Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-09
ACCIDENTS IN HISTORY.
Trihing Matters That were Oh
,st. Louis Globe-Democrat)

lSt. Louis Globe Democrat
In his wonderful sketch Of the battle
Vf Waterloo. drawn with toucheS ds
bold and masterful as the crayon strokes
In one Of Michael Angeles CARTOONS VIC
tor Hugo describes the fate OF the "oi ia
as hanging on the nod CT petsdh',
when Napoleon was examining the sro"nu
an when the English forces were await
ing his attack. he searcned every FL
carefully with his glass. but iail-d 10 JUS
cover the sunken road OF Ohaln, when
did not make 50 much as ripple on 'ile
bulside. so completely was 1t hidden from
view Turning to the guide, Il p aSaiit VI
The neiehborhood ne asked II there ""s
any obstacle to the advance OF CAN"i' ,.
The guide shook his mead. Inc 0dE1'ly
was ordered 10 charge. They ala So anu
Hugo SAYS that 900 hors"meh anu l,"9o
men were. buried i'm the sunken rodu' 10
he declares 10 b. the beginning Vi Uno
long LIST of disasters which deteIHllhcu nv
f,ts Of Nauoleon at Waterloo. Had the
ii. did instead OF shaking his head,
Inc cavalrv might have been order'H TT
,ysrd Nv another route, and the fortune
al tho French Emperor ana the history Vi
the world might have been chah9'"' -
though. however, 10 counterDai"lSc - 80
the same writer says that hdd me ht'i-
cowboy who acted as guide 10 pluo,'N .
advised him to debouch from the io,e9.
above Fri schemont rather iiIah 49,,
PlanchenOit the shaping OF the NM
century might have been Inherent
incidents are probably apocfyp,l"''
only one authority, ana ne ny "'"'
snaaks of the Butcher cowboy, anu "i1
opt',N,,o, Of tho sluken road OF Ohain Is
disnuted by several who boldly assert
that there was no such road at 'he pm pm
Indicated but either incident Is sisiIn-
cant as showing by what trliles inc O"'A
of history is detected ., Ia,st
According TO the testimony Oh d'
two reliable historians OF MS OWN -
Attila's invasion of the western efhP'l-
an event that brought incalculaple hllS'is
on half OF Europe FOR several years, VS.
brought about by the sheeres' a'0iie' =,
From A. D. AS to 40 Attiia was ehsaS "a
I'm continual hostilties with tne rd9tv' =,
empire, but in the latter year. po'n
being tired Of the war an atterip, W
made to patch up a. treaty All oiiioa's ),
from the Court or lheolosluS wa" -.
20 the camp Of Attila, ana IN the parry
v,as a Young man from Rome, who was
,be, on a visit 10 Constitutions
Ne was Of noble BIRTH and had a sweet
hsart ia the person OF Honoria- r"ia-
tive OF the Roman imperial iainliy' 10
| lovers have been known 10 do, he car
ried on his person the miniature oi ha
| sweetheart. and while the party was ~
| the presence Of the savage chlei NC
| CHANGED TO drop the picture OUT Oh Hls
| pocket. Ii fell unnoticed III TIE %" i"
which covered the ground III A''i''
tent. where. on the following hay' II wa
found by an attendant ard SHOWN 10 w,
| Hunnish monarch himself. Struck W t"'
beauty Of the face. the amorous h,hs ",
! ouirsd in what part % the worh sncn
,,o,osn wsra 10 be found and when told
| from the inscription on the back Oh III,
nicturs that the counterfeit presentmeh'
was that OF an Italian beauty. ne al once
made nm his mind To go thither. 80 n'
! s,,r,ad in 40 with his hOrdes or Asiatics
| ravaeed the heart OF Europe with hre aiu
| sword. marched through a part OF "e'
| many into France. and. AT Chaiohs' g"
| countered one OF the most tTehe"uo''
! defeats recorded In history. III Is pre-
sur,ed thar he forgot all about the Rom II
| Uonor,a after this event. for he retired
into Hungary, where he fOunu aho'he'
| baau,v. and while celebrating his mar
riaxe with her he died. either OF purst'hs
| a blood vessel, as was given OUT. OF D
poison -, .ho poop n
ca,n,,st ,o nrove that the history OF Israe
VAS ma teriaIly changed by a chance wall
taken by King David on the roof OF nj
wallace II was during this promenade tina
\. saw the beautiful Bathshsba. the vii
OF lJriah. the Hittire officer. who. thoug
probably only a mercenary in the roya
army. was still faithful soldier; to
faithful. IN fact for his own good; 10
David. afeer vainly trying several schemes
finaIlv utiiixsd tia h1axe1 Of the delnaa