New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-12-26
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Has Not Always Been Recognized.
4 Speaking Of n apoleon' s boyhood, one
who knows whereof he speaks SAYS
IN his school days the grand homme'
gave many Indications Of the very quail
tiles which procured for him the SPLEEN
did success which has brought him ev .s
aerlasting fame. His love Of discipline
order and power was shown by the
manner in which he controlled his
sschoo lmates and constituted himself
their leader. teaching them the art Of
war IN mimic BATTLES. constru cting forts
and battlements Of snow ia the play
ground in which many 3 fierce engage
ment was fought and won, with snow
balls for cannon balls and ice pellets
for shot It is recorded that he under
took to reform the laxity Of the college
rules and REGULATE ions BY addressing q
letter to the Junior master, indicating
system that would do away with the
abuses, and that he applied these same
rules afterWard to the schools Of Fon-
tainebleau, Saint Cyr and Saint Ger
main. = According to q recent writer, on
one occasion he was directing q perform
ance Of the tragedy Of C@sar's death
when the wife Of the college porter en-
deayored to force her way into the as
sembly on the strength Of her position,
but Napoleon made short work Of her.
Remove this woman he cried, stwhc
brings into our midst the license Of
the camp, 8 an order instantly obeyed
by his colleagues, much, it may be sup.
posed, to the discontinue Of the good
woman.
That Napoleon was at heart great
poet there can be no doubt. Nine. Re.
musat relates that he was a lover OF
Ossian, was fond Of the twilight and
melancholy music. The murmur Of the
wind enraptured him. and he would di.
late enthusiastically on the moaning OF
the sea and the. wild beauty Of the
tempest. His powerful imagination
sought to grasp the unseen. He would
sometimes amuse himself, while PASSING
the evening in Josephine's drawing
room, by telling or listening to ghost
stories while the candles were shaded
and the singers present executed music
Of low, sweet, weird description to
the accompaniment Of stringed instru-
ments. Doubtless this gift Of 3 subtle
imagination led Napoleon to suspect
where il was unnecessary and look for
motive in every action Of those around
him. He believed all men liars until he
proved them otherwise. He used tore
late the story with great gusto That
when he was child one Of his uncleA
predicted Of him that hefwould govern
the world, because he was an habituaI
liar. OF N. de Metternich he once said,
He approaches to being 3 statesman, he
lies so welll''
Napoleon life is an intending source
Of inspiration to the painter. David,
Vernet, Scheffer, Steube and host Of
others Of his time have bequeathed to
us some of the great battles and Incl
dents of his career on undying canvas.
To each picture is attached some inter
.esting story. During the italian cam.
paign Napoleon was one night survey.
ing the battlefield Of Bassano; the moon
illumined the sad scene Of Carnage; nc
sound disturbed the deep silence save
the feeble groans Of the dying and the
means OF the wounded. Suddenly a dog
crept forward from dead body ovei
which he was keeping watch; the poor
animal reiterated to his lfeless master,
and then again, as though reluctant to
abandon his efforts Of reviving him,
yet DESTROYS of avenging his death.
Napoleon was deeply touched by the
faithful friendship Of the animal, who
would not forsake his master like his
human friends What lesson for
mani cried Napoleon as he gazed on
the pathetic spectacle. So strong was
the impression made on his mind by
that midnight episode of the battlefield
that after 20 years he related it when
banished to the rock Of st. Helena.
Another instance Of his real tender
ness for the suffering and oppressed was
during his Egyptian campaign. "A poor
fellah had been murdered by a tribe Of
Arabs who had entered with an armed
band into village and driven OF the
herds. Napoleon immedia tely command
ed that q company OF dromedaries and
horsemen should 90 il pursuit Of the
guilty party. One Of the sheiks, sur
prised at the indignation Of the emper-
or, observed that it would not be wise
for him Ia emhrni1 hirnsalf nj ~, f1,o