Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-11-14
TOLD OF FAMOUS MEN.
Incidents Handed Down About
Everyday Heroes.

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moments, even on the battlefield.
The Duke CT Wellington, just before
the attack on St, Sebastian, in Spain,
found that the preaching batteries
would not be ready to open the at
tack for two hours.
"The best thing we can do" he
said, "is to Sleep" and slipping off
his horse into trench, lie was asleep
in an instant.
Napoleon, at the very crisis OF the
important battle of Wagram, ordered
up his reserve, which he never did
except in great emergencies. Conf
dent that the movement would be
carried out and would insure tho
victory, he ordered his bear-skin to be
spread on the ground and in moment
he was in a deep sleep. He slept for
twenty minutes and his staff began
to be alarmed, but waking he issued
further orders without asking any
questions, as if he had not slept.
Lord Chesterfield was universally
regarded as one of the most polished
gentleman in the English court in the
last century. His manners were
faultless, and in the grace of his bear
ing was inimitable. But he gives a
comical account of the first party he
attended. He was thoroughly un-
comfortable, knowing neither what to
do or say. At length growing desper-
ate, and feeling that something must
be done, he addressed beautiful lady
near by, and added force to the ques-
tion, by energetically clasping both
hands.
Madam, don't you find it very
warm tonight 2"
It was not a promising beginning
for the man who became the first wit
of his age.
A curious incident is handed down
from the boyish life of Schiller. One
day in q tremendous thunderstorm,
the family gathered together in ILL.,
disguised terror. But Fritz was
missing, and the father, alarmed for
his safety, sought him in vain in al!
the rooms OF the house.
He went out doors to search for the
truant, and to his surprise, found him
perched on branch OF a solitary tree,
eagerly watching the heavens and the
flashes which lighted up the gloom.
He was wholly indifferent to the RAIN
which had wet him to the skin, and
to the danger he incurred. To the
sharp reproofs of his father the boy
replied, with glowing face: "The
lightning is so beautiful wished to
see where it came FROM"
An amusing anecdote is told Of an
adventure between the boy Curran,
who became celebrated Irish orator,
and a mastiff. al had heard some.
body say that any person throwing the
skirts OF his coat over his head, stoop-
ing low, holding out his arms and
creeping along backward, might fright
en- the fiercest dog and put him to
fight. l accordingly made the at
tempt upon q miller's dog in the
neighborhood, who would never let
the boys rob the orchard. l found, to
my sorrow, that had a dog to deal
with who did not care which end OF o
boy went forward, so as he could get q
good bite out of it.
al pursued my instructions" said
Curran, "and as had no eyes save
those in front, fancied the mastiff was
in full retreat; but was greatly mis-
taken, for at the very moment l
thought myself victorious the enemy
attacked my rear, got q reasonable
good mouthful out of it and was fully
prepared to take another before was
rescued. l thought for time the
beast had devoured my entire centre
of gravity and that I should never 60
on steady perpendicular again."
Historians always stop to describe
the dying Wolfe and Montcalm, the
two opposing commanders In the bat
tie of Quebec. But their deaths were
simply heroic compared with the
Christian death of Stonewall Jackson.
About l 80 on the day of his death
he was told that he had about two
hours to live, and he answered feebly,
but firmly, "Very good; it is all
right"
A few moments before he died ne
cried out in his delirium: Cor
der A. P. Hill to prepare for action.
Pass the infantry to the front rapidly.
Tell Major Hawks"-then stopped
leaving the sentence unfinished.
Presently smile of ineffable sweet
ness spread itself over his pale face
and then he said quietly and with an
EXPRESSION of relief. "Let us cross
over the river and rest under the shade
oi the trees" And then, without
main or the least struggle, his spirit
passed away.
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