Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-28

Chardon certificates of moderate prof.
cheney and the usual character-sketch
of himself as pupil But nothing pro-
tectod him from the inane animosity of
his fellows, They jcercd at him in a
manner that would have driven less
rcsolu:e spirit to despair. Had he been
complaisant, he might easily have won
peace, if not popularity; but his defiant
air seemed 10 challenge tho attacks of
the contomptuous crowd.
Deep down in the situation lay tho
prOvocation of poverty. The boy per
ceived the dispIraGcmCnt to which he
was subjected ON this score; and it mad
dcned him not u little, His most troU-
blCSOmc characteristic was this-that he
would not follow i'll anyt hing. He would
lead. Flo would he first or nothing As
sumption of leadership and the air of it
brought on him still greater cuntumely.
! The bitterness Of the situation some
times came IL the verge Of hloodShed
Once he got himself arrested for Chal-
longing another IN fight him on account
of :n Insulting r,iuark about his father
The sul!Cn Icy Went mCttvrluE - tho
guard house. Nnr WAS he restored IA
condition until Marhruf had intrrcv,lri
i'll person with the authorities.
Ont e this epoch como somo we'll
| known stunts If the student BouapIr;p
| at B-i, :,u,. In r,'ul>v If time. his fell
| lOw-c.ui,t~, ul.,i, r>tIu,liuS him better,
| became frs, trll rant. ami IL, II friendly.
! Fri, HG,!liP III the G,:>,' II the proud and
arbitrary cadet m.a:.t >uhjvctlon to his
will. Whli.. hvV, uId uot ls companion
| able i'll sports Il" could and would com.
mard. The existence Of the tradition
about his dividing his fellows into two
| armies, huildin: a fort i'll winter ont 81
Snow tNuiltlin: it. too, according IL thu
| principles IF good UuginccrincN. max,
| ing y siege. with SnuwhIllS for hUmls,
AMI with all the seriousness Of GvuShi,
Khan rarryln: the place l'y storm. may
we'll attest his disposition and growing
aSccnd,mcy ut tbs, acadvmy-
The yuunS Napoleon remained ut Fri
emo from April NJ 1872 to the wear =
The inspector kcralio. coming from
Paris to the military school. di<cerncC
i'll the SLENDER cadet from Ajaccio tn,
hints of promise, The method was il
| such CaSyS t0 send up students from III,
minor a,'.l!, iIl>S 10 the Military SchOO
of Paris S0ulrtimrS promotion wa
mad, 1;r,ctIv =, navy. and ,his,v,
considered .,.,r,,,t honor II oDp,,,rs ,l,,
the iy>.p,;,r yrpll h,vo Lnd ,'ad,.
Buna,,.sr,r sent ~ the, fleet: bu; the Mi
Crr I'll, Il l., fore his wish could Ia fulfill
ed
Ar>or,liuclv. ut the end uf Napoleon
cCur.,, 1t Evlruur. he was rrcu,nlu,u.i,s
fur rr,,ulr;l.u t. the military school il
| Paris Vt this ti!:.r. namely. i'll l1>i
when NAlnl,un w@1 i'll his >ixt,,.utl
year. h,. WAS Y,r>vn..llv described l,v In
| in>l, ,.tur III tie following terms: M
de Ec,auart.. Nar4,i, INV, born Angus
L.. 1863. Height. piy,l<. 10 Iouo.-,
10 h..u,< ! metro. ~ C,,ntimCtrrS.
millm,tr,.> : feet, = inches. i il
| the fourth class: If GOOD constitution
excellent health. mild disposition ,n.i>
take thvyv. lnspvrtvrH Is upright
grateful: conduct \, ~ Regular; has hy,r
always DISTINGUISHED for his application
tu mathymAilc>; Is fairly aCqUalntv
with history and =, n.;raphv; Is weak il
all ACCOMPLISHMENTS VERY true. Mon
sicur de X, r.li,N and Latin He will
MAKE III ,Ar.llvnt sailor; deserves pru
motion tnthe Military School i'll Paris.
The character If the Young NapolvN
at this ~ riud If his career reveals il