The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-28

yet here is Prague, smoking from hun
bred lofty chimneys, showing in the sooty
air active manufacturing interests az
plainly as the black country of England
Suddenly, after We had emerged from the
smoky capital, the Elbe appears on the
right, where it belonged and Strengthened
out the atlas, and was big ugly river full Of
ice. | looked with apprehension as we rat
tied along at the adventure of a ferry-boat
struggling in the heavy cakes of ice on the
way to Hamburg and the North sea. |
note an accession Of respect for the Elbe.
There is a canal on the left, and figures
gliding with long, lingering strokes more
or less graceful over 4 lingering surface.
Why, the boys and girls are actually skat-
ing. and the balance of power is forgotten
in Bohemia!
The icy Elbe led the way to Dresden.
and city of many lights and spires was
duly evolved. 4 good while ago / met an
old Saxon soldier who served in the Ma
poleonic days as q second lieutenant in
the Saxon cavalry. One of the reasons
why Saxony is Il small country is the pol
icy OF her king TO aid Napoleon, and his
hesltanCy after the Russian campaign in
deserving him. The father Of my Saxon
friend was a man of distinction in Dresden.
and the boy first saw Napoleon on an Occa-
sion of ceremony and reached the pres
enCe Of the emperor by slipping around
among the legs Of the surrounding officers.
gaining such position that he was able
to take between his thumb and finger a
gold button, with an y on it, that was on
the imperial coat tail, which was very near
the ground. The second view of Napoleon
was after the Russian campaign and be-
fore 1t was known what had become Of the
emperor. My Saxon friend had a boy
friend in the son of a saxon gentleman IN
the foreign Office. This boy came to him
breathless one winter day and said: "Na-
pOleon is here. He came last night in A
sleigh; come, and | will show you the
sleigh and this was soon DONE and a
sleigh that had evidently seen hard service
was inspected. Come with me- " said the
| boy, and Will show you the emperor."
and IN few minutes the door of
Il large apartment was slyly opened.
| and there. by an open ire, was
/ short, stout man, with his back 10 the
hEe, and his head on his breast-ghe miss
ing man, Napoleon himself. II was nigh
Dresden the next year that the battle was
fought IN which Napoleon personally d.
! rected the discharge OF artillery that broke
the legs of General Moreau and caused his
death. The spot is marked by a stone. II
was during the battle Of lcipsic that my
Saxon friend saw Napoleon the third and
. last time. The young Saxon officer was
sent TO ask the emperor whether move
uent that had been ordered for particular
hour should be postponed on account of A
fog which suddenly enveloped the
armies. Napoleon was standing on straw.
thrown upon the ground To give him clean
footing, and was nigh "A low stone wall
There was a silver kettle, with lid that
was held by the thread of a screw. on a
/ few embers. and the emperor had the leo
! of Q chicken in his hand, and was earin2
I It, hastily tearing OF the flesh with ma
/ teeth. The Young officer delivered his
| message from the back Of his horse Ia rh.
/ chief OF stati. and Napoleon answered in a
| single word the movement was not to be
/ postponed Napoleon looked at the young
/ man who was Just turning his horse 10
/ galIop away, and asked him direct
/ DO yOu know well the ground
! where .you are postedy' The emperor
inferred correctly that the messenger