Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-10-03
WHEN NAPOLEON SLEPT.
Scenes of Excitement ard How 1t all End
ed Happily.

When Napoleon III. was emperor he sat
one day at LOngehamps sleepy reviewing
his army. Regiment after regiment
passed. but nothing seemed to stir the
emperor from his lethargy. At last how
ever, as 4 regiment of dragons rode by he
suddenly fixed his attention upon the front
rank.
What is that lancer doing there among
the dragoous?" he asked his chief of
staff.
The chief of staff looked at the lancer
and galloped away to the division COM
mauder, while the emperor sank back into
his customary lmpasslveness.
The emperor demands to know why
that lancer Is nong the dragons ?'
The general looked shocked, and called
out sharply to the colonel Of the regi-
ment:
Colonel, what have you got that lancer
| among Your men for?'
The colcnci was dumfOunded, and APP
pealed to the commandant of the squa-
dron.
Whats that lancer doing here?"
Il don't know, sir exclaimed the
cOmmandant of the squadron, and he call
ed the captain.
Look here, captain, why have you got
that rascally lancer in your company"
| The captain pleaded ignorance. ''IW
! ask the lieutenant, he said
! By tins time the inquiries began to be
| garnished with oaths and abuse. The
lieutenant, apparently surprised beyond
| expression at the presence of the lancer
hurried question and iInprecation all at
| once at the head of the orderly ser Eeant
What in the world is that lancer here
| for?'
Then the orderly sergeant rode up tc
! the lancer himself. as if ne were about tC
! cut him through the saddle. You vii
lain, what are you doing here. among
the dragons? The emperor is after
you. You'll be shot at the very least. "
But. sergeant. the lancer STAN.
mered, you know I'm permuted, sir!
! Formulation in the army means trans
fer, by authority, from one corps to an
| other.)
Permitted, eh?'' said the sergeant
well that won't help you now
| The orderly sergeant went to the lieu
! tenant with the report that the man haC
| permuted; the lieutenant told the captain
| the captain the commandant Of the squa
| dron. and the commandant of the squa
| dron the colonel, and the colonel the gen
/ tIti. anu lIlt tI4t JDAFl Vi Sldu. dit
| the chief of staff came to the emperor.
Sire. he began, the lancer has per
muted
What lanceri'
The lancer whom your majesty noted
| among the dragons.
'.Oh, yes! He's permitted, eh?' sait
the emperor, sleepily. We'll, he looked
| like d good man. Let hins@have a medal.
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| Bismarck and the Number Three.
! New York sun
/ Number three comes no curiously
| enough In The career of Prince Bismarck
| The motto of his crest Is. in trinitate ro
! bur. He has three children. Herbert
| William. and Marie. He owns thret
| estates. FriedrichsTuhe. Vorzin, anC
Schoenhausen. He was in three wars
| He signed three treaties Of peace. HI
| brought about the meeting of the thret
| Emperors He maze the triple alliance
! He contended against three political part
/ les. the Conservatives. the National Lib
erals. and the Uitramontances. He served
| under three Emperors He has three big
dogs. He has three hairs on the top d
| his head: at least that j. all the earicutar
lists give him. At present, by order Of tn.
! doctor he only smokes three cigars day
He has three pet pipes and three favorit.
newspapers. His war with France brought
three great cspituIations Sedan. Metz
and Paris; and now be is ready to pull oui
/ his three hairs because he didn t takt
these departments from France and mul
tiply his war indemnity by three. when b:
had three times as good chance rs he il
likely to get IL the future He has haC
three enemies at the heels Of the young
Emperor. and because he wasn't able L
beat them he Is nov set down as q third
rate stateman; out for all thai three
fourths Of the German population viii d
i always ready to give him three cheers