The Portland daily press., 1893-02-03
SOME ODD STORIES.

Erst Napoleon. IN the STORY OF ms I've,
which understand Is soon 10 pe pupiisneo'
he narrates the Following:
just before the pa0oie OF Eiiau was Iougno
the baron mad eeautiI0i thoroughbred
mare named Llsette' wnicn nao most Iu
rious trick OF ol5lng. HIS servant supdued
her by the singular device OF oner1ng ner,
when she heW at MIN open mouthed, not
roast leg OF mutton, which burned her Sc
verely
At Eliau Baron Marbot's command was
cut OH from the main Dooy, put renamed
on small hlilocK, surrounded by the enc
my Inns posi- the baron refused TO apan-
don without the emperors orders.
The emperor was most anxious to save
this gallant band, and for that purpose he
dispatched aid after aid with orders to fell
back, but they were all cut down by the
terrible fire of the Russians.
When the case seemed hopeless one of
the emperor's staff called his attention to
the fact that Marbot's orderly was present,
mounted on his now famous mare, Lisette.
Turning to Marbot's orderly, youth
named Auzureau, the emperor eyed him
over and asked:
us your horse In good orderP"
''This is General Marbot's mare, Lisette, J"
ssid the orderly as he stroked the glossy
arched neck. He supposed that even NapO-
leon must have heard OF her, so great was
her fame for speed and endurance.
"And your Do you think you can cross
that field and take 8 message to your mas
ter?''
81 can try, sire, /" said the youth as he sa-
luted with the right hand and gathered up
the reins with the left.
The emperor scrawled few words on a
bit of paper, which the orderly tucked into
his belt. Then he shook the reign, and the
splendid mare was away like shot from a
cannon.
The young man did not attempt to draw
his sword, which was hooked up. Of what
use could the pistol and sabef Of one man
be against the swarms Of fierce Cossack
horse'now plunging like madmen about the
intervening plaine
To the anazement and fierce delight of
$4,000 Frenchmen, who watched the intrepid
youth. the orderly, with skill and daring
that were only possible on the back of such
q horse, eluded the Cossacks, and amid the
plaudits of Marbot's men he reached the
command unscathed and delivered his mes
sage.
General Marbot's horse having been Shot
down, he now mounted Lisette and formed
his thin columns for dash through the
Cossaek ranks.
Fearing that the eagle of his brigade
might fall into the hands of the enemy,
who outnumbered him ten to one, Marriott
determined to carry it himself, and that it
might not cucumber him he made up his
mind to free it from the staff
While leaning forward in the saddle to
get purchase to break the stout staff
cannon ball cut the feathers from his hat.
AS the hat was fastened under his chin
with broad brass chain he felt the shock
severely. He says.
s'I seemed to be blotted out of existence,
but did not fall from my horse. Blood
flowed from my nose, my ears and even
from my eyes, yet could see and hear,
and preserved all my faculties, though
was so paralyzed by the shock that could
not have moved finger had my life de-
pended on the effort"
Meantime Marbot's men had gone half
way down the hill, and terrible struggle
was going on ON every side, but he could
not even press his knees against the mares
side to urge her forward
This position was the more trying from
the fact that tho Russians recognized him
az ar officer of distinction and were trying
to reach him with their bayonets.
Continuing his story, Marriott says:
Among the Frenchmen who had got
their backs against my mares near flank
was quartermaster whom knew. Hav-
ing been attacked and wounded by several
of the enemy, this man fell under Lisette's
belly, and was seizing my leg to pull him
self up when Russian grenadier, too drunk
to stand steady, wishing to finish him by
tAs4 - ~ h....-..4 -r.,,4 :,,s. =, -
cloak which at that moment was nuffed
mt Nv tbs WIND
.seeing that did non fall, tbe Russian
laft the r,,s,tarn, aster and aimed number
of blows Al; me- THESE were at first fr1,it-
iass hut ona at last reached me n;err;np
NV laft arm and + fall With a kind Of nor.
ribie pleasure, my blood flowing hot.
line RUSSIAN grenadier, WIN redouDieo
fury, made 2uCCher GHfQSt at me, Dut SUM.