared to ride forward.
 The Poles meanwhile had gathered outside, and were acclaiming him as Father" and Savior" but he paid no attention to their homage, and passed on taking with him the priest as guide. The unfortunate ecclesiastic had not even had the remainder of the last inmate of his penthouse wherewith to stay his stomace, and compelled to walk rapidly through the mud, was completely knock ed up when at last they reached the highway near the frontier.
 The Emperor bade Berthier send the priest back with an escort, having first counted out to him sum of 20, 900 francs to be distibuted among his poor relatives and pensioners, then shook hands with him. "Vale, reverendissime," he said, "memento mel ad altare Dei," and rode across the frontier into Russia.
 The French army--the fragments of it, rather-bleeding, freezing, dying, was toiling homewards across the snow covered plains Napoleon, foremost, was hurrying to Paris, followed yer closely by the Cossack scouts, when he reached asmall town on the Polish frontier and entered its tavern (kdfee-hdus). There was throng of customers in its princip- al room as he strode in, and going to the fireplace turned his back to the grateful warmth.
 Mime. Mitzulewiez, the hostess, strove to push aside this unknown French otii- cer who so cavalierly hindered her cook ing apparatus. He wore the uniform of the Chasseurs of the Guard and over it a cloak of velvet and fur, and upon his head huge fur cap.
 "'ris hel 'Tis Napoleonl whispered tutor who was present to his charge, q young lad, and the wondering and awed boy drew near, curious to see the great Emperor and to hear what he was say ing to the hostess.
 "Listen you pretty little Pole, what a pretty little woman you are" were the words that the youth heard. At that moment an officer of the Polish Kras- inski regiment the first that had crossed the Niemen and which at the passage had lost POO men and horses, swept away by the current, entered the tavern, and seeing the newly arrived guest bowed reverently before him, hailing him as Sire"
 How did you recognize mel" said the Emperor.
 'The Emperor gave me this at Wa gram, answered the office, touching the cross of the Legion that he wore.
 Il am the Emperor" said Napoleon; II have no need to deny it here. Go, bring the sOtls-prefa to me at once.
 "OH with your hats-the Emperor" cried the officer, as he quilted the apart ment Napoleon thanked the astonish- ed and confused occupants as they rose, and desired them to continue their oc- equations or amusements, needless of his presence, and set himself to teasing maliciously the hostess, who no longer , protested against his monopolizing the fire.
 There was also in the room the wife or the second judge of the town, young and very handsome woman; to her Ma poleon paid violent court. You are very pretty little thingp he said, pInch- Ing her ear and batting her cheek, after ms accustomed fashion.