The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-24

ill-conditioned ewashbuckler. This. We arr
assured. Is a mistake. for although HIS youtf
was pretty stormy. no was kind. wcll-mnn
nered. and affectionate Marriott asserts tha'
OF the Ave Marshals under whom hc served
Augercnu was distinctly the one VINO dic
most to alleviate tho evils OF war. and showed
most kindness to non-comb atants. whiie nc
treated his officers most afIectionately. living
with them like a father among his children.
Pierro AuGereau was born in Paris In 1901
His father did large business as fruiterer'
and had amassed large enough fortune 70
enable him to educate his children we'll HIS
mother was a native OF Munich. and she had
the good sense always to speak German to her
| son. 80 that he spoke 1t perfectly. which both
in his travels and in war was Of great use to
| him. Augereau was handsome man. tall
and we'll built. He was fond OF all physical
exercises. and proficient in them. good
rider. and an excellent swordsman. AT the
| age OF II he lost his mother. and her brother.
who was one Of tho Secretaries Of Monsieur
tafterward Louis Xv1IIL obtained his enlist
| ment in the carabineers. Of which regiment
that Prince was proprietary Colonel He
passed some years at Saumar. the regular
station OF the regiment, and here his atten-
| ton to duty and good conduct soon raised
| him to the rank OF nom commissioned
oflcer. Unfortunately. there was at that
| time craze for duelling and Augereaus repu-
tation for fencing compelled him to fight very
often. One OF his adversaries. sergeant In
the Luneville gendarmes. was professional
duellist, who while awaiting an opportunity to
challenge Augereau. had killed two sereeants
OF the Garde FRANCHISE. On their way to'the
field the gendarme. by way Of ferocious rail-
lery. asked Augereau. in jeering tone.
Would you rather be buried in the town or in
fho ~ An NIL nl
the country: l always liked the open air"
Very good" said the gendarme. turning to
his second. you may put him beside the two
whom l packed OH yesterday and tho day be-
fore This was not enlivening conversation.
but 1t did not shake Augereaus nerves. he
solved 10 deiend MS lie TO the best OF MS
power. ne played SO close ana SO well that ms
adversary enraged ut being unable TO touch
him. lost hist temper and Numbered. Augereau.
preserving perfect calmness. proflted by the
biunder to run the gendarme through. re-
marking 1ou snail be buried In the country.
NOT long aiterward q disastrous incident
drove Augereau from the army into lie OF
adventure young officer OF high birth
and very hasty temper fell foul OF him. and IN
Mt Of anger offered to strike him with his
whip in the presence of the whole squadron.
Augereau replied to the insult by knocking tho
officers whip out OF his hand. In rage he
drew his sword and attacked AuRereau. cry
ing: Defend yourself The sergeant at
first confined himself to parrying. but having
been wounded. he at length returned thrust,
and the officer fell dead. The commander Of
the regiment recognized that it was a case OF
lawful self defence. and he took pains to get
Augereau out OF the way. He caused Swiss.
whose time OF service was about to expire. to
let Augereau have his paper Of dis
charge. me latter hastened across the from
tier. and had scarcely reached Geneva when
he learned that in spite ofthe evidence. court
martial had condemned him to death for hav-
ing drawn his sword upon an officer 1t
turned out that the family OF the Swiss soldier
who had enabled him to escape were engaged
In exporting watches to the East In the COM
pany OF one OF their clerks AuRereau visited |
the Ionian Islands. Greece. Constantinople. |
and the shores OF the Black Sea. When he |
was in the Crimea Russian Colonel. judging |
from his fine bearing that he had been a SOL |
dier. offered him the rank OF sergeant. AuGe- |
reau accepted. and passed some years In the |
Russian army. serving under Souvarof against |
the Turks. subsequently,. on his regiment |
being ordered TO Poland. he deserted and |
reached Prussia There he took service. at !
nrst In frince Henry regiment but. later on. |
his stature and pleasing countenance gained
ebrated regiment OF Guards. He was there for
two years ana MS captain held out hopes Of
to him. when one day at review tho
King stopped IN 'front.' OF him. There is a fine
grenadier. said the hing; what countryman
Is her Frenchman. Sir" SO much the
worse. replied frederick. Ii he had been a
SWISS or German We might have made some-
thing out OF him. After this assurance from
the Kings mouth that he would never come
TO anything IN Prussa Augereau resolved to
leave the country. But this was most diff
cult thing to do. Eventually he got speech OF
some sixty OF the bodest foreigners in the
Guards and pointed out that II they deserted
individually they would be captured by the
and that consequently the right
hing was for them all to go Off together with
arms and ammunition 80 as to be able to de-
lend themselves. They acted accordingly. Aug
srcau taking command and though attacked
On tho road by the peasants. and even by a
detachment of soldiers. the deserters man
aged In one night to reach q small place be-
ongng to Saxony. not more than ten leagues