The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-11-26

TaE FRENCH HEROES.

FIE FEETCH HEROES.
DaVia Graham ,cea, oAited st.tts adsazias
Il is curious to follow ont the fortunes
OF those manly French soldiers who
fought in America and ascertain the con-
ciusion Of their careers. The Count de
CuStine, who had served with Frederick
the Great in the seven years war, fell
victim to the guillotine OF Paris in August,
1893 The Count de Rochambeau was a
French officer at sixteen, like Lafayette.
Wounded at the battle of Lafeldt, he
fought bravely at Crcveldt, Minden, Cor
bach end Clostercamp. When he went
back, after the American war, Louis
XVI. made him Field Marshal At the
close of the French Revolution, having
narrowly escaped the guillotine under the
tyrany OF Robespere. He seYed with
Bonaparte who conferred on him the
grasd cross OF the legion Of honor Count
Matthew Dumas fought at Waterloo with
Napoleon and lived to take a prominent
part IL the revolution Of 1880, when he
joined with Lafayette in placing Louis
Philippe upon the throne of France.
The Due Lauzun was an accomplished
but goluptuous man, possessing personal
good looks, wit, wealth, address and
courage. His gentlemanly gallantry
made him very popular with the Ameri-
can soldiery, and also the citizens ,espe-
cially the ladies. When he went back
to Paris he became an intimate OF Talley-
rand and with him ran over to England
in 1892 There he formed friendship
with the prohigate Prince of Wales,
aitewara George ". When his uncle
died !.a hacane Dac dc BitoH. With his
accustomed courage be took. the part of
j the condemned Vendeans during the
French Revolution, and was arrested,
imprisoned, and duly guillotined Decem-
Der 3lst, 1898. And what was the ex-
perience of General Lafayette himself
the friend of the people, the soldier OF
liberty, the disciple OF Washington? For
five terrible years he was the prisoner OF
the enemies of France, and fettered to
the floor OF an Austrian dungeon, know,
ing not whether his wife and children
were alive or dead General and Presi
dent Washington wrote to Francis OF
Hapsburg, asking the liberation of his
dear old friend, so that the hero might
come to the embrace of America, which
urgent letter the Emperor, with imperia
politeness, never noticed. Austria wa
deaf to the call OF humanity as the prison
stones Of Olmutz themselves The sw0rC
of the young Victor Of Italy, however
severed the chain at single stroke, ant
Lafayette lived to be the Warwick 0
France. The difference Of destiny be
tween the French and American officer
was as signal as the contrast betwee
the American and French revolutions
But now the good genius OF the Unite
States beams lovingly ON France; and i
the coming celebration when the apple
ripen and the hoarfrost whitens tn
ground OF the night, the children OF bot
free countries may cordially and hearth
and enthusiastically unite in the glorif
cation of liberty. The land OF Washing
ton may hail at last the land Of Lafayett
by the endearing and eternal name
brother. France and America will clas
hands warmly over Yorktown in con
memoration Of dangers overcome, all
victories won, and enemies conquered
Our principles are Identical; out ideas Il
same. Let the lesson be well laid
heart Liberty and Democracy and Il
constitution; and the union Of the who
people of the republic under our dag fc
ever. Tsj,
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