The Red Cloud chief., 1886-09-03

'iih iH' toitiu4ID SDii!CEs nom 70
hoodwinked anu voluntarily turned
over 10 Napoleon 10 he slaughtered a,
the battle OF Waterloo. He richly de-
served his fat. and | don't believe
that the sad remnant of the worn OF,
army that he betrayed shed many tears
oyer him"
"Were YOU with Ney's army when
hc turned it owe To Napoleon"
Il was. and ! well remember the
day that Ncy's az; IF trcachcry took
place. Eey'. and the s:ragglin. army
OF Napoleon met al Dloc bridge, better
known 1T that time a. the Bridge %.
the Hoy Ghost. Napolcons ARM Wa
cncampeL "a few mile, from the brid2.
opposite oGr lines. The morning after
oEr cncaupmcnt we saw some tag, ~
truce in advance of Napoleon army.
and II W., then that ,nc mcn i.rs; be-
san to suspect Ecy plans. but the >H~-
pIciDHs wore not cycn whispered.
COON III" flag, disappeared. and Ncy
gave ORDER - prepare for an att.cE.
We were prepared to attack and
marched ON 70 tn, bridge. When wc
reached tie oppo-it" -iir of the bridge
we noticed about "a dozen men aG-
vanciug from Napolcon's army on
horseback bearing .ia"s Of truce. Our
army which, nj told. dill not exceed
twcnty thousand men. came A, o a halt.
The men On h9rsebaci; advanced and
;hc center onc Of ia" group proved Il
bc Napoleon him- =. \. s:rn; 81 Eim
Ecy and ii- s;Iff ii mount d. NaDo-
leon also di-Ilouatc! and W., warmly
embraced by Ecy and III, officers. @:
course a shc.t in honp~ Of Napoleon
won't up from oar ranks. Well.
i.,iorT has recorded the r.,i. w
we're forced 10 comiin" win Napu-
leon army OF boys between the a@,s
OF eighteen and twenty years and 90
on II Waterloo and defeat
Were You taken prisoner at Water
loo"
Yes. although might have escaped
had ! not stopped IA my Eight Ia at
tend ia" wound 9. An officer II whom
+! vas much attached. General pupuno.
Is ! va, dashin- alnn" OH any horse.
d"d"iag a storm of bullets, / saw the
General stretched upon the ground.
bleeding from Il fatal wound in the
shoulder. ! di,mrun:cd Ia .!rc,s tn,
wound, and while | was dom" 80 Il
squad Of tru>Sian. came upon me and
captured ne. Incy stripped me of
ncarly a! my clothing and what money
| ha! and turned me over 10 the En-
"i'sh army, where there WIS Il lack ot
surgeons. nearly all The English sur
gcon> having deserted their posts.
General IawtOn WAS the commander oi
The division To which ! WAS assigned.
and ! was treated by him and his army ,
with the utmost Kindness and gen:!c- !
manly courtesy. The General allowed
me Il stipend. and pu; none of the |
restrictions "f prisoners of war
upon me. When ] was taken to Paris
hk the English. ! found myself :, COM !
pick prisoner, $" tn speak. WAS Il
prisoner oi Louis XVIII. bccal,.
in Ncy'> deserving army. and 4
prisoner of the English ~lccau,c | Wa,
while fighting them. However. I
the French Minister of War knew tina,
| was with Napoleon against mv will. |
and he forthwith, assigned me t.
duty ~ Nurw"on-in-Chicf to TIA"
'irS; regiment of artillery. | went To
this assignment to the English
General. AMI he positively refused 20
surrender me. He said. with Il good
naturei laugh: M. Ncyrom. YOU are
nur prisoner. and We need prisoners of
or profession. badly. just now.
Therefore. Will changcthc programme.
hereby order You sent u minister {,
he surgical wants of the army II Calais
and DunSirk.' II i, needles, To say
hat thc ordyrwa> carried out. In fac;
never SAW the french Minister of
War again. The English allowed ne
loub!c pay. from the time Of my inyol-
assignment until l was dis
'hargcd rs Il prisoner"
''iiow did i; happen that YOU be-
a priest"
well. 10 hcgin with. | was a sol
Her against my Viii. but Il. the conciu-
,ior of the WAY. ! made up my mind
nat | wCu,d either be an officer in thc
'rgular army, or what WAS lett Of the
army. or a priest. After due
consideration | choose the priesthood
entered the seminary of Lvoa>.
.nd after >:udying theology for three
ears | WAS ordained 4 priest for the
of Relay in :hc spring Of lS2S.'
How did YOU happen to join the
american mis>lon?"
lin the year 1850. Bishop Brute. OF
|%inccnno>. Ind. sent IN appeal tn the
;oung priests of France. asking such
# them rs had the apostolic spirit 10
fo- the Western missions. |
'ccognizcd the appeal As 4 voice cali
ny me from home To do the work Of
~ Master in Il foreign land. SO did \
Dung friend of mine. Father Shafcr.
he obtained leave from our Bishop 10
Gin the american mission. and forth
With started 10 join Bishop Brute.
liked Bishop Brute. because like my
elf, he had been 4 physician ana sur
before becoming a priest. In the
.arly spring Of 1886 Father Sha!cr ami
myself arrived NJ Ninccnncs ana We're
welcomed nv the Bishop. Father >ha-