The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-20
Stories of M~rshai sake.


r,om thc 0ertleman's Magasine.
His mother, who was an excellent
rrrrch inguist, wished him to excel in
,h,t language; and, although. Maurice
s.rued tO speak it with f1uei.cy, he was
:" little grounded in its OrthOgraphy
,S.t he could only write it phonetically.
Is va, quite conscious Of ills elemen,a-
- im,xriectiO,,s, Us the following letter
ri show. 1t WAS prompted by the TACT
,S.t the Francil Academy wanted to
si,4 tine cOnluerer Of FOnten0y-an
MINOR whicl, SAKE had the sense to de-
,,ue The Academy ex sIUstulated and
.sk,L WHY he declined the honor; here
.,Le Mar>llals own account given in
.,,rr I, his friend and l,enefactOr,
un.h. Em.;.e>: ut has been proposed
!, NE. u,y master. to b..OiHe member
= HE Academy. I answered that l
.y.u dill 10: know how to spell, aud
,ha il would ottUlIlc me AS i ring would
,,r,. The reply | got Was that Marshal
y,I.r. Gui not knew how to read, alone
writ. aui Tat lie Was u member. This
!. ,er>.ct,i,n. l.iOM't want to b. made
al s..i,.s stock, and that will !,e the
elect .; this PROPOSAL. 'That tile Atarsi'-
,Is psirl.;. m his literary attachments
W., not far from tie TACT will bc Obvi-
Gus we give {. sentence or two Of tie
,.yr lri,cr ~ the original: Ills veulc
If ERE .it Ii Cade:nie, seia lniret con,
:..e '.. :, an cl,a.;'' u phonetic CUES,
rr"i.> ycutm: ne i:.ire .ie L Accidents.
"a. m'i,u.: genuine uMe hague 4 un
lat.
lie Injected the great muscular
..,n.th Of his father, VIII 1T is averred,
euI.i break u horse shoe with his hands.
Iste.; once pn tn~ streets Of London
b;a >,uveryer, SAKE expOstulatetl with
the i.l'Ow for his rudene.s. The broken
rn.I;:I: confirmed the scavenger's sus-
Fion that the gentleman, lesia!es being
xeli dressed. Was foreigner, anil there
,or i.ui'iy legitimate object at insult:
he gave fer an answer y ge~turt Of
,obte,nh-cit'ler threw himself into i
boxing attitude, or used the 81 rect Toy
di.itai sign oi .i.risiOm. (which, SAKE HIM
~.i employed after the capture Of lglau
,ssequsini Marshal Valori with his cs-
innate M his military carlcity-thc
great Valori, it il written, answered
SAKE after til. same fashion, and the two
commanders stood glaring ut each other
witt thumbs ut nose and fingers spread,
Ill SAKE .;tW tired Of attitualinizing,
and jumped i'm bed. Mortal flesh could
stand the inliynity when the French
Nars!'al in Uniform and with jewtle<l
fingers was the rix q r;*, but not when
twas 4 str. et-swveicv; 80 SAKE turning
MS insultyr round. caught Tim by nale
and SEAT. ana balancing him horizon
tally above ii.s head :Or q moment, sent
min by the l,r..jtctile's curve into the
heasi ri his own well-filletl niud-c:'rt,
aud ls.>>'pi on without further conf
Mnt. lie :.au the stateline.s, stature
and g"". 'O,ks ~ his father, which a.
f"ii;htZ says, ''nI:,he his father very
much in love with him." black eyes
u'l o. sl>;r,.Is shining. passionate i'st1-
Z! than intellerttlal; hiyhly-a rclled eye
MONS and il great maine Of black halr.
Ills wild c:,reer-fOr, in addition 10
powerful frame, another legacy whic"
n!s father lett him. was gr'ss amt IN
disciplined naturc-and these two, X
may in sail. exhaust the patr:iic:''a:
*r!ur>l>-!,i:. wil,i career made him ~
Premature wreck. In l744, when he
wa. on tiliy years ri age, t"'ta;r' met
nm III he streets o. Paris II Jew Gays
""re Ia lei ,or the campaign oi f"E'e-
aoy. ah! asked him how i.", E.lWrin!
!. a'"'tr 'n~u'np,i"n and dr"ps>.. COW"
'!.'hk al g"in. to the camp. 'Sir::. re-
i!i'd tx !. r>tiaI sentcnt!"'l>ly, ne
i'!e>li"i j.; I..t about life !'At duly. re
Was >""' ,i.. that during the battle ne
''Ni'' '''s ",.;;r :, i,rs..sl-piate; ne wore a.
Sti :" i..,n ,.r made q: severa. iOlos :"
'"'!t'd ,..',;.,. which rested on inc
!"h!'."l .; III, saddle, when, Tor u min
''', II ra- able IT, mount his horse; nc
vs. or! ,r.t :..., It the field in = i:'sHt'
,S"r'':, t." v'iiie- ~; willow, SUCKING q
n;":r:' :',tiivi /, lucnci, an in'c'tf'"''
'nr.l.