The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1884-06-26
WATERLOO.
IL Graphic Account Of q Visit to the "a
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4 nous battlefield.
"A Bufalonian Abroad. tsi2.s.i!;
The battlefield Of Waterloo as it
lies to-day is an uninspiring spectacle *
q good place to sit down and muse on
life a and men and tie vanity Of human
things; but we had d viivacsious little
guide who spared no time for musing,
but engaged us with q, very dramatic
recital ita in broken, though quite inteli-
gible, English 81 the stirring. things
that happened on that bloody Sunday
in 1915, when Bonaparte's brief candle
went out and the European kaleidoscope
ratified itself into o fresh combination.
! can't help sympathizing with the bot.
tom dog: The dramatic symmetry of
Napoleon's career wins us against our
reason. 2'fs ~, 80. :, !.
went out to Waterloo with some
Englishmen, and.I took solid comfort
in giving them my small opinion Of
their Iron Duke, although we must al
low that he did this business very hand
somely. 5fs & M !8255 s
But that guide. I shall not soon for
/ get him. He made, more IF an impress
sion on me than all the books have
read; on the subject Of Waterloo. He
omitted nothing. He opened his soul
I to us, and he suited the action to the
world. He gesticulated, he attitude
nized, in; short, he fought the battle
over again for us His English was
doubly English. He was especially
happy in his s.hup, guards, hand hat
hem!" He recited this thrilling Incl
dent over his shoulder as he led us down
the two hundred and odd steps that
mount to the summit Of Mound Of The
Lion, and it was only by the most ex.
I traordinary presence Of mind that ]
grasped the railing in time to; escape .
fall. II Is =. -
The Mound Of the Lion is an artificial
elevation which has heen reared Every
ill-advisedly, think in the midst Of
the field and of its earth, thereby modi.
flying the confguraion Of the landscape
/ 80 that one can now gain 80 accurate ON
idea Of the battle-ground as might 9TH
erwise have been obtained unless in
deed, the loss is compensated by the
fact that the summit of the mound af.
fords a commanding view.
The tranquility Of the scene is i'm.
pressive, and one is reminded of Byrpn's
line: Il @ & "a z. 5Ss ~ Al
"HoW that red rain made the harvests grow!
I.neYer saw q fairer stretch Of coun.
try-hills and valleys and winding roads
and shining villages. Every feature o.
this sweet Landscape played its part in The
drama Of that day. On the right is the
Chateau Of Hougomont, against which,
all day long, the French lines beat like
the waves of the sea-the key of the
English position, held to the last by the
gallant Coldstreams Guards, though
the house was burned over their heads
The old brick wall around the orchard
still stands pierced with loop-holes
worn away by the pelting rain Of mus,
ket balls. If you have any sort of i'm
agination you can stand there to-day
and see the fight. I suppose there, has
Ifscarcely been D closer, hotter, bloodiel
battle in modern times. The lines were
4 posted only q mile apart, and from th,
moment Of the first assault upon Hougo
mont to the low despairing: cry of th,
French General, Tout est perdu
Sauye qui peutl" the battle was lik
i the straining struggle Of well matches
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