The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1880-10-14

threatened the thief.
81 belong to the Swiss Republic, and
can thrash you on the spot for attacking
Swiss property" promptly retorted u
rici.
Thrash me? An ignorant young rus.
tic like you thrash soldierl Ha, ha!'
"You are no more soldier than 1 am.
l know well enough that you would moi
dare to leave the ranks without being
hunted as deserter. You have more
likely followed the army as a vagabond
and thief"
With this, Ulrici stopped low, and be.
fore the man was aware of his intentions,
Knocked the rife from his grasp down q
precipice where it exploded.
A fearful struggle now ensued. One
instant they were rolling on the ground,
locked in each others grasp, and next
they again rose, and spite of his desper.
ate resistance, he felt himself gradually
pushed toward the yawning chasm.
Could the man really intend such q
horrible fate for him? He measured the
width of the chasm with hasty glance.
Yes. he might battle him yet.
He allowed himself to be pushed close
to the brink. Then, as his adversary
loosened his grasp, to let him sink down,
be dextrously turned and leaped across
the chasm; and, in an instant, while
his enemy stood in open mouthed amaze
ment on the opposite side, he turned and
recrossed it, rushed between the limbs
of his opponent, and upset him, face
down.
He next tied his hands with a strong
twine, which he always carried with him,
and not knowing what had become of
his Alp stick, he took his horn from bis
side and belabored him so soundly that in
few moments it was battered and bent
like a reed in his hands.
"Now." said Ulrici, as he was about to
let him run with his hands tied behind
him, ego, and tell General Napoleon
that you got thrashing from a senner-
boy for stealing his cattle; and that I
said, if his siustice is as great as his name,
he will order another threshing for your
UIrici now continued his journey across
the mountains without any more inter-
ruption.
He briefly related to the waiting trav-
eler what happened, though he suspected
that he had partly witnessed the scene,
from the fact that the stranger had dis
mounted and was short distance from
his mule when he arrived.
His suspicion was confirmed when,
about to seperate at the foot of the last
mountain, the traveller, with a deep,
searching gaze on the young mountain
eer, said:
Il have heard your remarks about
Napoleon, to day. You are brave fell
low. With an army such as you, he
could conquer the world"
He then wrote on a loose piece of pap
er, and handing it to Ulrici with the re-
quest TO give it to the Administrator of
the Army on his return, he galloped
away.
Unfortunately, like all poor peasants,
Ulrici had never learned to read, and, as
he turned the paper over in his hands,
wondering what it all meant, he began
to realize the advantages of an education,
and resolved to learn to read himself
He lost no time in reaching Yokli's hut
and after long explanation from Ulrici,
and profuse apologies from Yokli, who
allowed that he was the best boy in Swift
zerland, he produced the mysterious slip
of paper for Yokli's perusal.
Yokli slowly adjusted his spectacles,
and read and re-read the paper. Then
suddenly bringing his fist down upon the
table with tremendous noise, he ex-
claimed:
boy, you've seen the greatest general
of the age-Napo,eon And mind, Uli, +"
he added, ''he's ordered enough money
to be paid to you for a house and feIdl"
Ulrici was almost struck dumb with
amazement.
Napoleon? That little, silent man,
who listened so patiently to my simple
talk, and smiled when 1 spoke of the
house and the meadow wanted to buy?"
he exclaimed, scarcely crediting his hear
ing.
s'There is his name, black on white, 4"
laughed Yokli, as be spelled it. II sup
pose won't have you for senner- hoy,
after all.
But Ulrici's mind was made up differ
emily.
He went down to the valley to get Ma
poleon's order cashed and placed in bank.
Then he bought few school books and
some candles and ascended the noun
tains once more,
''Now, Yokli," he said, as he entered
the hut, ''Tn take care of your cattle for
this season, as promised, if you'll sit
down with me in the evening and help
me learn to read. I'm going to make
myself worthy of Napoleons money, be-
fore I use it.
AS Ulrici sat on the green sward, in
the midst of his cattle, poring over his
school book, he felt that new world
the world Of knowledge-was opening to
him.
Years after, when he had cattle of his
own in the Alps. he often read of him
self in Napoleon's history, as young
peasant who unknowingly led the great
general across the mountains.
SANCHO PANZA.
Blessings on the Esr," exclaimed
sancho fanza, '.who invented Sleep
Granted, Sancho, but is not he who re-